| A | B |
| asustarse | to get scared |
| compartir | to share |
| construir | to build |
| contar (ue) chistes | to tell jokes |
| cuando era joven | when I was young |
| cuando era niño/a | when I was a child |
| cuando tenía trece años | when I was thirteen years old |
| de chiquito/a | as a small child |
| de niño/a | as a child |
| de pequeño/a | as a child |
| hacer travesuras | to play tricks |
| pelear | to fight |
| soñar (ue) con | to dream about |
| trepar a los árboles | to climb trees |
| caer(le) bien/mal | to like (dislike) someone |
| encontrar (ue)...genial | to think (someone) was great |
| fastidiar | to annoy |
| molestar | to bother |
| odiar | to hate |
| parecer pesado | to seem boring |
| el aire puro | fresh air |
| aventurero/a | adventurous |
| bondadoso/a | kind |
| consentido/a | spoiled |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| conversador, -a | talkative |
| egoísta | selfish |
| en aquel entonces | back then |
| en aquella época | in those days |
| en aquellos tiempos | in those times |
| en mis tiempos | in my time |
| la fábrica | factory |
| gigantesco/a | gigantic |
| impaciente | impatient |
| peligroso/a | dangerous |
| el ruido | noise |
| ruidoso/a | noisy |
| sencillo/a | simple |
| solitario/a | lonely |
| el tránsito | traffic |
| el agua corriente | running water |
| el aire acondicionado | air conditioning |
| la calefacción | heat |
| la electricidad | electricity |
| la estufa | stove |
| la lámpara de la calle | streetlight |
| la leña | firewood |
| el pozo | well |
| dormir (ue) tan bien como un lirón | to sleep like a baby |
| ser tan aburrido/a como un pato | to be a terrible bore |
| ser tan bueno/a como un ángel | to be as good as a saint |
| ser tan feliz como una lombriz | to be as happy as a lark |
| ser tan fuerte como un toro | to be as strong as an ox |
| ser tan noble como un perro | to be as noble as a lion |