| A | B |
|---|
| trabajar | to work, to do physical or mental labor |
| funcionar | to function, to run (equipment) |
| bajo/a | short (in height) |
| corto/a | short (in length) |
| breve | short (concise, brief) |
| mirar | to look at, to watch |
| buscar (qu) | to look for |
| parecer (zc) | to look, to seem, to appear |
| pensar (ie) / creer | to think |
| pensar (ie) + inf. | to intend to (do something); to plan on (doing something) |
| pensar (ie) en | to think about (someone, something) |
| pensar (ie) de | to think about (have an opinion about) |
| pensar (ie) que | to think that... |
| consistir en | to consist of |
| depender de | to depend on |
| enamorarse de | to fall in love with |
| estar enamorado/a de | to be in love with |
| casarse con | to marry |
| estar casado/a con | to be married to |
| sonar (ue) | to ring, to sound (alarm, bell, telephone) |
| soñar con | to dream of / about |
| la hora | time (on the clock) |
| la vez | time (in a series) |
| el tiempo | time ( in general) |
| a tiempo | on time |
| el cuento | story |
| la cuenta | bill, calculation, account |
| pagar | to pay for (something) |
| prestar atención | to pay attention |
| hacerle caso | to pay attention (to someone) |
| hacer caso de | to heed, to take into account |
| hacer(le) una visita | to pay a visit (to someone) |
| soportar | to tolerate, to put up with |
| mantener | to support financially |
| apoyar | to support, to back, to favor |
| sostener | to support in a physical way, to hold, to hold up |
| cerca | close, nearby (adverb) |
| cerca de | close to, near |
| cercano/a | close, nearby (adjective) |
| íntimo/a | close (friendship, emotional ties) |
| unido/a | close-knit (family) |
| importar* | to be interested in, to matter, to care about |
| cuidar | to care for, to take care of |
| volver (ue) | to return to/ from a place |
| regresar | to return to/from a place |
| devolver | to return (something bought / borrowed) |
| mudarse | to move, to change residence |
| trasladar | to move, to transfer |
| trasladarse | to move, be moved to another place |
| mover (ue) | to move (an object or part of the body) |
| moverse | to move |
| sentir (ie) + noun | to feel |
| sentirse (ie) + adjective | to feel |
| Lo siento. | I'm sorry. |
| Siento que... | I'm sorry that... |
| pensar / creer / opinar | to feel / to believe... |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| lograr + inf. | to succeed in (doing something) |
| lograr + noun | to obtain or achieve a goal |
| suceder | to happen, to occur; to follow in succession |
| asistir a | to attend (a function); to be present at (a class, meeting, wedding, play, etc.) |
| atender a | to attend to, to wait on, to take care of |
| ayudar a | to help, to assist |
| ponerse + adj. | to become (change in physical or emotional state) |
| volverse + adj. | to become (dramatic, often irreversible change) |
| llegar a ser | to become, to get to be (a gradual change over a period of time) |
| hacerse | to become (through conscious effort) |
| ya que | since, because |
| como | since, because (at beginning of sentence) |
| puesto que | since, because |
| porque | because |
| por | because of, on account of |
| la cuestión | question, matter, subject, issue |
| la pregunta | question (spoken or written) |
| hacer una pregunta | to ask a question |
| preguntar | to ask a question, to ask |
| la fecha | date (on the calendar) |
| la cita | date, appointment, social arrangement |
| las/los dos | both |
| ambos/as | both |
| tanto + noun + como + noun | both....and.... |
| el dato / los datos | fact (findings, results, data) |
| el hecho | (proven) fact, deed or event |
| el hecho es que... | The fact is that... |
| es un hecho que... | It is a fact that... |
| de hecho | in fact |
| realizar | to realize (a dream, goal or ambition); to accomplish something |
| darse cuenta de | to realize (to become aware of) |
