elementary spanish

A

Vowel pronounced as 'ah'.

Ñ

Special letter pronounced as 'ny', as in 'niño'.

J

Special letter pronounced as a strong 'h', as in 'José'.

LL

Special letter pronounced with a 'y' sound, as in 'llama'.

H

Special letter that is silent, as in 'hola'.

Colombia

Country in South America with Bogotá as its capital.

Cuba

Country in the Caribbean with Havana as its capital.

Guatemala

Country in Central America with Guatemala City as its capital.

¿Qué?

Question word meaning 'What'.

¿Quién(es)?

Question word meaning 'Who'.

¿Dónde?

Question word meaning 'Where'.

¿Cuándo?

Question word meaning 'When'.

¿Por qué?

Question word meaning 'Why'.

¿Cómo?

Question word meaning 'How'.

Yo

Subject pronoun meaning 'I'.

Tú

Subject pronoun meaning 'You' (informal).

Él

Subject pronoun meaning 'He'.

Ella

Subject pronoun meaning 'She'.

Usted

Subject pronoun meaning 'You' (formal).

el

Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).

la

Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).

un

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'some' (masculine).

una

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'some' (feminine).

libro

Word meaning 'book'.

madre

Word meaning 'mother'.

padre

Word meaning 'father'.

hay

Phrase meaning 'there is/are'.

soy

Form of verb 'ser' meaning 'I am'.

hablar

Regular '-AR' verb meaning 'to speak'.

comer

Regular '-ER' verb meaning 'to eat'.

vivir

Regular '-IR' verb meaning 'to live'.

hermano

Word meaning 'brother'.

hermana

Word meaning 'sister'.

mesa

Word meaning 'table'.

profesor/profesora

Word meaning 'teacher'.

estudiante

Word meaning 'student'.

el libro

Phrase meaning 'the book'.

los libros

Phrase meaning 'the books'.

la mesa

Phrase meaning 'the table'.

unas mesas

Phrase meaning 'some tables'.

asunción

Capital of Paraguay.

Buenos Aires

Capital of Argentina.

Madrid

Capital of Spain.

Mexico City

Capital of Mexico.

Havana

Capital of Cuba.

San Juan

Capital of Puerto Rico.