| A | B |
|---|
| (la) maestra/ (la) profesora | (the) female teacher |
| (el) maestro/ (el) profesor | (the) male teacher |
| (el/la) policía* (no "o" on the end) | (the) male or female police person |
| (el) bombero | (the) male firefighter |
| (la) bombera | (the) female firefighter |
| (el) piloto | (the) male pilot |
| (el) piloto/ (la) piloto/ (la) pilota | (the) female pilot |
| (el) camarero | (the) waiter |
| (la) camarera | (the) waitress |
| (el) astronauto | (the) male astronaut |
| (la) astronauta | (the) female astronaut |
| (el/la) dentista* (no "o" on the end) | (the) male or female dentist |
| (el/la) artista* (no "o" on the end) | (the) male or female artist |
| (el) científico | (the) male scientist |
| (la) científica | (the) female scientist |
| (el) enfermero | (the) male nurse |
| (la) enfermera | (the) female nurse |
| (el) médico | (the) male doctor |
| (la) médica | (the) female doctor |
| (el) secretario | (the) male secretary |
| (la) secretaria | (the) female secretary |
| (el/la) soldado* (no "a" on the end) | (the) male or female soldier |
| (el) ballarín | (the) male dancer |
| (la) bailarína | (the) female dancer |
| (el/la) atleta* (no "o" on the end) | (the) male or female athlete |
| (el) agricultor | (the) male farmer |
| (la) agricultora | (the) female farmer |
| (el) escritor | (the) male writer |
| (la) escritora | (the) female writer |
| (el) actor | (the) actor |
| (la) actríz | (the) actress |
| (el/la) cantante* (no "o" or "a" on the end) | (the) male or female singer |
| (el) músico | (the) male musician |
| (la) música | (the) female musician |
| (el) cocinero | (the) male cook |
| (la) cocinera | (the) female cook |
| (el/la) detective* (no "o" or "a" on the end) | (the) male or female detective |
| (el) arquitecto | (the) male architect |
| (la) arquitecta | (the) female architect |
| (el) mecánico | (the) male mechanic |
| (la) mecánica | (the) female mechanic |
| (el) entrendor | (the) male coach |
| (la) entrenadora | (the) female coach |
| (el) fontanero/ (el) plomero | (the) male plumber |
| (la) fontanera/ (la) plomera | (the) female plumber |
| (el/la) electricista | (the) male or female electrician |
| (el) operario | (the) male lineman (also a general term for male operator/worker |
| (la) operaria | (the) female lineman (also a general term for female operator/worker |
| (el) ingeniero | (the) male engineer |
| (la) ingeniera | (the) female engineer |
| (el) programador | (the) male software developer |
| (la) programadora | (the) female software developer |
| (el) camionero | (the) male truck driver |
| (la) camionera | (the) female truck driver |
| (el) cosmetólego | (the) male cosmetologist |
| (la) cosmetólega | (the) female cosmetologist |
| (el) peluquero | (the) male hairdresser |
| (la) peluquera | (the) female hairdresser |
| (el) obrero de la construcción | (the) male construction worker |
| (la) obrera de la construcción | (the) female construction worker |
| la madre/la mamá | (the) the mother |
| el padre/el papá | (the) the father |
| el hermano | (the) the brother |
| la hermana | (the) the sister |
| el primo | (the) the male cousin |
| la prima | (the) the female cousin |
| el abuelo | (the) the grandfather |
| la abuela | (the) the grandmother |
| el hijo | (the) the son |
| la hija | (the) the daughter |
| el bisabuelo | (the) the great-grandfather |
| la bisabuela | (the) the great-grandmother |
| el tío | (the) the uncle |
| la tía | (the) the aunt |
| el nieto | (the) the grandson |
| la nieta | (the) the granddaughter |
| el sobrino | (the) the nephew |
| la sobrina | (the) the niece |
| el esposo/el marido | (the) the male spouse/husband |
| la esposa/la mujer* (mujer has more than one meaning) | (the) the female spouse/wife |
| el novio | (the) the boyfriend, sometimes fiancé |
| la novia | (the) the girlfriend, sometimes fiancée |
| el prometido | the male fiancé |
| la prometida | the female fiancée |
| el padrastro | the stepfather |
| la madrastra | the stepmother |
| el hermanastro | the stepbrother |
| la hermanastra | the stepsister |
| el medio hermano | the half brother |
| la media hermana | the half sister |
| el jefe | the male boss (similar to chief) |
| la jefa | the female boss (similar to chief) |
| mi | my (used to describe one thing) |
| mis | my (used to describe more than one thing) |
| el | the (for one masculine noun) |
| la | the (for one feminine noun) |
| los | the (for more than one masculine noun or a group of masculine and feminine nouns) |
| las | the (for more than one feminine noun) |
| un | a (for one masculine noun) |
| una | a (for one feminine noun) |
| unos | some (for more than one masculine noun or a group of masculine and feminine nouns) |
| unas | some (for more than one feminine noun) |
| ¿Cómo? | How? |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (informal) |
| ¿Cómo está? OR ¿Cómo está Usted? | How are you? (formal) OR How is he/she? |
| ¿Cómo están? | How are y'all/they? (plural) |
| Le gusta | He/She likes |
| Les gusta | They/Y'all like |
| Nos gusta | We like |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | How do you call yourself? (informal - what's your name?) |
| ¿Cómo se llama? | How do you call yourself? (formal - what's your name?) OR How does he/she call himself/herself? (What's his/her name?) |
| ¿Cómo se llaman? | How do you/they call yourselves/themselves? (What are y'all's names?/What are their names? |
| Me llamo | I call myself (My name is) |
| Te llamas | You call yourself (informal - Your name is) |
| Se llama | He/She calls himself/herself OR Your call yourself (formal) |
| Se llaman | They call themselves OR Y'all call yourselves |
| Es mi | That is/It is my |
| Son mis | Those are my |
| Es tu (notice no accent is on the "u") | That is/It is your (informal) |
| Son tus | Those are your |
| favorito/favorita/favoritos/favoritas | favorite - goes after the noun |
| ¿Quién es? | Who is it?/Who are you (formal)? |
| ¿Quién eres? | Who are you (informal)? |
| ¿Quiénes son? | Who are they/y'all? |
| ¿Quién soy? | Who am I? |
| ¿Quiénes somos? | Who are we? |
| Soy/Yo soy | I am *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| Eres/Tú eres *notice accent mark | You are (informal) *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| Es/Él es/Ella es/Usted es | He is/She is/You are (formal) *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| Somos/Nosotros somos/Nosotras somos | We are *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| Son/Ellos son/Ellas son/Ustedes son | They are/Y'all are *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| Quiero | I want *Sometimes can mean I love with very close family members in some places.* |
| Ser | To be *** (In some situations - not for feelings, anything temporary, or locations.) |
| (el) técnico | (the) male technician |
| (la) técnica | (the) female technician |
| (el) cartero | (the) mailman |
| (la) cartera | (the) mailwoman |
| Encantado/Encantados/Encantada/Encantadas | Pleased/Enchanted |
| y | and |
| más | more |
| el amigo | the male friend |
| la amiga | the female friend |
