| A | B |
| EL ENSAYO | essay |
| ¡HÍJOLE! | OMG |
| AHÍ | there (in general, or as in "He became interested in art and THERE he found his vocation") |
| POR FIN | finally (do not use "finalmente" here) |
| ME DI CUENTA QUE... | I realized that... |
| ¡NI ME DI CUENTA! | I didn't even realize it! |
| PELIGROSO | dangerous |
| Y APARTE... | And besides.. |
| AGOTADO | exhausted (as in "no drop" "gota" = drop) |
| LO ÚNICO QUE... | the only thing that... |
| EL HOGAR (2) | home / hearth |
| LA CASA | house |
| EN CASA | at home |
| MARCAR | to dial (to call) |
| AVISAR (2) | to warn; to advise (let know) |
| ME AVISÓ | S/he warned me; s/he let me know |
| LE AVISASTE | you warned him/her; you let him/her know |
| TE AVISÉ | I warned you; I let you know |
| TARDARSE EN + inf | to take a long time (to do something) |
| ¡ME IMAGINO! | I can just imagine! |
| VOY EN CAMINO | I'm on the road; on the way |
| COLGAR [ue] | to hang up |
| DÉJAME ADIVINAR | Let me guess. |
| DÉJAME EN PAZ | Leave me alone! |
| ¡DÉJAME! | Let me go! (Let go of me) |
| PONCHAR UNA LLANTA | to slash a tire |
| PARAR | to stop |
| ACABAR DE | to have just |
| DETENER (2) | to detain; to stop |
| DISCULPARSE | to ask forgiveness |
| ¡DISCÚLPEME! | Excuse me! |
| INFRINGIR LA LEY | to break the law |
| POR LO TANTO | therefore |
| EL RIESGO | risk |
| LOS DEMÁS | the rest (of them) |
| LAS DEMÁS PERSONAS | the other people |
| EL SIGNO DE VIALIDAD | traffic sign |
| NI MODO | No way! (if surprised) Well, no way around it! (If no other choice) |
| NO SE VALE | That's not right. |
| PRESTAR | to loan; to lend |
| PEDIR (2) | to ask for; to request |
| PEDIR PRESTADO | to borrow ("to ask for a loan) |
| ¿QUÉ SE TE OCURRE? | What comes to (your) mind? |
| SE ME OCURRIÓ QUE... | It occurred to me that... |
| LA COLONIA | Mexican word for "barrio" or "neighborhood" (colony) of folks in association |
| COBRAR | to charge $ |
| NO SUENA NADA MAL, EH? | That sounds pretty good, hey! |
| ¡MENOS MAL! | Thank goodness! |
| YA ME DIO HAMBRE | (Mexicanism) = I already ate (I already got hungry) |
| IGUAL ME ACATO A LAS CONSECUENCIAS | Maybe I should just respect/obey/comply with/ accept the consequences |