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Introduction and
How to use this book
The 200 Words a Day! system of vocabulary learning uses the techniques of the
world’s Memory Masters, combined with cartoon graphics to make learning and
recall easy and fun.
Words that are similar to English have either a Spanish
flag in the picture, or the Spanish colors red and yellow.
The Memory Masters tell us that to most easily
memorise something you need to visualise it in a zany,
crazy, goofy scene. To take the work out of visualising,
we provide you with a cartoon.
Where possible we use a famous person in the cartoon,
as famous people are more easily remembered.
So to remember the word ‘rice’, which is ‘arroz’ we
have a picture of ROWS of rice and a Chinese man
with A ROSE.
To learn a word, read it aloud, absorb it, write it down,
then try the tests. Absorb the picture and its details.
The mind never forgets a picture! When trying to
remember the word - think of the pic!
Be sure to review completed lessons after a day, a week,
a month, 3 months and a year to reinforce the learning.
This book is ideally to be used with the 200 Words a
Day! PC computer course which has all the words
and Triggers spoken aloud so that you can hear the
Spanish words pronounced by native speakers.
The CD-Roms for this are available from
www.200-words-a-day.com, and feature extensive
testing facilities, and accelerated learning features.
Using these techniques, doing one or two lessons per
hour, you will be able to learn over 200 words a day,
while remembering the genders.
We call this the ‘Memory Trigger’.
The Chinese man acts as a ‘Gender Trigger’ to tell
you that the word is a masculine word, because in
Spanish, all nouns have a gender, and are either
masculine or feminine.
If in doubt think of the pic.
Enjoy the course.
Masculine words are identified by the word ‘el’ which
is the masculine word for ‘the’. Usually, but not
always, nouns ending in the letter ‘o’ are masculine.
Kevin Crocombe
Feminine words are identified by the word ‘la’ which
is the feminine word for ‘the’. Usually, but not always,
nouns ending in the letter ‘a’ are feminine.
So when you look at the picture, remember the gender
of the main character when learning nouns.
There are two words for ‘a’ in Spanish. ‘Uno’ for
masculine words, and ‘una’ for feminine.
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Pronunciation
Guide
ll
Vowels
is like ‘lli’ in million, and in some regions is more
like a ‘y’. In Argentina it is more like ‘zh’ like the
‘dge’ in ridge or like a’j’ as in June.
a
is like the ‘a’ in dark.
e
is like the ‘e’ in hen
i
is like ‘ee’ as in peek
n
is like ‘n’ as in now.
o
is like ‘o’ as in job
ñ
is like ‘ny’ as in canyon.
u
is like ‘u’ as in hoot
p
is like a ‘p’ as in pork.
m is like ‘m’ mum.
qu is like ‘k’ as in kill.
Consonants
b
is like the ‘b’ in boob.
c
followed by e/i is like ‘s’ in Latin America and
Southern Spain; but like ‘th’ as in think in the rest
of Spain.
ch is like the ‘ch’ in change.
r
at the beginning of a word, and rr, is rolled or
trilled like a Scottish ‘r’.
r
between vowels is lightly rolled, one roll less than
the rr.
s
is like ‘s’ as in silk.
t
is ‘t’ and in ‘tilt’.
c
followed by other letters is like a ‘k’.
v
is similar to a ‘b’ as in boob.
d
at the beginning of a word is like a ‘d’ as in deep.
x
is like an ‘s’ in test.
d
between vowels, and at the end of a word is like a
soft ‘th’. When at the end of a word it is sometimes
silent in some regions.
y
is like a ‘y’ as in yo-yo, with a hint of ‘j’ sound.
z
in Latin America and Southern Spain, sounds like
an ‘s’ as is silk, or in the rest of Spain is
pronounced ‘th’.
f
is like ‘f’ as in ‘firm’.
g
followed by e/i is like the ‘ch’ in the Scottish
guttural loch.
g
followed by other letters is a hard ‘g’ as it got.
h
is mute, and not pronounced. It is silent.
j
is like a ‘ch’ in the Scottish guttural loch.
k
is like ‘k’ as in kit.
l
is like ‘l’ as in lady.
Word Stress
In words of more than one syllable, one of the syllables
is pronounced more strongly than the others.
If word has an accent, that syllable is stressed.
e.g. organisación.
If the word ends with a vowel, the letter ‘s’ or the
letter ‘n’, the stress falls on the next to last syllable.
e.g. naranja.
If the word ends in a consonant except the letter ‘s’ or
the letter ‘n’, the stress falls on the last syllable.
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Common
Words 1
las palabras communes 1
also, besides,
whats more
además de
goodbye!
¡adiós!
exclamation
adverb
your teacher says to
you, “And besides,
you are A DUMB
ASS! and what's
more, you’re also
A DIM ASS!”
saying goodbye to your rADIOS!
good
bueno
Notes
además + de
adjective
friend
el amigo / la amiga
Jack, from Jack and
the Beanstalk saying,
“What a good BEAN” and he’s also got the
BEANO comic in his hand.
noun
a little boy (m) says, “ME GO with
my friend!”
Notes
Notes
buena (f.adj.).
ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).
e.g.ella es buena = she’s a good person.
estar bueno = to be well, in good health
(presently). e.g.ella está buena = she’s well.
la amiga (f.) = female friend.
hacerse amigos = to become friends.
ser muy amigos = to be close friends
el amigote (m.) / la amigota (f.) = mate, buddy.
before
antes de
from, of
de
adverb
that before visiting AUNT TESS
you must always ring DE old
battle-axe!
preposition
Notes
an agent from the DEA, the
Drug Enforcement Agency,
saying,
“I am a member of DE club.”
antes (adv.) sooner. antes de (prep.) = before.
antes (de) que (conj.) = before.
antes bien = (but) rather.
antes mucho / antes poco = long before /
shortly before.
cuanto antes mejor = the sooner the better.
good morning!
¡buenos días!
good
day
bueno + el día
adjective
Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalk
saying, “What a good BEAN” and he’s also got the BEANO comic
in his hand.
Notes
buena (f.adj.).
ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).
e.g.ella es buena = she’s a good person.
estar bueno = to be well, in good health
(presently). e.g.ella está buena = she’s well.
noun
every day Santa
Claus (m) has to
feed his DEER.
Notes
de día = by day, in the
daytime.
de día en día = from day
to day.
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Common Words 1
again (over again)
de nuevo
after
después
adverb
adverb
a group of wolves
standing outside their
den waving again
and again and
again - it’s the
DEN WAVE!
you see DES PRESS
the ESPRESSO
button after each
cup of coffee.
Notes
después de (prep.) = later,
after (time), since, next to (order).
eg. después de comer = after lunch.
Also means; afterwards.
’hasta después’ = ’until later’,
’see you later’.
Notes
Means over again from the beginning.
See also; otra vez (adv.)
= again (one more time).
other, another
otro
big
grande
adjective
adjective
standing in the Rio GRANDE
and saying, “Wow, the Rio
GRANDE is big!”
the other billy goat says,
“Not another OLD
TROLL!,” and he bunts
him off the bridge.
Notes
Notes
otra (f.adj.).
el otro (m.) / la otra (f.) = the
other one.
los otros (m.pl.) / las otras (f.pl.)
= the other ones.
If placed before the noun, 'grande' = great.
e.g. un grande hombre = a great man.
If placed after the noun, 'grande' = big. e.g.
un hombre grande = a big man.
our
nuestro
also (as well)
también
pronoun
a salesman for estrogen
supplements says,
“Our NEW ESTROgen
supplements are the
best on the market.”
adverb
a cowboy saying,
“I also want some of
T ’EM BEANs…”
Notes
nuestra (f.prn.) / nuestras (f.prn. pl.).
un amigo nuestro = a friend of ours.
’es el nuestro’ = it is ours. los nuestros = our people, our team.
Notes
Also means; as well, too.
yo también = me too, me as well.
either … or
o…o
always
siempre
conjunction
adverb
someone saying, “You can
either have this letter ‘O’
or this letter ‘O’.
your Muslim friend, and you always
SEE ‘IM PRAY several times a day.
Notes
como siempre = as usual / para siempre = for ever.
siempre que = whenever, provided that.
Es lo de siempre = It’s the same old story.
Notes
See also; no … ni = neither … nor.
again (one more time)
otra vez
almost
casi
that girls listen to those OLD
songs by the singer, TRAVIS,
again and again.
that the boxer CASSIus Clay
(later known as Mohammed
Ali) was almost knocked
out by Henry Cooper.
adverb
adverb
Notes
again (one more time - repetition).
See also; de neuvo.
Notes
casi todo = almost everything.
casi nunca = almost never.
casi nada = almost nothing,
next to nothing.
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to have
(auxiliary verb)
for
para
haber
verb
preposition
it is good to have had
good HABITS.
you have a package for a
PARAtrooper.
Notes
haber is an auxiliary verb - used to
make up the past perfect tense.
E.g. I have eaten = he comido.
Notes
See also; por =
for, through
above, over, on
sobre
but
pero
preposition
conjunction
above the people in the
courtroom is a very
SOBER judge.
Notes
sobre todo = above all.
Can also mean; about.
e.g. un libro sobre animales = a
book about animals.
el sobre (m.) = envelope.
See also arriba (adv.) = up, above,
upstairs.
See also encima de (prep.) = above,
on top of, over.
President PERON saying, “… but I
can never find a PAIR O’ socks that
match!”
and
y
conjunction
all, everything
todo
an Englishman from
Yorkshire saying, “EE by
gum, ‘E is ugly and ‘E is
‘orrible and ‘E is fat!”
adjective
you TOTAL up all the
numbers to get the answer
Notes
toda (f.adj.) = all.
e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.
todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.
e.g. todos los libros = all the books.
todo (prn.) = everything, all.
e.g. todos = everyone, everybody. e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.
a
un, uno, una
article
a baby with one tooth says,
“I only have a tooth, YOU KNOW.”
Notes
1) uno becomes un before masculine nouns,
even in compound numerals.
e.g. cuarenta y un libros = 41 books.
2) uno becomes una before feminine nouns
e.g.setenta y una muchachas = 71 girls.
See also; uno (num.) = one.
time, occasion
la vez
because
porque
noun
conjunction
a Moroccan girl (f) saying to her friend,
“Love is not waking me time and time again unless
there is an occasion other than a new FEZ!”
because you like
pigs you don’t eat
PORK.
Notes
las veces = times, occasions. alguna vez = sometime.
See also; algunas veces = sometimes.
See also; muchas veces = often (many times).
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Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
a
big ____________________________________
____________________________________
________________________
but ____________________________________
after __________________________________
either … or ____________________________
again (one more time)____________________
for ____________________________________
again (over again) ______________________
friend
all, everything
________________________
from, of ________________________________
almost ________________________________
good __________________________________
also (as well) __________________________
goodbye! ______________________________
also, besides, whats more ________________
good morning! __________________________
always ________________________________
to have (auxiliary verb) __________________
and
__________________________________
other, another __________________________
because ________________________________
our ____________________________________
before
time, occasion
above, over, on
________________________________
________________________________
________________________
What is the English word for:
además de
____________________________
o…o
________________________________
¡adiós! ________________________________
otra vez
el amigo / la amiga
____________________
otro __________________________________
______________________________
para __________________________________
________________________________
pero __________________________________
¡buenos días! __________________________
porque ________________________________
casi
siempre
antes de
bueno
__________________________________
______________________________
______________________________
de ____________________________________
sobre
de nuevo ______________________________
también
después
todo __________________________________
______________________________
________________________________
______________________________
grande ________________________________
un, uno, una
haber
la vez
nuestro
________________________________
______________________________
y
__________________________
________________________________
____________________________________
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People People People People People People People People People People People People
te la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente
eople People People People People People People People People People People People Pe
e la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente
ople People People People People People People People People People People People Peop
ente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gen
People People People People People People People People People People People People P
gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gen
la gente
People People People People People People People People People People People People
gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la ge
le People People People People People People People People People People People People
nte la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gent
People
beautiful (splendid)
bella
adult
el adulto /
la adulta
adjective
a beautiful BELLE of the ball standing
beside a large BELL at the ball.
noun
a male (m) adult chewing his
ADULT TOE (in not a very
adult manner!).
Notes
bella (f.adj.) bello (m.adj.).
Also means; lovely, handsome, splendid.
las Bellas Artes = fine arts.
See also; hermosa (adj. f) = beautiful.
See also; la belleza (f.) = beauty.
Notes
la adulta (f.)
beauty
la belleza
both
ambos, ambas
noun
adjective, pronoun
saying of the beauty of a bay
filled with bikini-clad beauties
(f), “This BAY HAS A beauty
words cannot describe.”
a male musician (m)
says, “I AM BOSS of
the band,” and his wife
(f) says, “I AM BASS
player,” and together
they both play in the
band.
Notes
See also: bella (adj. f) = beautiful, lovely.
Notes
los ambos (m.adj. pl).
las ambas (f.adj.pl.).
age
la edad
somebody, someone
alguien
noun
a little girl (f) asking her DAD
his age saying, “HEY DAD, what
is your age?”
pronoun
somebody called
Notes
AL AGAIN on the phone
for you.
everybody
todo el mundo
pronoun
¿Cuántos años tiene Utd? = How old are you?
Tengo …años (de edad) = I am …years of age/years old.
all, everything
world
todo + el mundo
adjective
you TOTAL up all the
numbers to get the answer
Notes
toda (f.adj.) = all.
e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.
todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.
e.g. todos los libros = all the books.
todo (prn.) = everything, all.
e.g. todos = everyone, everybody.
e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.
noun
Hercules (m) holding
the world on his
shoulders, standing on
a baseball MOUND.
Notes
todo el mundo = everybody
(lit. the whole world).
tener mundo = to be experienced,
know one’s way around.
no es nada del otro mundo =
it’s nothing special.
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People
la gente
gentleman
el caballero
smoker
noun
el fumador /
la fumadora
noun
a male (m) smoker FUMEs
at the DOOR where the
sign says, ‘No smokers’.
the gentleman Danny de Vito
(m), plays a CAB BALD HERO
in the TV series, Taxi.
Notes
el fumador (m.). la fumadora (f.).
el fumo (m.) = smoke.
See also; fumar = to smoke.
divorce
el divorcio
policeman,
policewoman
el/la guardia
noun
noun
King Henry the Eighth (m)
saying, “This is my divorce
because I have
DIVORCED YOU.”
a policeman (m) and
a policewoman (f)
standing on GUARD
HERE at 10 Downing
Street, London.
stranger
el desconocido
beautiful (fine)
hermosa
noun
adjective
a beautiful princess is called HER
MOST Attractive, beautiful majesty.
a stranger talking to DES
(m) and he looks like a
CONman from the other
SIDE Of the hills.
Notes
hermosa (f.adj.) hermoso (m.adj.).
Also means; lovely, handsome, fine.
la hermosura (f.) = beauty.
See also; bella (adj. f) = beautiful.
enemy
el enemigo
youth
la juventud
noun
a soldier (m) shooting a
machinegun and saying,
“Watch the ENEMY GO …”
noun
the old lady (f) thinking back to her
youth when she played for the
JUVENTUS football team in Italy.
Notes
la enemiga (f.).
pretty, lovely
linda
faithful person,
follower
el fiel
adjective
noun
LINDA Carter (f) is very pretty.
a faithful disciple of Jesus
(m) FEELs the feet of his
master.
Notes
lindo (m.adj.).
Also means; nice.
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woman, wife
la mujer
man
el hombre
noun
noun
a wife (f) is more likely to
MUCK HER hands up
cleaning babies’ diapers than
the husband.
a man (m) from
HUMBERside at HOME
who BRAYs like a
donkey with his donkey.
Notes
Also; la señora (f.) = lady, Mrs, wife,
madam.
See also; la esposa (f.) = wife.
Notes
Also; el señor (m.) = man,
Mister, gentleman, owner, master.
birth
el nacimiento
idiot
el/la idiota
noun
noun
at the birth of his son, boxer
Prince NAZEEM’s
son (m) kicked
A MINT with
his TOE.
an IDIOT stuck in
the TAR.
Notes
Same word is used for male and
female idiots!
Notes
nacer (v.) = to be born.
boy
el muchacho
death
la muerte
noun
noun
you don’t like that boy (m)
MUCH because he sneezes a
great deal ... he says very
MUCH ACHOO!
a lady (f) MORTician
announces the death of a
MURDER victim and says,
“There’s MORE TA this
MURDER than meets the
eye!”
Notes
Can also mean; servant.
la muchacha (f.) = girl (or maid).
Notes
See also; morir (v.) = to die.
crowd
la muchedumbre
couple
la pareja
noun
that a crowd of girls (f)
watching rock stars act
MUCH DUMBER
than when on
their own,
and hysteria
can reign.
noun
a couple of nuns (f) in P-RAYER.
blonde
rubio
fight
la pelea
adjective
a blonde woman with
a large RUBY, OH!, on her head,
and laden with red RUBIES said,
“Gentlemen prefer blondes
with RUBIES!”
noun
Notes
two Brazilian girls (f)
have a fight over
PELE the football ace.
rubia (f.adj.).
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People
la gente
Now test yourself
adult __________________________________
enemy ________________________________
age____________________________________
faithful person, follower ________________
beautiful (fine) ________________________
fight __________________________________
beautiful (splendid) ____________________
gentleman ____________________________
beauty ________________________________
idiot __________________________________
birth __________________________________
man __________________________________
blonde ________________________________
policeman, policewoman ________________
both __________________________________
pretty, lovely __________________________
boy __________________________________
smoker ________________________________
couple ________________________________
somebody, someone ____________________
crowd ________________________________
stranger ______________________________
death__________________________________
woman, wife __________________________
divorce ________________________________
youth ________________________________
el adulto / la adulta ____________________
hermosa ______________________________
alguien ________________________________
el hombre ______________________________
ambos, ambas __________________________
el/la idiota ____________________________
bella __________________________________
la juventud ____________________________
la belleza ______________________________
linda __________________________________
el caballero ____________________________
el muchacho____________________________
el desconocido__________________________
la muchedumbre ________________________
el divorcio ____________________________
la muerte ______________________________
la edad ________________________________
la mujer ______________________________
el enemigo ____________________________
el nacimiento __________________________
el fiel__________________________________
la pareja ______________________________
el fumador / la fumadora ________________
la pelea________________________________
el/la guardia __________________________
rubio __________________________________
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l) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en
ome (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gener
la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en g
me (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general
a (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general)
Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gene
la casa (en general)
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Home (general)
to switch off
or turn off,
to put out (fire)
apagar
house
la casa
noun
verb
Mama CASS (f) in front of
her cosy house for which
she paid CASH.
you switch off a light
switch with A PACK OF
cigarettes.
at home
en casa
room
el cuarto
phrase
a Moroccan saying, “I feel at
home living IN CASAblanca.”
noun
the milkman (m) stands in a
room and pours a QUART
O’ milk on the floor.
Notes
Notes
ir a casa = to go home.
salir de casa = to go out, leave home.
See also; el cuarto de baño = bathroom.
See also; la habitación = room.
See also; cuarto/a (adj.) = quarter.
See also; el cuarto (m.) = fourth.
to switch the light on
encender la luz
electrical appliance
el electrodoméstico
verb
noun
you SEND CINDERella to turn
on the light which is hanging
LOOSE from the ceiling.
all the ELECTRIC
appliances that are
DOMESTIC (for the home)
and being held by a male
electrician (m) in his
Overalls.
entrance
la entrada
noun
electricity
la electricidad
noun
actress Carmen
ELECTRA (f) ringing
her DAD and saying,
“I’m paying for your
ELECTRICITY, DAD.”
the singer ENya (f)
standing at the
TRADEsmens’ entrance
to a building.
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Home (general)
stairs
la escalera
phonecall
la llamada
noun
noun
Queen Elizabeth I
(f) making a
phonecall to the
King of Spain saying,
“Hi, Spanish ARMADA?
YA MIGHT A given
me a call if you
weren’t coming back.”
a mermaid (f)
SCALES the stairs
while holding a set
of SCALES.
Notes llamar por teléfono = to make a phone call.
key
la llave
garage
el garaje
noun
noun
in the GARAGE
is a mechanic (m)
with his car. The
garage is in the
Spanish colors.
a girl (f) saying,
“Let yourself in! I know
YA HAVE a key of
your own.”
light
la luz
noun
LUCy (f) holds a light bulb
because it is LOOSE, but she’s
getting zapped.
room (habitat)
la habitación
furniture
los muebles
noun
noun plural
a nun (f) dressed in her HABIT in a room in the
city of ASCUNCION in Paraguay.
Notes
Can also mean; dwelling, abode, habitat. See also; el cuarto (m.) = room.
MOBILE furniture is amongst
men (m) with giant MARBLES.
home
el hogar
to burn
quemar
noun
a male HOG (m) sitting at
home in his lounge.
verb
Notes
Also means; fireplace, hearth, home life.
you burn yourself with a
CHEMIcal fire.
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wall (interior)
la pared
noun
sitting on the RED
wall is a female
PARROT (f).
Notes
See also; el muro (m.) = wall
(interior).
door
la puerta
wave (radio wave, wave in hair)
la onda
noun
noun
a girl (f) with wavy hair trying to catch radio waves
riding a HONDA motorbike ON DA beach.
Notes
la onda sonora (f.) = sound wave.
la onda corta / larga / media = short / long/ medium wave (on radio).
See also; la ola (f.) = wave (sea). N.B. un saludo (m.) = wave (of hand).
at the door is a PERT and
pretty girl (f) who is going to
POUR TWO jars of water
through it.
sofa, settee
el sofá
chores
los quehaceres
noun
noun plural
Greek Philosopher
SOPHOcles (m) on a SOFA
in the Spanish colors saying,
“I find the English SOFA
is just like the Spanish
SOFA and just as
comfortable.”
while a boy (m) with a leg in
plaster is doing the chores his
father says, “I don’t CARE HOW
SERIOUS your injuries are, you
must do your chores.”
radio
la radio
TV
la tele
noun
noun
a TV in Spanish is a TELLY and there
is a flag in the Spanish colors - red,
yellow, red - on top of it. Imagine a
girl (f) beside it.
a girl (f) listening to a
RADIO in Spanish colors.
Notes
la televisión (f.) = television. la televisión digital = digital television.
la tele(visión) en color / por satélite = color / satellite television.
chair
la silla
window
la ventana
noun
noun
a girl (f) tries to
preVENT ANNA
from opening the
window.
Celine Dion (f) acts
SILLIER when she sits in a
SILLY chair.
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Now test yourself
light __________________________________
at home ________________________________
phonecall ______________________________
to burn ________________________________
radio __________________________________
chair __________________________________
room __________________________________
chores ________________________________
room (habitat) __________________________
door __________________________________
sofa, settee ____________________________
electrical appliance ____________________
stairs __________________________________
electricity ______________________________
to switch the light on____________________
entrance ______________________________
furniture ______________________________
to switch off or turn off,
to put out (fire) ________________________
garage ________________________________
TV ____________________________________
home __________________________________
wall (interior) __________________________
house __________________________________
wave (radio wave, wave in hair) __________
key ____________________________________
window________________________________
apagar ________________________________
la llave ________________________________
la casa ________________________________
la luz __________________________________
en casa ________________________________
los muebles ____________________________
el cuarto ______________________________
la onda ________________________________
la electricidad __________________________
la pared________________________________
el electrodoméstico ______________________
la puerta ______________________________
encender la luz__________________________
los quehaceres __________________________
la entrada ______________________________
quemar ________________________________
la escalera ____________________________
la radio ________________________________
el garaje ______________________________
la silla ________________________________
la habitación __________________________
el sofá ________________________________
el hogar ________________________________
la tele ________________________________
la llamada ____________________________
la ventana ____________________________
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Where?
below
abajo
here (motion)
acá
adjective
adverb
that below you there is
A BARCODE.
showing someone a new car
saying, “Here is A CAR.”
Notes
Also means; underneath,
downstairs, downwards.
abajo de (prep.) = below, under.
la parte de abajo = the lower part.
más abajo = lower/further down.
See also; debajo (adv.) = beneath.
See also; debajo de (adv.) = under.
Notes
acá = use with verbs involving movement
of an object towards the speaker.
e.g. Julia, venga acá. = Julia, come here.
See also; aquí = here (static).
beside
al lado de
inside
adentro
preposition
adverb
that you go inside the
DENTist’s and wait in a ROW
- it feels a bit like DEATH
ROW.
standing beside A LADDER.
there
allí
where (to)?
¿adónde?
adverb
Muhammad ALI over there.
preposition
a police chief saying,
“Where would a Mafia
DON DARE to go while
the whole police force of
Chicago is looking for
him?”
Notes
por allí = over there.
allí mismo = right there.
Also; allá = there. e.g. allá bajo = down there.
See also; ahí = over there.
Notes
around
alrededor de
adonde = where to.
over there
ahí
preposition
the contestant has
to turn around
because ALREADY,
DOOR ‘D’ is open.
preposition
you hear people shouting,
“A HIIII” over there.
Notes
Notes
los alrededores (m.pl.) =
surroundings.
por ahí = over there, that way.
See also; allí.
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¿dónde?
behind
(backwards)
atrás
front
la delantera
noun
adverb
at the front of a
Chinese restaurant is a
huge reD LANTERn
and Dana DELany (f)
acting as a TERRORist.
someone hiding behind
A TRASH can.
Notes
Also means; back(wards), previously.
ir hacia atrás = to go backwards,
towards the rear.
estar atrás = to be at the back,
behind.
See also; detrás de = behind (a the
back of).
Notes
delantero/a (adj.) = front.
See also; delante = in front.
See also: ¡adelante! = come in!
near
cerca de
right (direction)
la derecha
preposition
noun
near the CIRCUS is a great deal of noise.
DEAR RACHEL (f) likes to drive on the right and it
causes havoc.
Notes
means ’near to’ in space and time. cerca de aquí / allí = near to here / there.
cerca de la una = about (near to) one o’clock.
cercano/a (adj.) = close, near, nearby. See also; el cerco (m.) = fence.
Notes
a la derecha = to the right. el derecho (m.) = right (law).
tener razón = to be right.
beneath
debajo
behind (at the back)
detrás de
adverb
preposition
beneath the stairs there
behind DE TRASH can
a man is hiding and he
looks like DICK TRACY.
was DE BARCODE.
Notes
Notes
detrás de + noun = behind the … /
at the back of ...
salir de detrás = to come out from behind.
por detrás de alguien = behind someone’s back.
See also; atrás (adv.) = behind (backwards).
por debajo de = beneath
Also means, underneath.
See also; abajo (adj.) = below.
in front
delante
in the middle of
en medio de
preposition
in front of the Chinese
preposition
restaurant is a huge
reD LANTERn.
in the middle of the
battle field is a
MEDIOcre MEDICO.
Notes
delante de = in front of, before.
adelante (adv.) = ahead,
forwards, onwards.
delantero (adj.) = front, fore.
See also; ¡adelante! = come in!
See also; la delantera (f.) = front.
Notes
Also means; in between.
See also; medio (adj.) = half.
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everywhere
en todas partes
adverb
everywhere the TOADS are
having PARTIES.
bottom
el fondo
Notes
Also; por todas partes = everywhere
(lit. for all places).
noun
at the bottom of the
swimming pool is a male
snorkeller (m) FOND Of eating
Swiss Cheese FONDUE away from the PHONE.
above, on top of, over
encima de
preposition
Notes
al fondo de = at the bottom of. e.g. al fondo del mar = at the seabed/floor.
en el fondo = at the bottom, deep down.
ENya the singer holding a
CINEMA on top of, above
and over her head.
next to
junto a
Notes
See also; arriba (adv.) = up, above,
upstairs.
See also; sobre (prep.) = above, over, on.
preposition
next to you,
on both sides,
is a JANITOR.
opposite (location)
enfrente de
Notes
preposition
Also means; near to.
junto (adj.) = joined,
united, near, close, next, joint.
See also; juntos (adv.) = together.
ENya and her FRIEND
standing opposite each
other in opposing colors.
Notes
Also; de enfrente (prep.)
e.g. La casa de enfrente. = The house
opposite / across the street.
enfrente (adv.) = opposite.
far from
lejos de
preposition
east
el este
that LAGOS, Nigeria is far
from DEnmark.
noun
Notes
Jackie Chan (m), the actor
from the East, is known as
the EST-Man … tough-EST,
quick-EST, sharp-EST,
handsome-EST, b-EST.
lejos (adv.) = far, far away.
a lo lejos = in the distance.
de lejos = from a distance.
¿Está lejos? = Is it far (away)?
(No) está muy lejos. = It is (not) very far.
Notes
el noreste (m.) = northeast.
el sureste (m.) = southeast.
north
el norte
west
el oeste
noun
Oliver NORTH (m) the
US army official, facing
the NORTH.
noun
John Wayne (m) the
cowboy actor, rides in from
the WEST.
Notes
el noreste (m.) = northeast.
el noroeste (m.) = northwest.
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¿dónde?
Now test yourself
above, on top of, over __________________
in front ________________________________
around ________________________________
inside ________________________________
behind (at the back) ____________________
in the middle of ________________________
behind (backwards) ____________________
near __________________________________
below ________________________________
next to ________________________________
beneath ________________________________
north __________________________________
beside ________________________________
opposite (location)______________________
bottom ________________________________
over there ______________________________
east __________________________________
right (direction) ________________________
everywhere ____________________________
there __________________________________
far from ______________________________
west __________________________________
front __________________________________
where (to)? ____________________________
here (motion) __________________________
abajo__________________________________
la delantera ____________________________
acá____________________________________
la derecha______________________________
adentro ________________________________
detrás de ______________________________
¿adónde? ______________________________
encima de ______________________________
ahí ____________________________________
enfrente de ____________________________
al lado de ______________________________
en medio de ____________________________
allí____________________________________
en todas partes ________________________
alrededor de ____________________________
el este ________________________________
atrás __________________________________
el fondo ______________________________
cerca de________________________________
junto a ________________________________
debajo ________________________________
lejos de ________________________________
delante ________________________________
el norte ________________________________
el oeste ________________________________
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olive
la aceituna
lunch
el almuerzo
a girl (f) says,
”I SAY, TUNA ate
my olive!”
AS A TUNA leaps
out of the water and
grabs it.
eating lunch with
MOZART’s brother AL (m),
AL MOZART.
noun
noun
Notes
See also; almorzar (v.) = to have lunch.
roast
el asado
Notes
Also; la oliva.
See also; el aceite = oil
noun
a roast beef, A SAD Ole
roast beef being served
by A SAD Ole chef.
food
el alimento
Notes asar (v.) = to roast.
noun
Sherlock Holmes (m) has
found a male cannibal about
to eat a cooked victim’s TOE
with LEMON. He turns to
Watson (m) and says,
“His food is A LEMON
TOE, my dear Watson …”
evening meal
la cena
noun
a girl (f) eats her evening meal in
front of a poster of the late Ayrton
SENNA, the Brazilian racing driver.
Notes See also; el almuerzo (m.) = lunch.
to have lunch
almorzar
Notes
cenar (v.) = to have dinner, to dine
verb
MOZART’s brother
AL, AL MOZART
organising who to
(have) lunch with.
chocolate
el chocolate
noun
Notes
a little boy (m) eating a
large bar of CHOCOLATE
and he’s holding a flag in
the Spanish colors - red,
yellow, red.
See also; el almuerzo (m.)
= lunch.
rice
el arroz
to eat
comer
noun
a Chinese man (m) with ROWS
of bowls of rice and also
holding A red ROSE.
verb
while you eat you
COMB HAIR.
Notes
Notes
arroz con leche = rice pudding.
¡a comer! = Food's ready!, Come and eat!
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la comida
salad
la ensalada
noun
ENya (f) eating a SALAD,
DAngling a piece of lettuce
in her fingers.
to cook
cocinar
Notes
la ensalada mixta = mixed salad.
la ensalada verde = green salad.
Can also mean; "mix-up".
verb
Madame Curie likes to cook in the kitchen while
teaching about maths and COSINES.
fried
frito
Notes
el cocinero (m.) / la cocinera (f.) = cook.
See also; la cocina (f.) = kitchen.
adjective
fried FRITO corn chips.
cream
la crema
Notes
frita (f.adj.) fritos variados = mixed grill.
freír (v.) = to fry.
noun
the milkgirl (f)
standing with a large
CREAM can in the
Spanish colors.
hunger
el hambre
noun
the hunger of a little girl (f) who
says, “To quell my hunger I’m
having HAM and BREad.”
Notes
crema (adj.) = cream-coloured
’la crema de la sociedad’ = the
cream of society
Notes
Remember! this word is feminine.
’el hambre’ rolls off the tongue easier than
’la hambre’, hence ’el hambre’.
tener hambre (v.) = to be hungry.
la hambruna (f.) = famine
breakfast
el desayuno
noun
ice cream
el helado
DES (m) at breakfast at
the Ritz Hotel with a
friend who says, “I
knew you’d love it,
DES AND YOU
KNOW how important
breakfast is.”
noun
asking for an ice cream from the
devil (m) from HELL and he
answers, “Do I provide ice-cream?
The HELL I DO!”
Notes
desayunarse (vr.) = to have
breakfast.
desayunar con algo (fig) = to get
the first news about something.
Notes
helado (adj.) = frozen.
helar (v.) = to freeze.
la heladería (f.) = ice cream stall/parlour.
egg
el huevo
sweet
dulce
noun
adjective
a male (m) egg, and
his friends WAVE Over
and over at you.
a sweet girl (f) saying, “Sweet
food will correct DULL SEnses.”
Notes
dulce de leche = caramel sauce (lit. sweetened milk).
dulce (adv.) = gently, softly
Notes
huevos fritos = fried eggs.
huevos duros = hard-boiled eggs.
huevos pasado por agua = soft-boiled eggs.
Also (fig); tener huevos (v.) = to have guts/balls.
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butter
la mantequilla
dessert
el postre
noun
noun
a wicked mother (f) saying to her
daughter (f), “Eat your butter or
I’ll get a MAN TO KILL YA!”
a POSTman (m) using parcels as a
TRAY to carry his dessert on ... a POST
TRAY for dessert.
Notes Also; la manteca = butter.
Notes
a la postre (f.)’ = in the end, 'when all’s said and done'.
para postre = to top it all off.
llegar a los postres (fig) = to come too late (lit. in time
for dessert).
to smell of
oler a
verb
cheese
el queso
someone HOLLER that you
smell of OL’...ER…AH… pig!
noun
a Dutch cheesemaker (m) with
a case of cheese saying,
“I GUESS, OR think I’ll take a
CASE Of cheese.”
Notes
oler (v.) = to smell, to pry into, to sniff out.
Notes
el queso rallado = grated cheese.
el queso crema = cream cheese.
bread
el pan
noun
flavour
el sabor
a loaf of bread in a PAN, held
by a male baker Peter PAN (m).
Notes
noun
el pan de molde = sliced bread
el pan integral = wholemeal bread
la panadería = bakery
el panadero (m.) / la panadera (f.) = baker
a caveman (m) saying, “I
SAVOR the flavour of the
SABRE-tooth tiger.”
pie
el pastel
Notes
sin sabor = flavourless.
saborear (v.) = to taste, savour, to relish.
noun
Tele Savalas (m), the bald actor
famous as Kojak, is coloring
his pie in PASTEL colors.
soup
la sopa
Notes
Can also mean; cake.
los pasteles (m.pl.) = pastry / confectionery. la pastelería = pastry/cake shop.
noun
an actress (f)
dropping bars of
SOAP in a SOAP
actress’s (f) soup.
to ask for,
to order
pedir
Notes
FF: el jabón (m.) = soap.
verb
you ask for a new
PEDAL for your bike.
cake
la torta
noun
a large cake, a female
TORToise and a lady (f)
saying, “I TAUGHT A
tortoise to make cake.”
Notes
Means; to ask for something,
to request.
pedir disculpas = to apologize
(lit. to ask for apologies).
See also: preguntar (v.) = to
ask (a question).
Notes
la torta de huevos. = omelette.
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la comida
Now test yourself
to ask for, to order ______________________
food __________________________________
bread __________________________________
fried __________________________________
breakfast ______________________________
to have lunch __________________________
butter__________________________________
hunger ________________________________
cake __________________________________
ice cream ______________________________
cheese ________________________________
lunch __________________________________
chocolate ______________________________
olive __________________________________
to cook ________________________________
pie ____________________________________
cream__________________________________
rice ____________________________________
dessert ________________________________
roast __________________________________
to eat __________________________________
salad __________________________________
egg ____________________________________
to smell of ____________________________
evening meal __________________________
soup __________________________________
flavour ________________________________
sweet __________________________________
la ensalada ____________________________
la aceituna ____________________________
frito __________________________________
el alimento ____________________________
el hambre ______________________________
almorzar ______________________________
el helado ______________________________
el almuerzo ____________________________
el huevo ______________________________
el arroz ________________________________
la mantequilla __________________________
el asado ______________________________
oler a __________________________________
la cena ________________________________
el pan ________________________________
el chocolate ____________________________
el pastel ______________________________
cocinar ________________________________
pedir __________________________________
comer__________________________________
el postre ______________________________
la crema ______________________________
el queso ________________________________
el desayuno ____________________________
el sabor ________________________________
dulce __________________________________
la sopa ________________________________
la torta ________________________________
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zero
cero
three
tres
number
number
a sport judge holding a score card saying ‘ZERO’ in the
Spanish colors.
three TRAYS.
Notes
Also means; nothing, nil.
bajo cero = below zero
four
cuatro
number
Suzi QUATTRO
was already
playing the guitar
at age four.
Notes
N.B. cuarto = fourth be careful!
one
uno
five
cinco
number
a one year old saying,
“I’m one YOU KNOW …
and I have one tooth YOU
KNOW.”
number
Notes
1) uno becomes un before masculine nouns,
even in compound numerals.
e.g. cuarenta y un libros = 41 books.
2) uno becomes una before feminine nouns
e.g.setenta y una muchachas = 71 girls.
See also; un, uno, una (art.) = a.
a five year old
is in the SINK
… OH!
six
seis
two
dos
number
number
Simon SAYS six prayers six
times a day.
two bullDOZers.
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los números - uno
eleven
once
seven
siete
number
number
a teacher telling an eleven
year old, “Go ON ... SAY
eleven at ONCE.”
a seven year old insists
he can SEE A YETI.
Notes
FF: una vez = once.
eight
ocho
twelve
doce
number
number
you get a DOZEN
eggs, twelve, off the
DOZEY farmer.
an eight year old
OH ... CHOking on
a CHOCOlate.
thirteen
trece
nine
nueve
number
number
that love potion
number nine gives a sexy NEW WAVE, AYE!
at 13 Dick TRACY
was already acting
like a detective.
ten
diez
fourteen
catorce
number
number
the actress Cameron
DIAZ, scoring 10 out
of 10.
a 14 year old with a
CART HORSE.
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fifteen
quince
diez (ten) + ...
number
number
the actress
Cameron DIAZ, scoring 10 out of 10.
sixteen
dieciséis
a 15 year old eating a QUINCE.
number
diez + seis (six)
number
Simon SAYS six prayers six times a day.
Notes
the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and six’.
seventeen
diecisiete
number
diez +
siete (seven)
number
a seven year old insists
he can SEE A YETI.
twenty
veinte
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and seven’.
eighteen
dieciocho
number
at 20 you seem so VAIN TO your parents.
Notes
number
veintiuno, veintidós, veintres, etc
diez + ocho (eight)
number
an eight year old OH ...
CHOking
on a CHOCOlate.
hundred (exactly)
cien
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’,
literally meaning ’ten and eight’.
number
hundred (100+)
ciento
number
at age 100 you
are not SEEIN’
TOO well.
nineteen
diecinueve
number
Notes:
diez + nueve (nine)
cien = 100 exactly.
ciento is used for numbers 101-199 ‘ciento diecisiete’
Before masculine and feminine plural nouns ciento is shortened to cien.
e.g. trescien tortas = 300 cakes; cien años = 100 years.
Before nouns use the correct gender form e.g. ciento/cienta’
Ciento is not followed by ’y’ e.g. ciento dos. (y is used between tens and units
only e.g. ciento cincuenta y dos’)
number
that love potion
number nine gives a sexy NEW WAVE, AYE!
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and nine’.
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los números - uno
Now test yourself
eleven ________________________________
zero __________________________________
twelve ________________________________
one____________________________________
thirteen________________________________
two __________________________________
fourteen ______________________________
three __________________________________
fifteen ________________________________
four __________________________________
sixteen ________________________________
five __________________________________
seventeen ______________________________
six ____________________________________
eighteen ______________________________
seven __________________________________
nineteen ______________________________
eight __________________________________
twenty ________________________________
nine __________________________________
hundred (exactly) ______________________
ten ____________________________________
hundred (100+) ________________________
catorce ________________________________
doce __________________________________
cero __________________________________
dos____________________________________
cien __________________________________
nueve__________________________________
ciento ________________________________
ocho __________________________________
cinco __________________________________
once __________________________________
cuatro ________________________________
quince ________________________________
diecinueve ____________________________
seis __________________________________
dieciocho ______________________________
siete __________________________________
dieciséis ______________________________
trece __________________________________
diecisiete ______________________________
tres __________________________________
diez __________________________________
uno __________________________________
veinte ________________________________
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right now
ahora mismo
yesterday
ayer
if you don’t leave to meet MO
right now, it will be A
HORROR as you’ll MISS MO.
saying,
“yesterday
seems like A
YEAR ago...
so much has
happened
in the last
24 hours!”
adverb
adverb
Notes
ahora (adv.) = now.
Notes
antes de ayer = the day
before yesterday.
ayer por la mañana = yesterday morning.
ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.
at the end of
al cabo de
how often?
¿cuántas veces?
phrase
at the end of the CAB ride with AL CAPONE you paid
him a large tip.
question
Notes el cabo (m.) = end, rope, cable, Cape.
year
el año
asking, “How often do
QANTAS VISA cards get
offered to you in the mail?”
noun
Santa Claus’s (m) visit is
an ANNUAL event,
happening once a year.
last night
anoche
from time
to time
de vez
en cuando
adverb
last night you managed to
tighten your belt another
NOTCH (after being on a
diet).
phrase
from time to time the lady sea captain gets
her VESSEL in a QUANDRY. Imagine she is actress
Caroline QUENTIN.
Notes
Notes
la vez = a time, occurence; cuando = when.
See also; la noche (f.) = night.
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el tiempo
suddenly
de pronto
soon
dentro de poco
adverb
adverb
a dozing caveman
leaps into life
when suddenly DE
BRONTOsaurus’s
head appears in
front of him.
a lady saying to her husband,
“Soon I’ll DENT YOUR POCKet
on a spending spree!”
Notes
Also means; ’in a little while.’
dentro (adv.) = inside.
un poco (m.) = a little.
Notes
pronto (adj.) = prompt, quick, ready.
pronto (adv.) = quickly, promptly, at once, soon.
por lo pronto = meanwhile, for the moment.
tan pronto como ... = as soon as … / ¡hasta pronto! = See you soon!
day
el día
the time, hour
la hora
noun
noun
every day Santa Claus (m)
has to feed his DEER.
a lady (f) vampire looks at her
watch in HORROR and says,
“Arghhh … HORROR, look
at the time, witching hour
approaches!”
Notes
de día = by day, in the daytime.
de día en día = from day to day.
end
el fin
today
hoy
noun
adverb
at the end of the race is an elf
(m) with a shark’s FIN and a
checkered flag.
the boy at the top of the mast of
a ship yells, “Land aHOY –
we’ll land today.”
weekend
el fin de semana
tomorrow, morning
la mañana
noun
a male shark priest (m) going
off for the weekend to deliver a
FIN SERMON to other
FINNED fish.
noun
tomorrow Little Red Riding
Hood (f) says, “I am going
to see MA NANA in the
morning.”
Notes
Notes
See also; la semana (f.) = week.
Means both; morning and tomorrow.
por la mañana = in the morning.
Mañana por la mañana = tomorrow morning.
usually
generalmente
month
el mes
adverb
“I usually like
GENERAL
MINTIES,” says the
GENERAL.
noun
at the beginning of the month
the male priest (m) makes a
MESS of his cloak, spilling red
wine on it.
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beginning
el principio
noun
at the beginning of school
assembly, AL (m) the PRINCIPal
sings a SOng.
Notes
al principio = at the beginning.
minute
el minuto
late
tarde
noun
adverb
a male ballet dancer (m) spins around for a MINUTE
on his TOE.
a road-worker laying
TAR seal late all
afternoon because it is
their TAR DAY.
moment
el momento
noun
Notes
See also; la tarde (f.) = afternoon.
week
la semana
“Wait a MOMENT, I
have to buy this
MOMENTO…”, the
bearded tourist says to his
male friend (m) at the
monument.
noun
all that week a
businesswoman (f) sits in a
SEMINAR.
night
la noche
Notes
See also; el fin de semana (m.) =
weekend.
noun
during the night the lady (f)
was able to NOTCH A few
more clients to her list.
afternoon
la tarde
noun
a female road-worker (f) laying
TAR seal all afternoon because
it is their TAR DAY.
Notes
de noche = by night.
See also; anoche = last night.
morning (in the)
por la mañana
Notes
See also; tarde (adv.) = late.
phrase
already
ya
Little Red Riding Hood (f)
going to see her
grandmother in the
morning saying, “I’m
going to POUR MA NANA
a cup of tea when I see her.”
adverb
Notes
la mañana (f.) = morning, tomorrow.
mañana por la mañana = tomorrow
morning.
I already told YA that ‘YA’
is already.
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el tiempo
Now test yourself
afternoon ______________________________
morning (in the) ________________________
already ________________________________
night __________________________________
at the end of __________________________
right now ______________________________
beginning ______________________________
soon __________________________________
day __________________________________
suddenly ______________________________
end____________________________________
the time, hour __________________________
from time to time ______________________
today ________________________________
how often? ____________________________
tomorrow, morning ____________________
last night ______________________________
usually ________________________________
late __________________________________
week __________________________________
minute ________________________________
weekend ______________________________
moment ______________________________
year __________________________________
month ________________________________
yesterday ______________________________
ahora mismo __________________________
la hora ________________________________
al cabo de______________________________
hoy __________________________________
el año ________________________________
la mañana ____________________________
anoche ________________________________
el mes ________________________________
ayer __________________________________
el minuto ______________________________
¿cuántas veces? ________________________
el momento ____________________________
de pronto ______________________________
la noche ______________________________
de vez en cuando________________________
por la mañana__________________________
dentro de poco__________________________
el principio ____________________________
el día__________________________________
la semana______________________________
el fin __________________________________
tarde __________________________________
el fin de semana ________________________
la tarde________________________________
generalmente __________________________
ya ____________________________________
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l ti
l ti
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Weather
cool
fresco
air
el aire
adjective
noun
a man saying,
“I enjoy a FRESH
COld, cool beer on a
hot sunny day…”
the air in Buenos
AIRES is fresh and
clean and was once
enjoyed by President
Peron (m) for flying.
Notes
Also means; fresh
(temperature, food).
tomar el fresco = to get some
fresh air.
Can also mean; cheeky,
bad-mannered.
fresca (f.adj.).
¡qué fresco! = what a cheek!
heat
el calor
noun
a man (m) at a
swimming pool says,
“This heat has got me
burning CALORies
GALORE!”
cold
frío
adjective
Notes
polar bears looking at a cold
igloo and the salesman says,
“buy one get one FREE Only this week!”
See also; caluroso (adj.) =
hot, warm.
hot
caluroso
Notes
fría (f.adj.)
el frío (m.) = coldness, chilliness.
Also means; cold (emotionally),
indifferent, chilly (manner).
adjective
a hot fire where
you burn
COLORED ROSES.
the weather
is nice
hace buen
tiempo
Notes
Can also mean; enthusiastic.
calurosa (f.adj.).
See also; el calor (m.) = heat.
See also; caliente (adj.) = warm, hot.
phrase
frost
la escarcha
noun
skater Tonya
Harding (f) skating
in the frost pulling a
CAR and CHAIR
behind her.
Jimi HAS HAIR saying,
“I say, it HAS BEEN TEMPOrarily nice weather.”
Notes See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
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el tiempo
the weather is hot
hace calor
to rain
llover
Jimi HAS HAIR
says, “COLOR will
fade from your hair
dye if the weather
is hot like this.”
two LOVERs in the
park as it starts to
rain.
Notes
Notes
phrase
verb
See also; la lluvia = rain (f.)
See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
rain
la lluvia
the weather
is cold
hace frío
noun
girl (f) shouts to the rain, “rain,
I LOVE YA!”
phrase
Jimi HAS HAIR says, “FREE
Ocean liner tickets can leave
you stranded where the
weather is cold.”
Notes
See also; llover (v.) = to rain.
moon
la luna
Notes
See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
the weather is bad
hace mal
tiempo
noun
a female (f) LUNAtic on
the moon.
Notes
la luna creciente = crescent moon.
la luna llena = full moon.
la luna menguante = waning moon.
la luna nueva = new moon.
estar en la luna = to have one’s head
in the clouds (moon).
phrase
a new tip from Jimi
HAS HAIR – “MALL
TEMPO and the crowds
increase when the weather
is bad.”
Notes See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
to snow
nevar
it is sunny (hacer)
hace sol
verb
an Arab woman (f)
standing watching it
snow saying, “I NEVER
expected it to snow!!
I should NEVER have
left the camel out!”
phrase
a soul singer saying,
“HEY SOUL sister I
assume you’ve noticed …
it is sunny out here.”
cloud
la nube
Notes
el sol (m.) = sun, sunshine.
See also; Está soleado. = it is sunny.
noun
humid
húmedo
a NUBILE woman (f)
sitting on a cloud,
seductively looking
for passing single
men.
adjective
people finding it HUMID OH in
the MEADOW. What a humid
MEADOW!
Notes
Notes
húmeda (f.adj.).
Also means: damp, wet.
See also; nublado (adj.) =
cloudy.
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nublado
sunny
soleado
adjective
adjective
on a cloudy day a
NUBILE nurse (f) pulls
a patient through the
clouds saying,
“We need NEW
BLOOD around here.”
on a sunny day you
rub SOLELY A
DOnut’s cream on as
a sun-block.
Notes
está soleado = it is sunny.
See also; hace sol = it is sunny.
See also; el sol = sun.
Notes
nublada (f.adj.). See also; la nube (f.) = cloud.
fog
la niebla
to blow
soplar
noun
verb
in the fog your
NIece (f) and
NEIGHBOUR
both NIBBLE
A biscuit.
you blow bubbles of
SOAP LARger than your head.
Notes
Means; to blow away, off, up, out.
Also means; to booze.
Also means; to squeal (inform, eg. the police).
Notes
Hay niebla. = it is foggy.
dark (obscure)
oscuro
weather
el tiempo
adjective
noun
a weatherman (m)
saying, “The weather
today will TEEM and
POUR … GRRRR…
that ’TM’ POked
me again!”
that the light is OBSCURed
when its the dark, sO
SQUIRRELs come out to play.
Notes
oscura (f.adj.).
Also means; obscure, cloudy, overcast,
uncertain, confused.
'a oscuras’ = in the dark.
See also; moreno (adj.) = dark, dark brown (tan).
See also: castaño (adj.) = brown (chestnut).
Notes
See also; hace buen tiempo. = the weather is fine.
See also; hace mal tiempo. = the weather is bad.
See also; hace frío. = the weather is cold.
See also; hace calor. = the weather is hot. See also; el tiempo (m.) = time.
lightning
el relámpago
wind
el viento
noun
lightning striking the man’s
(m) RED LAMP on PAGO
PAGO, the Samoan island in
the South Pacific.
noun
the wind in
VIENNA TO be icy
and chilly. Imagine
a man (m) VYING
TO sell WIENER
sausages in the
cold wind.
Notes
una huelga relámpago = a lightning strike.
una visita relámpago = a lightning visit.
’como un relámpago’ = 'quick as a flash'.
relampaguear (v.) = to flash.
sun
el sol
degree
el grado
noun
King SOLomon (m) prays to the
sun for his SOUL to be saved.
noun
a large thermometer in degrees on a
GRADER driven by the weatherman
(m) who is also holding his degree.
Notes
Also means; sunshine. la luz del sol = sunlight.
el sol naciente/poniente = rising / setting sun.
la salida del sol = sunrise. la puesta del sol = sunset.
tomar el sol = to sunbathe (take sun).
See also; soleado (adj.) = sunny.
Notes
el grado (m.) = degree (temperature /graduation /
stage, step).
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el tiempo
Now test yourself
lightning ______________________________
air ____________________________________
moon __________________________________
to blow ________________________________
rain __________________________________
cloud __________________________________
to rain ________________________________
cloudy ________________________________
to snow ________________________________
cold __________________________________
sun ____________________________________
cool __________________________________
sunny__________________________________
dark (obscure) __________________________
it is sunny (hacer) ______________________
degree ________________________________
weather ________________________________
fog ____________________________________
the weather is bad ______________________
frost __________________________________
the weather is cold ______________________
heat __________________________________
the weather is hot ______________________
hot ____________________________________
the weather is nice ______________________
humid ________________________________
wind __________________________________
el aire ________________________________
llover __________________________________
el calor ________________________________
la lluvia ______________________________
caluroso ______________________________
la luna ________________________________
la escarcha ____________________________
nevar __________________________________
fresco __________________________________
la niebla ______________________________
frío ____________________________________
la nube ________________________________
el grado ________________________________
nublado________________________________
hace buen tiempo ______________________
oscuro ________________________________
hace calor ______________________________
el relámpago __________________________
hace frío ______________________________
el sol __________________________________
hace mal tiempo ________________________
soleado ________________________________
hace sol ________________________________
soplar ________________________________
húmedo ________________________________
el tiempo ______________________________
el viento ______________________________
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well
bien
adverb
that Jack, from Jack
in the BEANstalk, is
feeling really well
now that he has a
handful of BEANs.
accident
el accidente
Notes
estar bien = to be well.
See also; ¡qué bien! =
noun
your father (m) has a nasty ACCIDENT, and you are
very distressed to be at the scene of his ACCIDENT,
colored in the Spanish colors.
doctor
el doctor /
la doctora
Notes
por accidente = by chance.
noun
ambulance
la ambulancia
a male DOCTOR
George Clooney (m),
the actor from E.R.,
holding a Spanish flag.
noun
an AMBULANCE HERE
driven by a lady-nurse (f)
with hair in a bun painted
with a red cross AMBULANCE HAIR!
Notes
la doctora = doctor (female).
to hurt
doler
aspirin
la aspirina
verb
Bob DOLE (m)
hurts his political
opponent by
hitting him
with a giant
DOLLAR bill.
noun
Notes
Me duele la pierna. =
my leg hurts
(lit. my leg hurts to me).
dolerse (vr.) = to grieve,
feel sorry, sympathize.
a lady (f) with a headache with
a large packet of ASPIRIN ...
AH ... in the Spanish colors.
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la salud
nurse (f)
la enfermera
noun
Florence Nightingale (f) ,
a nurse, at the
INFIRMARY, where
she treats the INFIRM
MAYOR.
ache, pain
el dolor
noun
Bob DOLE
(m) hurts his political opponent by hitting him with
a giant DOLLAR bill until he has an ache all over.
Notes
Notes
el enfermero (m.) = male nurse.
See also; dolor de = pain in the ….. e.g. dolor de cabeza = headache.
e.g. dolor de estómago = stomach ache. e.g. dolor de oídos = ear ache.
dolor sordo = dull ache.
to feel ill
estar mal
drug
la droga
verb
noun
a female (f) DRUG Addict
smoking a drug in front of
a Spanish flag.
feeling ill in the shopping
MALL while holding a
STAR.
Notes
drogar = to drug.
drogarse = to take drugs.
temperature
la fiebre
noun
a girl (f) with a high
temperature is suffering
from FEVER, which she
gets every FEBRuary.
Notes
tener fiebre (v.) = to have a
temperature.
la fiebre amarilla (f.) = yellow fever.
flu
la gripe
illness
la enfermedad
noun
a sick woman GROUPIE (f)
GRIPS her throat due to the
pain from her flu.
noun
your mother (f) has an illness and is very sick and
INFIRM, she says, “It’s UNFAIR on ME DAD who has
to look after me.”
Notes
enfermo (m.) / enferma (f.) (adj.) = sick, ill.
el enfermo (m.) / la enferma (f.) = sick person, patient.
See also; la enfermera (f.) = nurse.
Notes
Also; influenza.
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wound
la herida
noun
a female (f) HAIRY
DUCK has a wound from a shooter’s shotgun blast.
Notes
herir (v.) = to wound, injure.
la herida (f.) / el herido (m.) = injured person, casualty.
to bite, prick, sting, chop
picar
inflammation
la inflamación
verb
you chop, bite, prick and sting PICAsso’s painting into
pieces and mix it with a PIQUAnt sauce.
noun
an INFLAMMATION on
the leg of a nurse (f) and
she’s bandaging it in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
picarse (vr.) = to go off, turn sour.
me pican los ojos = my eyes sting.
me pica el abrazo = my arm itches.
picado (adj.) = pricked, punctured.
Notes
inflamar (v.) = to inflame,
set on fire.
inflamarse (vr.) = to become
inflamed, to catch on fire.
injection
la inyección
noun
broken
roto
adjective
a helicopter has a broken tail ROTOr.
Enya (f), the singer, saying
“YECH! INJECTIONS,
I hate them!”
Notes
rota (f.adj.).
to feel
sentir
operation
la operación
verb
noun
an OPERATION
attended by nurse
Florence
Nightingale (f)
and a lady doctor
in the theatre, and
the blanket covering the
patient is in the Spanish colors.
a man down on his
luck feels gloomy as
he looks at his last
CENT ‘ERE on the
sidewalk.
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la salud
Now test yourself
accident ______________________________
to feel ill ______________________________
ambulance ____________________________
temperature ____________________________
aspirin ________________________________
flu ____________________________________
well __________________________________
wound ________________________________
doctor ________________________________
inflammation __________________________
to hurt ________________________________
injection ______________________________
ache, pain______________________________
operation ______________________________
drug __________________________________
to bite, prick, sting, chop ________________
illness ________________________________
broken ________________________________
nurse (f) ______________________________
to feel ________________________________
el accidente ____________________________
estar mal ______________________________
la ambulancia __________________________
la fiebre ______________________________
la aspirina ____________________________
la gripe ________________________________
bien __________________________________
la herida ______________________________
el doctor / la doctora ____________________
la inflamación__________________________
doler __________________________________
la inyección ____________________________
el dolor ________________________________
la operación____________________________
la droga ______________________________
picar __________________________________
la enfermedad __________________________
roto __________________________________
la enfermera____________________________
sentir__________________________________
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open
abierto
bottle
la botella
adjective
noun
you have several bottles of
drink open and A BEER, TOO.
a lady (f) holding a large
BOTTLE A’ hair cream.
Notes
estar abierto = to be open.
e.g. La puerta está abierta = the door is open
(temporary state).
ser abierto = to be frank.
e.g. Es abierto. = He’s frank (a characteristic).
Notes
Una botella de vino = a bottle of wine.
enjoy your meal!
¡buen provecho!
oil
el aceite
exclamation
noun
a man with a large moustache
(m) drinking oil that tastes like
ACETIC acid.
a chef saying,
“Enjoy your meal!
BEN APPROVES
the CHOW before
it is served!”
Notes
aceitar (v.) = to oil, lubricate.
aceitoso (adj.) = oily.
el aceite (de oliva) = olive oil.
sugar
el azúcar
cafeteria
la cafetería
noun
noun
a CAFÉ-TERIA in Spanish
colors with actress Terri
Hatcher, (f) managing it.
Notes
Also means; coffee bar, café.
Abbrieviates to; el café.
See also; el café = coffee.
a male soldier
(m) shooting
sugar from a
BA-ZOOKA.
comfortable
cómodo
bar
el bar
adjective
a KOMODO dragon
lying on a comfortable
sofa, having a drink and
listening to music.
noun
the barman (m) in a BAR
in the Spanish colors red, yellow, red.
Notes
cómoda (f.adj.).
incómodo (adj.) = uncomfortable,
inconvenient.
Notes
Also means pub, tavern.
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glass (with stem)
la copa
noun
delicious
delicioso
policewoman Angie
Dickinson (f), acting as a poor
COPPER, holding a glass
begging for a few spare
COPPER coins.
someone eating a
lovely icecream saying,
“this is DELICIOUS,
SO delicious!”
adjective
Notes
Refers to: a glass with stem.
Also means; a sports cup/trophy.
ir de copas = to go for a drink.
See also; el vaso (m.) = glass (drinking), tumbler.
Notes
deliciosa (f.adj.).
spoon
la cuchara
excellent
excelente
noun
adjective
a giant spoon held by
SHAROn Stone (f) on a
COACH SHAROn is
sharing with another lady.
knife
el cuchillo
your Spanish teacher
saying, “Your homework
was EXCELLENT-AYE!,”
and he has written it on
the board in the Spanish
colors.
noun
that with a knife
Winston ChurCHILL
(m) does CUT
CHILLI - OH and it
is going to taste hot
in your curry!
included
incluido
adjective
you must INCLUDE
DOUGH when baking
bread.
bill
la cuenta
noun
Notes
incluir (v.) = to include.
Also; incluso (m.adj.) /inclusa
(f.adj.) = included.
you get the QUEEN
TA (f) pay your bill.
clean
limpio
adjective
to bring
traer
Long John Silver is
LIMPIing along cleaning
the house, and everything
is clean where he’s
passed.
verb
you bring the TRAY ‘ERE.
Notes
limpia (f. adj.).
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pepper
la pimienta
sauce
la salsa
a pepper eaten by a lady (f)
drinking PIMMS before she
will ENTER the room.
SALly Fields (f) the actress,
SELLS A lot of SALSA sauce.
noun
noun
Notes
Means: pepper (spice).
Also; el pimiento (m.) = pepper
(vegetable), pimiento.
See also; la sal (f.) = salt.
Notes
Also means; gravy.
la salsa mayonesa = mayonnaise.
la crema = sauce (sweet).
cheers!
¡salud!
dish, plate
el plato
exclamation
noun
saying, “Cheers! Drink up
and then eat the SALAD!”
Notes
Also means; ’Bless You!’
la salud (f.) = health.
PLATO (m) the Greek
philosopher with a PLATE
Of food on his head,
whose knowledge of food
will never PLATEAU.
bar snacks
las tapas
noun plural
Pacific Island
girls (f) eating
bar snacks at
the bar, and
they TAP AS
they eat, and
they are dressed in
TAPA cloth from the Pacific.
noisy
ruidoso
adjective
noisy boys and their
RUDE-OH SO rude and
noisy language.
fork
el tenedor
noun
Notes
el ruido (m.) = noise.
ruidosamente (adv) = noisily.
a fork being jabbed in a
TENNER on a DOOR by the
TENOR Pavarotti (m). (A tenner
is an English 10 pound note.)
salt
la sal
noun
glass (drinking)
el vaso
SALly Fields (f) the actress,
having a SALE of salt.
noun
a man (m) drinking
from a VASE that you
are using as a glass.
Notes
Refers to: a glass (for drinking),
tumbler.
un vaso de vino = a glass of wine.
un vaso para vino = wineglass.
See also; la copa = glass with stem.
Notes
See also; la pimienta (f.) =
pepper (spice).
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Now test yourself
bar ____________________________________
fork __________________________________
bar snacks ____________________________
glass (drinking) ________________________
bill ____________________________________
glass (with stem) ______________________
bottle__________________________________
included ______________________________
to bring ________________________________
knife __________________________________
cafeteria ______________________________
noisy __________________________________
cheers! ________________________________
oil ____________________________________
clean __________________________________
open __________________________________
comfortable ____________________________
pepper ________________________________
delicious ______________________________
salt __________________________________
dish, plate______________________________
sauce __________________________________
enjoy your meal! ________________________
spoon__________________________________
excellent ______________________________
sugar __________________________________
abierto ________________________________
excelente ______________________________
el aceite________________________________
incluido________________________________
el azúcar ______________________________
limpio ________________________________
el bar __________________________________
la pimienta ____________________________
la botella ______________________________
el plato ________________________________
¡buen provecho! ________________________
ruidoso ________________________________
la cafetería ____________________________
la sal __________________________________
cómodo ________________________________
la salsa ________________________________
la copa ________________________________
¡salud! ________________________________
la cuchara______________________________
las tapas ______________________________
el cuchillo ______________________________
el tenedor ______________________________
la cuenta ______________________________
traer __________________________________
delicioso ______________________________
el vaso ________________________________
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Words 2
in, on
en
now
ahora
preposition
adverb
saying, “In the
END all will be
revealed on the show.”
now you want to see A
HORROR movie, right now!
Notes
en + present particple = after
e.g. en trabajando toda la noche…= after
working all night…
sometimes en also means at:
e.g. en la escuela = at school / en casa = at home
here (static)
aquí
out, outside
fuera
adverb
standing here with
A KEY saying,
“Here is the
A KEY.”
adverb
outside the house you should
be an ‘F’ WEARER - wearing
clothes with a large letter ‘F’
on them.
Notes
aquí = here, meaning
static, in this place, in the
vicinity of the speaker.
e.g. Aquí esta una clave. =
Here is a key (here in this
place).
Aquí se venden … = ... are
sold here.
See also; acá (adv.) = here
(motion).
Notes
Also: afuera (adv) = out, outside
(esp. in Latin America).
fuera de = out, outside.
fuera de sí = beside oneself.
por fuera = on the outside.
estar fuera = to be abroad.
los de fuera = strangers, newcomers.
hello!
¡hola!
how?
¿cómo?
exclamation
question
asking Perry Como
the singer, “How is
your COMB, OH
Perry?”
you HOLLER, “hello!”
he
él
most, the most
lo más
pronoun
adverb
he is called EL which
is short for ELijah.
that when J-LO sang at MASS
(the J-LO MASS) it was the
most enjoyable MASS session
you’d ever been to.
Notes
Remember the accent!
See also; el (without accent) =
the (masculine).
Notes
See also; más (adj., adv.) = more.
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more
más
no, not
no
adjective, adverb
adverb
a priest weighing two bags
of donations and saying,
“This has more MASS than
the other…”
someone saying, “NO” dressed
in the Spanish colors of red and
yellow.
Notes
Notes
Used with both masculine and
feminine adjectives.
See also; lo más (adv.) = most,
the most.
no mucho = not much.
us
nos
my
mi
pronoun
adjective
a child saying, “My things belong
to ME … yes … ME, ME, ME.”
a group saying, “He KNOWS
us …but now that he’s
famous he ignores us.”
Notes
mí (pron.) = me, myself.
we
nosotros
often
muchas veces
pronoun
adverb
often lovers will sing
each other sMOOCHERS
VERSES. Imagine two
girls (f) in love singing
about their boyfriends.
your Chinese
tailor says,
“We NO SEW
TROUSers any
more, only jackets!”
Notes
Lit. many times.
See also; la vez (f.) = time,
occasion.
new
nuevo
much, a lot (many)
mucho
adjective
that you MOOCH around a lot.
a surfie (m) watching the
surf at the beach and
saying, “There’s always a
NEW WAVE Over there!”
Notes
Notes
adjective, adverb
If placed before the noun,
'nuevo' = new, another, fresh.
e.g. mi nuevo coche = my new car.
If placed after the noun, 'nuevo' = brand new.
e.g. un coche nuevo = a brand new car.
de neuvo = again.
la nueva = news, piece of news. e.g. ¿Qué hay de nuevo? = What’s new?
muchos (m.adj. pl.).
mucha (f.adj.pl.) / muchas (f.adj.pl.).
mucho (adv.) = a lot, very much.
‘me gusta mucho’w = ‘I like it a lot/very much.’
no mucho = not much.
very
muy
or
o
adverb
conjunction
a MOO-EY cow that
MOOS very frequently.
you can have this letter ‘O’
or this letter ‘O’.
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only, just
sólo
adverb
a pilot who only
flies SOLO.
Notes
Remember to add the accent to this adverb. tan sólo = only just.
Also; solo (m.)/sola (f.) (adj.) no accent! = single, alone, lonely, sole.
little
(amount)
poco
you (informal singular)
tú
adverb
pronoun
a boy on a POGO stick doing a few bounces and
having a little fun.
saying to the child, “TO you I will
leave all my fortune.”
Notes
poco (adv./adj.) means; little, in amount.
un poco = a few or not much/many. e.g. poco tiempo (little time);
poco gente (a few people); cuesta poco (it costs little).
’unos pocos’ = few, some; ’poco a poco’ = little by little.
See also: pequeño (m.) (pequeña (f.)) = something little or small in size.
Notes
you (informal, singular).
Used for addressing a family member, a friend
or a child.
Subject pronoun.
See also; vosotros = you (informal, plural).
See also; Usted = you (formal, singular).
yes
sí
last
último
adverb
adjective
saying, “Yes, I SEE!”
an athlete coming last considered the
ULTIMATE insult.
Notes
¡claro que sí! = of course!
porque sí = because that’s the way it is.
Creo que sí. = I think so.
’sí’ can also be an impersonal pronoun:
e.g. oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself
(sing form), themselves. See also; si = if.
Notes
See also; durar (v.) = to last.
if
si
you (formal)
usted
conjunction
pronoun
saying, “if I go to the beach
I will SEE the SEA, SEE?”
you say to the U.S. President
TEDDy Roosevelt, known as
U.S. TED, “Mr President,
YOU STAY here while I get
you some coffee.”
Notes
Notes
Also mean, whether.
si no = if not, otherwise
See also; sí = yes
Ustedes (plural).
Used to address a stranger,
elder person, boss or superior.
Subject pronoun.
See also; tú = you (informal, singular).
you
(informal plural)
vosotros
I
yo
pronoun
a grandfather says to his
grandchildren, “I love to
hear you all and all
your VOICES.”
pronoun
Notes
you (informal, plural).
Used for addressing family members,
friends or children.
Subject pronoun.
See also; tú = you (informal, singular).
that I say, “YO!” a
lot, doing high
fives and trying to
be cool.
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Now test yourself
new____________________________________
he ____________________________________
no, not ________________________________
hello! __________________________________
now __________________________________
here (static) ____________________________
often __________________________________
how? __________________________________
only, just ______________________________
I ______________________________________
or ____________________________________
if ______________________________________
out, outside ____________________________
in, on __________________________________
us ____________________________________
last ____________________________________
very __________________________________
little (amount) __________________________
we ____________________________________
more __________________________________
yes ____________________________________
most, the most __________________________
you (informal singular) __________________
much, a lot (many) ______________________
you (formal) ____________________________
my ____________________________________
you (informal plural) ____________________
ahora __________________________________
no ____________________________________
aquí __________________________________
nos ____________________________________
¿cómo? ________________________________
nosotros ______________________________
él______________________________________
nuevo __________________________________
en ____________________________________
o ______________________________________
fuera __________________________________
poco __________________________________
¡hola! __________________________________
sí______________________________________
lo más ________________________________
si______________________________________
más____________________________________
sólo __________________________________
mi ____________________________________
tú ____________________________________
muchas veces __________________________
último ________________________________
mucho ________________________________
usted __________________________________
muy __________________________________
vosotros ______________________________
yo ____________________________________
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(family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) Peo
(la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia
mily) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People
milia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la g
y) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (fa
milia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la ge
People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (fam
gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la f
la(family)
gente
(la familia)
ily) People
People
(family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (
a familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) l
mily) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People
a familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia)
People (family)
grandmother
la abuela
wife
la esposa
that your grandfather and
grandmother (f) have A BOIL
on their heads, so you BOIL
them in A cannibal’s pot.
a wife (f) says, “I
SUPPOSE I’m A
good wife.”
noun
noun
Notes
See also; el abuelo (m.) = grandfather.
Notes
See also; el esposo (m.) = husband.
See also; la mujer (f.) = woman, wife.
husband
el esposo
grandfather
el abuelo
noun
noun
a husband (m) saying,
“Am I good husband? …
well, I SUPPOSE SO … !”
that your grandfather (m)
and grandmother have A
BOIL On their heads, so you
BOIL them in a cannibal’s pot.
Notes
See also; la abuela = grandmother.
Notes
See also; la esposa (f.) = wife.
baby
el bebé
family
la familia
noun
noun
your grandmother (f) is the
head of the family and she is
FAMILIAR with all its
members.
Baby Doc Duvalier (m) ,
the Haitian dictator, holding
a little BABY.
birthday
el cumpleaños
sister
la hermana
noun
noun
a girl (f) saying of her sister,
“She’s my sister but HER
MANNER is sometimes abrupt.”
at your son’s (m) birthday
party they play Pin the
Tail on the Donkey, which
is a way to COMPLETE
AN ASS.
Notes
See also; el hermano (m.) = brother.
los hermanos (m.pl.) = brothers and sisters.
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brother
el hermano
mother
la madre
noun
noun
a man (m) saying to his
brother, “This is my
brother, HERMAN Melville
(m), the famous writer.”
your mother (f)
has a MAD
stingRAY as a
pet in MADRID.
Notes
See also; la hermana (f.) = sister.
los hermanos (m.pl.) = brothers and
sisters.
Notes
See also; la mamá (f.)
= mum.
daughter
la hija
mum
la mamá
noun
your daughter (f) has only one
large EAR.
noun
mum being called
‘MAMA’ by her
daughter (f).
Notes
See also; el hijo (m.) = son.
Notes
See also; la madre (f.) = mother.
son
el hijo
child (f)
la niña
noun
your son (m) has a large EGO.
noun
a girl child (f) called NINA the
ballerina.
Notes
See also; la hija (f.) = daughter.
Notes
See also; niño = boy, male child.
childhood
la infancia
noun
child (m)
el niño
noun
a woman (f) dresses
her little girl child
IN FANCIER clothes
than she ever had in
her childhood!
a boy (m) in a plane,
KNEEING the seat-back
in front of him and the man (m) in front saying, “It’s
hard to sleep when a child has a KNEE IN YO’ back!”
Notes
Also means; boy, male child. los niños (pl.) = children (male & mixed group).
See also; niña = girl, female child.
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girlfriend
la novia
dad
el papá
noun
noun
a clever girlfriend (f)
says to her man, “NO
BEER when we go out,
you’re driving…”
a boy calling his dad (m)
PAPA, and he is PAPA
Doc Duvalier (m), the
Haitian dictator.
Notes
See also; el padre (m.) = father.
Notes
See also; el novio (m.) = boyfriend.
cousin
el primo
boyfriend
el novio
noun
noun
the first cousin (m) is the
PRIMARY cousin and he
is a PRIMA donna dancer.
your boyfriend (m)
saying, “I am a NOVIce,
you KNOW, at being a
boyfriend … treat me
gently.”
Notes
Notes
los primos (m.) = male cousins,
group of male and female cousins.
la prima (f.) / las primas (pl.) =
female cousin(s).
See also; la novia (f.) = girlfriend.
father
el padre
aunt
la tía
noun
your father (m) is a PADRE
in a cowboy movie.
noun
that your aunt (f) cries a
lot and is always shedding
a TEAR.
Notes
See also; el papá (m.) = dad.
Notes
See also; el tío (m.) = uncle.
parents
los padres
noun plural
uncle
el tío
noun
your uncle (m) spilt TEA
Over his lap.
both your parents
act as PADRES in a
cowboy (m) movie.
Notes
Notes
Can also mean parents,
e.g. either a group of father
(s) or mother (s) or both.
Los tíos (pl.) can be used to refer to both
uncles and aunts as a group.
See also; la tía (f.) = aunt.
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Now test yourself
aunt __________________________________
father ________________________________
baby __________________________________
girlfriend ______________________________
birthday ______________________________
grandfather ____________________________
boyfriend ______________________________
grandmother __________________________
brother ________________________________
husband ______________________________
child (f)________________________________
mother ________________________________
child (m) ______________________________
mum __________________________________
childhood ______________________________
parents ________________________________
cousin ________________________________
sister __________________________________
dad __________________________________
son____________________________________
daughter ______________________________
uncle __________________________________
family ________________________________
wife __________________________________
la abuela ______________________________
la madre ______________________________
el abuelo ______________________________
la mamá ______________________________
el bebé ________________________________
la niña ________________________________
el cumpleaños __________________________
el niño ________________________________
la esposa ______________________________
la novia ______________________________
el esposo ______________________________
el novio ______________________________
la familia ______________________________
el padre________________________________
la hermana ____________________________
los padres______________________________
el hermano ____________________________
el papá ________________________________
la hija ________________________________
el primo ______________________________
el hijo ________________________________
la tía __________________________________
la infancia ____________________________
el tío __________________________________
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easons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Se
nths/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mo
s Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Season
Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/
nths/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mo
easons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/S
hs/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mont
ys/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Da
/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months
ns Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seaso
ths/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mon
asons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Se
Days/Months/
Seasons
Sunday
domingo
Thursday
jueves
noun
noun
on a Sunday a priest (m)
does DOMING GO - he goes
and sees the DOMES of all
the cathedrals in your city.
Thursday is WAVERS day. Wave now!
Notes
Masculine word.
Notes
Masculine word.
Friday
viernes
Monday
lunes
noun
a man (m) saying,
“I FEAR NEXt Friday
because I think I may get
the sack.”
noun
a bunch of LOONIES (m) are
allowed out on Monday.
Notes
Masculine word.
Notes
Masculine word.
Saturday
sábado
Tuesday
martes
noun
Saturday is the day they
SELL BAD DOUGH because
the bakers (m) have been out
drinking all night!
noun
on Tuesdays you go to
MARTY’S house, that is,
MARTY Feldman (m).
Notes
Notes
Masculine word.
Masculine word.
January
enero
Wednesday
miércoles
noun
noun
Empreror NERO (m)
parading around in
January saying, “In Spain
I will name January after
mE, NERO!”
it’s Wednesday and a man
(m) says, “ME, I CARE LESS
that it is Wednesday.”
Notes
Masculine word.
en enero = in January.
el enero pasado = last January.
Notes
Masculine word.
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February
febrero
July
julio
noun
noun
in February you (m) go for a
RARE ROW (it’s usually too cold
so you rarely go) … a FEB RARE
ROW!
JULIO Iglesias (m) singing
at the concert in July.
Notes
Notes
Masculine word.
en julio = in July.
el julio pasado = last July.
Masculine word.
en febrero = in February
el febrero próximo = next February
March
marzo
August
agosto
noun
noun
in March every year you (m)
plan to take a spaceship to
MARS … SO … enjoy your trip!
in August you (m)
are blown by A
GUST Of wind.
Notes
Notes
Masculine word.
en marzo = in March.
el marzo pasado = last March.
Masculine word.
en agosto = in August.
el agosto próximo = next
August.
April
abril
September
setiembre
noun
noun
the man (m) thinks that
April is A BRILL’ month.
a calendar showing
September, sitting on
a SETTEE in Spanish
colours and beside is
an Irish SETTER dog (m).
Notes
brill’ is Londoner’s slang for brilliant.
Masculine word.
en abril = in April.
el Abril prómixo = next April.
Notes
Masculine word.
en setiembre = in September.
el setiembre pasado = last September.
Can also be spelt: septiembre.
May
mayo
noun
October
octubre
in May there is a lot of
MAYOnnaise available at
special prices.
noun
a calendar with OCTOBER in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
Masculine word.
en mayo = in May.
el mayo pasado = last May.
Notes
Masculine word.
en octubre = in October.
el octubre próximo = next October.
June
junio
November
noviembre
noun
in June you are promoted to the
JUNIOR Officer (m) position in
the navy.
noun
a calendar with NOVEMBER
in the Spanish colors.
Notes
Notes
Masculine word.
en noviembre = in November.
el noviembre pasado = last November.
Masculine word.
en junio = in June.
el junio próximo = next June.
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December
diciembre
autumn
el otoño
noun
noun
that December was so full
of parties leading up to
Christmas that you (m)
were so DIZZY you burnt
your fingers in the EMBERs
at the Christmas barbecue.
a general (m) in the
army saying to his
officer, “He doesn’t
like autumn leaves,
so take OTTO IN
YO’ vehicle …”
Notes
Notes
Masculine word.
en diciembre = in December.
el diciembre próximo = next December.
en otoño = in autumn.
winter
el invierno
spring
la primavera
noun
in winter a fireman (m)
needs an INFERNO to
keep warm.
noun
in spring a lady PRIMA
Donna ballet dancer
named VERA (f) dancing
with the newborn lambs.
PRIMA Donna VERA
dances in the spring.
Notes
en invierno = in winter.
Notes en primavera = in spring.
the season of
the year
la estación
del año
summer
el verano
noun
noun
“…in summer VE RAN Over ze
beach in ze sun for weeks,” said
the German tourist (m) in the
south of Spain.
in each of the four
seasons of the year,
a girl (f) waits at the
STATION, one season
after ANOther.
Notes en verano = in summer.
the days of
the week
los días de
semana
Notes
noun plural
day
el día
noun
every day Santa
Claus (m) has to
feed his DEER.
Notes
de día = by day, in the
daytime.
de día en día = from day
to day.
the months
of the year
los meses
del año
month
el mes
noun
week
+ la semana
noun
all that week a
businesswoman
(f) sits in a
SEMINAR.
Notes
See also; el fin de
semana (m.) = weekend.
year
+ el año
noun
Notes
noun plural
at the beginning
of the month the
male priest (m)
makes a MESS of
his cloak, spilling
red wine on it.
Santa Claus’s
(m) visit is an
ANNUAL
event,
happening
once a year.
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Days/Months/Seasons
Now test yourself
the days of the week ____________________
May __________________________________
Sunday ________________________________
June __________________________________
Monday ______________________________
July __________________________________
Tuesday ______________________________
August ________________________________
Wednesday ____________________________
September ____________________________
Thursday ______________________________
October ______________________________
Friday ________________________________
November______________________________
Saturday ______________________________
December ______________________________
the months of the year __________________
the season of the year __________________
January________________________________
spring ________________________________
February ______________________________
summer________________________________
March ________________________________
autumn ________________________________
April __________________________________
winter ________________________________
abril __________________________________
martes ________________________________
agosto ________________________________
marzo ________________________________
los días de semana ______________________
mayo__________________________________
diciembre ______________________________
los meses del año ______________________
domingo ______________________________
miércoles ______________________________
enero __________________________________
noviembre ____________________________
la estación del año ______________________
octubre ________________________________
febrero ________________________________
el otoño ______________________________
el invierno ____________________________
la primavera __________________________
jueves ________________________________
sábado ________________________________
julio __________________________________
setiembre ______________________________
junio __________________________________
el verano ______________________________
lunes __________________________________
viernes ________________________________
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