Spanish 6.1 Vocab

To talk about natural disasters/weather

el huracán, los huracanes

hurricane

la inundación

flood

llover (o🡪ue bota)

to rain

la lluvia

rain

nevar (e🡪ie bota)

to snow

el terremoto

earthquake

la tormenta

storm

la pandemia

pandemic

To discuss the news

el artículo

article

investigar

to investigate

el locutor, la locutora

announcer

el noticiero

newscast

ocurrir

to occur

el/la reporter@

reporter

To talk about fires

apagar

to put out (fire)

el/la bomber@

the fireman/firewoman

comenzar (e🡪ie bota)

to start

destruir (i🡪y sandalia)

to destroy

dormid@

asleep

el edificio de apartamentos

apartment building

la escalera

ladder

escaparse

to escape

esconder(se)

to hide (oneself)

la explosión, las explosiones

explosion

el humo 

smoke

el incendio

fire

los muebles

furniture

el/la paramédic@

paramedic

quemar(se)

To burn (oneself), to burn up

To discuss rescues

(estar) herid@

(to be) injured

el/la herid@

injured person

rescatar

to rescue

salvar

to save

la vida

life

(estar) viv@

(to be) alive, living

To tell a story

a causa de

because of

afortunadamente

fortunately

asustad@

frightened

la causa

cause

de prisa

in a hurry

de repente

suddenly

oír

to hear

sin duda

without a doubt

¡Socorro!

Help!

Repaso

to try to…

tratar de…

to go up

subir

to go down

bajar

dead

(estar) muert@

to die

morir

hero

el héroe

heroine

la heroína

brave

valiente

to scream

gritar

there was (natural disaster)

hubo

there was (description)

había

to call (on the phone)

llamar (por teléfono)