| A | B |
| amable | nice |
| aventurero(a) | adventurous |
| bondadoso(a) | generous |
| buena gente | nice (person) |
| caerle bien/ mal (a alguien) | to make a good/bad impression (on someone) or to like/dislike someone |
| callado(a) | quiet |
| cariñoso(a) | tender or affectionate |
| chismoso(a) | a gossip |
| chistoso(a) | funny |
| ¿Cómo eras...? | What were you like . . . ? |
| consentido(a) | babied or spoiled |
| conversador(a) | talkative |
| el cuento | story |
| curioso(a) | curious |
| egoísta | selfish |
| en aquel entonces | back then |
| estricto(a) | strict |
| impaciente | impatient |
| juguetón/juguetona | playful |
| obediente | obedient |
| paciente | patient |
| ¡Qué chismoso(a)! | What a gossip! |
| el recuerdo | memory |
| solitario(a) | likes to be alone |
| el bautizo | baptism |
| ¿Cómo te sentiste cuando supiste lo de...? | How did you feel when you heard about . . . ? |
| Cuando me enteré no lo pude creer. | When I found out I couldn’t believe it. |
| Cuando oí la noticia no lo quise creer. | When I heard the news I didn’t want to believe it. |
| la enfermedad | sickness |
| la muerte | death |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| Me pareció... | I thought it was . . . |
| la partida | departure |