| A | B |
| odiar | to hate |
| molestar | to bother |
| fastidiar | to annoy |
| parecer pesado | to seem boring |
| caerle bien/mal | to like/dislike someone |
| encontrar genial | to find interesting |
| trepear a los arboles | to climb trees |
| sonar con | to dream about |
| pelear | to fight |
| compartir | to share |
| construir | to build |
| hacer travesuras | to play tricks |
| contar chistes | to tell jokes |
| asustarse | to get scared |
| cuando era joven | when I was young... |
| cuando era nino/a | when i was a child... |
| cuando tenia...anos | when I was...years old |
| de chiquito | as a small child |
| de nino/de pequeno | as a child |
| el aire puro | fresh air |
| la contaminacion | pollution |
| la fabrica | factory |
| gigantesco | gigantic |
| peligroso | dangerous |
| el ruido | noise |
| ruidoso | noisy |
| sencillo | simple |
| el transito | traffic |
| el agua corriente | running water |
| el aire acondicionado | air conditioning |
| la calefaccion | heat |
| la electricidad | electricity |
| la estufa | stove |
| la lampara de la calle | streetlight |
| la lena | firewood |
| el pozo | water well |
| adventurero | adventurous |
| conversadora | talkative |
| solitario | lonely |
| impaciente | impatient |
| egiosta | selfish |
| consentida | spoiled |
| bondadoso | kind |
| en mis tiempos... | in my times... |
| en aquella epoca/en aquellos tiempos | in those days... |
| en aquel entonces | back then |
| habia | haber |
| era/eras/era/eramos/erais/eran | ser |
| iba/ibas/iba/ibamos/ibais/iban | ir |
| veia/veias/veia/veiamos/veias/veian | ver |
| la abeja | bee |
| el burro | donkey |
| la hormiga | ant |
| el oso | bear |
| la tortuga | tutle |
| el pez | fish |
| dormir tan bien como un liron | to sleep like a baby |
| ser tan aburrido como un pato | to be as terrible bore |
| ser tan bueno como un angel | to be as good as a saint |
| ser tan noble como un perro | to be as noble as a lion |
| ser tan feliz commo una lombriz | to be as happy as a lark |
| ser tan fuerte como un toro | to be as strong as a ox |