Vida y Muerte Chapter 1 SPANISH

amenaza

threat

calle

street

castigo

punishment

durar (duró)

to last (it lasted)

experimentar (experimentaron)

to experiment (they experienced)

golpear (golpearon)

to hit (they hit)

guerra

war

juntarse (se juntaron)

to get together with (they got together)

maltrato

mistreatment

nacer

to be born

pagar (yo pagué)

to pay (I paid)

pandilla

gang

parecer (parece)

to appear/seem (it seems/appears)

país

country

patear (patearon)

to kick (they kicked)

propia

your own

protegerse

to protect oneself

salvadoreño/ña

salvadoran

seguridad

security

seguir (siguió)

to follow (s/he/it followed)

vecindario

neighborhood

venir (vinieron)

to come (they came)

nació

he/she was born

nací

I was born