| A | B |
| el huracán (pl. los huracanes) | the hurricane |
| la inundación (pl. las inundaciones) | the flood |
| llover (o-->ue) | to rain |
| la lluvia | the rain |
| nevar (e-->ie) | to snow |
| el terremoto | the earthquake |
| la tormenta | the storm |
| el artículo | the article |
| investigar | to investigate |
| el locutor/la locutora | the announcer |
| el noticiero | the newscast |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| el reportero/la reportera | the reporter |
| tratar de | to try to |
| apagar | to put out (fire/light) |
| bajar | to go down |
| el bombero/la bombera | the firefighter |
| comenzar (e-->ie) | to start |
| destruir (i-->y) | to destroy |
| dormido/a | asleep |
| el edificio de apartamentos | the apartment building |
| la escalera | the ladder |
| escaparse | to escape |
| esconder(se) | to hide (oneself) |
| la explosión (pl. las explosiones) | the explosion |
| el humo | the smoke |
| el incendio | a fire (e.g. in a building or forest) |
| los muebles | the furniture |
| muerto/a | dead |
| el paramédico/la paramédica | the paramedic |
| quemar(se) | to burn (oneself), to burn up |
| se murieron | they died |
| subir | to go up |
| herido/a | injured |
| el herido/la herida | the injured person |
| el héroe | the hero |
| la heroína | the heroine |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| salvar | to save (e.g. people) |
| valiente | brave |
| la vida | the life |
| vivo/a | living, alive |
| a causa de | because OF |
| afortunadamente | fortunately |
| asustado/a | frightened |
| la causa | the cause |
| de prisa | in a hurry |
| de repente | suddenly |
| gritar | to scream |
| hubo | there was (something sudden like an accident) |
| llamar (por teléfono) | to call (on the phone) |
| oír | to hear |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| ¡Socorro! | Help! |