Spanish Vocabulary: Scholarships, Well-being, and Environment

La beca

scholarship

Bienestar

well-being

El ocio

free time

El sueldo

salary

El alojamiento

housing/lodging/accommodation

El asunto

the issue

Las ventajas / las desventajas

advantages/disadvantages

Solicitar

to request/apply for

Rogar

to beg/to pray

La vela

the candle

Las semejanzas

similarities

Aumentar

to increase/to grow

El reto

the challenge

La meta

the goal

Disponible

available/free

Llenar

to fill

Placer

a pleasure/enjoy

Plata

money/silver

Pedagogía

pedagogy (education!)

La vivienda vs. la casa

housing vs house

El hogar

the home

El papel

the role

Faltar

to lack/to be missing

Barato

cheap

Caro

expensive

Gratis

free

Lograr

to achieve

Vencer

to defeat/beat/overcome

Diseñar

to design

Patrocinar

to sponsor/finance

Divertirse

to have fun

Crecer

to grow

Los parientes vs. los padres

relatives vs parents

Agradecer

to express gratitude

Gastronomía

gastronomy (food!)

Matricularse

to matriculate/enroll/register

Desarrollar

to develop

El taller

workshop

Tener prisa

to be in a hurry

Darse cuenta

to realize

Lamentar

to be sorry about/regret

Lamentablemente

regrettably

Cualquier(a)(es)(as)

whatever/anyone

Equivocarse

to make a mistake

Olvidarse

to forget

Asustarse

to be frightened/scared

Además

in addition/also

Aún

still

Aunque

although

Ya

already

Nacer

to be born

Mayor

older

Mejor

better

Peor

worse

Alemán/Alemania

German/Germany

Norte/Este/Sur/Oeste

North/East/South/West

El Occidente

The West

Edad

age

Vender

to sell

El cuento

the story

La cuenta

the check/bill

Tú vs tu

You vs your

Usted vs su

You vs your

Cerca

next to

Lejos

far away

Vale la pena/No vale la pena

It's worth it/It's not worth it

Despertar conciencia

to raise awareness

Concientización

awareness

Ayuntamiento

local government

El gobierno

government

Fomentar

to promote/encourage

Ciudadano

citizen

Ciudadanía

citizenship

Lanzar

to throw

Reciclar

to recycle

La tierra

the land/soil

La Pachamama

Mother Earth