Spanish Vocab Chapter 1-2

bien

Well or good; used to express approval or satisfaction.

buenas noches

Good evening or good night; a common greeting used in the evening or before bedtime.

buenas tardes

Good afternoon; a greeting used during the daytime.

buenos dias

Good morning; a common greeting used in the morning.

Como estas (tu)?

How are you?; a common way to inquire about someone's well-being.

Como esta (usted)?

How are you (formal)?; a respectful way to inquire about someone's well-being.

gracias

Thank you; an expression of gratitude commonly used in conversation.

hola

Hello; a common greeting used to initiate conversation.

mal

bad; a term used to express a negative state or situation.

nada

Nothing; used to indicate the absence of anything, often used in response to a question.

¿Que hay de nuevo?

What’s new?

¿Que pasa?

what’s happening?

¿Que tal?

What’s up?

regular

regular, in context of how one is feeling or how somthing is

¿Y tu?

and you?

¿Y usted?

and you (formal)?

¿Como se escribe…?

how to write…?

¿Como te llamas?

What is your name?

Encantado(a)

nice to meet you

Me llamo…

My name….

Mucho Gusto.

nice to meet you

Le presento a…

Let me introduce you to… (id like you to meet…)

Te presento a…

let me introduce you to… (this is…)

Adios

Bye

Chao

bye

Hasta luego

see you later

Hasta mañana

see you tomorow

Hasta pronto

see you soon

¡Nos Vemos!

see you

¡Que tengas un buen dia!

Have a good day

la bandera

the flag

el boligrafo

pen

el cartel

the poster

la computadora

the computer

el cuaderno

the notebook

el diccionario

the dictionary

el escritorio

the desk

el (la) estudiante

the student

el lapiz

the pencil

el libro

the book

el mapa

the map

la mesa

the table

la mochila

the back pack

el papel

the paper

la pizarra

the blackboard

el (la) profesor (a)

the professor

la puerta

the door

el pupitre

the student desk

el reloj

the clock

el salón de clases

the classroom

la silla

the chair

el televisor

television set

la ventana

the window

¿Donde?

Where?

¿Cuando?

When?

¿Cuantos (as)?

How many?

¿Qué?

What?

¿Quien?

Who?

¿Por qué?

Why?

¿De donde eres tú?

Where are you from?

hay

there is/there are

yo soy de..

I am from…

aburrido(a)

boring

agresivo(a)

aggressive

amable

kind; polite

antipático(a)

unpleasant; unfriendly

atlético(a)

athletic

bueno(a)

good

cariñoso(a)

affectionate; loving

cómico(a)

funny; comical

conservador(a)

conservative

cruel

cruel

egoísta

selfish

famoso(a)

famous

generoso(a)

generous

honesto(a)

honest

idealista

idealistic

impaciente

impatient

inteligente

intelligent; smart

interesante

interesting

liberal

liberal

malo(a)

bad

optimista

optimistic

paciente

patient

perezoso(a)

lazy

pesimista

pessimistic

pobre

poor

realista

realistic

rico(a)

rich

serio(a)

serious

simpático(a)

nice; friendly

sociable

sociable

tímido(a)

shy; timid

tonto(a)

silly; foolish

trabajador(a)

hardworking

alto(a)

tall

bajo(a)

short (height)

bonito(a)

pretty; beautiful

calvo(a)

bald

delgado(a)

thin; slender