| A | B |
|---|
| el animal doméstico (salvaje) | domestic (wild) animal |
| el/la dueño/a | owner |
| tratar | to treat |
| las mascotas | pets |
| ¿La ciudad o el campo? | The city or the country? |
| el apartamento | apartment |
| el área rural | rural area |
| el barrio | neighborhood |
| el campo | country(side) |
| la casa particular (privada) | private house |
| el centro urbano | urban center |
| la ciudad | city |
| el piso | floor, (apartment in Spain) |
| la residencia estudiantil | student dormitory |
| el tamaño | size |
| la tienda | store |
| la vida privada | privacy |
| la vivienda | housing; house |
| la zona | zone |
| mantenerse (irreg) | to support oneself |
| el costo de vida | cost of living |
| el gasto | expense |
| cercano/a | nearby |
| tomar en cuenta | to take into account |
| afectar | to affect |
| aprender | to learn |
| repasar | to review |
| Me gustaría tener una mascota. | I would like to have a dog. |
| ¿Pero, qué haría con un perro en este apartamento tan pequeño? | But what would I do with a dog in this apartment that is so small? |
| Además, no me permitirían tener un animal aqui. | Also, I would not be permitted to have an animal here. |
| Bueno, podría comprarme un canario, pero... | Good, I would be able to buy a canario, but.... |
| Soy alérgica a las plumas. | I am alergic to feathers. |
| plumas | feathers |
| ¿Cómo sería el mundo sin animales? | What would the world be like without animals? |
| ¿Cómo tratarías a un chimpancé? | How would you treat a chimp? |
| dir- | decir (conditional) |
| har- | hacer (conditional) |
| podr- | poder (conditional) |
| saldr- | salir (conditional) |
| tendr- | tener (conditional) |
| habría | there would be |
| Si tuvieras un chimpancé, ¿qué nombre le pondrás? | If you had a chimp, what name would you give it? |
| Sería mala idea tener un perro as a mascota. | It would be a bad idea to have a dog as a pet. |
| la araña | spider |
| el pez tropical | tropical fish |
| el canario | canary |
| el pastor alemán | german shepherd |
| la piraña | pirana |
| el loro | parrot |
| ratón/a | mouse |
| la tarántula | tarantula |
| Un loro sería una buena mascota porque... | A parot would be a good pet because... |
| Un araña sería exótica. | A spider would be exotic. |
| Un gato sería una mala mascota porque me daría mucho trabajo. | A dog would be a bad pet becasue it would give me a lot of work. |
| la totuga | turtle |
| el regazo | lap |
| La pondría en mi regazo al mirar la televisión. | I would put it in my lap to watch television. |
| Le daría besos. | I would give it kisses. |
| Le hablaría. | I would talk to it. |
| Mi mascota dormiría afuera. | My pet would sleep outside. |
| ¿Qué harían ellos si tuvieran un perro? | What would they do if they had a dog? |
| Mi mascota dormiría en la misma cama conmigo. | My pet would sleep in teh same bed with me. |
| mi mascota dormiría en su propia cama. | My pet would sleep in his own bed. |
| las mantas | blankets |
| Mi mascota dormiría en mi cama bajo mis mantas. | My pet would sleep in my bed under my plankets. |
| Durante mis vacaciones dejaría a mi mascota en casa de unos amiogs. | During my vacationes I would leave my pet at the house of friends. |
| Durante mis vacaciones mi mascota me acompañaría. | During my vacationes my pet would accompany me. |
| Le daría de comer a mi mascota alimentos enlatados. | I would give my pet to eat canned foods. |
| La comida de mi plato mientras como. | The food from my plate while I eat. |
| lamer | to lick |
| Me mascota me lamería la cara. | My pet would lick me on the face? |
| la cara | face |
| A mi mascota yo le hablaría bastatante. | I would talk to my dog enough. |
| Mi mascota sería un animal y nada más. | Mi pet would be an animal and nothing more. |
| Mi mascota sería como un miembro de la familia. | My pet would be like a member of the family. |
| Corridas de toros. | bullfights |
| Si fueras a la Argentina. | If you were to go to Argentina. |
| cercano/a | nearby |
| María le da comida especial a su perro. | Maria gives special food to her dog. |
| ¿Mária bañó al perro? Sí. Lo bañó esta mañana. | Maria, did you bath the dog? Yes, I bathed it this morning. |
| ¿Y Fernando le dio de comer al perro? Si. Le dio de comer. | And Fernando, did you give it to the dog to eat? Yes, I gave it to eat. |
| Me está mirando el niño. | The child is watching me. |
| El niño me trae su pelota. | The child is bringing his ball to me. |
| El tigre me da miedo. | The tiger frightens me. |
| dar miedo | to give fear (to frighten) |
| dar asco | to give revulsion (to revolt) |
| La serpiente me hace sentir mal. | The snake makes me feel bad. |
| A muchos en las clase, los perros no dan miedo. | To many in the class, dogs are frightening. |
| Me fascinan... | Fascinates me... |
| Fascinarse | To fascinate |
| Juan me lavó el pelo. | Juan washed my hair. |
| Le corté las uñas al perro. | I cut the dog's nails. |
| Le examiné los orejas al gato. | I checked the cat's ears. |
| Les limpiamos los dientes. | We clean their teeth. |
| Les cortamos las uñas. | We cut their nails. |
| Les compramos ropa. | We buy them clothing. |
| Les hablamos. | We speak to them. |
| Les gritamos. | We shout at them. |
| Los besamos. | We kiss them. |
| Los dejamos solos en casa por muchas horas. | We leave them in the house for many hours. |
| Los tratamos como personas. | We treat them like persons. |
| Los bañamos. | We bathe them. |
| Los llevamos a dar un paseo. | We take them for a walk. |
| grande, pequeño, regular. | large, small, medium |
| Me era muy importante. | To me it was very important. |
| No me imprtaba para nada. | To me it was not important at all. |
| el búho | owl |
| los campanarios | bell towers |
| el paisaje | landscape, scenery |
| las carreteras | highways |
| los arroyos | creeks |
| el regalito | little gift |
| las ballenas | whales |
| Aunque la mono se vista de seda, mona se queda. | Even though a monkey may dress in silk, she's still a monkey. |
| mercader | merchant |
| la cola | tail |
| gemir | to moan |
| los trucos | tricks |
| pararse en do patas | to sit (dogs) |
| los guisos | stews |
| degar | to allow |
| proteger | to protect |
| obedecer | to obey |
| pobre | poor |
| perder | to lose |
| sacar | to take out |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| cuidarse | to take care of oneself |
| caer | to drop |
| dejar | to leave |
| poner | poner (conditionall) |
| el hielo | ice |
| moder | to bite |
| probar | to try, to taste |
| sabe a pollo | tastes like chicken |
| los pisos | floors |
| el vecino | neighbor |
| el vecindario | neighborhood |
| la chihuahua | chihuahua (dog) |
| la araña | spider |
| el canario | canery |
| el caballo | horse |
| la piraña | piranah |
| el chimpancé | chimpanzee |
| A ella no le gusto. | She doesn't like me. |
| A Dan no le gustan. | Dan doesn't like them. |
| pond- | to place (conditional stem) |
| el muelle | warf, dock |
| Sería mala idea tener un perro... | It would be a bad idea to have a dog.. |
| los muebles | furniture |
| la selva / la jungla | jungle |
| la mansión | mansion |
| Indica el nombre que le pondrías a cada animal si fuera tu mascota. | Indicate the name that you would give each animal if it were your mascot. |
| la araña | spider |
| pez tropical | tropical fish |
| pastor alemán | German shepherd |
| llama | llama |
| Un(a).....sería una buena mascota porque.... | A ...... would be a good pet because.. |
| me costaría mucho mantenerlo | It would cost me a lot to mantain it. |
| No sería buena compañía. | Wouldn't be a good companion. |
| sería aburrido proque no haría nada | would be borring because it wouldn't do anything |
| tendría mal olor | would have a bad smell |
| no podría dejarlo solo en casa por largo tiempo. | I couldn't leave it alone at home for a long time. |
| A ella no le gusto. | She doesn't like me. |
| A Dan no le gustas. | Dan doesn't like you. |
| Mira la tira cómica de Mafalda que aparece abajo. | Look at the comic strip of Mafalda that appears below. |
| Las personas que pasan se burlan de Malfalda porque ella saca de paseo a Burocracia, su tortuga. | The persons that are passing are making fun of Mafalda because she is walking Burocracia, her turtle. |
| tortuga | turtle |
| por eso | because of that |
| Por eso ella se enfada y les llama racistas. | Because of that she is mad and call them racists. |
| En tu opinión, ¿sería buena mascota la tortuga? | In your opinion would a turtle be a a good pet? |
| el regazo | the lap |
| La pondría en mi regazo al mirar la televisión. | I would put it (turtle) in my lap to watch television. |
| Le hablaría. | I would talk to it. |
| Le daría besos. | I would give it kisses. |
| Mi mascota dormiría en la misma cama congmigo. | My pet would sleep in the the same bed with me. |
| las mantas | blankets |
| Mi mascota dormiría en su propia cama. | My pet would sleep in his own bed. |
| Durante mis vacaciones dejaría a mi mascota en casa de unos amigos. | During my vacations I would leave my pet in the house of some friends. |
| alimentos enlatados | canned food |
| sobra | excess, surplus |
| sobrado/a | plenty, more than enough |
| sobra / sobre | excess / envelope |
| lamer | to lick |
| Mi mascota lamería los platos después de que comiéramos. | My pet wold lick the plates after we ate. |
| Mi mascota me lamería la cara. | My pet would lick my face. |
| A mi masocta yo le hablaría bastante. | I would talk quite a bit to my dog. |
| A mi mascota yo la educaría y le ensñaría a hacer cosas. | I would educate and teach my pet to do things. |
| Mi mascota sería un animal y nada más. | My pet would be an animal and nothing more. |
| Mi mascota sería una mascota querida. | My pet would be a beloved pet. |
| Si fueras a la Argentina ¿podrías ver una corrida de toros? | If you were to go to Argentina could you seed a bull fight? |
| Si fueras / Si tú fueras | If you were to go / If you were |
| ¿Y Fernando le dio de comer al perro? | And Fernando, did he feed the dog? |
| Si. Le dio de comer. | Yes. He fed it. |
| Me está mirando el niño. | the child is watching me. |
| El niño me trae su pelota. | The child is brining his ball to me. |
| Los perros me dan miedo. | Dog frighten me. |
| Los gatos me hacn sentir bien. | Dogs make me feel good. |
| dar asco | to give revulsion. (Use in the sense of That makes me sick!) |
| Los arañas me dan asco. | Spiders make me sick! |
| Les cortamos las uñas. | We cut their nails. |
| Les compramos ropa. | We buy them clothing. |
| Les enseñamos a hacer trucos. | We teach them to do tricks. |
| Juan me lavó el pelo. | Juan washed my hair. |
| Le corté las uñas al perro. | I cut the dog's nails. |
| Le examiné la orejas al gato. | I examined the cat's ears. |
| Los besamos. | We kiss them. |
| Los peinamos. | We comb them. |
| Los dejamos solos en casa pro muchas horas. | We leave them at home for many horas. |
| Los dejamos solos en el jardín. | We leave them alone in the yard. |
| Los bañamos. | We bath them. |
| Los llevamos a dar un paseo. | We take them for a walk. |
| la jaula | cage |
| estoy ausente | I am absent |
| el garaje | the garage |
| muelle | warf |
| la razón | the reason |
| dólares | dollars |
| el suelo / el piso | floor |
| la ausencia | absence |
| vecindario / barrio | neighborhood |
| vecino/a | neighbor |
| me era(n) muy importante | it was important to me |
| no me importaba(n) para nada. | it didn't matter to me at all. |
| No lo/la tomé en cuenta. | I didn't take it into account. |
| diferencias / semejanzas | differences / similarities |
| nido | nest |
| pájaros | birds |
| estar de acuerdo | to be in agreement with |
| punto de vista | point of view |
| las ventajas / las desventajas | advantages / disadvantages |
| reacción inicial | initial reaction |
| silla de ruedas | wheel chair |
| persona jubilada | retired person |
| un aumento | an increase |
| cigüeña | stork |
| la extinción | the extinction |
| águila / aguja | eagle / needle |
| salvar | to save |
| campanarios | bell towers |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| industria pesquera | fishing industry |
| regalito | a little gift |
| el moraleja del cuento | the moral of the story |
| Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda. | Even though a monkey may dress in silk, she's still a monkey. |
| el rico meercader | rich merchant |
| la cola | tail |
| salivar | to salivate |
| la saliva | saliva |
| tocar la puerta | to knock on the door |
| darse la mano | to shake hands |
