GLOSSARY
SPANISH
ENGLISH
almuerzo
lunch
almorzar
to eat lunch
ama de casa
housewife
año, tener … años
year, to be (lit. have) … years (old)
aprender
to learn (also to teach
ayudar
to help
bueno (a)
good
casa (noun, fem.)
house
casarse
ciudad (noun, fem.)
to marry (get married)
city
cocinar
cocinero (noun, masc.; fem. cocinera)
to cook
cook, chef
conocer
to be acquainted with
conocido
known, something with which one is acquainted
convencer
to convince
convencido
convinced
creer
to believe, also: to think
cumplir con
to fulfill (responsibilities—in this reading)
deber
to owe (money), to have to, must
divertirse (ie)
to have a good time
empezar (ie)
to begin
escuela (noun, fem.)
estado (noun, masc.)
school
state
SPANISH
estar
ENGLISH
to be (to be when referring to location, condition of
health, temporary states—as in state of mind, etc.]
estudiar
to study
grande
big, large
hablar
to speak
hacer
to make, to do
hacerse actor
to become an actor
hijo/hija, hijos, hijas
son, daughter, children both sons and daughters & sons,
daughters
le encanta
literally, to him [le]it is enchanting; in English, he likes
…. a lot
le gusta, no le gusta
literally, to him it is pleasing, to him it is not pleasing; in
English, he likes
(a Juan/a Juana) le gustaría
(to John, to Joanna), literally, it would be pleasing; in
English, he would like
joven (adj)
young
llamarse
to call oneself; e.g., se llama Juan (he calls himself Juan; in
English, his name is John)
llegar
to arrive
madrugada (noun, fem.)
dawn, very early in the morning (e.g.,1 a.m.)
maestro/maestro (noun, masc. & fem.)
teacher (sometimes refers more specifically to elementary
school and middle school)
mañana (noun, fem.)
tomorrow, also morning
negocio (noun, masc.)
business
nieto/nieta (noun, masc. & fem.)
grandson, granddaughter
nietos (noun, masc. plural)
grandchildren, grandsons
nietas
granddaughters
nota (noun, fem.)
grade
SPANISH
ENGLISH
novio/novia (noun, masc. & fem.)
girlfriend/fiancée, boyfriend/fiancé
padres (noun, masc. plural)
parents
pensar
pensar en el futuro
to think
to think about the future
perder
lo lose; tiempo perdido, literally “lost time”; in
English, wasted time
pero
platos (noun, masc. plural)
but
plates, dishes (as in a “dish” on a menu)
preferir (ie)
to prefer
preocuparse
to worry
querer (ie)
to want
regresar
to return
saber
to know (a fact, how to do something)
sabor (noun, masc.)
flavor
sacar
literally, to take out; here, to get good grades
salir
to leave, go out
ser
to be (description, origin, profession)
ser de
to be from; soy de Georgia—I’m from Georgia
sueño (noun, masc.)
dream
también
also
tarde, (noun, fem.)
afternoon
tarde o temprano
sooner or later (literally, later or sooner)
tener
tener que
to have
to have to
terminar
to end
todos los días
every day
trabajador, trabajadora (adj)
hard working
SPANISH
ENGLISH
trabajar
to work
vivir
to live
volver
to return, go back