Los Raíces, Yo Soy Yo.., La Cuestión de Imagen, imperfect or preterite?

por Sra. Walker, semester 1 Español Intermedio

afeitarse

to shave

despertarse

to wake up

ducharse

to take a shower

maquillarse

to put on makeup

levantarse

to get up

peinarse

to comb your hair

vestirse

to get dressed

callarse

to be quiet

calmarse

to calm down

¡Cálmate!

Calm down!

divertirse

to have fun

enarmorarse

to fall in love

prepararse

to get ready

quitarse

to take off

reunirse

to meet

sentarse

to sit down

sentirse

to feel

me siento enfermo

I feel sick

quiero sentarme aquí

I want to sit here

Ellos se ayudan.

they help each other

acordar

to agree

acordarse

to remember

beber

to drink

beberse

to drink up

comer

to eat

comerse

to eat up

despedir

to fire

despedirse

to say goodbye

dormirse

to fall asleep

hacerse

to become (profession)

irse

to go away; to leave

llamar

to call

llamarse

to call oneself

Te llamaré mañana.

I will call you tomorrow

Se llama Jim.

His name is Jim.

parecer

to seem

parecerse

to look like

poner

to put

ponerse

to put on, to become (emotion)

volver

to return

volverse

to become

Me aburre

it bores me

Te alegra

It makes you happy

Se enoja

he/she gets angry

Nos enfada

it angers us

Me enfurece

It infuriates me.

enfermarse

to get sick

le gusta

he/she likes

me molesta

it bothers me

me quedan dos dólares

`I have two dollars left

Te preocupa

it worries you

Me preocupan

they worry me

Le duele

it hurts him/her

Les encanta cantar

They love singing.

me parece que

it seems to me that

Se parece a mi primo

He looks like my cousin

me conviene

It's good for me to

te toca

It's your turn

nos toca

It's our turn

Me cae bien el profesor.

I like the teacher

pelo lacio/liso

straight hair

pelo ondulado

wavy hair

pelo rizado

curly hair

ojos de color miel

hazel eyes

los lentes de contacto

contact lenses

la apariencia

appearance

la barba

beard

el bigote

mustache

las canas/el pelo canoso

gray hair

la cicatriz

scar

la imagen

image

el lunar

birthmark

el rostro

face

calvo

bald

buen/mal carácter

good/bad character

sentido del humor

sense of humor

callado

quiet

cariñoso

caring

chistoso

funny

conservador

conservative

egoísta

selfish, egotistical

hablador/a

talkative

mentiroso/a

liar

progresista

liberal

terco/a

stubborn

tacaño

stingy

responsable

responsible

tonto/a

foolish

tengo frío

I'm cold

tienes cuidado

you're careful

tiene ganas de

he/she feels like

tenemos hambre

we are hungry

tenéis sed

y'all are thirsty

tener miedo

to be afraid

tienen prisa

they are in a hurry

Tengo razón siempre.

I'm always right

tienes sueño

you are sleepy

tengo vergüenza

I am embarrassed

tan pronto como

as soon as

tantos libros como

as many books as