Spanish 2 Vocab

vencinos

neighbors

gerente

manager/director

empresa

a company

la lluvia

the rain

riesgo

risk

los deportes de riesgo

dangerous/risky sports

a mí también

me too/ me as well when used with verbs like gustar

a mí no

to not agree/ not for me when used with verbs like gustar

a mí tampoco

me too/ me as well (in a negative sense) when used with verbs like gustar

peligroso

dangerous

los bombones

Chocolates or a sweet/endearing name

Madrugar

to wake up early (before the sun)

Paella

A yummy rice dish

¿Què hacéis cada día?

What do you do everyday?

Cirugía

surgery

Andar

to walk

caber

to fit in

conducir

to drive

decir

to say

haber

to have/ to should

poder

to can/ to be able to

poner

to put (on clothes or set the table)

querer

to want/ to love

saber

to know

traer

to bring

pasar

to spend some time/ to pass a test/ to pass as in not interested

tardar

to be delayed/ takes time

llegar

to arrive

encontrar

to find (something or someone)

conocer

to know/ to meet someone (usually for the first time)

quedar

to stat in a place or to meet up with someone

coger

to pick up something or to take (the bus or metro)

salir

to go out or to exit

quedar sin

to run out of something (clothes, money, etc.)

por

Used in the context of

1. speaking about a cause or reason

2. referring to an approximate time or regularity

3. talking about cost or prices

4. referencing a general direction

5. indicating a method of conveyance or communication

6. referring to a time of day

7. indicating the subject of the action in a passive way

Para

Used in the context of

1. talking about a purpose

2. indicating a recipient

3. referring to a scheduled time of deadline

4. expressing an opinion

5. referring to a destination

6. expressing an opposite idea

la zanahoria

carrot

el tomate

tomato

el pimiento

bell pepper

la cebolla

onion

nacer

to be born

fallecer

to die

grabar

to record

dejar

to leave or to quit (ex, smoking)

empezar

to begin

instalarse

to be settled in (ex, after moving)

la reina

queen

desde

since; from

el premio

award/ prize

entonces

then

varios

some or several

el disco

disc/record

el salsero

salsa dancer

reconocisos

famous

nivel mundial

world level, global level, worldwide

nivel

level, height

mundial

worldwide, global

hasta

until, till, up to, as far as, even

el ascensor

elevator

casi

almost or nearly

pintarse

to put on makeup

los ojos

eyes

los labios

lips

aparcar

to park

peinarse

to comb

capricnoso

capricious, fickle

poblado

populated

alpinismo

mountain climbing

enfermo

sick, ill, unwell

postre

dessert

dulce

sweet, candy

más viejo

older (used to describe buildings and other inanimate objects)

mayor

older (used for people)

menos viejo

younger (used for buildings and other inanimate objects)

menor

younger (used for people)

mejor

better

pear

worse

más que

more than

menos que

less thanr

raro

strange, weird

entretenido

entertaining, enjoyable

fuerte

strong

utilizar

to use, to wear, to utilize

el ordenador

computer

fumar

to smoke

huecos

room, space, shaft, availability

sabroso

tasty, flavorful

los alimentos

food, nourishment, foodstuff

el campeonato

championship, tournament, competition

enviar

to send, to dispatch

(el) extranjero

foreign, foreigner, abroad

gastar

to spend

bastante

enough, plenty, sufficient

seguro

safe, secure, reliable, dependable, sure

el jardín

garden

la boda

wedding

marido

husband

cuñado/a

brother/sister-in-law

verdadero

true

verdad

truth