| A | B |
|---|
| ¿Dónde está...? | Where is....? |
| el este | east |
| el oeste | west |
| el norte | north |
| el sur | south |
| al lado (de) | next to, alongside |
| cerca (de) | near, close |
| detrás (de) | behind |
| enfrente (de) | in front (of) |
| lejos (de) | far (from) |
| quedar | to be located |
| De aquí para allá | From here to there. |
| la bocacalle | intersection |
| la cuadra | block |
| la esquina | corner |
| la manzana / la cuadra | block |
| el semáforo | traffic light |
| Cruce (cruca) la calle. | Cross the street. |
| Doble (dobla) a la derecha (izquierda) | Turn right (left). |
| derecha | right |
| derecho | straight |
| recto | straight |
| izquierda | left |
| Siga derecho (recto) / Sigue derecho (recto) | Continue (Go) straight. (both formal and informal) |
| Siga (Ud.) por... / Sigue (tú) por.... | continue... follow.... (both formal and informal) |
| ¿Dónde queda...? | Where is....? |
| ¿Me podría decir....? | Could you tell me....? |
| Perdón, ¿cómo se llega a....? | Excuse me, how do you get to...? |
| ¿Cómo se llama esa cosa con que se abre una botella? | What do you call that thing you open a bottle with? |
| caro/a | expensive |
| barato/a | cheap |
| cambio | change |
| quapo | handsome |
| ubicar | to locate |
| ¿Dónde está/queda la mesa? | Where is the table (2 ways). |
| allí | there, over there |
| seguir | to follow, to pursue, to continue |
| el parque | park |
| lado | side |
| la calle | street |
| el camino | road / pathway |
| entrar | to enter |
| arreglar | to fix, to repair, to tidy up |
| esperar | to wait for, to expect |
| pasillo o corredor | hallway, corridore, aisle |
| el paso | step |
| ¡Cuidado! | Watch out! Careful! |
| guiar | to guide |
| cerrado/a | closed |
| perder | to lose |
| perderse | to get lost, to stray |
| la escala | scale |
| aparecer | to appear |
| la mariposa | butterfly |
| los viajes | trips, journies |
| viajar | to journey |
| el destino | destination |
| la trucha | trout |
| las abejas | bees |
| brújula | compass |
| las estrellas | stars |
| la colmena | beehive |
| saludar / saludarse | to greet / to greet one another |
| ls salud | health |
| saludable | healthy |
| reconcer | to recognize, to admit, to examine |
| respetar | to respect |
| Nos saludamos cordialmente el uno al otro | We greeted each other cordially (emphasized). |
| No nos reconocimos. | We didn't recognize each other. |
| Se abrazaron. | They hugged each other. |
| Se respetan. | They respect each other. |
| Se abarazaron el uno al otro. | They hugged each other (emphasized). |
| Se abrazaron la una a la otra. | They hugged each other (emphasized and both female.) |
| nada | none |
| nunca / jamás | never |
| ninguno | neither, none |
| golpear | to beat up, to hit |
| ganar | to win |
| llegar | to arrive, to come |
| gritaron | they yelled |
| la cortesía | courtesy |
| basar | to base |
| basarse | to be based on |
| la edad | age |
| la regla | rule |
| desde | from, since |
| pudieron | they were finally able to |
| olvidar | to forget |
| la amistad | friendship |
| ¿Podrías repetir eso? | Could you repeat that? |
| Perdón, no entendí... | I am sorry, I did not understand.... |
| No entendí la parte sobre... | I didn't understand the part about... |
| A ver si entendí bien. ¿Dices que...? | I am going to see if I understood. You say that....? |
| las semejanzas | similarities |
| ensenar | to teach |
| los sonidos | sounds |
| nunca, jamás | never |
| la jornada | journey, expedition |
| las ovejas | sheep |
| Ten en mente | keep in mind |
| en su mayor parte | for the most part |
| es evidente que | it is evident that |
| es lógico pensar que | it is logical to think that |
| está claro que | it is clear that |
| después de todo | after all |
| en definitiva | definitely |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| echar | to throw |
| proteger | to protect |
| obedecer | to obey |
| callejón | alley |
| la pared | wall |
| estacionar | to park |
| la estación | station, season |
| los bomberos | firemen |
| la costa | cost, coast |
| el interior | interior |
| el aeropuerto | airport |
| el hospital | hopital |
| los negocios | place of buisness |
| el camión | truck |
| el camino | path, road |
| el colectivo / el micro | bus |
| la esquina | corner |
| la piedra | stone |
| la milla | mile |
| desde | from, since |
| desde ahora | from now on |
| desde entonces | since then |
| desde que | since |
| desde ya | right now, immediately |
| las semejantes | similarities |
| diferentes | differences |
| igual | the same, alike |
| idéntico | identical |
| semejante | similar |
| tampoco | neither, not either |
| tonto | silly, foolish |
| tanto | as much as, as many, so much, so many |
| la piel | skin |
| un par | pair |
| grueso | thick |
| la ballena | whale |
| el delfín | dolphin |
| centro comercial | shopping mall |
| el instinto | instinct |
| aprender | to learn |
| ¿Dónde está/queda la oficina principal? | Where is the principal office (two verbs) |
| Colombia está/queda al norte del Perú | Colombia is north of Peru (two verbs) |
| ¿Dónde está el secretario? | Where is the secretary (one verb) |
| Manuel está en Colombia ahora. | Manuel is in Colombia now (one verb). |
| El perro está al lado de la mesa. | The dog is beside the table. |
| Estoy cerca de la plaza. | I am near the plaza. |
| al lado (de) | next to, along side of |
| enfrente (de) | in front of |
| detrás (de) | behind |
| cerca (de) | near, close to |
| lejos (de) | far from |
| La biblioteca está enfrente de la cafetería. | The library is in front of the cafeteria. |
| prueba | quiz / test |
| las residencias estudiantiles | student dorms |
| Voy por tu barrio para llegar a mi casa. | I go through your neighborhood to get to my house. |
| Se tiene que pasar por la aduana al entrar en México. | You have (One has) to pass through customs to enter Mexico. |
| Caminaba por la playa cuando... | I was walking along the beach when... |
| esperar | to wait |
| el pasillo | hallway |
| arreglar | to arrange |
| vendar | to blindfold |
| fósiles | fossils |
| la brújula | compass |
| la bruja | witch |
| la colmena | bee hive |
| el espectáculo | 1) spectacle, site, 2) show, performance |
| el extranjero | abroad |
| la encuesta | survey |
| los elefantes | elephants |
| la trompa | trunk of an elephant |
| los colmillos | elephant tusks |
| entrelazar | to intertwine |
| poseer | to posses |
| el gorila | gorilla |
| el chimpancé | chimpanzee |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| verificar | to test, to check, to conduct |
| los simios | apes |
| apoyar | to support |
| tomar apuntes | to take notes |
| agregar | to put togther, to aggregate, to combine |
| ¿Podrías repetir eso? | Could you (informal) please repeat that? |
| Perdón, no entendí... | I am sorry, I didn't understand.. |
| No entendí la parte sobre... | I didn't understand the part about... |
| A ver si entendí bien. ¿Dices que...? | Let's see if I understood right. You are trying to say.... |
| las especies | species |
| comparter | to share |
| a pesar de los intentos por científicos | Desipite the attempts by scientists |
| adquirir | acquired |
| pares | pairs |
| las cromosomas | chromosomes |
| A pesar de éstas | despite this |
| las semejanzas | similarities |
| la arrogancia | arrogance |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| en seguida | in a hurry |
| los sordomudos | deaf persons |
| los sonidos humanos | human sounds |
| como cualquier ser humano adulto | like any adult human being |
| diarias | daily |
| declarar | to declair |
| la página | page |
| las ovejas | sheep |
| demócratas / republicanos | democrats / republicans |
| el comité | committee |
| seleccionar | to select |
| el símbolo | symbol |
| el partido | political party / sporting match |
| el propósito | the purpose |
| ten en mente | keep in mind |
| entregar | to hand in / to hand over |
| el tono | the tone |
| el enmigo | enemy |
| la viruela | smallpox |
| el cuento | the story |
| el/la bebé | baby |
| la epidemia | the epidemic |
| el ensayo | trial / test |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| al amanecer | at daybreak |
| apenas | hardly |
| el/la cachorro/a | cub |
| runrunear | to pur |
| aquel / aquella / aquello | that one / those |
| desvalido/a | helpless / destitute |
| con sequridad | with certainty |
| el seno | breast / bosom |
| el seno materno | womb |
| el pecho | chest |
| darle de mamar a | to nurse, to breast feed |
| mamar | to suckle |
