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)