| A | B |
|---|
| EL águila (lAs águilas) | the eagle (the eagles) (all words beginning in "a" that are stressed on the first syllable, whether or not they are masculine words, take "el" in the singular, for the sound) |
| árido/a | arid, dry |
| el bosque | the forest, the woods |
| la brisa | the breeze |
| el búho | the owl (la lechuza) |
| el buitre | the vulture (el zopilote) |
| el cactus | the cactus |
| centígrados | Centigrade (temperature) |
| EL clima | the climate, the weather (e.g. in a region); (words ending in -ma that are of Greek origin usually use "EL") |
| el coyote | the coyote |
| la cueva | the cave |
| dar una caminata | to go for a walk, to hike |
| el desierto | the dessert |
| la escalada deportiva | the rock climbing |
| el granizo | the hail (type of weather) |
| las hojas | the leaves |
| Hubo... | There was.../There were... (used for when something SUDDENLY happened) |
| húmedo/a | humid |
| el huracán | the hurricane |
| el lagarto | the lizard |
| el lobo | the wolf |
| llover (o-->ue) (a cántaros) | to rain (cats and dogs) |
| lloviznar | to drizzle |
| la montaña | the mountain |
| la naturaleza | the nature (e.g. Mother Nature = la Madre Naturaleza) |
| nevar (e-->ie) | to snow |
| la niebla | the fog |
| la nieve | the snow |
| las noticias | the news |
| el oso | the bear |
| el pájaro | the bird (=EL ave/lAs aves, think of aviation) |
| la piedra | the stone, the rock (Think of the name "Pedro" or "Peter" = Upon this rock, I will build my church) |
| el relámpago | the lightning |
| el río | the river |
| seco/a | dry |
| la serpiente | the snake (la culebra) |
| soleado/a | sunny |
| la temperatura | the temperature |
| el terremoto | the earthquake (el sismo) |
| la tormenta | the storm |
| el tornado | the tornado |
| el trueno | the thunder |
| al final | in the end |
| así fue que... | so that's how... |
| darle miedo (a + someone) | to scare (someone) |
| decidir | to decide |
| de repente | suddenly |
| enfrentar | to confront |
| entonces | so, then |
| en seguida | right away |
| Érase una vez... | once upon a time (Había una vez...) |
| Hace... años | ...years ago |
| huir ("y" group) | to flee, to run away (escaparse) |
| pedir ayuda | to ask for help |
| viveron felices para siempre | They lived happily ever after. |
| el tiburón | the shark |
| fresco/a | fresh |
| Hace...grados Fahrenheit/centígrados | It's ....degrees Fahrenheit/Centigrade. |
| gritar | to yell, to scream |
| a causa de | because OF |
| Había una vez... | There once was... (Érase una vez...) |
| fue cuando... | that was when... |
