| A | B |
| la arquitectura | architecture |
| el baile/ la danza | dance |
| el cine | movies(movie theatre) |
| el drama | drama |
| la escultura | sculpture |
| la literatura | literature |
| la música | music |
| la pintura | painting |
| cantar | to sing |
| dibujar | to draw |
| escribir | to write |
| esculpir | to sculpt |
| pintar | to paint |
| el/la arquitecto/a | architect |
| el/la artista | artist |
| el/la compositor(a) | composer |
| el/la dramaturgo(a) | playwright |
| el/la escritor(a) | writer |
| el/la escultor(a) | sculptor |
| el/la pintor(a) | painter |
| el/la poeta | poet |
| la artesanía | arts and crafts |
| la cerámica | pottery, ceramics |
| las ruinas | ruins |
| los tejidos | woven goods |
| tejer | to weave |
| la canción | song |
| el cuadro | painting |
| la pintura | painting |
| la obra ( de arte) | work (of art) |
| la obra maestra | masterpiece |
| la ópera | opera |
| primer(o/a) | first |
| segundo/a... el segundo | second... the second one |
| tercer(o/a) | third |
| cuarto/a | fourth |
| quinto/a | fifth |
| sexto/a | sixth |
| séptimo/a | seventh |
| octavo/a | eighth |
| noveno/a | ninth |
| décimo/a | tenth |
| alegrarse de | to be happy about |
| esperar | to hope |
| sentir | to regret to feel sorry |
| temer | to fear |
| tener miedo (de) | to be afraid (of) |
| me molesta que | it bothers me that |
| me sorprende que | it surprises me that |
| es terrible | it's terrible |
| es ridículo | it's ridiculous |
| es mejor/bueno/malo (que) | it's better/ good/ bad (that) |
| es increíble | it's incredible |
| es extraño | it's strange |
| es lástima | it's a shame |
| qué extraño | how strange |
| qué lástima | what a shame |
| la alegría | happiness |
| la esperanza | hope |
| el miedo | fear |
| la tristeza | sadness |
| los guardias | guardsmen |
| no creer | to disbelieve |
| dudar | to doubt |
| no estar seguro/a | to be unsure |
| negar (ie) | to deny |
| es posible | it's possible |
| es imposible | it's impossible |
| es probable | it's probable |
| es improbable | it's improbable |
| no es verdad | it's not true |
| no es cierto | it's not certain |
| no es seguro | it's not a sure thing |
| el calendario | calendar |
| el escudo | shield |
| la lanza | spear |
| la joyería | jewelry store |
| la máscara | mask |
| auténtico/a | authentic |
| falsificado/a | forged |
| aburrir | to bore |
| agradar - me agradas | to please - you please me |
| apreciar | to appreciate |
| haber | there is / are |
| clásico/a | classic |
| folkórico/a | folkloric |
| moderno/a | modern |
| tratar de | to try to |
| tratar de | to deal with |
| hay que | one has to, must |
| independent clause | uses the indicative |
| dependent clause w. a change in subject | uses the subjunctive |
| el guardián | guard |
| Miguel de Cervantes | gran escritor/El Ingenioso Don Quijote de la Mancha |
| Pablo Neruda | poeta famoso de Chile |
| Carmen Lomas Garza | famosa pintora estadounidense |
| Antonio Banderas | famoso actor español |
| Alicia Alonso | bailarina cubana |
| Jorge Luis Borges | famoso escritor argentino |
| José Carreras | famoso tenor español |
| Fernando Botero | famoso pintor colombiano |
| Pablo Picasso | famoso pintor español del cubismo |
| Carlos Fuentes | famoso novelista mexicano |
| Sandra Cisneros | famosa escritora estadounidense |
| Mario Vargas Llosa | famoso novelista peruano |
| Celia Cruz | famosa cantante cubana |
| Pedro Almodóvar | famoso director del cine español |