| A | B |
|---|
| la pantalla | the screen (movie, projector) |
| el cantante/ la cantante; la canción | singer; song |
| -ción; -dad | always feminine |
| -ón; -ma; ending in consonant | mostly masculine |
| su país natal | her birth country, country where she was born |
| indígena | indigenous |
| los mixtecas; los aztecas; los toltecas; los mayas; los incas | Mixtec tribe; Aztec, Toltec, Mayan, Incan |
| Estados Unidos; estadounidense | USA vs. American |
| México; mexicano | Mexico vs. Mexican |
| fiel | loyal |
| raíz--> raices | root--> roots |
| de niña, de joven, de mujer de cierta edad | as a little girl, as a young woman/teenager, as an older woman |
| el ritmo | rythm |
| ranchero, norteño, mariachi | 3 types of Mexican music |
| darse cuenta de vs. realizar | to realize vs. to accomplish |
| expresarse, comunicarse | to express oneself; to communicate |
| interpretar; una interpretación; interpretado | to interpret; an interpretation; interpreted (adj) |
| Mesoamérica; mesoamericano vs. Centro América o América Central; centroamericano | 2 ways to name Central America and its people |
| el alma; Why is it "el" here? Is it masculine or indeed feminine? | soul |
| reflejar | to reflect |
| salir a la venta; vender; vendedor | to come out (for sale); to sell; vendor |
| publicar; publicado | to publish; published (adj) |
| saludar; un saludo | to greet; a greeting |
| despedirse vs. despedir; una despedida | to say goodbye vs. to fire; a farewell |
| hace + time + que + V (present)--> Hace 5 años que estudiamos español. | formula: to have been doing X for defined perior--> We have been studying Spanish for 5 years. |
| hace + time + que + V (preterite)--> Vieron <<Wicked>> hace tres años. or Hace tres años vieron <<Wicked>>. | formula: to indicate how long ago something happened--> Three years ago they saw "Wicked". |
| tener miedo de; temer | to be afraid of vs. to fear |
| un siglo, una década, un año, un mes, un día | a century, a decade, a year, a month, a day |
| a ver | let's see |
| su afición A (mi, tu, nuestra, vuestra, su) | his passion/keeness for |
| tener que + infinitivo; tener ganas de + infinitivo | to have to X; to feel like/want to X |
| el fin de semana/ los fines de semana | on the weekend/ on the weekends |
| EL problema | problem |
| así que + indicativo; así que + subjuntivo | so... V vs. as soon as ...V |
| los demás; los otros | the rest, the others (2) |
| hacer ruido; ruidoso; ruidosamente | to make noise; noisy (adj); noisily (adv) |
| sacar la basura | to take out the trash |
| pasear al perro | to walk the dog |
| bajar la música/ subir la música; poner la música alta | to turn down the music/ to turn up the music; the put the music on loud |
| intentar + infin; tratar de + infin | to try (2) |
