| A | B |
| un hombre | a man |
| gordo/a | fat |
| amable | nice |
| una mujer | a woman |
| flaco/a | thin |
| el pelo | hair |
| largo | long |
| liso | straight |
| la invitó | s/he/you formal invited her |
| cenar | to eat dinner |
| toda la ciudad | all of the city |
| llegó | arrived |
| hace muchos años | for many years (i.e. has been doing something); many years ago |
| rincón | corner |
| tenía mucha hambre | was very hungry |
| sólo | only |
| quería comer | wanted to eat |
| no lo pudo entender | s/he/you formal couldn't understand him/it |
| estaba escrito | was written |
| alemán | German |
| para empezar | to begin |
| le recomendó | s/he/you formal recommended to him/her/you formal |
| sopa famosa | famous soup |
| papas | potatoes |
| fideos | noodles |
| sabroso/a | delicious |
| de repente | suddenly |
| la probó | s/he/you formal tried it |
| su tazón | his/her/your (formal)/their bowl |
| se puso | s/he/you formal got (i.e. mad) |
| enojado/a | angry, mad |
| pescado frito | fried fish |
| mosca frita | fried fly |
| estaba bien preocupado | s/he/you formal was really worried |
| un café barato | a cheap café |
| con mucho gusto | with much pleasure |
| se enamoraron | they fell in love |
| le pidió | s/he/you formal asked him or her for |
| la mano | hand |
| quería casarse con | wanted to marry (with) |
| mesero | waiter |
| los llevó | s/he/you formal took them |
| le iba a dar | s/he/you formal was going to give |
| una propina | a tip |
| la boda | wedding |
| se casaron | they got married |
| a lo mejor | probably |
| se olvidó | s/he/you formal forgot" |
| sin saber | without knowing |
| iban a pedir | they were going to order/ask for |
| en un rato | in a little while |
| el postre | dessert |
| encontró | s/he/you formal found |
| grueso | thick |
| sacó | took out |
| calcetín sucio | dirty sock |
| al ver | upon seeing |
| se lo mostró | s/he showed it to him/her/you formal/them |
| se sintió | s/he/you formal felt |
| tan mareada | so dizzy |
| se desmayó | s/he/you formal fainted |
| no le hizo caso | s/he you formal didn't pay attention to him/her/you formal |
| le rogó | s/he/you formal begged him/her/you formal |
| de rodillas | on his/her/your etc. knees |
| trató de darle | s/he/you formal tried to give him/her/you formal |
| la cuenta | the check, bill |
| le devolvieron | they returned (something) to him/her/you formal |