Las fiestas vocab

Vocabulary and grammar concepts covering celebrations, stages of life, personal relationships, and preterite verb meaning changes based on the 'Las fiestas' lecture notes.

El aniversario (de bodas)

(wedding) anniversary

La boda

wedding

La quinceañera

15th birthday

Brindar

to toast (drink)

Divertirse (e:ie)

to have fun

Pasarlo bien/mal

to have a good/bad time

El flan (de caramelo)

baked (caramel) custard

El pastel

(chocolate) cake; pie

La alegría

happiness

La amistad

friendship

El estado civil

marital status

La pareja

(married) couple; partner

El/la recién casado/a

newlywed

Comprometerse (con)

to get engaged (to)

Llevarse bien/mal (con)

to get along well/badly (with)

Tener una cita

to have a date; to have an appointment

Viudo/a

widower/widow

Un amigo/a íntimo/a

a close friend

La madurez

maturity; middle age

La vejez

old age

Graduarse (de/en)

to graduate (from/in)

Jubilarse

to retire (from work)

Nacer

to be born

El pincho

a type of appetizer in Spain (in L.A. it is a skewer of meat)

Tropezarse con

to run into

La despedida de soltero/a

bachelor(ette) party

Pasarlo en grande

divertirse mucho

Conocer (Preterite sense)

to meet

Saber (Preterite sense)

to find out; to learn

Poder (Preterite sense)

to manage; to succeed (could and did)

Querer (Preterite sense)

to try

No querer (Preterite sense)

to refuse (to)

Hubo

The preterite of hay (inf. haber); there was or there were

¿Qué?

Interrogative used to ask for a definition or an explanation

¿Cuál(es)?

Interrogative used when there is more than one possibility to choose from

Mí

Prepositional pronoun for 'me', written with an accent to distinguish from the possessive adjective 'mi'

Conmigo / Contigo

Special forms of the preposition 'con' combined with 'mí' and 'ti'

Entre tú y yo

Exception to prepositional pronouns where 'tú' and 'yo' are used after 'entre' instead of 'ti' and 'mí'