| A | B |
|---|
| ¡Al contrario! | Not at all! As a matter of fact . . . |
| los animales de peluche | stuffed animals |
| columpiarse | to swing (on a swing) |
| contar (ue) chistes/cuentos | to tell jokes/stories |
| de pequeño(a) | as a child |
| los dibujos animados | cartoons |
| echar carreras | to run races |
| fascinar | to love |
| fastidiar | to bother |
| hacer travesuras | to play tricks |
| jugar | to play |
| a la casita | house |
| a las damas | checkers |
| al escondite | hide and seek |
| con bloques | with blocks |
| con carritos | with cars |
| al pilla-pilla | tag |
| las láminas | trading cards |
| llevarse bien/mal | to get along well/badly |
| molestar | to bother |
| las muñecas | dolls |
| odiar | to hate |
| pelearse | to fight |
| ¿Qué te gustaba hacer cuando tenías...años? | What did you like to do when you were.. yers old? |
| sacar buenas/malas notas | to get good/bad grades |
| saltar a la cuerda | to jump rope |
| trepar a los árboles | to climb trees |
| el (la) astronauta | astronaut |
| ¿Con qué soñabas? | What did you dream of (being when you grew up)? |
| solía... | I used to... |
| Soñaba con ser... | I dreamed of being.... |
| ¿Qué querías ser? | What did you want to be? |
| ¿Qué hacías de niño(a)? | What did you use to do when you were a little boy/girl? |
| amable | nice |
| aveturero(a) | adventurous |
| bondadoso(a) | generous |
| buena gente | nice (person) |
| caerle bien/mal (a alguien) | to make a good/bad impression(on someone), to like/dislike someone |
| callado(a) | quiet |
| cariñoso(a) | tender, affectionate |
| chismoso(a) | a gossip |
| chistoso(a) | funny |
| ¿Cómo eras...? | What were you like . . . ? |
| consentido(a) | babied, 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 | How did you feel when you |
| supiste lo de...? | heard about . . . ? |
| Cuando me enteré,no lo pude creer | When I found out, I couldn’t believe it |
| cuando oi la noticia,no lo quise creer | When I heard the news, I didn’twant to believe it. |
| la enfermedad | sickness |
| la muerte | death |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| Me pareció | I thought it was . . |
| la partida | departure |
