AP Spanish Listening Key Words

afirmar

to affirm / to state

anunciar

to announce

argumentar

to argue / to reason

comentar

to comment

confesar

to confess

contestar

to answer

criticar

to criticize

declarar

to declare

describir

to describe

explicar

to explain

expresar

to express

indicar

to indicate

mencionar

to mention

opinar

to give an opinion

preguntar

to ask

responder

to respond

sugerir

to suggest

KEY VERBS — THOUGHT / BELIEF

aceptar

to accept

admitir

to admit

aconsejar

to advise

aprender

to learn

comprender

to understand

considerar

to consider

creer

to believe

dudar

to doubt

entender

to understand

imaginar

to imagine

insistir

to insist

parecer

to seem

recordar

to remember

reflexionar

to reflect

reconocer

to recognize

KEY VERBS — ACTION / OCCURRENCE

acercarse

to approach

ocurrir

to occur

pasar

to happen

suceder

to happen

cambiar

to change

comenzar / empezar

to begin

decidir

to decide

dirigir

to lead / direct

influir

to influence

lograr

to achieve

mantener

to maintain

producir

to produce

resultar

to turn out

volverse

to become

KEY VERBS — EMOTION

alegrarse

to be happy

asustar

to scare

dar miedo

to frighten

encantar

to love / delight

enfadar

to anger

enojar

to anger

sorprender

to surprise

sentir

to feel

temer

to fear

preocuparse

to worry

KEY VERBS — ANALYSIS / EVALUATION

analizar

to analyze

comparar

to compare

criticar

to critique

examinar

to examine

interpretar

to interpret

justificar

to justify

señalar

to point out

destacar

to highlight

evaluar

to evaluate

OPINION / ATTITUDE

pienso que

I think that

creo que

I believe that

me parece que

it seems to me that

en mi opinión

in my opinion

según

according to

a mi parecer

in my view

estoy de acuerdo

I agree

no estoy de acuerdo

I disagree

es importante

it is important

es necesario

it is necessary

es posible

it is possible

es probable

it is likely

CAUSE / EFFECT / PURPOSE

porque

because

ya que

since / because

debido a

due to

por eso

therefore

por lo tanto

therefore

así que

so

para

in order to

para que

so that

con el fin de

with the purpose of

a causa de

because of

como resultado

as a result

COMPARISON / CONTRAST

más… que

more than

menos… que

less than

tan… como

as… as

mientras que

while

aunque

although