PMP Complete Spanish - chapter one

bajar

to step down

[Joy Bejar stepped down from the stage.]

cocinar

to cook

[If cooking that dish was a “sin,” then I would be a co-sinner and eat it.]

comprar

to buy

[You should compare before you buy.]

converser

to talk

cooperar

to cooperate

dibujar

to draw

[She drew a picture of a field of wheat. It was her debut harvest.]

escuchar

to listen

[Listen here, scoocher, slide back over to your side of the couch.]

limpiar

to clean

[You could clean up; you’re limpier than a washcloth.]

preparar

to prepare

sacar

to take out

[Hey sucker, take out the trash.]

sumar

to add (up)

[When I was off school, I worked as an accountant. I had to add up the figures. I was a summer summer.]

trabajar

to work

beber

to drink

[To drink is to be an imbiber.]

comer

to eat

[I came running when Mom called me to eat dinner. She was a baker and I was a comer.]

comprender

to understand

correr

to run

[The person who would run the drill into the ice was the corer.]

creer

to believe

[You have to believe the Cree were Cree’er than the Apache.]

leer

to read

[Don’t leer over my shoulder while I read.]

responder

to answer

romper

to break

[My son was a romper; he would break something every day.]

temer

to fear

[To have temerity is to not fear the consequences.]

vender

to sell

[If a vendor sells someone a bottle of vodka, they might go on a bender.]

abrir

to open

[Open the curtain for the light to appear.]

compartir

to share

[And Jesus said, “Come apart here and share this bread.”]

cubrir

to cover

[The little girl said, “Cubber your dolly with a blanket. You have to cover her so she stays warm.”]

decidir

to decide

discutir

to discuss

[The debate team disussed calling themselves The Three Discuteers.]

escribir

to write

repartir

to distribute

[To repartition is to distribute something among various parties or locations.]

subir

to climb, to go up

[If you are in the basement, you have to climb the stairs from the subfloor to go up for your supper.]

sufrir

to suffer

vivir

to live

[The Bieber says, “Viva to life; let’s live!”]

al mediodía

at noon

de vez en cuando

from time to time; now and then

el lunes, el martes, etc.

on Monday, on Tuesday, etc.

esta semana

this week or at night

este mes

this month

hoy

today

[Scrooge yelled from the window, “Oi, what day is today.” “Christmas, sir.”]

los lunes, los martes, etc.

on Mondays, on Tuesdays, etc.

nunca

never

[Not at noon can you; not now; never, never, never!]

por la mañana

in the morning or this morning

por la noche

in the evening

por la tarde

in the afternoon

siempre

always

[Semper fi! Always loyal.]

todos los días

every day

caber | quepo

to fit | I fit

[How many capers fit into a bottle.]

caer | caigo

to fall | I fall

[Don’t care too much. Let the chips fall where they may. Can I go?]

dar | doy

to give | I give

[Do you dare to give? I do you.]

estar | estoy

to be | I am

hacer | hago

to do | I do

[“He makes it every time. What an acer!” “Ha, go on.”]

poner | pongo

to put | I put

[“Put him down as a hick! He’s a corn poner. He calls table tennis “pongo. I declare!”]

saber | sé

to know | I know

[I have a saber and know how to use it, see.]

salir | salgo

to leave | I leave

[Sailor Sal is going to leave. I’m watching Sal go.]

traer | traigo

to bring | I bring

[The drunken host said to the waiter, “Are you the trayer? Bring the tray. I want the tray go right here.”]

valer | valgo

to be worth | I am worth

[Val said to me, “You have no valor. You are not worth anything.” I watched Val go.]

ver | veo

to see | I see

[If aver means to not see, then ver must mean to see.]

componer | compongo

to compose | I compose

[If the French hadn’t changed the word, we would compone music instead of compose.]

deshacer | deshago

to undo | I undo

[To “dismake” or “disdo” is to undo.]

disponer | dispongo

to arrange | I arrange

[A disposition (not a disponition) is an arrangement or provision.]

distraer(se) | distraigo

to distract | I distract

[A “dis-trayer” is someone who distracts your waiter while bringing you your food.]

proponer | propongo

to propose | I propose

[If “to pone” was to put or place, then propone is to put forward what you want to have in place: to propose.]

rehacer | rehago

to remake | I remake

reponer | repongo

to replace | I replace

[If ponere (Lat.) means “to place,” then to “re” it is to replace.]

suponer | supongo

to suppose | I suppose

agradecer | agradezco

to thank, to be grateful | I thank, I am grateful

aparecer | aparezco

to appear | I appear

complacer | complazco

to please | I please

[Don’t become complacent trying to please others.]

crecer | crezco

to grow | I grow

[When children grow up, they realize they need to be a creaser of their good slacks.

establecer | establezco

to establish | I establish

merecer | merezco

to deserve | I deserve

[I deserved to go to Mercer but didn’t get accepted.]

ofrecer | ofrezco

to offer | I offer

padecer | padezco

to suffer | I suffer

[If your life is padded with obstacles, then you suffer and undergo those things.]

permanecer | permanezco

to remain | I remain

[What’s permanent remains.]

pertenecer | pertenezco

to belong | I belong

[If it’s pertinent, then it belongs.]

reconocer | reconozco

to recognize | I recognize

[After some recon, I recognize what the situation is.]

traducir | traduzco

to translate | I translate

conducir | conduzco

to drive, to lead | I drive, I lead

[Don’t be a backseat conductor when I drive, you duzco.]

producir | produzco

to produce | I produce

contener | contengo

to contain | I contain

detener | detengo

to detain | I detain

mantener | mantengo

to maintain | I maintain

obtener | obtengo

to obtain | I obtain

retener | retengo

to retain | I retain

sostener | sostengo

to sustain | I sustain

encoger | encojo

to shrink | I shrink

[To encogger an old person is to make them shrink.]

escoger | escojo

to choose | I choose

[“Your turn to choose. Let’s go Jer’!” I say, “Let’s go, Joe!”]

proteger | protejo

to protect | I protect

recoger | recojo

to pick up | I pick up

[If you pick up a codger hitch-hiking for the second time, it’s a recodger. I fish for coho, then I recoho.]

dirigir | dirijo

to direct | I direct

[I rode in a dirigible to direct my deary, Joe.]

fingir | finjo

to pretend | I pretend

[When I lift a finger, I pretend to be a Finn, Joe.]

ejercer | ejerzo

to practice (a profession) | I practice (a profession)

[“How do I practice my profession?” “I drive a hearse sir. No practice needed.”]

vencer | venzo

to overcome | I overcome

[I have cloven, sir. So, I overcome.]

elegir | elijo

to correct | I correct

[I elect to correct, Joe]

torcer | tuerzo

to twist | I twist

[Put some torque on it if you want to twist the cap off.]

dar un abrazo

to hug, to embrace

dar gritos

to shout

[To dare to show grit with shouts.]

dar la hora

to strike the hour

hay que + infinitive

to be necessary (to express obligation)

[“Hey, Kay! You need to see this!”]

haber sol

to be sunny

haber neblina

to be foggy