Glossary

  
 a la medianoche

at midnight

¡A aprender más!

let´s learn more!

¡A escribir!

let's write!

¡A leer!

let´s read!

¡A practicar!

let´s practice!

¡hablar de todo! 

speak about everything!

¡Qué genial!

that´s awsome!

¡Qué pena!

what a shame!

¿Por qué?

why?

¿Qué hay?

what's there?

¿Sabías que…? 

did you know...?

a avanzar

to move forward

a favor de

in favour of

a largo plazo

long-term

a menudo

often

a través

through

abrazar

to hug

abuela

grandmother

adónde

where to

adultos

adults

adverbios de tiempo

adverbs of time

al mediodía

at noon

al menos

at least

algún

any, some

algunas

some, for feminine plural nouns

Algunos

any, some (plural)

allí

there

almuerzo

lunch

Alojamiento / Hospedaje

accommodation

anillos

rings

apellidos

last names

aprender

to learn

árabe

Arabic

ascendencia indígena

Indigenous ancestry

Así

thus, so, thereby

asuntos

affairs

Ayúdales

help them

azul

blue

bailar

to dance

baño

bathroom

barrio

neighborhood

barrios

neighborhoods

Basado en

based on

blusa

blouse

Buen provecho

enjoy your meal

Buenas noches

good night also used to say good evening

Buenas tardes

good afternoon

Buenos días

good morning

bufanda

scarf

bufandas

scarves

café

brown as colour / coffee as a hot drink

calle

street

cantante

singer

casada

an adjective meaning "married" for a woman.

Casarse

marry

celebración

celebration

celebraciones

celebrations

cena

dinner

cenar

to eat dinner

cerca de

near, close to, around

chaqueta

jacket

chica

girl

cielo

sky

Circula

circle

ciudad

city

clase

class

clima

weather

cocina

kitchen

colonizadores

colonizers

colores

colours

comida

food

comida local

local food

comidas

meals

cómo

how

como

as, like

cómo hablar

how to speak

comprar

to buy

comprensión oral

oral comprehension, listening

con

with

concierto

concert

conferencia

conference, colloquium

conocer

to know (a person, a place)

considerado

considered

contacto cultural

cultural encounter, cultural contact

conversación

conversation

Copia

copy

correr

to run

cosmovisión mesoamericana

Mesoamerican worldview

creencias

beliefs

cruz

cross

cuaderno

notebook

Cuando

when

cuentos

tales, stories

cuentos infantiles

children´s stories

cumple

from the verb in the infinitive "cumplir" meaning to turn years.

de

of

De hecho

in fact

Decir

to tell

degustar

to taste

desarrolló

developed

Desayunar

to eat breakfast

desayuno

breakfast

descripción

description

descripciones

descriptions

desde

since

después

after

después de

after

dinero

money

durante la semana

during the week

ejemplo

example

el fin de semana

the weekend

el medio ambiente

the environment

el mejor

the best, for singular masculine nouns

Elige

choose

emociones

emotions

en la mañana

in the morning

en la noche

at night

en la tarde

in the afternoon

En mi opinión

in my opinion

en vez de

instead of

en vivo

live

enlace

link

enlaces

links

enojarse

get angry or mad

Entonces

then, hence

Es medianoche

it's midnight

Es mediodía

It's noon

Es tarde

it's late

es temprano

it's early

Escoge

choose

escrito

written

escritorio

desk

establecer

to build, to establish

están contribuyendo

are contributing

estar

to be

este

this, for singular masculine nouns

estos

these, for plural masculine nouns

Explica

explain

falda

skirt

familiares

relatives

femenino

feminine

fiesta

party

fuera de

outside of

galletas

cookies

gemelos

identical twins for males or mix gender

generalmente

usually

gerundio

gerund, used in continuous tenses as in “yo estoy corriendo, ella estuvo bailando”

graduación

graduation

gris

grey

ha servido

has served

ha sido

has been

hablan de

speak about, speak of

hablar

to talk

hacer

to make, to do

hasta

until

historias

stories

horario de clases

class schedule

hospedaje

lodging

Hoy

today

identidad

identity

ilustrado

illustrated

imagen

image

Imagina

imagine

incómodos

unconfortable

ingredientes

ingredients

interdependencia

interdependence

invariables

unchanging

jajajaja

haaaaa

juntos

together

la foto

the photo, the photograph

la fotografía

the photograph, the picture

La hora

the time

la mejor

the best, for singular feminine nouns

la posesión

the possession, ownership

lavar

to wash

Lavarse

to wash oneself

lenguas

languages

llevar

to carry, to wear clothing

lo que

which

los años de edad

the years of age

Los cursos básicos 

the basic courses

lugares

places

mañana

tomorrow

mandato

command

mantener

to maintain

mapa

map

masculino

masculine

Me encanta

I love - from the verb encantar

Me gusta

I like

Medios de transporte

transportation

Mira

look at, watch

moralejas

morals

mucho contacto

high contact

muchos

a lot, plural

mujer

woman

muy

very

muy común

very common

nada

nothing

narrar

to narrate, to tell

nativa

native, original

naturaleza

nature

negocios

businesses

ningún

none, not any

niños

children

normalmente

normally

noticias

news

nuevas generaciones

new generations

nunca

never

objetivos

objectives

ofrece

it offers

ojos

eyes

otra vez

one more time, again

país

country

País de origen

country of origin

países hispanohablantes

Spanish-speaking countries

palabra

word

palomitas de maíz

popcorn

pariente

relative

participio

participle, in Spanish a participle is used to express a state of being as in nublado (cloudy), o soleado (sunny).

partido

game, match

pasar tiempo juntos

spend time together

pasarlo bien

have fun

pasear

sightseeing

Pedir consejos

ask for advice

pega

paste

pelo

hair

perdió

lost

perfil

profile

pero

but

piedra esmeralda

emerald stone

plan de acción

plan of action

poco

little

política

politics

políticos

politicians

pon

put

Por ejemplo:
por eso

therefore

porque

because

preferir

prefer

Premio Nobel

Nobel Prize

pretérito indicativo

simple past tense

privada

private

pronombres

pronouns are words that substitute a noun previously introduced in a conversation or text.

pronunciación

pronunciation

publicar

to publish

pueblos indígenas

First Nation People, Indigenous People, Aboriginal People

pueblos originarios

First Nation People, Indigenous People, Aboriginal People

que

that

que siguen

that follow

quedarnos

to stay

raíz del verbo

stem - of a verb

recibieron

got awarded

recordatorio

reminder

Recuerda

remember

recursos naturales

natural resources

refranes

proverbs, sayings

religión

religion

reloj

watch / clock

reparar

to fix

responde

answer

ropa

clothing

rosa

pink

saber

to know (information, an ability)

sandalias

sandals

se compra

it can be bought

se conoce

it is known

se dividen

are divided

se identifican

identify

según

according to

semana

week

ser completados

to be completed

siempre

always

siguiente

following

sobre

about

Sobremesa

the time after a meal to relax and talk with others at the table.

sociabilización 

socialization

sociabilizar

to socialize

sola

alone, for a female noun

soltera

an adjective meaning "single" for a woman.

sopa fría

cold soup

su

her, his, your-formal, your-plural, and also, its for a non-human being

Subraya

underline

sustantivos

nouns

tampoco

either

tarde

afternoon

tema

theme, subject

temas privados

private affairs

tener

to have

tener que

must, to be obligated to

terminación

the ending - of a verb

tiempo libre

leisure time, spare time

tiempos prehispánicos

prehispanic time

tiene que hacer

must do

Tipos de turistas

types of tourists

Tocar

to play an instrument, to touch

todos los días

every day

tomar el sol

to sunbathe

trabajo

work

Transmitir

to pass on, to transmit

you - informal

tu

your-informal

tú aprendiste

you-informal learned

ubicado

located

un miembro

a member

Una manera

one way

Usted

you - formal

valores

values

Venir

to return

verbo

a verb is a word that represents an action or activity. For example: “to sing” is an action in infinitive form. In the sentence “I sing” the action is conjugated in the present indicative. In the sentence “I sang” the action is conjugated in past tense.

verbos

verbs are words that represent an action or activity. For example: "to sing" is an action in infinitive form. In the sentence "I sing" the action is conjugated in the present indicative. In the sentence "I sang" the action is conjugated in past tense.

verbos irregulares

irregular verbs

verde

green

viajeros

travellers

viva

An adjective meaning "alive" for a woman.

yo

I

Yo tengo que

I must

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