| A | B |
| la capa del ozono | ozone layer |
| la contaminación (del aire) | (air ) pollution |
| la energía | energy |
| la escasez | lack, shortage |
| la fábrica | factory |
| la falta | lack, absence |
| el gobierno | government |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| la población | population |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| acabar | to run out , use up completely |
| conservar | to save, conserve |
| construir | to build |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| proteger | to protect |
| el/la agricultor(a) | farmer |
| el aislamiento | isolation |
| el árbol | tree |
| el/la campesino/a | farm worker, peasant |
| el delito | crime |
| la finca | farm |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| el ritmo de la vida | pace of life |
| los servicios públicos | public services |
| el transporte público | public transportation |
| la violencia | violence |
| bello/a | beautiful |
| denso/a | dense |
| puro/a | pure |
| la autopista | freeway |
| la calle | street |
| el camino | street,road |
| la carretera | highway |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| la esquina | corner |
| la licencia | driver's license |
| el semáforo | traffic light |
| arrancar | to start up |
| arreglar | to fix up |
| chocar | to run into |
| doblar | to turn |
| estacionar | to park |
| gastar | to use |
| obedecer | to obey |
| parar | to stop |
| seguir | to continue, to keep on going |
| el/la policía | police officer |
| past participle | spoken,eaten,slept (no subject) |
| ado | ending for -ar verb in past participle |
| ido | ending for -er or -ir verb in past participle |
| haber | helping verb used with past participle |
| conjugation of haber in present indicative | he,has,ha,hemos,habéis,han |
| hablado | spoken |
| comido | eaten |
| vivido | lived |
| caer | caído |
| leer | leído |
| creer | creído |
| traer | traído |
| oír | oído |
| (son)reír | (son)reído |
| abrir | abierto |
| cubrir | cubierto |
| descubrir | descubierto |
| decir | dicho |
| hacer | hecho |
| escribir | escrito |
| morir | muerto |
| poner | puesto |
| resolver | resuelto |
| volver | vuelto |
| ver | visto |
| romper | roto |
| haber | in the present subjunctive |
| haya,hayas,haya,hayamos,hayáis,hayan | I may have, you may have... |
| el arado | plow |
| la deshumanización | dehumanization |
| la flor | flower |
| la gente | people |
| la mecanización | mechanization |
| la mula | mule |
| el tractor | tractor |
| la agrícola | agriculture (adjective) |
| el agricultor | farmer |
| avantaje | advantage |
| desventaja | disadvantageous |
| impresionante | impressive |
| la montana | mountain |
| el caballo | horse |
| la vaca | cow |
| el toro | bull |
| el pez/los peces | fish |
| la oveja | sheep |
| el cerdo | pig |
| el cordero | lamb |
| el pato | duck |
| el pavo | turkey |
| el ganso | goose |
| el palo | stick |
| el ave/las aves | bird(s) |
| la jaula | birdcage |
| el corral | corral/barnyard |
| la cerca | fence/enclosure |
| la especie | species |
| la especie en peligro de extincion | endangered species |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| conservar | to conserve |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| el desarrollamiento | development |
| la explotacion | exploitation |
| los programas ambientales | environmental programs |
| equilibrar | to balance |
| semejantes | similar |
| la placa | license plate |
| un bote de reciclaje | recycling bin |
| los recipientes | containers |
| concivencia | lifestyle |
| perturbar | to disturb |
| la sobrepoblacion | overpopulation |
| las drogas ilegales | illegal drugs |
| viviendas | housing |
| el ritmo acelerado | fast pace |
| fomentar | to foster/promote |
| los paises menos desarrolados | underdeveloped countries |
| las multas | fines |
| impedir | to impede/hinder/block |
| parques estatales | state parks |
| grave | really serious |
| la empresa | business/manufacturer |
| la selva | forest/jungle |
| calentar | to heat |
| la lena | firewood |
| limitar | to limit |
| las latas | cans |
| las botellas | bottles |
| echar agua | to water |
| estar de acuerdo | to agree |
| en cuanto a | in regards to |
| la vida actual | present day |
| la planeacion | plan of action |
| las cataratas | waterfalls |
| circular | to drive around |
| la glorieta | roundabout |
| la circulacion/el transito | traffic |
| descapotable | convertible |
| hibrido | hybrid |
| todoterreno | all-terrain |
| el estacionamiento | parking/parking space/parking lot |
| el parqueo | parking lot, etc. |
| estacionar/parquear | to park |
| la via | roadway,route |
| la calle de doble via | two way street |
| el carril | lane |
| cambiarse de carril | to change lanes |
| chocar con | to run into, collide with,crash |
| gastar | to use/waste |
| la gasolinera | gas station |
| llenar al tanque | to fill up |
| conducir/conduzco | to drive (Spain) |
| obedecer/obedezco | to obey |
| parar | to stop |
| la bocina | horn |
| tocar la bocina | to honk the horn |
| reparar | to repair |
| doblar | to turn |
| dobla a la izquierda | turn left |
| dobla a la derecha | turn right |
| sigue todo derecho/recto | keep going straight (ahead) |
| lubricar | to lubricate |
| una manzana/cuadra | block |
| los frenos | brakes |
| revisar | to inspect/check out |
| la llanta | tire |
| la rueda | wheel |
| la llanta desinflada | flat tire |
| acelerar | to accelerate |
| una camioneta | station wagon |
| un camion | truck |
| la bateria | car battery |
| ancho | wide |
| estrecho | narrow |
| prohibido estacionar | parking prohibited |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| conductor/a | driver |
| como se llega a? | how do you get to? |
| adivinar | to guess |
| bien conocido | well-known |
| marca | make/brand |
| en boca cerrada no entran moscas | if you talk too much, flies will get in |
| estar tan aburrido como una ostra | to be bored to death; to be as bored as an oyster |
| cuando esta abierto ej cajon, el mas honrado es ladron | when the box is open, the thief is most honest |
| enchufar | to plug in |
| el enchufe | plug |
| las persianas | blinds |
| el promedio | average |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| colgar | to hang |
| agotar | to use up |
| el regulador termometro | thermostat |
| un puesto | position |
| raro | strange/odd |
| peligroso | dangerous |
| atrevido | daring |
| el paracaidismo | skydiving |
| escalar | to climb |
| el ganado | cattle |
| un desafio | challenge |
| escaladores | climbers |
| la frontera | frontier/border |