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Introduction and
How to use this book
The 200 Words a Day! system of vocabulary learning uses the techniques of the
world’s Memory Masters, combined with cartoon graphics to make learning and
recall easy and fun.
The Memory Masters tell us that to most easily
memorise something you need to visualise it in a zany,
crazy, goofy scene. To take the work out of visualising,
we provide you with a cartoon.
So to remember the word ‘rice’, which is ‘arroz’ we
have a picture of ROWS of rice and a Chinese man
with A ROSE.
We call this the ‘Memory Trigger’.
The Chinese man acts as a ‘Gender Trigger’ to tell
you that the word is a masculine word, because in
Spanish, all nouns have a gender, and are either
masculine or feminine.
Masculine words are identified by the word ‘el’ which
is the masculine word for ‘the’. Usually, but not
always, nouns ending in the letter ‘o’ are masculine.
Feminine words are identified by the word ‘la’ which
is the feminine word for ‘the’. Usually, but not always,
nouns ending in the letter ‘a’ are feminine.
So when you look at the picture, remember the gender
of the main character when learning nouns.
There are two words for ‘a’ in Spanish. ‘Uno’ for
masculine words, and ‘una’ for feminine.
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Words that are similar to English have either a Spanish
flag in the picture, or the Spanish colors red and yellow.
Where possible we use a famous person in the cartoon,
as famous people are more easily remembered.
To learn a word, read it aloud, absorb it, write it down,
then try the tests. Absorb the picture and its details.
The mind never forgets a picture! When trying to
remember the word - think of the pic!
Be sure to review completed lessons after a day, a week,
a month, 3 months and a year to reinforce the learning.
This book is ideally to be used with the 200 Words a
Day! PC computer course which has all the words
and Triggers spoken aloud so that you can hear the
Spanish words pronounced by native speakers.
The CD-Roms for this are available from
www.200-words-a-day.com, and feature extensive
testing facilities, and accelerated learning features.
Using these techniques, doing one or two lessons per
hour, you will be able to learn over 200 words a day,
while remembering the genders.
If in doubt think of the pic.
Enjoy the course.
Kevin Crocombe
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Pronunciation
Guide
Vowels
a is like the ‘a’ in dark.
e is like the ‘e’ in hen
i is like ‘ee’ as in peek
o is like ‘o’ as in job
u is like ‘u’ as in hoot
Consonants
b is like the ‘b’ in boob.
c followed by e/i is like ‘s’ in Latin America and
Southern Spain; but like ‘th’ as in think in the rest
of Spain.
ch is like the ‘ch’ in change.
c followed by other letters is like a ‘k’.
d at the beginning of a word is like a ‘d’ as in deep.
d between vowels, and at the end of a word is like a
soft ‘th’. When at the end of a word it is sometimes
silent in some regions.
f is like ‘f’ as in ‘firm’.
g followed by e/i is like the ‘ch’ in the Scottish
guttural loch.
g followed by other letters is a hard ‘g’ as it got.
h is mute, and not pronounced. It is silent.
j is like a ‘ch’ in the Scottish guttural loch.
k is like ‘k’ as in kit.
l is like ‘l’ as in lady.
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ll is like ‘lli’ in million, and in some regions is more
like a ‘y’. In Argentina it is more like ‘zh’ like the
‘dge’ in ridge or like a’j’ as in June.
m is like ‘m’ mum.
n is like ‘n’ as in now.
ñ is like ‘ny’ as in canyon.
p is like a ‘p’ as in pork.
qu is like ‘k’ as in kill.
r at the beginning of a word, and rr, is rolled or
trilled like a Scottish ‘r’.
r between vowels is lightly rolled, one roll less than
the rr.
s is like ‘s’ as in silk.
t is ‘t’ and in ‘tilt’.
v is similar to a ‘b’ as in boob.
x is like an ‘s’ in test.
y is like a ‘y’ as in yo-yo, with a hint of ‘j’ sound.
z in Latin America and Southern Spain, sounds like
an ‘s’ as is silk, or in the rest of Spain is
pronounced ‘th’.
Word Stress
In words of more than one syllable, one of the syllables
is pronounced more strongly than the others.
If word has an accent, that syllable is stressed.
e.g. organisación.
If the word ends with a vowel, the letter ‘s’ or the
letter ‘n’, the stress falls on the next to last syllable.
e.g. naranja.
If the word ends in a consonant except the letter ‘s’ or
the letter ‘n’, the stress falls on the last syllable.

Common
Words 1
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also, besides,
whats more
además de
adverb
your teacher says to
you, “And besides,
you are A DUMB
ASS! and what's
more, you’re also
A DIM ASS!”
Notes
además + de
before
antes de
adverb
that before visiting AUNT TESS
you must always ring DE old
battle-axe!
Notes
antes (adv.) sooner. antes de (prep.) = before.
antes (de) que (conj.) = before.
antes bien = (but) rather.
antes mucho / antes poco = long before /
shortly before.
cuanto antes mejor = the sooner the better.
good morning!
¡buenos días!
friend
el amigo / la amiga
noun
a little boy (m) says, “ME GO with
my friend!”
Notes
la amiga (f.) = female friend.
hacerse amigos = to become friends.
ser muy amigos = to be close friends
el amigote (m.) / la amigota (f.) = mate, buddy.
good
bueno
adjective
Jack, from Jack and
the Beanstalk saying,
“What a good BEAN” -
and he’s also got the
BEANO comic in his hand.
Notes
buena (f.adj.).
ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).
e.g.ella es buena = she’s a good person.
estar bueno = to be well, in good health
(presently). e.g.ella está buena = she’s well.
good
bueno
adjective
Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalk
saying, “What a good BEAN” -
and he’s also got the BEANO comic
in his hand.
Notes
buena (f.adj.).
ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).
e.g.ella es buena = she’s a good person.
estar bueno = to be well, in good health
(presently). e.g.ella está buena = she’s well.
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day
el día
noun
every day Santa
Claus (m) has to
feed his DEER.
Notes
de día = by day, in the
daytime.
de día en día = from day
to day.
goodbye!
¡adiós!
exclamation
saying goodbye to your rADIOS!
from, of
de
preposition
an agent from the DEA, the
Drug Enforcement Agency,
saying,
“I am a member of DE club.”

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again (over again)
de nuevo
adverb
a group of wolves
standing outside their
den waving again
and again and
again - it’s the
DEN WAVE!
Notes
Means over again -
from the beginning.
See also; otra vez (adv.)
= again (one more time).
our
nuestro
pronoun
a salesman for estrogen
supplements says,
“Our NEW ESTROgen
supplements are the
best on the market.”
big
grande
adjective
standing in the Rio GRANDE
and saying, “Wow, the Rio
GRANDE is big!”
Notes
If placed before the noun, 'grande' = great.
e.g. un grande hombre = a great man.
If placed after the noun, 'grande' = big. e.g.
un hombre grande = a big man.
Notes
nuestra (f.prn.) / nuestras (f.prn. pl.).
un amigo nuestro = a friend of ours.
’es el nuestro’ = it is ours. los nuestros = our people, our team.
again (one more time)
otra vez
adverb
that girls listen to those OLD
songs by the singer, TRAVIS,
again and again.
Notes
again (one more time - repetition).
See also; de neuvo.
either … or
o … o
conjunction
someone saying, “You can
either have this letter ‘O’
or this letter ‘O’.
Notes
See also; no … ni = neither … nor.
other, another
otro
adjective
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the other billy goat says,
“Not another OLD
TROLL!,” and he bunts
him off the bridge.
Notes
otra (f.adj.).
el otro (m.) / la otra (f.) = the
other one.
los otros (m.pl.) / las otras (f.pl.)
= the other ones.
also (as well)
también
adverb
a cowboy saying,
“I also want some of
T ’EM BEANs…”
Notes
Also means; as well, too.
yo también = me too, me as well.
almost
casi
adverb
that the boxer CASSIus Clay
(later known as Mohammed
Ali) was almost knocked
out by Henry Cooper.
Notes
casi todo = almost everything.
casi nunca = almost never.
casi nada = almost nothing,
next to nothing.
always
siempre
adverb
after
después
adverb
you see DES PRESS
the ESPRESSO
button after each
cup of coffee.
Notes
después de (prep.) = later,
after (time), since, next to (order).
eg. después de comer = after lunch.
Also means; afterwards.
’hasta después’ = ’until later’,
’see you later’.
your Muslim friend, and you always
SEE ‘IM PRAY several times a day.
Notes
como siempre = as usual / para siempre = for ever.
siempre que = whenever, provided that.
Es lo de siempre = It’s the same old story.

to have
(auxiliary verb)
haber
verb
it is good to have had
good HABITS.
Notes
haber is an auxiliary verb - used to
make up the past perfect tense.
E.g. I have eaten = he comido.
all, everything
todo
adjective
because
porque
conjunction
because you like
pigs you don’t eat
PORK.
above, over, on
sobre
preposition
above the people in the
courtroom is a very
SOBER judge.
Notes
sobre todo = above all.
Can also mean; about.
e.g. un libro sobre animales = a
book about animals.
el sobre (m.) = envelope.
See also arriba (adv.) = up, above,
upstairs.
See also encima de (prep.) = above,
on top of, over.
you TOTAL up all the
numbers to get the answer
Notes
toda (f.adj.) = all.
e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.
todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.
e.g. todos los libros = all the books.
todo (prn.) = everything, all.
e.g. todos = everyone, everybody. e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.
a
un, uno, una
article
a baby with one tooth says,
“I only have a tooth, YOU KNOW.”
Notes
1) uno becomes un before masculine nouns,
even in compound numerals.
e.g. cuarenta y un libros = 41 books.
2) uno becomes una before feminine nouns
e.g.setenta y una muchachas = 71 girls.
See also; uno (num.) = one.
but
pero
conjunction
President PERON saying, “… but I
can never find a PAIR O’ socks that
match!”
time, occasion
la vez
noun
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a Moroccan girl (f) saying to her friend,
“Love is not waking me time and time again unless
there is an occasion other than a new FEZ!”
Notes
las veces = times, occasions. alguna vez = sometime.
See also; algunas veces = sometimes.
See also; muchas veces = often (many times).
for
para
preposition
you have a package for a
PARAtrooper.
Notes
See also; por =
for, through
and
y
conjunction
an Englishman from
Yorkshire saying, “EE by
gum, ‘E is ugly and ‘E is
‘orrible and ‘E is fat!”

Common Words 1 las palabras communes 1
Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
a ____________________________________
above, over, on ________________________
after __________________________________
again (one more time)____________________
again (over again) ______________________
all, everything ________________________
almost ________________________________
also (as well) __________________________
also, besides, whats more ________________
always ________________________________
and __________________________________
because ________________________________
before ________________________________
What is the English word for:
además de ____________________________
¡adiós! ________________________________
el amigo / la amiga ____________________
antes de ______________________________
bueno ________________________________
¡buenos días! __________________________
casi __________________________________
de ____________________________________
de nuevo ______________________________
después ______________________________
grande ________________________________
haber ________________________________
nuestro ______________________________
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big ____________________________________
but ____________________________________
either … or ____________________________
for ____________________________________
friend ________________________________
from, of ________________________________
good __________________________________
goodbye! ______________________________
good morning! __________________________
to have (auxiliary verb) __________________
other, another __________________________
our ____________________________________
time, occasion ________________________
o … o ________________________________
otra vez ______________________________
otro __________________________________
para __________________________________
pero __________________________________
porque ________________________________
siempre ______________________________
sobre ________________________________
también ______________________________
todo __________________________________
un, uno, una __________________________
la vez ________________________________
y ____________________________________

People People People People People People People People People People People People
e la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente
ople People People People People People People People People People People People Pe
la gente
People
la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente
ple People People People People People People People People People People People Peop
nte la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gen
eople People People People People People People People People People People People P
ente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gen
la gente
People People People People People People People People People People People People
ente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la ge
le People People People People People People People People People People People People
nte la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gent
adult
el adulto /
la adulta
noun
a male (m) adult chewing his
ADULT TOE (in not a very
adult manner!).
Notes
la adulta (f.)
somebody, someone
alguien
pronoun
somebody called
AL AGAIN on the phone
for you.
everybody
todo el mundo
pronoun
both
ambos, ambas
adjective, pronoun
a male musician (m)
says, “I AM BOSS of
the band,” and his wife
(f) says, “I AM BASS
player,” and together
they both play in the
band.
Notes
los ambos (m.adj. pl).
las ambas (f.adj.pl.).
you TOTAL up all the
numbers to get the answer
Notes
toda (f.adj.) = all.
e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.
todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.
e.g. todos los libros = all the books.
todo (prn.) = everything, all.
e.g. todos = everyone, everybody.
e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.
beautiful (splendid)
bella
adjective
a beautiful BELLE of the ball standing
beside a large BELL at the ball.
Notes
bella (f.adj.) bello (m.adj.).
Also means; lovely, handsome, splendid.
las Bellas Artes = fine arts.
See also; hermosa (adj. f) = beautiful.
See also; la belleza (f.) = beauty.
age
la edad
noun
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beauty
la belleza
noun
a little girl (f) asking her DAD
his age saying, “HEY DAD, what
is your age?”
saying of the beauty of a bay
filled with bikini-clad beauties
(f), “This BAY HAS A beauty
words cannot describe.”
Notes
See also: bella (adj. f) = beautiful, lovely.
Notes
¿Cuántos años tiene Utd? = How old are you?
Tengo …años (de edad) = I am …years of age/years old.
all, everything world
todo +
el mundo
adjective noun
Hercules (m) holding
the world on his
shoulders, standing on
a baseball MOUND.
Notes
todo el mundo = everybody
(lit. the whole world).
tener mundo = to be experienced,
know one’s way around.
no es nada del otro mundo =
it’s nothing special.

People la gente
gentleman
el caballero
noun
the gentleman Danny de Vito
(m), plays a CAB BALD HERO
in the TV series, Taxi.
enemy
el enemigo
noun
a soldier (m) shooting a
machinegun and saying,
“Watch the ENEMY GO …”
Notes
la enemiga (f.).
divorce
el divorcio
noun
King Henry the Eighth (m)
saying, “This is my divorce
because I have
DIVORCED YOU.”
stranger
el desconocido
noun
a stranger talking to DES
(m) and he looks like a
CONman from the other
SIDE Of the hills.
faithful person,
follower
el fiel
noun
a faithful disciple of Jesus
(m) FEELs the feet of his
master.
beautiful (fine)
hermosa
adjective
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a beautiful princess is called HER
MOST Attractive, beautiful majesty.
Notes
hermosa (f.adj.) hermoso (m.adj.).
Also means; lovely, handsome, fine.
la hermosura (f.) = beauty.
See also; bella (adj. f) = beautiful.
pretty, lovely
linda
adjective
LINDA Carter (f) is very pretty.
Notes
lindo (m.adj.).
Also means; nice.
smoker
noun
el fumador /
la fumadora
a male (m) smoker FUMEs
at the DOOR where the
sign says, ‘No smokers’.
Notes
el fumador (m.). la fumadora (f.).
el fumo (m.) = smoke.
See also; fumar = to smoke.
policeman,
policewoman
el/la guardia
noun
a policeman (m) and
a policewoman (f)
standing on GUARD
HERE at 10 Downing
Street, London.
youth
la juventud
noun
the old lady (f) thinking back to her
youth when she played for the
JUVENTUS football team in Italy.

idiot
el/la idiota
noun
an IDIOT stuck in
the TAR.
Notes
Same word is used for male and
female idiots!
boy
el muchacho
noun
you don’t like that boy (m)
MUCH because he sneezes a
great deal ... he says very
MUCH ACHOO!
Notes
Can also mean; servant.
la muchacha (f.) = girl (or maid).
fight
la pelea
noun
two Brazilian girls (f)
have a fight over
PELE the football ace.
man
el hombre
noun
a man (m) from
HUMBERside at HOME
who BRAYs like a
donkey with his donkey.
Notes
Also; el señor (m.) = man,
Mister, gentleman, owner, master.
crowd
la muchedumbre
noun
that a crowd of girls (f)
watching rock stars act
MUCH DUMBER
than when on
their own,
and hysteria
can reign.
birth
el nacimiento
noun
at the birth of his son, boxer
Prince NAZEEM’s
son (m) kicked
A MINT with
his TOE.
Notes
nacer (v.) = to be born.
blonde
rubio
adjective
woman, wife
la mujer
noun
a wife (f) is more likely to
MUCK HER hands up
cleaning babies’ diapers than
the husband.
Notes
Also; la señora (f.) = lady, Mrs, wife,
madam.
See also; la esposa (f.) = wife.
death
la muerte
noun
a lady (f) MORTician
announces the death of a
MURDER victim and says,
“There’s MORE TA this
MURDER than meets the
eye!”
Notes
See also; morir (v.) = to die.
couple
la pareja
noun
a blonde woman with
a large RUBY, OH!, on her head,
and laden with red RUBIES said,
“Gentlemen prefer blondes
with RUBIES!”
Notes
rubia (f.adj.).
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a couple of nuns (f) in P-RAYER.

People la gente
Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
adult __________________________________
age____________________________________
beautiful (fine) ________________________
beautiful (splendid) ____________________
beauty ________________________________
birth __________________________________
blonde ________________________________
both __________________________________
boy __________________________________
couple ________________________________
crowd ________________________________
death__________________________________
divorce ________________________________
What is the English word for:
el adulto / la adulta ____________________
alguien ________________________________
ambos, ambas __________________________
bella __________________________________
la belleza ______________________________
el caballero ____________________________
el desconocido__________________________
el divorcio ____________________________
la edad ________________________________
el enemigo ____________________________
el fiel__________________________________
el fumador / la fumadora ________________
el/la guardia __________________________
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enemy ________________________________
faithful person, follower ________________
fight __________________________________
gentleman ____________________________
idiot __________________________________
man __________________________________
policeman, policewoman ________________
pretty, lovely __________________________
smoker ________________________________
somebody, someone ____________________
stranger ______________________________
woman, wife __________________________
youth ________________________________
hermosa ______________________________
el hombre ______________________________
el/la idiota ____________________________
la juventud ____________________________
linda __________________________________
el muchacho____________________________
la muchedumbre ________________________
la muerte ______________________________
la mujer ______________________________
el nacimiento __________________________
la pareja ______________________________
la pelea________________________________
rubio __________________________________

neral) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la cas
Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gen
) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en
me (general)
Home (general) Home (general)
Home (general) Home (general) Home (gener
la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en g
e (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general
(en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general)
ome (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gene
la casa (en general)
ral) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (
Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gen
ral) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa
l) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (ge
to switch off
or turn off,
to put out (fire)
apagar
verb
you switch off a light
switch with A PACK OF
cigarettes.
electricity
la electricidad
noun
actress Carmen
ELECTRA (f) ringing
her DAD and saying,
“I’m paying for your
ELECTRICITY, DAD.”
room
el cuarto
noun
the milkman (m) stands in a
room and pours a QUART
O’ milk on the floor.
Notes
See also; el cuarto de baño = bathroom.
See also; la habitación = room.
See also; cuarto/a (adj.) = quarter.
See also; el cuarto (m.) = fourth.
electrical appliance
el electrodoméstico
noun
all the ELECTRIC
appliances that are
DOMESTIC (for the home)
and being held by a male
electrician (m) in his
Overalls.
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at home
en casa
phrase
a Moroccan saying, “I feel at
home living IN CASAblanca.”
Notes
ir a casa = to go home.
salir de casa = to go out, leave home.
entrance
la entrada
noun
the singer ENya (f)
standing at the
TRADEsmens’ entrance
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house
la casa
noun
Mama CASS (f) in front of
her cosy house for which
she paid CASH.
to switch the light on
encender la luz
verb
you SEND CINDERella to turn
on the light which is hanging
LOOSE from the ceiling.

Home (general) la casa (en general)
garage
el garaje
noun
in the GARAGE
is a mechanic (m)
with his car. The
garage is in the
Spanish colors.
room (habitat)
la habitación
noun
a nun (f) dressed in her HABIT in a room in the
city of ASCUNCION in Paraguay.
Notes
Can also mean; dwelling, abode, habitat. See also; el cuarto (m.) = room.
home
el hogar
noun
a male HOG (m) sitting at
home in his lounge.
Notes
Also means; fireplace, hearth, home life.
stairs
la escalera
noun
a mermaid (f)
SCALES the stairs
while holding a set
of SCALES.
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phonecall
la llamada
noun
Queen Elizabeth I
(f) making a
phonecall to the
King of Spain saying,
“Hi, Spanish ARMADA?
YA MIGHT A given
me a call if you
weren’t coming back.”
Notes llamar por teléfono = to make a phone call.
to burn
quemar
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you burn yourself with a
CHEMIcal fire.
light
la luz
noun
key
la llave
noun
a girl (f) saying,
“Let yourself in! I know
YA HAVE a key of
your own.”
LUCy (f) holds a light bulb
because it is LOOSE, but she’s
getting zapped.
furniture
los muebles
noun plural
MOBILE furniture is amongst
men (m) with giant MARBLES.

chores
los quehaceres
noun plural
door
la puerta
noun
while a boy (m) with a leg in
plaster is doing the chores his
father says, “I don’t CARE HOW
SERIOUS your injuries are, you
must do your chores.”
radio
la radio
noun
a girl (f) listening to a
RADIO in Spanish colors.
wall (interior)
la pared
noun
sitting on the RED
wall is a female
PARROT (f).
Notes
See also; el muro (m.) = wall
(interior).
at the door is a PERT and
pretty girl (f) who is going to
POUR TWO jars of water
through it.
chair
la silla
noun
Celine Dion (f) acts
SILLIER when she sits in a
SILLY chair.
wave (radio wave, wave in hair)
la onda
noun
a girl (f) with wavy hair trying to catch radio waves
riding a HONDA motorbike ON DA beach.
Notes
la onda sonora (f.) = sound wave.
la onda corta / larga / media = short / long/ medium wave (on radio).
See also; la ola (f.) = wave (sea). N.B. un saludo (m.) = wave (of hand).
TV
la tele
noun
a TV in Spanish is a TELLY and there
is a flag in the Spanish colors - red,
yellow, red - on top of it. Imagine a
girl (f) beside it.
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sofa, settee
el sofá
noun
Greek Philosopher
SOPHOcles (m) on a SOFA
in the Spanish colors saying,
“I find the English SOFA
is just like the Spanish
SOFA and just as
comfortable.”
Notes
la televisión (f.) = television. la televisión digital = digital television.
la tele(visión) en color / por satélite = color / satellite television.
window
la ventana
noun
a girl (f) tries to
preVENT ANNA
from opening the
window.

Home (general) la casa (en general)
Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
at home________________________________
to burn ________________________________
chair __________________________________
chores ________________________________
door __________________________________
electrical appliance ____________________
electricity ______________________________
entrance ______________________________
furniture ______________________________
garage ________________________________
home __________________________________
house __________________________________
key ____________________________________
What is the English word for:
apagar ________________________________
la casa ________________________________
en casa ________________________________
el cuarto ______________________________
la electricidad __________________________
el electrodoméstico ______________________
encender la luz__________________________
la entrada______________________________
la escalera ____________________________
el garaje ______________________________
la habitación __________________________
el hogar________________________________
la llamada ____________________________
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light __________________________________
phonecall ______________________________
radio __________________________________
room __________________________________
room (habitat) __________________________
sofa, settee ____________________________
stairs __________________________________
to switch the light on____________________
to switch off or turn off,
to put out (fire) ________________________
TV ____________________________________
wall (interior) __________________________
wave (radio wave, wave in hair) __________
window________________________________
la llave ________________________________
la luz __________________________________
los muebles ____________________________
la onda ________________________________
la pared________________________________
la puerta ______________________________
los quehaceres __________________________
quemar ________________________________
la radio ________________________________
la silla ________________________________
el sofá ________________________________
la tele ________________________________
la ventana ____________________________

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below
abajo
adjective
that below you there is
A BARCODE.
Notes
Also means; underneath,
downstairs, downwards.
abajo de (prep.) = below, under.
la parte de abajo = the lower part.
más abajo = lower/further down.
See also; debajo (adv.) = beneath.
See also; debajo de (adv.) = under.
over there
ahí
preposition
you hear people shouting,
“A HIIII” over there.
Notes
por ahí = over there, that way.
See also; allí.
inside
adentro
adverb
that you go inside the
DENTist’s and wait in a ROW
- it feels a bit like DEATH
ROW.
where (to)?
¿adónde?
preposition
a police chief saying,
“Where would a Mafia
DON DARE to go while
the whole police force of
Chicago is looking for
him?”
here (motion)
acá
adverb
showing someone a new car
saying, “Here is A CAR.”
Notes
acá = use with verbs involving movement
of an object towards the speaker.
e.g. Julia, venga acá. = Julia, come here.
See also; aquí = here (static).
there
allí
adverb
Notes
adonde = where to. around
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beside
al lado de
preposition
Notes
por allí = over there.
allí mismo = right there.
Also; allá = there. e.g. allá bajo = down there.
See also; ahí = over there.
alrededor de
preposition
the contestant has
to turn around
because ALREADY,
DOOR ‘D’ is open.
Notes
los alrededores (m.pl.) =
surroundings.
standing beside A LADDER.

Where? ¿dónde?
behind
(backwards)
atrás
adverb
someone hiding behind
A TRASH can.
Notes
Also means; back(wards), previously.
ir hacia atrás = to go backwards,
towards the rear.
estar atrás = to be at the back,
behind.
See also; detrás de = behind (a the
back of).
beneath
debajo
adverb
near
cerca de
preposition
near the CIRCUS is a great deal of noise.
Notes
means ’near to’ in space and time. cerca de aquí / allí = near to here / there.
cerca de la una = about (near to) one o’clock.
cercano/a (adj.) = close, near, nearby. See also; el cerco (m.) = fence.
beneath the stairs there
was DE BARCODE.
Notes
por debajo de = beneath
Also means, underneath.
See also; abajo (adj.) = below.
in front
delante
preposition
in front of the Chinese
restaurant is a huge
reD LANTERn.
Notes
delante de = in front of, before.
adelante (adv.) = ahead,
forwards, onwards.
delantero (adj.) = front, fore.
See also; ¡adelante! = come in!
See also; la delantera (f.) = front.
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right (direction)
la derecha
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detrás de
preposition
behind DE TRASH can
a man is hiding and he
looks like DICK TRACY.
Notes
detrás de + noun = behind the … /
at the back of ...
salir de detrás = to come out from behind.
por detrás de alguien = behind someone’s back.
See also; atrás (adv.) = behind (backwards).
front
la delantera
noun
at the front of a
Chinese restaurant is a
huge reD LANTERn
and Dana DELany (f)
acting as a TERRORist.
Notes
delantero/a (adj.) = front.
See also; delante = in front.
See also: ¡adelante! = come in!
DEAR RACHEL (f) likes to drive on the right and it
causes havoc.
Notes
a la derecha = to the right. el derecho (m.) = right (law).
tener razón = to be right.
in the middle of
en medio de
preposition
in the middle of the
battle field is a
MEDIOcre MEDICO.
Notes
Also means; in between.
See also; medio (adj.) = half.

above, on top of, over
encima de
preposition
ENya the singer holding a
CINEMA on top of, above
and over her head.
Notes
See also; arriba (adv.) = up, above,
upstairs.
See also; sobre (prep.) = above, over, on.
east
el este
noun
Jackie Chan (m), the actor
from the East, is known as
the EST-Man … tough-EST,
quick-EST, sharp-EST,
handsome-EST, b-EST.
Notes
el noreste (m.) = northeast.
el sureste (m.) = southeast.
west
el oeste
noun
John Wayne (m) the
cowboy actor, rides in from
the WEST.
everywhere
en todas partes
adverb
everywhere the TOADS are
having PARTIES.
Notes
Also; por todas partes = everywhere
(lit. for all places).
opposite (location)
enfrente de
preposition
ENya and her FRIEND
standing opposite each
other in opposing colors.
Notes
Also; de enfrente (prep.)
e.g. La casa de enfrente. = The house
opposite / across the street.
enfrente (adv.) = opposite.
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bottom
el fondo
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at the bottom of the
swimming pool is a male
snorkeller (m) FOND Of eating
Swiss Cheese FONDUE away from the PHONE.
Notes
al fondo de = at the bottom of. e.g. al fondo del mar = at the seabed/floor.
en el fondo = at the bottom, deep down.
north
el norte
noun
Oliver NORTH (m) the
US army official, facing
the NORTH.
Notes
el noreste (m.) = northeast.
el noroeste (m.) = northwest.
far from
lejos de
preposition
next to
junto a
preposition
next to you,
on both sides,
is a JANITOR.
Notes
Also means; near to.
junto (adj.) = joined,
united, near, close, next, joint.
See also; juntos (adv.) = together.
that LAGOS, Nigeria is far
from DEnmark.
Notes
lejos (adv.) = far, far away.
a lo lejos = in the distance.
de lejos = from a distance.
¿Está lejos? = Is it far (away)?
(No) está muy lejos. = It is (not) very far.

Where? ¿dónde?
Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
above, on top of, over __________________
around ________________________________
behind (at the back) ____________________
behind (backwards) ____________________
below ________________________________
beneath________________________________
beside ________________________________
bottom ________________________________
east __________________________________
everywhere ____________________________
far from ______________________________
front __________________________________
here (motion) __________________________
What is the English word for:
abajo__________________________________
acá____________________________________
adentro ________________________________
¿adónde? ______________________________
ahí ____________________________________
al lado de ______________________________
allí____________________________________
alrededor de____________________________
atrás __________________________________
cerca de________________________________
debajo ________________________________
delante ________________________________
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in front ________________________________
inside ________________________________
in the middle of ________________________
near __________________________________
next to ________________________________
north __________________________________
opposite (location)______________________
over there ______________________________
right (direction) ________________________
there __________________________________
west __________________________________
where (to)? ____________________________
la delantera ____________________________
la derecha______________________________
detrás de ______________________________
encima de ______________________________
enfrente de ____________________________
en medio de ____________________________
en todas partes ________________________
el este ________________________________
el fondo ______________________________
junto a ________________________________
lejos de ________________________________
el norte ________________________________
el oeste ________________________________

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olive
lunch
la aceituna
el almuerzo
noun
noun
food
el alimento
noun
Sherlock Holmes (m) has
found a male cannibal about
to eat a cooked victim’s TOE
with LEMON. He turns to
Watson (m) and says,
“His food is A LEMON
TOE, my dear Watson …”
Notes See also; el almuerzo (m.) = lunch.
to have lunch
almorzar
verb
MOZART’s brother
AL, AL MOZART
organising who to
(have) lunch with.
Notes
See also; el almuerzo (m.)
= lunch.
a girl (f) says,
”I SAY, TUNA ate
my olive!”
AS A TUNA leaps
out of the water and
grabs it.
Notes
Also; la oliva.
See also; el aceite = oil
rice
el arroz
noun
a Chinese man (m) with ROWS
of bowls of rice and also
holding A red ROSE.
Notes
arroz con leche = rice pudding.
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la cena
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eating lunch with
MOZART’s brother AL (m),
AL MOZART.
Notes
See also; almorzar (v.) = to have lunch.
roast
el asado
noun
a girl (f) eats her evening meal in
front of a poster of the late Ayrton
SENNA, the Brazilian racing driver.
Notes
cenar (v.) = to have dinner, to dine
to eat
comer
verb
while you eat you
COMB HAIR.
Notes
¡a comer! = Food's ready!, Come and eat!
a roast beef, A SAD Ole
roast beef being served
by A SAD Ole chef.
Notes asar (v.) = to roast.
chocolate
el chocolate
noun
a little boy (m) eating a
large bar of CHOCOLATE
and he’s holding a flag in
the Spanish colors - red,
yellow, red.

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cream
la crema
noun
to cook
cocinar
verb
Madame Curie likes to cook in the kitchen while
teaching about maths and COSINES.
the milkgirl (f)
standing with a large
CREAM can in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
crema (adj.) = cream-coloured
’la crema de la sociedad’ = the
cream of society
sweet
dulce
adjective
a sweet girl (f) saying, “Sweet
food will correct DULL SEnses.”
Notes
dulce de leche = caramel sauce (lit. sweetened milk).
dulce (adv.) = gently, softly
Notes
el cocinero (m.) / la cocinera (f.) = cook.
See also; la cocina (f.) = kitchen.
breakfast
el desayuno
noun
DES (m) at breakfast at
the Ritz Hotel with a
friend who says, “I
knew you’d love it,
DES AND YOU
KNOW how important
breakfast is.”
Notes
desayunarse (vr.) = to have
breakfast.
desayunar con algo (fig) = to get
the first news about something.
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fried
frito
adjective
ice cream
el helado
noun
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fried FRITO corn chips.
Notes
frita (f.adj.) fritos variados = mixed grill.
freír (v.) = to fry.
asking for an ice cream from the
devil (m) from HELL and he
answers, “Do I provide ice-cream?
The HELL I DO!”
Notes
helado (adj.) = frozen.
helar (v.) = to freeze.
la heladería (f.) = ice cream stall/parlour.
egg
el huevo
noun
a male (m) egg, and
his friends WAVE Over
and over at you.
Notes
huevos fritos = fried eggs.
huevos duros = hard-boiled eggs.
huevos pasado por agua = soft-boiled eggs.
Also (fig); tener huevos (v.) = to have guts/balls.
salad
la ensalada
noun
ENya (f) eating a SALAD,
DAngling a piece of lettuce
in her fingers.
Notes
la ensalada mixta = mixed salad.
la ensalada verde = green salad.
Can also mean; "mix-up".
hunger
el hambre
noun
the hunger of a little girl (f) who
says, “To quell my hunger I’m
having HAM and BREad.”
Notes
Remember! this word is feminine.
’el hambre’ rolls off the tongue easier than
’la hambre’, hence ’el hambre’.
tener hambre (v.) = to be hungry.
la hambruna (f.) = famine

ead
el pan
noun
a loaf of bread in a PAN, held
by a male baker Peter PAN (m).
Notes
el pan de molde = sliced bread
el pan integral = wholemeal bread
la panadería = bakery
el panadero (m.) / la panadera (f.) = baker
butter
la mantequilla
noun
a wicked mother (f) saying to her
daughter (f), “Eat your butter or
I’ll get a MAN TO KILL YA!”
Notes Also; la manteca = butter.
to smell of
oler a
verb
someone HOLLER that you
smell of OL’...ER…AH… pig!
Notes
oler (v.) = to smell, to pry into, to sniff out.
pie
el pastel
noun
Tele Savalas (m), the bald actor
famous as Kojak, is coloring
his pie in PASTEL colors.
Notes
Can also mean; cake.
los pasteles (m.pl.) = pastry / confectionery. la pastelería = pastry/cake shop.
to ask for,
to order
pedir
verb
you ask for a new
PEDAL for your bike.
Notes
Means; to ask for something,
to request.
pedir disculpas = to apologize
(lit. to ask for apologies).
See also: preguntar (v.) = to
ask (a question).
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dessert
el postre
noun
a POSTman (m) using parcels as a
TRAY to carry his dessert on ... a POST
TRAY for dessert.
Notes
a la postre (f.)’ = in the end, 'when all’s said and done'.
para postre = to top it all off.
llegar a los postres (fig) = to come too late (lit. in time
for dessert).
cheese
el queso
noun
a Dutch cheesemaker (m) with
a case of cheese saying,
“I GUESS, OR think I’ll take a
CASE Of cheese.”
flavour
el sabor
noun
Notes
el queso rallado = grated cheese.
el queso crema = cream cheese.
a caveman (m) saying, “I
SAVOR the flavour of the
SABRE-tooth tiger.”
Notes
sin sabor = flavourless.
saborear (v.) = to taste, savour, to relish.
cake
la torta
noun
a large cake, a female
TORToise and a lady (f)
saying, “I TAUGHT A
tortoise to make cake.”
Notes
la torta de huevos. = omelette.
soup
la sopa
noun
an actress (f)
dropping bars of
SOAP in a SOAP
actress’s (f) soup.
Notes
FF: el jabón (m.) = soap.

Food la comida
Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
to ask for, to order ______________________
bread __________________________________
breakfast ______________________________
butter__________________________________
cake __________________________________
cheese ________________________________
chocolate ______________________________
to cook ________________________________
cream__________________________________
dessert ________________________________
to eat__________________________________
egg ____________________________________
evening meal __________________________
flavour ________________________________
What is the English word for:
la aceituna ____________________________
el alimento ____________________________
almorzar ______________________________
el almuerzo ____________________________
el arroz ________________________________
el asado ______________________________
la cena ________________________________
el chocolate ____________________________
cocinar ________________________________
comer__________________________________
la crema ______________________________
el desayuno ____________________________
dulce __________________________________
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food __________________________________
fried __________________________________
to have lunch __________________________
hunger ________________________________
ice cream ______________________________
lunch __________________________________
olive __________________________________
pie ____________________________________
rice____________________________________
roast __________________________________
salad __________________________________
to smell of ____________________________
soup __________________________________
sweet __________________________________
la ensalada ____________________________
frito __________________________________
el hambre ______________________________
el helado ______________________________
el huevo ______________________________
la mantequilla__________________________
oler a __________________________________
el pan ________________________________
el pastel ______________________________
pedir __________________________________
el postre ______________________________
el queso________________________________
el sabor ________________________________
la sopa ________________________________
la torta ________________________________

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zero
cero
number
a sport judge holding a score card saying ‘ZERO’ in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
Also means; nothing, nil.
bajo cero = below zero
two
dos
number
two bullDOZers.
one
uno
number
a one year old saying,
“I’m one YOU KNOW …
and I have one tooth YOU
KNOW.”
Notes
1) uno becomes un before masculine nouns,
even in compound numerals.
e.g. cuarenta y un libros = 41 books.
2) uno becomes una before feminine nouns
e.g.setenta y una muchachas = 71 girls.
See also; un, uno, una (art.) = a.
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four
cuatro
number
Suzi QUATTRO
was already
playing the guitar
at age four.
Notes
N.B. cuarto = fourth -
be careful!
six
seis
number
Simon SAYS six prayers six
times a day.
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three
tres
number
three TRAYS.
five
cinco
number
a five year old
is in the SINK
… OH!

seven
siete
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a seven year old insists
he can SEE A YETI.
nine
nueve
number
eight
ocho
number
an eight year old
OH ... CHOking on
a CHOCOlate.
that love potion
number nine gives a sexy NEW WAVE, AYE!
ten
diez
number
the actress Cameron
DIAZ, scoring 10 out
of 10.
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fourteen
catorce
number
a 14 year old with a
CART HORSE.
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eleven
once
number
a teacher telling an eleven
year old, “Go ON ... SAY
eleven at ONCE.”
Notes
FF: una vez = once.
twelve
doce
number
you get a DOZEN
eggs, twelve, off the
DOZEY farmer.
thirteen
trece
number
at 13 Dick TRACY
was already acting
like a detective.

sixteen
dieciséis
number
diez + seis (six)
number
Simon SAYS six prayers six times a day.
Notes
the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and six’.
seventeen
diecisiete
number
diez +
siete (seven)
number
a seven year old insists
he can SEE A YETI.
diez (ten) + ...
number
the actress
Cameron DIAZ, scoring 10 out of 10.
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and seven’.
eighteen
dieciocho
number
diez + ocho (eight)
number
an eight year old OH ...
CHOking
on a CHOCOlate.
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’,
literally meaning ’ten and eight’.
nineteen
diecinueve
number
diez + nueve (nine)
number
that love potion
number nine gives a sexy NEW WAVE, AYE!
Notes the ’y’ changes to ’i’, literally meaning ’ten and nine’.
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fifteen
quince
number
a 15 year old eating a QUINCE.
twenty
veinte
number
hundred (exactly)
cien
number
hundred (100+)
ciento
number
at age 100 you
are not SEEIN’
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Notes
veintiuno, veintidós, veintres, etc
Notes:
cien = 100 exactly.
ciento is used for numbers 101-199 ‘ciento diecisiete’
Before masculine and feminine plural nouns ciento is shortened to cien.
e.g. trescien tortas = 300 cakes; cien años = 100 years.
Before nouns use the correct gender form e.g. ciento/cienta’
Ciento is not followed by ’y’ e.g. ciento dos. (y is used between tens and units
only e.g. ciento cincuenta y dos’)

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See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
zero __________________________________
one____________________________________
two __________________________________
three __________________________________
four __________________________________
five __________________________________
six ____________________________________
seven __________________________________
eight __________________________________
nine __________________________________
ten ____________________________________
What is the English word for:
catorce ________________________________
cero __________________________________
cien __________________________________
ciento ________________________________
cinco __________________________________
cuatro ________________________________
diecinueve ____________________________
dieciocho ______________________________
dieciséis ______________________________
diecisiete ______________________________
diez __________________________________
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eleven ________________________________
twelve ________________________________
thirteen________________________________
fourteen ______________________________
fifteen ________________________________
sixteen ________________________________
seventeen ______________________________
eighteen ______________________________
nineteen ______________________________
twenty ________________________________
hundred (exactly) ______________________
hundred (100+) ________________________
doce __________________________________
dos____________________________________
nueve__________________________________
ocho __________________________________
once __________________________________
quince ________________________________
seis __________________________________
siete __________________________________
trece __________________________________
tres __________________________________
uno __________________________________
veinte ________________________________

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right now
ahora mismo
adverb
if you don’t leave to meet MO
right now, it will be A
HORROR as you’ll MISS MO.
Notes
ahora (adv.) = now.
at the end of
al cabo de
phrase
at the end of the CAB ride with AL CAPONE you paid
him a large tip.
Notes el cabo (m.) = end, rope, cable, Cape.
last night
anoche
adverb
last night you managed to
tighten your belt another
NOTCH (after being on a
diet).
Notes
See also; la noche (f.) = night.
year
el año
noun
Santa Claus’s (m) visit is
an ANNUAL event,
happening once a year.
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yesterday
ayer
adverb
saying,
“yesterday
seems like A
YEAR ago...
so much has
happened
in the last
24 hours!”
Notes
antes de ayer = the day
before yesterday.
ayer por la mañana = yesterday morning.
ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.
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how often?
¿cuántas veces?
question
asking, “How often do
QANTAS VISA cards get
offered to you in the mail?”
from time
to time
de vez
en cuando
phrase
from time to time the lady sea captain gets
her VESSEL in a QUANDRY. Imagine she is actress
Caroline QUENTIN.
Notes
la vez = a time, occurence; cuando = when.

day
el día
noun
Time el tiempo
every day Santa Claus (m)
has to feed his DEER.
Notes
de día = by day, in the daytime.
de día en día = from day to day.
end
el fin
noun
at the end of the race is an elf
(m) with a shark’s FIN and a
checkered flag.
usually
generalmente
adverb
“I usually like
GENERAL
MINTIES,” says the
GENERAL.
soon
dentro de poco
adverb
a lady saying to her husband,
“Soon I’ll DENT YOUR POCKet
on a spending spree!”
Notes
Also means; ’in a little while.’
dentro (adv.) = inside.
un poco (m.) = a little.
weekend
el fin de semana
noun
a male shark priest (m) going
off for the weekend to deliver a
FIN SERMON to other
FINNED fish.
Notes
See also; la semana (f.) = week.
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suddenly
de pronto
adverb
a dozing caveman
leaps into life
when suddenly DE
BRONTOsaurus’s
head appears in
front of him.
the time, hour
la hora
noun
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pronto (adj.) = prompt, quick, ready.
pronto (adv.) = quickly, promptly, at once, soon.
por lo pronto = meanwhile, for the moment.
tan pronto como ... = as soon as … / ¡hasta pronto! = See you soon!
a lady (f) vampire looks at her
watch in HORROR and says,
“Arghhh … HORROR, look
at the time, witching hour
approaches!”
month
el mes
noun
today
hoy
adverb
at the beginning of the month
the male priest (m) makes a
MESS of his cloak, spilling red
wine on it.
the boy at the top of the mast of
a ship yells, “Land aHOY –
we’ll land today.”
tomorrow, morning
la mañana
noun
tomorrow Little Red Riding
Hood (f) says, “I am going
to see MA NANA in the
morning.”
Notes
Means both; morning and tomorrow.
por la mañana = in the morning.
Mañana por la mañana = tomorrow morning.

moment
el momento
noun
“Wait a MOMENT, I
have to buy this
MOMENTO…”, the
bearded tourist says to his
male friend (m) at the
monument.
night
la noche
noun
during the night the lady (f)
was able to NOTCH A few
more clients to her list.
Notes
de noche = by night.
See also; anoche = last night.
minute
el minuto
noun
a male ballet dancer (m) spins around for a MINUTE
on his TOE.
morning (in the)
por la mañana
phrase
Little Red Riding Hood (f)
going to see her
grandmother in the
morning saying, “I’m
going to POUR MA NANA
a cup of tea when I see her.”
Notes
la mañana (f.) = morning, tomorrow.
mañana por la mañana = tomorrow
morning.
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late
tarde
adverb
a road-worker laying
TAR seal late all
afternoon because it is
their TAR DAY.
Notes
See also; la tarde (f.) = afternoon.
week
la semana
noun
all that week a
businesswoman (f) sits in a
SEMINAR.
Notes
See also; el fin de semana (m.) =
weekend.
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beginning
el principio
noun
at the beginning of school
assembly, AL (m) the PRINCIPal
sings a SOng.
Notes
al principio = at the beginning.
afternoon
la tarde
noun
a female road-worker (f) laying
TAR seal all afternoon because
it is their TAR DAY.
Notes
See also; tarde (adv.) = late.
already
ya
adverb
I already told YA that ‘YA’
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See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
afternoon ______________________________
already ________________________________
at the end of __________________________
beginning ______________________________
day __________________________________
end____________________________________
from time to time ______________________
how often? ____________________________
last night ______________________________
late __________________________________
minute ________________________________
moment ______________________________
month ________________________________
What is the English word for:
ahora mismo __________________________
al cabo de______________________________
el año ________________________________
anoche ________________________________
ayer __________________________________
¿cuántas veces? ________________________
de pronto ______________________________
de vez en cuando________________________
dentro de poco__________________________
el día__________________________________
el fin __________________________________
el fin de semana ________________________
generalmente __________________________
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morning (in the) ________________________
night __________________________________
right now ______________________________
soon __________________________________
suddenly ______________________________
the time, hour __________________________
today ________________________________
tomorrow, morning ____________________
usually ________________________________
week __________________________________
weekend ______________________________
year __________________________________
yesterday ______________________________
la hora ________________________________
hoy __________________________________
la mañana ____________________________
el mes ________________________________
el minuto ______________________________
el momento ____________________________
la noche ______________________________
por la mañana__________________________
el principio ____________________________
la semana______________________________
tarde __________________________________
la tarde________________________________
ya ____________________________________

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air
cool
el aire
fresco
noun
adjective
the air in Buenos
AIRES is fresh and
clean and was once
enjoyed by President
Peron (m) for flying.
hot
caluroso
adjective
a hot fire where
you burn
COLORED ROSES.
Notes
Can also mean; enthusiastic.
calurosa (f.adj.).
See also; el calor (m.) = heat.
See also; caliente (adj.) = warm, hot.
heat
el calor
noun
a man (m) at a
swimming pool says,
“This heat has got me
burning CALORies
GALORE!”
Notes
See also; caluroso (adj.) =
hot, warm.
frost
la escarcha
noun
skater Tonya
Harding (f) skating
in the frost pulling a
CAR and CHAIR
behind her.
cold
frío
adjective
polar bears looking at a cold
igloo and the salesman says,
“buy one get one FREE -
Only this week!”
Notes
fría (f.adj.)
el frío (m.) = coldness, chilliness.
Also means; cold (emotionally),
indifferent, chilly (manner).
the weather
is nice
hace buen
tiempo
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a man saying,
“I enjoy a FRESH
COld, cool beer on a
hot sunny day…”
Notes
Also means; fresh
(temperature, food).
tomar el fresco = to get some
fresh air.
Can also mean; cheeky,
bad-mannered.
fresca (f.adj.).
¡qué fresco! = what a cheek!
Jimi HAS HAIR saying,
“I say, it HAS BEEN TEMPOrarily nice weather.”
Notes See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.

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the weather is hot
hace calor
phrase
Jimi HAS HAIR
says, “COLOR will
fade from your hair
dye if the weather
is hot like this.”
Notes
See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
the weather is bad
hace mal
tiempo
phrase
a new tip from Jimi
HAS HAIR – “MALL
TEMPO and the crowds
increase when the weather
is bad.”
Notes See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
humid
húmedo
adjective
people finding it HUMID OH in
the MEADOW. What a humid
MEADOW!
Notes
húmeda (f.adj.).
Also means: damp, wet.
the weather
is cold
hace frío
phrase
Jimi HAS HAIR says, “FREE
Ocean liner tickets can leave
you stranded where the
weather is cold.”
Notes
See also; el tiempo (m.) = the weather.
it is sunny (hacer)
hace sol
phrase
a soul singer saying,
“HEY SOUL sister I
assume you’ve noticed …
it is sunny out here.”
Notes
el sol (m.) = sun, sunshine.
See also; Está soleado. = it is sunny.
to rain
llover
verb
two LOVERs in the
park as it starts to
rain.
Notes
See also; la lluvia = rain (f.)
moon
la luna
noun
cloud
la nube
noun
a NUBILE woman (f)
sitting on a cloud,
seductively looking
for passing single
men.
Notes
See also; nublado (adj.) =
cloudy.
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a female (f) LUNAtic on
the moon.
Notes
la luna creciente = crescent moon.
la luna llena = full moon.
la luna menguante = waning moon.
la luna nueva = new moon.
estar en la luna = to have one’s head
in the clouds (moon).
rain
la lluvia
noun
girl (f) shouts to the rain, “rain,
I LOVE YA!”
Notes
See also; llover (v.) = to rain.
to snow
nevar
verb
an Arab woman (f)
standing watching it
snow saying, “I NEVER
expected it to snow!!
I should NEVER have
left the camel out!”

fog
la niebla
noun
in the fog your
NIece (f) and
NEIGHBOUR
both NIBBLE
A biscuit.
Notes
Hay niebla. = it is foggy.
lightning
el relámpago
noun
lightning striking the man’s
(m) RED LAMP on PAGO
PAGO, the Samoan island in
the South Pacific.
Notes
una huelga relámpago = a lightning strike.
una visita relámpago = a lightning visit.
’como un relámpago’ = 'quick as a flash'.
relampaguear (v.) = to flash.
sun
el sol
noun
King SOLomon (m) prays to the
sun for his SOUL to be saved.
cloudy
nublado
adjective
on a cloudy day a
NUBILE nurse (f) pulls
a patient through the
clouds saying,
“We need NEW
BLOOD around here.”
Notes
nublada (f.adj.). See also; la nube (f.) = cloud.
dark (obscure)
oscuro
adjective
that the light is OBSCURed
when its the dark, sO
SQUIRRELs come out to play.
Notes
oscura (f.adj.).
Also means; obscure, cloudy, overcast,
uncertain, confused.
'a oscuras’ = in the dark.
See also; moreno (adj.) = dark, dark brown (tan).
See also: castaño (adj.) = brown (chestnut).
Notes
Also means; sunshine. la luz del sol = sunlight.
el sol naciente/poniente = rising / setting sun.
la salida del sol = sunrise. la puesta del sol = sunset.
tomar el sol = to sunbathe (take sun).
See also; soleado (adj.) = sunny.
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weather
el tiempo
noun
a weatherman (m)
saying, “The weather
today will TEEM and
POUR … GRRRR…
that ’TM’ POked
me again!”
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sunny
soleado
adjective
on a sunny day you
rub SOLELY A
DOnut’s cream on as
a sun-block.
Notes
está soleado = it is sunny.
See also; hace sol = it is sunny.
See also; el sol = sun.
to blow
soplar
verb
you blow bubbles of
SOAP LARger than your head.
Notes
Means; to blow away, off, up, out.
Also means; to booze.
Also means; to squeal (inform, eg. the police).
Notes
See also; hace buen tiempo. = the weather is fine.
See also; hace mal tiempo. = the weather is bad.
See also; hace frío. = the weather is cold.
See also; hace calor. = the weather is hot. See also; el tiempo (m.) = time.
degree
el grado
noun
a large thermometer in degrees on a
GRADER driven by the weatherman
(m) who is also holding his degree.
Notes
el grado (m.) = degree (temperature /graduation /
stage, step).
wind
el viento
noun
the wind in
VIENNA TO be icy
and chilly. Imagine
a man (m) VYING
TO sell WIENER
sausages in the
cold wind.

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See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
air ____________________________________
to blow ________________________________
cloud __________________________________
cloudy ________________________________
cold __________________________________
cool __________________________________
dark (obscure) __________________________
degree ________________________________
fog ____________________________________
frost __________________________________
heat __________________________________
hot ____________________________________
humid ________________________________
What is the English word for:
el aire ________________________________
el calor ________________________________
caluroso ______________________________
la escarcha ____________________________
fresco__________________________________
frío____________________________________
el grado________________________________
hace buen tiempo ______________________
hace calor ______________________________
hace frío ______________________________
hace mal tiempo ________________________
hace sol________________________________
húmedo ________________________________
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lightning ______________________________
moon __________________________________
rain __________________________________
to rain ________________________________
to snow________________________________
sun ____________________________________
sunny__________________________________
it is sunny (hacer) ______________________
weather________________________________
the weather is bad ______________________
the weather is cold ______________________
the weather is hot ______________________
the weather is nice ______________________
wind __________________________________
llover__________________________________
la lluvia ______________________________
la luna ________________________________
nevar __________________________________
la niebla ______________________________
la nube ________________________________
nublado________________________________
oscuro ________________________________
el relámpago __________________________
el sol __________________________________
soleado ________________________________
soplar ________________________________
el tiempo ______________________________
el viento ______________________________

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accident
el accidente
noun
your father (m) has a nasty ACCIDENT, and you are
very distressed to be at the scene of his ACCIDENT,
colored in the Spanish colors.
Notes
por accidente = by chance.
ambulance
la ambulancia
noun
an AMBULANCE HERE
driven by a lady-nurse (f)
with hair in a bun painted
with a red cross -
AMBULANCE HAIR!
aspirin
la aspirina
noun
a lady (f) with a headache with
a large packet of ASPIRIN ...
AH ... in the Spanish colors.
well
bien
adverb
that Jack, from Jack
in the BEANstalk, is
feeling really well
now that he has a
handful of BEANs.
Notes
estar bien = to be well.
See also; ¡qué bien! =
to hurt
doler
verb
Bob DOLE (m)
hurts his political
opponent by
hitting him
with a giant
DOLLAR bill.
Notes
Me duele la pierna. =
my leg hurts
(lit. my leg hurts to me).
dolerse (vr.) = to grieve,
feel sorry, sympathize.
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el doctor /
la doctora
noun
a male DOCTOR
George Clooney (m),
the actor from E.R.,
holding a Spanish flag.
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ache, pain
el dolor
noun
Bob DOLE
(m) hurts his political opponent by hitting him with
a giant DOLLAR bill until he has an ache all over.
Notes
See also; dolor de = pain in the ….. e.g. dolor de cabeza = headache.
e.g. dolor de estómago = stomach ache. e.g. dolor de oídos = ear ache.
dolor sordo = dull ache.
illness
la enfermedad
noun
drug
la droga
noun
a female (f) DRUG Addict
smoking a drug in front of
a Spanish flag.
Notes
drogar = to drug.
drogarse = to take drugs.
your mother (f) has an illness and is very sick and
INFIRM, she says, “It’s UNFAIR on ME DAD who has
to look after me.”
Notes
enfermo (m.) / enferma (f.) (adj.) = sick, ill.
el enfermo (m.) / la enferma (f.) = sick person, patient.
See also; la enfermera (f.) = nurse.
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la fiebre
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a girl (f) with a high
temperature is suffering
from FEVER, which she
gets every FEBRuary.
Notes
tener fiebre (v.) = to have a
temperature.
la fiebre amarilla (f.) = yellow fever.
nurse (f)
la enfermera
noun
Florence Nightingale (f) ,
a nurse, at the
INFIRMARY, where
she treats the INFIRM
MAYOR.
Notes
el enfermero (m.) = male nurse.
to feel ill
estar mal
verb
feeling ill in the shopping
MALL while holding a
STAR.
flu
la gripe
noun
a sick woman GROUPIE (f)
GRIPS her throat due to the
pain from her flu.
Notes
Also; influenza.

wound
la herida
noun
a female (f) HAIRY
DUCK has a wound from a shooter’s shotgun blast.
Notes
herir (v.) = to wound, injure.
la herida (f.) / el herido (m.) = injured person, casualty.
injection
la inyección
noun
Enya (f), the singer, saying
“YECH! INJECTIONS,
I hate them!”
inflammation
la inflamación
noun
an INFLAMMATION on
the leg of a nurse (f) and
she’s bandaging it in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
inflamar (v.) = to inflame,
set on fire.
inflamarse (vr.) = to become
inflamed, to catch on fire.
operation
la operación
noun
an OPERATION
attended by nurse
Florence
Nightingale (f)
and a lady doctor
in the theatre, and
the blanket covering the
patient is in the Spanish colors.
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to bite, prick, sting, chop
picar
verb
you chop, bite, prick and sting PICAsso’s painting into
pieces and mix it with a PIQUAnt sauce.
Notes
picarse (vr.) = to go off, turn sour.
me pican los ojos = my eyes sting.
me pica el abrazo = my arm itches.
picado (adj.) = pricked, punctured.
broken
roto
adjective
a helicopter has a broken tail ROTOr.
Notes
rota (f.adj.).
to feel
sentir
verb
a man down on his
luck feels gloomy as
he looks at his last
CENT ‘ERE on the
sidewalk.
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See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
accident ______________________________
ambulance ____________________________
aspirin ________________________________
well __________________________________
doctor ________________________________
to hurt ________________________________
ache, pain______________________________
drug __________________________________
illness ________________________________
nurse (f) ______________________________
What is the English word for:
el accidente ____________________________
la ambulancia __________________________
la aspirina ____________________________
bien __________________________________
el doctor / la doctora ____________________
doler __________________________________
el dolor ________________________________
la droga ______________________________
la enfermedad __________________________
la enfermera____________________________
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to feel ill ______________________________
temperature ____________________________
flu ____________________________________
wound ________________________________
inflammation __________________________
injection ______________________________
operation ______________________________
to bite, prick, sting, chop ________________
broken ________________________________
to feel ________________________________
estar mal ______________________________
la fiebre ______________________________
la gripe ________________________________
la herida ______________________________
la inflamación__________________________
la inyección ____________________________
la operación____________________________
picar __________________________________
roto __________________________________
sentir__________________________________

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oil
el aceite
noun
a man with a large moustache
(m) drinking oil that tastes like
ACETIC acid.
Notes
aceitar (v.) = to oil, lubricate.
aceitoso (adj.) = oily.
el aceite (de oliva) = olive oil.
bar
el bar
noun
the barman (m) in a BAR
in the Spanish colors -
red, yellow, red.
Notes
Also means pub, tavern.
open
abierto
adjective
you have several bottles of
drink open and A BEER, TOO.
Notes
estar abierto = to be open.
e.g. La puerta está abierta = the door is open
(temporary state).
ser abierto = to be frank.
e.g. Es abierto. = He’s frank (a characteristic).
sugar
el azúcar
noun
a male soldier
(m) shooting
sugar from a
BA-ZOOKA.
bottle
la botella
noun
a lady (f) holding a large
BOTTLE A’ hair cream.
Notes
Una botella de vino = a bottle of wine.
comfortable
cómodo
adjective
a KOMODO dragon
lying on a comfortable
sofa, having a drink and
listening to music.
Notes
cómoda (f.adj.).
incómodo (adj.) = uncomfortable,
inconvenient.
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enjoy your meal!
¡buen provecho!
exclamation
a chef saying,
“Enjoy your meal!
BEN APPROVES
the CHOW before
it is served!”
cafeteria
la cafetería
noun
a CAFÉ-TERIA in Spanish
colors with actress Terri
Hatcher, (f) managing it.
Notes
Also means; coffee bar, café.
Abbrieviates to; el café.
See also; el café = coffee.

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spoon
la cuchara
noun
a giant spoon held by
SHAROn Stone (f) on a
COACH SHAROn is
sharing with another lady.
bill
la cuenta
noun
you get the QUEEN
TA (f) pay your bill.
to bring
traer
verb
you bring the TRAY ‘ERE.
glass (with stem)
la copa
noun
policewoman Angie
Dickinson (f), acting as a poor
COPPER, holding a glass
begging for a few spare
COPPER coins.
Notes
Refers to: a glass with stem.
Also means; a sports cup/trophy.
ir de copas = to go for a drink.
See also; el vaso (m.) = glass (drinking), tumbler.
knife
el cuchillo
noun
that with a knife
Winston ChurCHILL
(m) does CUT
CHILLI - OH and it
is going to taste hot
in your curry!
excellent
excelente
adjective
your Spanish teacher
saying, “Your homework
was EXCELLENT-AYE!,”
and he has written it on
the board in the Spanish
colors.
included
incluido
adjective
you must INCLUDE
DOUGH when baking
bread.
Notes
incluir (v.) = to include.
Also; incluso (m.adj.) /inclusa
(f.adj.) = included.
clean
limpio
adjective
Long John Silver is
LIMPIing along cleaning
the house, and everything
is clean where he’s
passed.
Notes
limpia (f. adj.).
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delicious
delicioso
adjective
someone eating a
lovely icecream saying,
“this is DELICIOUS,
SO delicious!”
Notes
deliciosa (f.adj.).

pepper
la pimienta
noun
a pepper eaten by a lady (f)
drinking PIMMS before she
will ENTER the room.
Notes
Means: pepper (spice).
Also; el pimiento (m.) = pepper
(vegetable), pimiento.
See also; la sal (f.) = salt.
noisy
ruidoso
adjective
noisy boys and their
RUDE-OH SO rude and
noisy language.
Notes
el ruido (m.) = noise.
ruidosamente (adv) = noisily.
salt
la sal
noun
SALly Fields (f) the actress,
having a SALE of salt.
Notes
See also; la pimienta (f.) =
pepper (spice).
dish, plate
el plato
noun
PLATO (m) the Greek
philosopher with a PLATE
Of food on his head,
whose knowledge of food
will never PLATEAU.
fork
el tenedor
noun
sauce
la salsa
noun
a fork being jabbed in a
TENNER on a DOOR by the
TENOR Pavarotti (m). (A tenner
is an English 10 pound note.)
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SALly Fields (f) the actress,
SELLS A lot of SALSA sauce.
Notes
Also means; gravy.
la salsa mayonesa = mayonnaise.
la crema = sauce (sweet).
cheers!
¡salud!
exclamation
saying, “Cheers! Drink up
and then eat the SALAD!”
Notes
Also means; ’Bless You!’
la salud (f.) = health.
bar snacks
las tapas
noun plural
Pacific Island
girls (f) eating
bar snacks at
the bar, and
they TAP AS
they eat, and
they are dressed in
TAPA cloth from the Pacific.
glass (drinking)
el vaso
noun
a man (m) drinking
from a VASE that you
are using as a glass.
Notes
Refers to: a glass (for drinking),
tumbler.
un vaso de vino = a glass of wine.
un vaso para vino = wineglass.
See also; la copa = glass with stem.

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Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
bar ____________________________________
bar snacks ____________________________
bill ____________________________________
bottle__________________________________
to bring ________________________________
cafeteria ______________________________
cheers! ________________________________
clean __________________________________
comfortable ____________________________
delicious ______________________________
dish, plate______________________________
enjoy your meal! ________________________
excellent ______________________________
What is the English word for:
abierto ________________________________
el aceite________________________________
el azúcar ______________________________
el bar __________________________________
la botella ______________________________
¡buen provecho! ________________________
la cafetería ____________________________
cómodo ________________________________
la copa ________________________________
la cuchara______________________________
el cuchillo______________________________
la cuenta ______________________________
delicioso ______________________________
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fork __________________________________
glass (drinking) ________________________
glass (with stem) ______________________
included ______________________________
knife __________________________________
noisy __________________________________
oil ____________________________________
open __________________________________
pepper ________________________________
salt __________________________________
sauce __________________________________
spoon__________________________________
sugar __________________________________
excelente ______________________________
incluido________________________________
limpio ________________________________
la pimienta ____________________________
el plato ________________________________
ruidoso ________________________________
la sal __________________________________
la salsa ________________________________
¡salud! ________________________________
las tapas ______________________________
el tenedor ______________________________
traer __________________________________
el vaso ________________________________

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bres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres comm
ords 2 Common
Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common
ommunes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes
ds 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common W
mmunes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes
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s 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Wo
s palabres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres communes 2 las palabres
rds 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common W
s communes las palabras 2 las palabres communes 2 las 2 palabres communes 2 las palabres commu
ords 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common Words 2 Common
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now
ahora
adverb
now you want to see A
HORROR movie, right now!
how?
¿cómo?
question
asking Perry Como
the singer, “How is
your COMB, OH
Perry?”
he
él
pronoun
he is called EL which
is short for ELijah.
Notes
Remember the accent!
See also; el (without accent) =
the (masculine).
here (static)
aquí
adverb
standing here with
A KEY saying,
“Here is the
A KEY.”
Notes
aquí = here, meaning
static, in this place, in the
vicinity of the speaker.
e.g. Aquí esta una clave. =
Here is a key (here in this
place).
Aquí se venden … = ... are
sold here.
See also; acá (adv.) = here
(motion).
in, on
en
preposition
saying, “In the
END all will be
revealed on the show.”
Notes
en + present particple = after
e.g. en trabajando toda la noche…= after
working all night…
sometimes en also means at:
e.g. en la escuela = at school / en casa = at home
most, the most
lo más
adverb
that when J-LO sang at MASS
(the J-LO MASS) it was the
most enjoyable MASS session
you’d ever been to.
Notes
See also; más (adj., adv.) = more.
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out, outside
fuera
adverb
outside the house you should
be an ‘F’ WEARER - wearing
clothes with a large letter ‘F’
on them.
Notes
Also: afuera (adv) = out, outside
(esp. in Latin America).
fuera de = out, outside.
fuera de sí = beside oneself.
por fuera = on the outside.
estar fuera = to be abroad.
los de fuera = strangers, newcomers.
hello!
¡hola!
exclamation
you HOLLER, “hello!”

my
mi
adjective
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more
a child saying, “My things belong
to ME … yes … ME, ME, ME.”
Notes
mí (pron.) = me, myself.
often
muchas veces
adverb
often lovers will sing
each other sMOOCHERS
VERSES. Imagine two
girls (f) in love singing
about their boyfriends.
Notes
Lit. many times.
See also; la vez (f.) = time,
occasion.
very
muy
adverb
a MOO-EY cow that
MOOS very frequently.
más
adjective, adverb
a priest weighing two bags
of donations and saying,
“This has more MASS than
the other…”
Notes
Used with both masculine and
feminine adjectives.
See also; lo más (adv.) = most,
the most.
much, a lot (many)
mucho
adjective, adverb
that you MOOCH around a lot.
Notes
muchos (m.adj. pl.).
mucha (f.adj.pl.) / muchas (f.adj.pl.).
mucho (adv.) = a lot, very much.
‘me gusta mucho’w = ‘I like it a lot/very much.’
no mucho = not much.
no, not
no
adverb
someone saying, “NO” dressed
in the Spanish colors of red and
yellow.
Notes
no mucho = not much.
we
nosotros
pronoun
your Chinese
tailor says,
“We NO SEW
TROUSers any
more, only jackets!”
new
nuevo
adjective
a surfie (m) watching the
surf at the beach and
saying, “There’s always a
NEW WAVE Over there!”
or
o
conjunction
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you can have this letter ‘O’
or this letter ‘O’.
us
nos
pronoun
a group saying, “He KNOWS
us …but now that he’s
famous he ignores us.”
Notes
If placed before the noun,
'nuevo' = new, another, fresh.
e.g. mi nuevo coche = my new car.
If placed after the noun, 'nuevo' = brand new.
e.g. un coche nuevo = a brand new car.
de neuvo = again.
la nueva = news, piece of news. e.g. ¿Qué hay de nuevo? = What’s new?

little
(amount)
poco
adverb
a boy on a POGO stick doing a few bounces and
having a little fun.
Notes
poco (adv./adj.) means; little, in amount.
un poco = a few or not much/many. e.g. poco tiempo (little time);
poco gente (a few people); cuesta poco (it costs little).
’unos pocos’ = few, some; ’poco a poco’ = little by little.
See also: pequeño (m.) (pequeña (f.)) = something little or small in size.
if
si
conjunction
saying, “if I go to the beach
I will SEE the SEA, SEE?”
Notes
Also mean, whether.
si no = if not, otherwise
See also; sí = yes
yes
sí
adverb
saying, “Yes, I SEE!”
Notes
¡claro que sí! = of course!
porque sí = because that’s the way it is.
Creo que sí. = I think so.
’sí’ can also be an impersonal pronoun:
e.g. oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself
(sing form), themselves. See also; si = if.
you
(informal plural)
vosotros
pronoun
a grandfather says to his
grandchildren, “I love to
hear you all and all
your VOICES.”
Notes
you (informal, plural).
Used for addressing family members,
friends or children.
Subject pronoun.
See also; tú = you (informal, singular).
See also; vosotros = you (informal, plural).
only, just
sólo
adverb
a pilot who only
flies SOLO.
Notes
Remember to add the accent to this adverb. tan sólo = only just.
Also; solo (m.)/sola (f.) (adj.) no accent! = single, alone, lonely, sole.
last
último
adjective
an athlete coming last considered the
ULTIMATE insult.
Notes
See also; durar (v.) = to last.
you (formal)
usted
pronoun
you say to the U.S. President
TEDDy Roosevelt, known as
U.S. TED, “Mr President,
YOU STAY here while I get
you some coffee.”
Notes
Ustedes (plural).
Used to address a stranger,
elder person, boss or superior.
Subject pronoun.
See also; tú = you (informal, singular).
See also; vosotros = you (informal, plural).
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you (informal singular)
tú
pronoun
saying to the child, “TO you I will
leave all my fortune.”
Notes
you (informal, singular).
Used for addressing a family member, a friend
or a child.
Subject pronoun.
See also; vosotros = you (informal, plural).
See also; Usted = you (formal, singular).
I
yo
pronoun
that I say, “YO!” a
lot, doing high
fives and trying to
be cool.

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Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
he ____________________________________
hello! __________________________________
here (static) ____________________________
how? __________________________________
I ______________________________________
if ______________________________________
in, on __________________________________
last____________________________________
little (amount) __________________________
more __________________________________
most, the most __________________________
much, a lot (many) ______________________
my ____________________________________
What is the English word for:
ahora __________________________________
aquí __________________________________
¿cómo? ________________________________
él______________________________________
en ____________________________________
fuera __________________________________
¡hola! __________________________________
lo más ________________________________
más____________________________________
mi ____________________________________
muchas veces __________________________
mucho ________________________________
muy __________________________________
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new____________________________________
no, not ________________________________
now __________________________________
often __________________________________
only, just ______________________________
or ____________________________________
out, outside ____________________________
us ____________________________________
very __________________________________
we ____________________________________
yes ____________________________________
you (informal singular) __________________
you (formal) ____________________________
you (informal plural) ____________________
no ____________________________________
nos ____________________________________
nosotros ______________________________
nuevo __________________________________
o ______________________________________
poco __________________________________
sí______________________________________
si______________________________________
sólo __________________________________
tú ____________________________________
último ________________________________
usted __________________________________
vosotros ______________________________
yo ____________________________________

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(la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia
ily) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People
ilia) la
People
gente (la familia) la gente (la familia)
(family)
la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la g
) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (fa
ilia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la ge
People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (fam
ente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la f
ly) People la (family) gente People (la familia)
(family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (
familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) l
ily) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People (family) People
familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia) la gente (la familia)
grandmother
la abuela
noun
that your grandfather and
grandmother (f) have A BOIL
on their heads, so you BOIL
them in A cannibal’s pot.
Notes
See also; el abuelo (m.) = grandfather.
baby
el bebé
noun
Baby Doc Duvalier (m) ,
the Haitian dictator, holding
a little BABY.
birthday
el cumpleaños
noun
at your son’s (m) birthday
party they play Pin the
Tail on the Donkey, which
is a way to COMPLETE
AN ASS.
grandfather
el abuelo
noun
that your grandfather (m)
and grandmother have A
BOIL On their heads, so you
BOIL them in a cannibal’s pot.
Notes
See also; la abuela = grandmother.
wife
la esposa
noun
a wife (f) says, “I
SUPPOSE I’m A
good wife.”
Notes
See also; el esposo (m.) = husband.
See also; la mujer (f.) = woman, wife.
husband
el esposo
noun
a husband (m) saying,
“Am I good husband? …
well, I SUPPOSE SO … !”
Notes
See also; la esposa (f.) = wife.
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family
la familia
noun
your grandmother (f) is the
head of the family and she is
FAMILIAR with all its
members.
sister
la hermana
noun
a girl (f) saying of her sister,
“She’s my sister but HER
MANNER is sometimes abrupt.”
Notes
See also; el hermano (m.) = brother.
los hermanos (m.pl.) = brothers and sisters.

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brother
el hermano
noun
a man (m) saying to his
brother, “This is my
brother, HERMAN Melville
(m), the famous writer.”
Notes
See also; la hermana (f.) = sister.
los hermanos (m.pl.) = brothers and
sisters.
son
el hijo
noun
your son (m) has a large EGO.
Notes
See also; la hija (f.) = daughter.
childhood
la infancia
noun
a woman (f) dresses
her little girl child
IN FANCIER clothes
than she ever had in
her childhood!
daughter
la hija
noun
your daughter (f) has only one
large EAR.
Notes
See also; el hijo (m.) = son.
mother
la madre
noun
your mother (f)
has a MAD
stingRAY as a
pet in MADRID.
Notes
See also; la mamá (f.)
= mum.
child (f)
la niña
noun
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a girl child (f) called NINA the
ballerina.
Notes
See also; niño = boy, male child.
mum
la mamá
noun
mum being called
‘MAMA’ by her
daughter (f).
Notes
See also; la madre (f.) = mother.
child (m)
el niño
noun
a boy (m) in a plane,
KNEEING the seat-back
in front of him and the man (m) in front saying, “It’s
hard to sleep when a child has a KNEE IN YO’ back!”
Notes
Also means; boy, male child. los niños (pl.) = children (male & mixed group).
See also; niña = girl, female child.

oyfriend
el novio
noun
your boyfriend (m)
saying, “I am a NOVIce,
you KNOW, at being a
boyfriend … treat me
gently.”
Notes
See also; la novia (f.) = girlfriend.
parents
los padres
noun plural
both your parents
act as PADRES in a
cowboy (m) movie.
Notes
Can also mean parents,
e.g. either a group of father
(s) or mother (s) or both.
girlfriend
la novia
noun
a clever girlfriend (f)
says to her man, “NO
BEER when we go out,
you’re driving…”
Notes
See also; el novio (m.) = boyfriend.
father
el padre
noun
your father (m) is a PADRE
in a cowboy movie.
Notes
See also; el papá (m.) = dad.
aunt
la tía
noun
that your aunt (f) cries a
lot and is always shedding
a TEAR.
Notes
See also; el tío (m.) = uncle.
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dad
el papá
noun
a boy calling his dad (m)
PAPA, and he is PAPA
Doc Duvalier (m), the
Haitian dictator.
Notes
See also; el padre (m.) = father.
cousin
el primo
noun
the first cousin (m) is the
PRIMARY cousin and he
is a PRIMA donna dancer.
Notes
los primos (m.) = male cousins,
group of male and female cousins.
la prima (f.) / las primas (pl.) =
female cousin(s).
uncle
el tío
noun
your uncle (m) spilt TEA
Over his lap.
Notes
Los tíos (pl.) can be used to refer to both
uncles and aunts as a group.
See also; la tía (f.) = aunt.

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Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
aunt __________________________________
baby __________________________________
birthday ______________________________
boyfriend ______________________________
brother ________________________________
child (f)________________________________
child (m) ______________________________
childhood ______________________________
cousin ________________________________
dad __________________________________
daughter ______________________________
family ________________________________
What is the English word for:
la abuela ______________________________
el abuelo ______________________________
el bebé ________________________________
el cumpleaños __________________________
la esposa ______________________________
el esposo ______________________________
la familia ______________________________
la hermana ____________________________
el hermano ____________________________
la hija ________________________________
el hijo ________________________________
la infancia ____________________________
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father ________________________________
girlfriend ______________________________
grandfather ____________________________
grandmother __________________________
husband ______________________________
mother ________________________________
mum __________________________________
parents ________________________________
sister __________________________________
son____________________________________
uncle __________________________________
wife __________________________________
la madre ______________________________
la mamá ______________________________
la niña ________________________________
el niño ________________________________
la novia ______________________________
el novio ______________________________
el padre________________________________
los padres______________________________
el papá ________________________________
el primo ______________________________
la tía __________________________________
el tío __________________________________

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ths/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mo
s Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Season
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easons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/
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asons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/S
Seasons
s/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mont
s/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Da
Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months
s Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seaso
hs/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Mon
sons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Seasons Days/Months/Se
Sunday
domingo
noun
on a Sunday a priest (m)
does DOMING GO - he goes
and sees the DOMES of all
the cathedrals in your city.
Notes
Masculine word.
Tuesday
martes
noun
on Tuesdays you go to
MARTY’S house, that is,
MARTY Feldman (m).
Notes
Masculine word.
Monday
lunes
noun
a bunch of LOONIES (m) are
allowed out on Monday.
Notes
Masculine word.
Wednesday
miércoles
noun
it’s Wednesday and a man
(m) says, “ME, I CARE LESS
that it is Wednesday.”
Notes
Masculine word.
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Thursday
jueves
noun
Thursday is WAVERS day. Wave now!
Notes
Masculine word.
Saturday
sábado
noun
Saturday is the day they
SELL BAD DOUGH because
the bakers (m) have been out
drinking all night!
Notes
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Friday
viernes
noun
a man (m) saying,
“I FEAR NEXt Friday
because I think I may get
the sack.”
Notes
Masculine word.
January
enero
noun
Empreror NERO (m)
parading around in
January saying, “In Spain
I will name January after
mE, NERO!”
Notes
Masculine word.
en enero = in January.
el enero pasado = last January.

Days/Months/Seasons
February
febrero
noun
in February you (m) go for a
RARE ROW (it’s usually too cold
so you rarely go) … a FEB RARE
ROW!
Notes
Masculine word.
en febrero = in February
el febrero próximo = next February
March
marzo
noun
in March every year you (m)
plan to take a spaceship to
MARS … SO … enjoy your trip!
May
mayo
noun
Notes
Masculine word.
en marzo = in March.
el marzo pasado = last March.
in May there is a lot of
MAYOnnaise available at
special prices.
Notes
Masculine word.
en mayo = in May.
el mayo pasado = last May.
April
abril
noun
the man (m) thinks that
April is A BRILL’ month.
Notes
brill’ is Londoner’s slang for brilliant.
Masculine word.
en abril = in April.
el Abril prómixo = next April.
June
junio
noun
in June you are promoted to the
JUNIOR Officer (m) position in
the navy.
Notes
Masculine word.
en junio = in June.
el junio próximo = next June.
August
agosto
noun
in August you (m)
are blown by A
GUST Of wind.
Notes
Masculine word.
en agosto = in August.
el agosto próximo = next
August.
September
setiembre
noun
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a calendar showing
September, sitting on
a SETTEE in Spanish
colours and beside is
an Irish SETTER dog (m).
Notes
Masculine word.
en setiembre = in September.
el setiembre pasado = last September.
Can also be spelt: septiembre.
July
julio
noun
JULIO Iglesias (m) singing
at the concert in July.
Notes
Masculine word.
en julio = in July.
el julio pasado = last July.
October
octubre
noun
a calendar with OCTOBER in the
Spanish colors.
Notes
Masculine word.
en octubre = in October.
el octubre próximo = next October.
November
noviembre
noun
a calendar with NOVEMBER
in the Spanish colors.
Notes
Masculine word.
en noviembre = in November.
el noviembre pasado = last November.

the days of
the week
los días de
semana
Notes
noun plural
December
diciembre
noun
that December was so full
of parties leading up to
Christmas that you (m)
were so DIZZY you burnt
your fingers in the EMBERs
at the Christmas barbecue.
Notes
Masculine word.
en diciembre = in December.
el diciembre próximo = next December.
summer
el verano
noun
“…in summer VE RAN Over ze
beach in ze sun for weeks,” said
the German tourist (m) in the
south of Spain.
Notes en verano = in summer.
the months
of the year
los meses
del año
Notes
noun plural
spring
la primavera
noun
in spring a lady PRIMA
Donna ballet dancer
named VERA (f) dancing
with the newborn lambs.
PRIMA Donna VERA
dances in the spring.
Notes en primavera = in spring.
day
el día
noun
every day Santa
Claus (m) has to
feed his DEER.
Notes
de día = by day, in the
daytime.
de día en día = from day
to day.
month
el mes
noun
at the beginning
of the month the
male priest (m)
makes a MESS of
his cloak, spilling
red wine on it.
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winter
el invierno
noun
in winter a fireman (m)
needs an INFERNO to
keep warm.
Notes
en invierno = in winter.
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week
la semana
noun
all that week a
businesswoman
(f) sits in a
SEMINAR.
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Notes
See also; el fin de
semana (m.) = weekend.
year
el año
noun
Santa Claus’s
(m) visit is an
ANNUAL
event,
happening
once a year.
autumn
el otoño
noun
a general (m) in the
army saying to his
officer, “He doesn’t
like autumn leaves,
so take OTTO IN
YO’ vehicle …”
Notes
en otoño = in autumn.
the season of
the year
la estación
del año
noun
in each of the four
seasons of the year,
a girl (f) waits at the
STATION, one season
after ANOther.

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Now test yourself
See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,
first in Spanish and then in English.
What is the Spanish word for:
the days of the week ____________________
Sunday ________________________________
Monday ______________________________
Tuesday ______________________________
Wednesday ____________________________
Thursday ______________________________
Friday ________________________________
Saturday ______________________________
the months of the year __________________
January________________________________
February ______________________________
March ________________________________
April __________________________________
What is the English word for:
abril __________________________________
agosto ________________________________
los días de semana ______________________
diciembre ______________________________
domingo ______________________________
enero __________________________________
la estación del año ______________________
febrero ________________________________
el invierno ____________________________
jueves ________________________________
julio __________________________________
junio __________________________________
lunes __________________________________
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May __________________________________
June __________________________________
July __________________________________
August ________________________________
September ____________________________
October ______________________________
November______________________________
December ______________________________
the season of the year __________________
spring ________________________________
summer________________________________
autumn ________________________________
winter ________________________________
martes ________________________________
marzo ________________________________
mayo__________________________________
los meses del año ______________________
miércoles ______________________________
noviembre ____________________________
octubre ________________________________
el otoño ______________________________
la primavera __________________________
sábado ________________________________
setiembre ______________________________
el verano ______________________________
viernes ________________________________