| A | B |
| el mito | myth |
| la leyenda | legend |
| el personaje | character |
| la situación | situation |
| simplificar | to simplify |
| idealizar | to idealize |
| interpretar | to interpret, act |
| el virrey | viceroy |
| el/la azteca | Aztec |
| el/la indo(a) | Indian (native) |
| la época colonial | colonial period of time |
| rico(a) | rich |
| malvado(a) | evil |
| sabio(a) | wise |
| generoso(a) | generous |
| pobre | poor |
| humilde | humble |
| honrado(a) | honorable |
| la moraleja | moral |
| el bolso | bag |
| el oro | gold |
| devolver | to return ( something) |
| el dueño | owner |
| el valor | value |
| darse cuenta | to realize |
| tener miedo | to be afraid |
| el palacio | palace |
| perdonar | to forgive |
| susurrar | to whisper |
| Así es. | That's right. |
| ¡Claro que sí! | Of course! |
| ¡Cómo no! | Of course! |
| Desde luego. | Of course. |
| Eso es. | That's right. |
| Estoy de acuerdo. | I agree |
| Por supuesto | Of course |
| Totalmente | totally yes! |
| Bueno, puede ser, pero... | Well, that may be, but... |
| Depende de tu punto de vista. | It depends on your point of view. |
| En efecto, parece ser así. | Actually, it seems to be that way. |
| Hasta cierto punto, sí, pero... | Up to a point, yes, but... |
| Pero hay que tener en cuenta que... | But you have to take into account |
| ¿Tú crees? No sé. | Do you think so? I don't know. |
| Al contrario | On the contrary |
| ¡Claro que no! | Of course not! |
| ¡Eso es muy difícil! | That's very unlikely! |
| ¡Nada de eso! | Of course not! |
| ¡Qué tontería! | How silly! |
| ¡Qué va! | No way! |
| Para nada | absolutely not |
| En mi vida | Never in my life |
| En absoluto | absolutely not |
| Alguien me dijo que... | Somebody told me that... |
| Cuentan que... | They say that... |
| Dicen que... | They say that... |
| el hombre | man |
| la mujer | woman |
| Oí que... | I heard that... |
| Se cree que... | It is believed that... |
| Se dice que... | They say that... |
| Según | According to |
| Supuestamente | supposedly |
| la cárcel | jail, prison |
| el/la guardia | guard |
| la justicia | justice |
| el ladrón/la ladrona | thief |
| el/la malvado(a) | villan |
| robar | to rob, steal |
| sufrir | to suffer |
| la víctima | victim |
| No hay mal que por bien no venga. | Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| El árbol se conoce por su fruta. | Children are very much like their parents. |
| Poco a poco se va lejos. | Little by little one goes far. |
| Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. | Out of sight, out of mind. |
| Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces. | Look before you leap. |
| Dime con quién andas y te te diré quién eres. | A man is known by the company he keeps. |