Spanish Verb Conjugations and Vocabulary Essentials

A comprehensive collection of Spanish verb conjugations (present, imperfect, preterite, perfect, future perfect, and conditional), abstract nouns, adjectives, infinitive verbs, and Panamanian colloquialisms as presented in the lecture notes.

tengo

I have

Girar

to turn

amargarse

to get frustrated or angry over a situation or issue.

Reprobar

To fail (exam)

Cabe

It is possible…

Lograr

To acheive, to manage

Desquitarse

To get even/to retaliate

Una y otra vez

Over and over

Según

According to

Culata

Butt

Que vaina

What a pain

Azararse

To be flustered

Bendecir

To bless

Garantizar

To guarantee/to ensure

Aguantarse

To put up with/to endure

Hedar

To stink

Noquear

To knock out

a partir de ahora

From now on…

A lo largo

Throughout

Pajarear

Ser distraído

irse de las manos

To get out of hand

Aceras

Sidewalks

Ampliar

Amplify

Con el fin de

With the aim of…

El temor

A fear

Demostrar

To Prove

Asimismo

Additionally…

Por si acaso

Just in case

Para ser claro

To be clear…

Para variar

For a change

Para nada

Not at all

Para siempre

Forever

No es para tanto

it’s not a big deal

Estar para

Algo está a punto de hacer algo (something is about to do something)

Estar por

Tener ganas de hacer algo (to feel like doing something)

Sacudir

To Shake

Estrechar la mano

to Shake hands

Chifear

Ignorar

Chécheres

Buco cosas al azar

Piki

Persona que está muy molesta

En bomba

Muy rápido

Puño

Fist

Pocoton

Buco, mucho, rantan

Palo

Árbol (tree)

Trompón

Un golpe (hit)

Chacalito

Troublemaker (man)

Rakataka

Troublemaker (mujer)

Detener

To stop (someone or something)

Moler

To grind

Maní

Peanut

Índole

Nature, character, disposition

Verdaderamente

Truly

Asociar

to associate

Por el mero hecho que…

Because of the mere fact that…

Cabar

to dig

Caber

To fit

Cabe imaginar…

One can imagine…

Adquirir

to acquire

A pesar de que

Despite

Mucho más allá de…

Far beyond…

Pero que a medida que

But as…

Opinar

Express an opinion

Opino lo mismo

De acuerdo

Suele ser

Usually it is

Dicho esto

That being said

tenía

I had (imperfecto)

tuve

I had (pretérito)

he tenido

I have had

habré tenido

I will have had

tendría

I would have

hago

I make

hice

I made (pretérito)

he hecho

I have made

habré hecho

I will have made

haría

I would make

voy

I go

iba

I went (imperfecto)

fui

I went (pretérito)

he ido

I have gone

habré ido

I will have gone

iría

I would go

digo

I say

decía

I said (imperfecto)

dije

I said (pretérito)

he dicho

I have said

habré dicho

I will have said

diría

I would say

puedo

I can

podía

I could (imperfecto)

pude

I could (pretérito)

he podido

I have been able to

habré podido

I will have been able to

podría

I would be able to

veo

I see

veía

I saw (imperfecto)

vi

I saw (pretérito)

he visto

I have seen

habré visto

I will have seen

vería

I would see

doy

I give