Palabras que se confunden

no servir

to not work (function properly)

pedir (e:i)

to ask for; to request (e:i)

ponerse

to become (followed by adjective indicating temporary change)

la lectura

reading

saludable

healthy (good for one's health)

realizar

to make something become reality

darse cuenta de

to become aware of

la calidad

quality of a product

la cualidad

quality in a person, attribute, characteristic

apoyar

to support

mantener

to support financially

soportar / aguantar

to put up with, to tolerate, to (with)stand

asistir a

to attend, to be present at

atender (ie) a

to (at)tend to, to take care of, to wait on, to look after

ya que

since, seeing that, because

desde

since (a moment in time)

probar

to taste (to sample the flavor)

saber a

to taste (to have the flavor of)

oler

to smell (to use the sense of smell)

oler a

to smell like

probarse

to try on

tratar de / intentar (a)

to try to

pasarlo bien

to have a good time

divertirse

to have fun

emocionado

excited

emocionante

exciting

parecer

to seem

parecerse a

to look like

no trabajar

to not work

actualmente

currently, at the present time

en realidad

actually

todo

all (of)

todo lo que

all that

poco

few, little, a small quantity

un poco de

a (little) bit of

el personaje

character (in a story)

el carácter

(moral) character

el cuento

(short) story

la cuenta

bill, check (at a restaurant)

el éxito

success

el suceso

happening, event, el acontecimiento

la conferencia

lecture

sano

healthy (in good health)

cuerdo

sane

sano y salvo

safe and sound

salir de

to go out, to leave

dejar

to leave something behind, to allow, abandon a place

volver (o:ue)

to return

devolver (o:ue)

to return something, give back

conocer

to know, to be acquainted with

saber

know the answer, know how to do something (ability)

preguntar

to ask (a question, for information)

pasar

to spend (time); to pass

gastar

to spend (money), to wear out, to waste

jugar (u:ue)

to play (games, sports)

tocar un instrumento

to play an instrument

pensar en

to think about someone or something

pensar de

to have an opinion about

poder

can be able physically

haber

to have (followed by past participle)

tener

to have (possess)

llegar a ser

to become (generally followed by noun indicating effort toward a goal)

tomar

take

llevar

to take, carry (from one place to another)

el país

country (nation)

el campo

countryside (contrast with city)

pequeño/a

little (size)

la hora

time of day, hour

vez/veces

time(s) number of series or occurences

tiempo

time (duration of time)

pero

but

sino

meaning of but on the contrary after a negative clause)