Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar Review
Vocabulary Translations
Basic Verbs
Hiciste - you did; you made
Ayer - yesterday
Fuimos - we went
¡Qué divertido! - How fun!
Divertido - fun
Durante - during
más o menos - sort of
Tuve - I had
la cita - date, appointment
tarde - late
se me olvidó - I forgot
me perdí - I got lost
se me perdió - I lost
la llave - the key
encontrar - to find
ayudar - to help
perder - to lose
limpiar - to clean
Te dije - I told you
plaza - plaza; town square
Phrases and New Vocabulary
pasado - last
el museo - museum
lejos - far
de aquí - from here
salir - to leave
¡Genial! - Awesome!
Tengo hambre. - I am hungry.
Tengo sed. - I am thirsty.
Tengo frío. - I am cold.
Tengo calor. - I am hot.
Tengo sueño. - I am tired.
Tengo que . - I have to .
el tren - the train
la estación - the station
Travel-Related Vocabulary
los minutos - the minutes
correcto - correct (masculine)
perder el tren - to miss the train
la playa - beach
el hotel - hotel
la ciudad - city
tomar - to take
hasta - until
el boleto - ticket
cada uno - each
próximo - next
las cuadras - city blocks
vaya - go (command)
derecho - straight (direction)
doble - turn (command)
a la - to the
izquierda - left (direction)
Estoy perdido(a). - I am lost.
derecha - right
hacia - toward
el edificio - building
las vacaciones - vacation
las vacaciones de primavera - spring break
parecerse - to seem like
qué envidia - what envy; I’m so jealous
unos días - a few days
quedarse - to stay
oír - to listen
la idea - idea
Social Interactions Vocabulary
vienes; venir - you come; to come
nadar - to swim
olvidar - to forget
surfear - to surf
invitar - to invite
claro que - of course
el novio, la novia - boyfriend, girlfriend
un boleto a - a ticket to
por favor - please
¿Cuándo? - When?
salir, sale - to depart, it departs
el tren - train
quince - fifteen
Time-Related Vocabulary
el minuto - minute
reflexive - nonreflexive
llamarse - to call oneself
llamar - to call (on the phone, for example)
hablarse - to talk to oneself
hablar - to talk (to someone else)
lavarse - to wash oneself
lavar - to wash (dishes, a car, your dog, etc.)
levantarse - to wake oneself up
levantar - to wake up (someone else)
el vóleibol - volleyball
probar - to try
típico(a) - typical
primero(a) - first
Fun Vocabulary
las gafas de sol - sunglasses
el mar - sea
la arena - sand
esquiar - to ski
las montañas - mountains
el turista, la turista - tourist
los sitios históricos - the historic sites
local - local
hay - there is; there are
mañana - tomorrow
Informal Commands & Responses
llamar - call
dormir - sleep
yo voy a llamar - I am going to call
voy a dormir - I am going to sleep
tú vas a llamar - you are going to call
vas a dormir - you are going to sleep
él/ella/usted va a llamar - he/she/you (formal) is going to call
va a dormir - is going to sleep
nosotros vamos a llamar - we are going to call
vamos a dormir - we are going to sleep
ellos/ellas/ustedes van a llamar - they/you all are going to call
van a dormir - they are going to sleep
el feriado - holiday
emocionado(a) - excited
la Pascua - Easter
la celebración - celebration
religioso(a) - religious
a ti - to you
Special Holidays and Cultural References
el Día de los Reyes Magos - Three Wise Men Day, Three Kings' Day
el desfile - parade
el regalo - present, gift
regalar - to give a gift
¡Estupendo! - Great! Wonderful!
celebrar - to celebrate
normalmente - usually
la Rosca de Pascua - a sweetened bread shaped like a ring, traditionally baked for Easter, that can be decorated with cream, nuts, fruits, etc.
los platos - dishes
Table of Indirect Object Pronouns
tradicionales - traditional
venir - to come
conmigo - with me
me - to me
te - to you
le - to him (her)
nos - to us
les - to them (to you all)
poco - little bit
nervioso(a) - nervous
la tradición - tradition
Actions and Responsibilities
preocuparse - to worry
decorar - to decorate
la iglesia; ir a la iglesia - church; to go to church
cocinar - to cook
celebraste - you celebrated
año pasado - last year
visité - I visited
pasar - to spend (time)
regalaron - they gave (a present)
Common Questions and Usage
algo bueno - something good
¿Qué pasa? - What’s up?
ya - already
los reyes - the kings (the Three Kings)
Usage - Spanish to English:
because of - Estoy nervioso por la fiesta. - I’m nervous for the party.
for ____ amount of time - Vamos de vacaciónes por tres días. - We are going on vacation for three days.
thanks for - Gracias por venir. - Thanks for coming.
Structures for Longer Conversations
in order to - Vuelvo a casa para estar con la familia. - I’m returning home in order to be with family.
for (something is intended for someone or being given to someone) - El pastel es para ti. The cake is for you.
aprender - to learn
la vida - life
sobre - about
importante - important
latinoamérica - Latin America
el presidente - president (male)
la presidenta - president (female)
como - like (in a comparison)
la fecha - date
el nacimiento - birth
la muerte - death
vivir - to live
más que eso - more than that
la clase - class
la historia - history
Irregular Verbs and Their Conjugations
List of Irregular Verbs
saber - to know
(present tense, irregular in yo):
sé (I know)
sabes (you know)
sabe (he/she knows)
sabemos (we know)
saben (you all/they know)
conocer - to know
(present: irregular** in yo)**:
conozco (I know)
jugar - to play
(present: irregular** in yo)**:
juego (I play)
salir - to leave
(present: irregular** in yo)**:
salgo (I leave)
pedir - to ask
(present: irregular** in yo)**:
pido (I ask)
ir (past/preterit, irregular)
fui - I went
fuiste - you went
fue - he/she/it went
fuimos - we went
fueron - you all/they went
Vocabulary Based on Numbers
Spanish Numbers
cero - zero
uno - one
dos - two
tres - three
cuatro - four
cinco - five
seis - six
siete - seven
ocho - eight
nueve - nine
diez - ten
veinte - twenty
treinta - thirty
cuarenta - forty
cincuenta - fifty
sesenta - sixty
setenta - seventy
ochenta - eighty
noventa - ninety
cien - one hundred
cientos - hundreds
doscientos - two hundred
trescientos - three hundred
cuatrocientos - four hundred
quinientos - five hundred
seiscientos - six hundred
setecientos - seven hundred
ochocientos - eight hundred
novecientos - nine hundred
mil - one thousand
Time-Related Vocabulary
tanto(a) - so much
corto(a) - short
largo(a) - long
No recuerdo. - I don’t remember.
ganar - to win
increíble - incredible, amazing
la verdad - truth
Common phrases and Expressions
¿de verdad? - really?
mil ochocientos treinta - one thousand eight hundred and thirty
mil setecientos ochenta y tres - one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three
enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Vocabulary Related to Actions and Reactions
Actions
dormir (o to ue, present)
yo - I sleep
tú - you sleep
él/ella/usted - he/she/you sleep
nosotros - we sleep
ustedes - you all sleep
Activities / Actions Referenced
correr - to run
levantar pesas - to lift weights
chévere - cool, awesome
la piscina - the pool
recomendar - to recommend
cuidar - to take care
saludable - healthy
contigo - with you
sano(a) - healthy
hacer ejercicio - to exercise
los deportes - sports
nadar - to swim
Food Items Associated with Health
las verduras - vegetables
la fruta - fruit
el pollo - chicken
el tomate - tomato
frito - fried
horneado - baked
la espinaca - spinach
rico(a) - delicious
el menú - menu
el restaurante - restaurant
Common Health-Related Terms
sano - healthy
enfermar - to get sick
decidir - to decide
terror - horror
la enfermedad - illness
Questions and Common Structures
¿Qué pasa? - What's up?
la pregunta - question
frecuente - frequent
no sé. - I don’t know.
algunas palabras - some words