| A | B |
|---|
| acabar | to finish, to run out |
| caer | to fall, slip away |
| descomponer | to break down |
| escapar | to escape |
| ir | to go, run away |
| morir | to die |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| olvidar | to forget |
| perder | to lose |
| quedar | to remain |
| quemar | to burn |
| romper | to break |
| vencer (la visa) | to expire |
| caer bien/mal (like gustar) | to suit/not suit |
| disgustar (like gustar) | to annoy, displease |
| encantar (like gustar) | to delight, love |
| entusiasmar (like gustar) | to enthuse |
| faltar (like gustar) | to be missing, lacking |
| fascinar (like gustar) | to fascinate |
| fastidiar (like gustar) | to vex, disapooint |
| importar (like gustar) | to matter, to be important |
| interesar (like gustar) | to interest |
| molestar (like gustar) | to bother |
| parecer (like gustar) | to seem |
| quedar (like gustar) | to remain, have left |
| el run | rum |
| bailar | to dance |
| el algodón | cotton |
| bonito/a | pretty |
| cruzar | to cross |
| de súbito | all of a sudden |
| empujar | to push |
| gritar | to scream, shout |
| grueso/a | thick |
| hartarse | to be fed up |
| el hogar | home |
| jalar (halar) / tirar | to pull |
| llorar | to cry |
| solo/a | alone |
| suave | soft |
| suspirar | to sigh |
| la asimilación | assimilation |
| el bienestar | welfare |
| el/la borinqueño | person from Puerto Rico |
| el bracero | person working in the fields |
| la cosecha | harvest |
| el cultivo | crops, farming |
| el/la descendiente | descendant |
| el/la emigrante | emigrant |
| el formulario | form |
| la frontera estadounidense | the US border |
| la herencia cultural | cultural heritage |
| el/la indocumentado/a | person without legal documents |
| la lucha | struggle, fight (noun) |
| el maltrato | abuse |
| la mano de obra | labor force, manpower |
| la migra | immigration agents |
| el/la obrero/a migratorio/a | migrant worker |
| el permiso de trabajo | work permit |
| el pocho | Chicano slang |
| la raza | race |
| el/la refugiado/a | refugee |
| la residencia | residence |
| el/la residente permanente | permanent resident |
| la tarjeta de residente | residence card (green card) |
| el trabajo manual | manual work |
| el trabajo temporal | seasonal work |
| el/la antepasado/a | ancestor |
| el coyote | smuggler |
| la desigualdad | inequality |
| la igualdad | equality |
| el idioma oficial | official language |
| el/la indígena | native person |
| la influencia | influence (noun) |
| la injusticia | injustice |
| la justicia | justice |
| la lengua materna | mother tongue |
| el nivel de vida | standard of living |
| el oficio | trade (form of work) |
| la paga | pay (noun) |
| la población | population |
| el porcentaje | percentage |
| el racismo | racism |
| el salario mínimo | minimum wage |
| el sueldo | salary |
| la violencia | violence |
| adaptarse | to adapt |
| alcanzar su sueño | to fulfill one's dream |
| asimilarse | to assimilate |
| consequir (i) | to get, obtain |
| contarse (ue) | to to tell each other |
| dedicarse a | to devote oneself to |
| detestar | to hate |
| disgustar | to annoy, displease |
| emigrar | to emigrate |
| encantar | to delight, love |
| entenderse (ie) | to understand each other |
| entusiasmar | to enthuse |
| establecer (zc) | to establish |
| extrañar | to miss (feeling) |
| faltar | to be missing, lacking |
| fascinar | to fascinate |
| fastidiar | to annoy |
| ganar | to earn, win |
| ganarse la vida | to earn one's living |
| inmigrar | to immigrate |
| integrarse | to become part of |
| lograr | to attain |
| mantener a una familia | to support (a family) |
| mejorar | to improve |
| molestar | to bother |
| mudarse | to move (address) |
| obligar | to force |
| pagar | to pay |
| pertencer (zc) | to belong |
| piscar (recoger) | to pick |
| quedar | to remain, have left |
| quemar | to burn |
| rechazar | to reject |
| recoger | to gather |
| saludar | to greet |
| soportar | to bear, to stand a person |
| sudar | to sweat |
| tener éxito | to succeed |
| tener miedo | to be afraid |
| vencerse (la visa) | to run out |
| bilingúe | bilingual |
| monolingúe | monolingual |
| racista | racist |
| contar | to count, to tell |
| basada en | based on |
| el/la narrador/a | narator |
| por lo tanto | therefor |
| ejército / ejercicio | army / exercise |
| la correa / el correo | watchband or leather strap / the post office. |
| el cuero | leather |
| Lo que dijo fue que tienes que.... | What he said was that you have to..... |
| Lo que sentía era miedo. | What I felt was fear. |
| la regla / la norma | rule / regulation |
| mostrar | to show, to point out |
| tratar | to try / to treat as a subject |
| tratar con / tratar de + inf. | to deal with / to try + inf |
| convencer | to convince |
| acompañar | to escort, to go with, to keep company |
| tragar | to swallow |
| la tarea | homework |
| Lo que vemos es.... | what we see is.... |
| Lo que esta pintura representa es... | what this picture presents is... |
| proteger | to protect |
| tendré, tendrás, tendrá, tendremos, tendrán | tener (el futuro) |
| haré, harás, hará, haremos, harán | hacer (el futuro) |
| habré, habrás, habrá, habramos, habrán | haber (el futuro) |
| hablaré, hablarás, hablará, hablaremos, hablarán | hablar (el futuro) |
| correré, correrás, correrá, correremos, correrán | correr (el futuro) |
| hay | there is |
| habrá - Habrá miles de indocumentados | there will be |
| haber + de + inf. Ha de crecer el porcentaje de hispanos. | To be expected |
| Debe haber + cantidad Debe haver 3,000 estudiantes latinos. | There must be |
| hace buen tiempo | The weather is good. |
| ¿Qué tiempo hace? | What is the weather like? |
| hace sol | it is sunny |
| hace calor/frío | it is hot/cold |
| hace viento / hay viento | it is windy |
| hay nubes | there are clouds |
| llover | to rain |
| nevar | to snow |
| llueve | it rains |
| nieva | it snows |
| el sueño | sleep (noun) |
| tener calor/frio | to be hot/cold |
| tener sueño | to be sleepy |
| tener hambre/sed | to be hungry/thirsty |
| tener miedo | to be scared, to be afraid |
| tener suerte | to be lucky |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| tener ganas de | to feel like |
| lo que recuerda es el maltrato y las injusticias | What I remember is the mistreatment and the injustices. |
| sueldo / salario | salary |
| legalmente | legally |
| ¿Cuántos habrá? / ¿Cuántos hay? | How many will there be? / How many are there? |
| ¿Cuántos estudiantes latinos habrá? | How many latin students will there be? |
| ¿Cuántos empleados latinos tendrá la universidad? | How many latin employees will the university have? |
| la pintada | graffiti |
| compuesto de | made up of, consisting of |
| alrededor de | around, about, approximately |
| cuyo/a | of which, of whom |
| ¿Quisieras ir conmigo al cine? | Would you want to go to the movies with me? |
| ¿Podrías ayudarme con mi trabajo? | Could you help me with your work? |
| ¿Puedes darme una mano con este problema? | Can you give me a hand with this problem? |
| ¿Podría decirme dónde están dando la película "La Familia"? | Could you tell me where the movie "The Family"is showing? |
| Nosotras no nos acostamos tarde. | We don't go to bed late. |
| Los niños van a levantarse temprano. | The children are going to get up early. |
| acostarse (ue) | to go to bed |
| afeitarse | to shave |
| arreglarse | to get ready, dress up |
| bañarse | to bathe |
| cepillarse (el pelo / los dientes) | to brush (hair/teeth) |
| depertarse (ie) | to wake up |
| desvestirse (e) | to undress |
| dormirse (ue, u) | to fall asleep |
| ducharse | to shower |
| lavarse | to wash oneself |
| levantarse | to get up |
| maquillarse | to put on make-up |
| peinsarse | to comb one's hair |
| perfumarse | to put on perfume |
| ponerse (la ropa) | to put on one's clothes |
| quitarse (la ropa) | to take off one's clohtes |
| sacarse | to dry oneself |
| vestirse (i) | to get dressed |
| adaptarse | to adapt |
| acordarse de (ue) | to remember |
| dedicarse a | to devote oneself to |
| despedirse de (i) | to say good-by to |
| divertirse (ie) | to have a good time |
| establecerse (zc) | to establish |
| irse | to go away, to leave |
| llamarse | to be called |
| mudarse | to move (address) |
| parecerse (zc) | to resemble |
| preocuparse (por) | to worry |
| prepararse | to get ready |
| quejarse (de) | to complain |
| reunirse | to get together |
| sentirse (ie) | to feel |
| abrazarse | to embrace, to hug |
| apoyarse | to lean on |
| ayudarse | to help |
| besarse | to kiss |
| comunicarse | to communicate |
| acabar Se me acabó la leche. | to finish, run out (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| caer Se me caeron las llaves. | to fall, slip away (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| descomponer Se me descompuso la cortina. | to break down (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| escapar | to escape (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| ir | to go, to run away (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| morir | to die (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| ocurrir Se me ocurrió un idea. | to occur (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| olvidar | to forget (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| perder (ie) | to lose (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| quedar Se me quedo en casa | to remain (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| quemar | to burn (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| romper Se me rompió la computadora | to break (reflexive for unplanned occurrences) |
| vencer (la visa) A mi padre se le venció la visa. | to expire |
| saber | to know how to do something |
| tráigame un cafe por favor. | Bring me a coffee please. |
| sabelotodo/a | know-it-all |
| Angela falta hoy. | Angela is not here today. |
| Me falta energía. | I lack energy. |
| Me faltan cinco dólares. | I lack five dollars. |
| Me guedan diez centavos. | I have ten cents left. |
| Me faltaba confianza. | I lacked confidence. |
| Me faltaba disciplina. | I lacked discipline. |
| No me caen bien la cebollas. | Onions do set well with me. |
| Me encantan las ostras crudas. | I love raw oysters. |
| Me fascina la pelicula. | The movie fascinates me. |
| No me importan los aditivos. | The additives are not imporant to me. |
| apetecer (like gustar) | to be appetizing |
| Me interesan las ideas polítcas de Henery. | I am interested in the political ideas of Henry. |
| averiguar | to find out, to ascertain, to investigate |
| ambos | both |
| razones | reasons |
| con claridad | with clarity |
| allí | there |
| dedo | finger |
| dedo del pie | toes |
| puta | whore, slut |
| punta | tip, end, point. |
| punto | dot, period, item |
| nene | baby, small child |
| desda a | from |
| aquel país | that country |
| el conejo | rabbit |
| tobillo | ankle |
| grueso | thick |
| las caderas | hips |
| las maletas | suitcases |
| docena | dozen |
| las cajas | boxes |
| el tacón | heel of a shoe or boot |
| tramos de escaleras | flights of stairs |
| propietario / dueno | owner |
| sentar junto | sit by |
| la gaviota | sea gull |
| cualquiera | whatever |
| chillar, gritar, llorar | shout a cry |
| el hilito | thread |
| el hubiera rotó | he had broken |
| el jonrón | homerun |
| subir | to come up, to go up, to climb, to rise |
| el/la cachorro/a | cub, kitten, pup |
