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COURSE ONE

HANDOUT VOCABULARY LIST

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

Bored aburrido
Calm calma
confused confundido
delighted deleitar
depressed deprimido
excited excitado
exhausted agotado
Full lleno
furious furioso
Mad loco - disparatado
pleased contento – satisfecho
relaxed relajado
surprised sorpresa
unhappy infeliz
upset trastorno
worried preocupado
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HANDOUT # 2

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

área, a área – zona
boy, a Chico
Bye adiós – hasta luego
car, a coche – automóvil
director, a Director
employee, an Empleado
executive, an Ejecutivo
general, a en general – general
good – bye despedida
group, a Grupo
honor, an Honor
instructor, an Instructor
masculine Masculino
member, a Miembro
noun, a sustantivo - nombre propio
opera singer, an canto de opera
operation, an Funcionamiento
particular en particular
patient, a paciente
police officer, a oficina de policía
popular Popular
president, a Presidente
soldier, a Soldado
 title, a titulo
unique único
you are welcome de nada

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WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

about sobre – cerca de
appearance, an aparición
athletic atlético
auburn
Bald calvo
beard, a barba
beautiful bonito / guapa
Big grande
blond / blonde / rubio
cheap barato
cheerful alegre
chubby rechoncho – mofletudo
clumsy torpe
color, a color
Cute bonito – mono
Dark oscuridad
elegant elegante
funny divertido
glasses, some
gorgeous
graceful
gray / grey
grouchy
hazel
heavy
height, a
impolite
Kind
length, a
Light
mean
moustache, a
non – athletic
Not
obese
obnoxious
optimistic
overweight
personality, a
pessimistic
Really

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 WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO
serious
Sexy
size, a
shoulder length
skinny
Slim
small
smart
snobbish
snobby
stingy
sweet
strong
type, a
Timid
Very
Weak
Wear
weight, a

HANDOUT # 5

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

child, a
children, some
person, a
people, some
policeman,a
policewoman, a

HANDOUT # 6

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

answer
Be
Buy
Call
Close
do / don’t
Drink
Eat
Enter
erase
Give

PRONOMBES PERSONALES
 WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO
I Yo
You Tu
She Ella
He El
it Eso
we Nosotros
They Ellos
Mine Mia
Your’s Tuya
Her’s Suya
His Su
It’s Sus
Our’s La nuestra
Their’s Suyo
Me Mi - mis
your Tu
Her Su
Him El
Us Nos
Our
Them Ellos
Their
I am / I’m / I was Yo soy / yo era / estaba / fui / estube
You are / you were Tú eras / estabas / fui / estube
He is / she is / it is / he was / she was / it was Él / ella / eso / era / estaba / fue / estuvo
We are / you are / they are / we were / you Ustedes / ellos / ellas / eran / estaban /
were / they were fueron / estuvieron
Are
Is

CUESTIONAMIENTOS

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

All ride Todo bien
 You adore Te adoro
Be  
Be able Ser capaz
Can Poder
Can´t  
Could Podría
Couldn’t No podría
Did Hazlo
Did you Tuviste
Did you get it Lo entendiste
Do Hacer
Do a good job  
Do you follow me Me sigues
Do you want some  
Does Hace
Doesn´t  
Don´t touch  
Don´t worry  
Don’t No haga
Excuse me  
Go Va
Go to bed  
Goes  
Going Ir
Going to  
Hang on a second Espera un Segundo
Has Tiene (obligación)
Has to Tiene que
Have Tener
Have to Tiene que (obligación )
Have you got that Has entendido
He is Él es – esta
Here  
Hes’s Él tiene
How Que tan
How Como – que
How far is it to your house Que tan lejos está tu casa
How about Qué tal si
How come Como
How far A que distancia
How long Cuanto tiempo
How many Cuantos
How much Cuanto
How often Con que frecuencia
How old Qué edad
How old are you Qué edad tienes
I didn’t mean to No fue mi intencion
i don´t mind  
I don’t have it No la tengo
I don’t mind Me da igual
I don’t want any No quiero nada
I go need you No te necesito
I have to answer the door  
I´ll be back Volvere
I´ll be right back Ya vengo
I’d  
I’d be glad to Me encantaria
I’ll  
I’m  
I’m fine Estoy bien
I’ve fallen in love Me he enamorado
I’ve go to Tengo que
In En
It is Es – esta
It isn’t so very old No esta tan Viejo
It’s Es
It’s so big Es muy grande
It’s working Eso funciona
mine  
Nice to met you  
Now I get it Ahora lo entiendo
Now I understand Ahora entiendo
Our Nuestra
She is Ella es
She wontn’t accept Quizas no acepte
She’s Ella tiene
That Aquello – aquella
Their Su
There are  
There aren´t  
There is  
There isn´t  
These Esos – esas – esos
They are Ellos son
They aren´t  
They is  
They isn´t  
They’re Ellos tienen
This Esto – esta
Those Aquellos – aquellas
To be  
To be cold Tener frio
Too  
Want Querer
Want to Querer que
Was Estaba
Wasn’t able to  
We are Somos – estamos
We’re Tenemos
Well  
Were Fueron – eran
Were not No eran
Were there Estaban allí
Were you Fueron
What Que
What are that Qué es eso
What did you say  
What do they do Que hacen
What do you want  
What food  
What is your favorite color Cuál es tu color favorite
What kind of... qué tipo
What time A qué hora
What was rhat  
Whatever  
Wheat  
When Cuando
Where Donde
Where do you want to go Donde quieres ir
Where is Donde esta
Where was Por donde
Wherever  
Which Cual
Who Quien
Who are  
Who is  
Who’s this Quien es este – esta
Whole Toda
Whose Quienes – de quien
Why Porque
Wich Cual
Will  
Will be able Será capaz
Will be able to  
Won’t  
Would  
Would you me for a minute  
Years old Años
Yes do hazlo
Yes sir  
You are Tu eres – estas
You’ll Seras
You’ll be  
You’re Tienes
You’re good Estas bien

PALABRAS DESCONOCIDAS

WORD / PALABRA MEANING / SIGNIFICADO

(past: broke up with)  
A / an  
A few pocas – pocos (contables)
A head Adelante
A little poco – poca (no contable)
A lot of  
A new De Nuevo
About Sobre – cerca de cosas
Above Encima de cosas
Abrove Sobre – encima de
Absent Distraido (a)
Acording to  
Acroos from frente de
Add  Añadir
Address Direccion
Adore Encanto
Advice Consejo
Advise Aconsejar
After Despues de
Aftercare Atencion
Again De nuevo – otra vez
Against En contra
Age Edades
Ago Hace rato
Agreeon De acuerdo
Alike Por igual todo (jovenes y viejos por igual)
Alive Vivo
All Todos
All ringht Estar bien
Allnigth De toda la noche
Allow Permitir
Allow for Tener en cuenta
Allure Atractivo encanto
Alone Estar solo (a)
Along A lo largo
Aloof Distante
Already Ya
Also Tambien – ademas
Always siempre
Amazing Azombroso
Among en medio de (cosas)
Angry Enojado
Another Otro (objeto)
Answer  
Anxious Preocupado (a)
Any  Tienes alguno
Any body Alguien
Anyhow De todas maneras
Anything Algo
Anyway  
Anyways  
Anywhere Alguna parte
Apologize Disculparse  
Appealing Atractivo
Appear  Aparecer
Aprece Cada uno
Are Son – están
Area – an  
Around Al rededor de
Arouse Despertar provocar
Arousual Excitación
Arrive  Llegar
Article – an  
As Como (como amigo )
As – as Tan – como (cualidades)
Ask Preguntar
Askafter Preguntar por
At A las
At noon  
At the  
Avail Inútil
Awake Estar depierto (a)
Awaken Despertar – despertarse
Awaken  
Aware Ser conciente de
Away Muy lejos
Awful Horrible – espantoso
Awkward Inoportuno
Awoken  
Awry Salir mal
Babble Parloteo
Baby – minder Niñera
Babyhood Primera infancia
Babyish Infantil
Baccalaureate Bachillerato
Bachelor Soltero
Back Espalda
Back away Alejarse
Backache Dolor de espalda
Backbiting Chismorreo
Backing Apoyo
Backpack Mochila
Backtrack Volver atrás
Backup Pedir refuerzos
Bad Malo
Bad No está nada (mal)
Bad – mannered Maleducado
Bad tempered Malhumorado
Badly Hacerlo mal
Badness Mala calidad
Baker Pannadero
Balaclava Pasamontañas
Balance Equilibrio
Bald Calvo
Balderdash Bobadas
Balding Medio calvo
Baldly Francamente
Baleful Maligno
Ballot Votación
Ballot – rigging Fraude electoral
Ballpark Campo de baisbol
Balmy Calido – suave
Baloney Tonterías
Ban Prohibicion
Band Banda – pandilla
Band – aid Curita
Band together Unirse
Bandy Intercambiar – arqueado
Bane Cruz – perdición
Bang Golpe – explocion
Bangle Brazalete – pulcera
Bank Orilla – banco
Bank on Contar con
Banknote Billete
Banner Bandera – pancarta
Banter Bromas – chanzas
Bar Barra – barrote
Barbarian Barbaro (a)
Barber Barbero
Barbwire alambre
Bare Desnudo (a)
Bare faced Descarado (a)
Bare foot (ed) Descalzo (a)
Bargain Pacto – trato
Barkeep (er) Camarera
Barman Camarero
Barracks Cuartel
Bashful Timido
Bath Baño
Bathe Bañarse
Bathtub Bañera
Battered Maltratado
Be Ser
Be born  
Be good at something  
Be happy  
Be loved Amado (a)
Beach Playa
Bear up Animo
Bear with Tener paciencia con
Bearable Soportable
Beastly Horroroso (a)
Beat back Rechazar
Beat off Rechazar
Beat out Apagar
Beat up Dar una palliza
Beautifolly De maravilla
Beauty Belleza – preciosidad
Beauty – a (plural: beauties)  
Became  
Because  Porque
Beck Estar a la disposición de alguien
Bed down Acostarse
Bedlam Alboroto
Bedsit Cuarto de alquiler
Bedspread Colcha
Beeper Busca personas
Befit Digno (a)
Before Antes de
Beg Rogar – suplicar
Began Comenzar - empezar
Beggar Menndigo (a)
Behave Portarse – comportarse
Behaviour (or) Conducta
Behavioural (oral) De la conducta
Behind Detrás de – tras
Belie Contradecir
Belief Creencia
Believe Creer
Believer Creyente
Belittle Menospreciar
Bellow Debajo de – bajo
Bellyanche Dolor barriga
Belong Pertenecer a
Belt Correa – cinturón
Beret Binita
Beside Al lado de
Best El – la – lo mejor - mi mejor
Better Mas bueno – mejor
Between Entre
Beverage  
Big Grande
Bill cuenta
Biology  
Black board Pizarra
Blond sangre
Boring Aburrido
Box Caja
Break up (with jane)  
Bright Claro – brillante – luminoso
Bury Enterar
Business – some – a  
Busy Ocupado
But pero
Buy  
By En
Call  
Camp  
Can’t No puede
Care  
Carefully cuidadosamente
Cash – some  
Chart Cuadro
Chase  
Cheap Barato
Clean  
Clever Inteligente
Climb  
Close  
Cocktail - drink  
Come back Volver
Coming  
Company – a  
Condition – some (the car’s in good condition)  
Cook  
Copy –a  
Corner of Esquina de
Could Frio
Country – a  
Crazy  
Credit – some  
Cry  
Crying  
Cure  
Curly  
Customer cliente
Cute Tierno
Dance  
Dark brown  
Date – a  
Decide  
Dessert  
Dirty  
Disappear  
Do Hacer
Do okay  
Does Hace
Doesn’t matter No importa
Don’t touch  
Door close Puerta cerrada
Down Bajo (bajo en seguida) (expresion)
Drive  
Drop Empacar
Drop: (past: dropped)  
Dropped Dejar caer
Dry Mojado
Eall in love enamorarse
Early Temprano
Eat  
Empty Vacia
End  
Engineer Ingeniero
Enter  
Erase Borrar
Escared*  
Every cada
Every day cada dia
Exam – an  
Expensive  
Experience – an  
Expert – an  
Fall in love Enamorarse
Familiar (be familiar with)  
Far Lejos
Fat  
Feel  
Feel terrible about  
Few Pocos – pocas
Fight – a  
For  
Forget Perdonar
Forget (to) (past: forgot)  
Forgetting olvidar
Friendly Amistoso – agradable
From De
Full Llena
Funny Divertido
German  
Get married Casarse
Get to the park  
Get up  
Give  
Go out together Salir juentos
Go to  
Going Yendo
Good Bueno
Great Grande - genial
Greetings Saludos
Grocery  
Grocery store  
Group – a  
Hailing Granizo
Half Mitad y media
Ham  
Handsome atractivo – guapo
Happen  
Hard Fuerte
Hardlyever casi nunca
Hate Odiar
Have a fight (with jane)  
Head -a  
Height Altura
Help Ayudar – evitar
Help – some  
High  
Hole – a  
Homework – some  
Horse – a  
Hungry Hambriento
I´m sure john is coming  
Idea – a  
In diameter  
In that case …  
Interview  
Investigator – an  
Invite  
Itaian  
Japanese  
Jump  
Just (i just ate)  
Kid – a  
Know Saber
Know how to  
laguaje – a  
Late Retrasado – tarde – ultimo
Laugh  
Lazy Perezosa
Least La menos
Leave Salir
Leave jane alone  
Less Menos
Librarian – a  
Life  
Light blue  
Like Caer bien (si hablamos de una persona)
Like Como
Little Poco – pequeño
Live  
Long Largo
Long ago Hace mucho tiempo
Longing Anhelo
Look Mirar
Look for  
Love  
Loveless Sin amor
Lovely Estupendo – fabuloso
Lover Amante
Lucky Suerte - suertudo
Mailman – a (mailmen)  
Main Principal (calles o avenidas)
Main course  
Main street Calle principal
Make  
Many  
Match Partido
May  
Maybe Quiza – tal vez  
Mean  
Meet Reunirse
Microbiology  
Middle Medio
Middle age Mediana edad
Mile – a  
Minded Distraido (a)
Mis Señorita – poder – extrañar
Miss  
More Mas
Motorcycle – an  
Mr Mister
Mrs Mises
Much  
Nar cerca
Near Cerca
Neat pulido
Need  
Never nunca
Nex to Sobre el – cerca de
Nice Lindo – agradable – hermoso
Nice look Guapo – lindo – linda
No problem  
Noisy ruidoso
Object - an  
Offer – an  
Often a menudo
Old Antiguo
On Sobre – en
On the sobre el – la
Open  
Or ray  
Our Nuestra
Out of  
Outgoing extrovertido
Outside  
Overdue book – an  
Overdue notice – an  
Package - a  
Pain Dolor
Past Pasadas las
Plan – a  
Plan (to)  
Planet – a  
Polite educado
Pour  
Present – a  
Pretty  
Put Poner - ponga
Quickly Rápidamente
Quiet* tranquilo
Quietly Tranquilamente
Quite  
Quiut Tierno
Read  
Really  
Relax  
Report – a  
Reporter – a  
Rich Rico
Ride (past: rode)  
Right (that´s right)  
River – a  
Round  
Safe digno
Salad  
Sauce some  
Say  
Scared  
Section - a  
See  
Seldom Rara vez
Seldom helped casi ni ayudo
Selfish egoista
Send  
Sentence  
Settle  
Several  
Shop  
Short  
Show Mostrar
Shy  
Sick Enfermo
Side Lateral (calles o avenidas)
Side order  
Side street Calle lateral
Sigh  
Sit  
Ski  
Sloppy  
Slowly despacito
Small  
Smoke  
Snow – some  
So sorry  
Some Algunos
Some time Algun dia – alguna vez
Some times a veces
Some times A veces
Some where En algun citio
Something Algo – alguna cosa
Somewhat Un poco – un tanto
Soon Pronto
Spaceship - a  
Spaghetti – some  
Spanish  
Spend (past: spent)  
Spill  
Stand up  
Start  
Still todavía
Stingy  
Store Reserve
Store house Almacen
Store up Acumullar
Straight  
Strange Extraño – raro
Study  
Sue Demander – solicitor – pedir
Support Alentar – apoyar
Sweet Dulce
Take  
Take off  
Talk  
Talk to  
Tea  
Teach (past: taught)  
Test drive – a  
That depends  
That’s a good idea  
There  
They are Ellos están
Thin  
Thirsty Sediendo
Though  
Throw away  
Tip propina
Tired* Cansado – intense
To Falta para la hora
To be alive Estar vivo
To book Reservar
To speak  
 Together Juntos
Too Tambien
Tree – a  
Try Capaz - intentar
Turn Girar
Turn on  
Type  
Ufo – a  
Uncomfortable  
Under Bajo (bajo el agua o un objeto) – debajo
Understood entendido
Unfriendly Antipatico
Unusual  
Up Arriva
Upset Disgustado
Using  
Usually usualmente – generalmente
Very friendly  
Visit  
Wait for Esperar
Waiter mesero
Waitress mesera
Warm Caliente – tibio
Wasted Desperdiciar
Watch  
Wavy  
Weak Débil
Wear Usar
Weight Peso
Well Bueno – bien
Well be haved Educado
Well timed Oportuno
Wet Seco
Where there Había
Wide Ancho
Wine  
Witness – a  
Woof Gau (expression )
Word Palabra
Work  
World – a  
Worried preocupado
Worse Peor
Worst El peor
Wrong Equilibrado
Young Jovenes
   

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 common verbs followed by gerunds (ing)
 common verbs followed by infinitive (to)
 common verbs followed by the gerunds or the infinitive
 notice these verbs that form the past the same as like
 notice the spelling of the following regular verbs
 Adjetives that use – er or EST (one syllawords. Except those marked with *)

Adjective adverb

 quiet + - ly quietly
 easy + - ly easily
 comfortable + - ly comfortably
 (y - i) – (ble - b)