abrir to open cerrar to close

aburrido, aburrida boring interesante interesting

aburrise to be bored divertise to have a good time

aceptar to accept ofrecer to offer

acercarse a to approach alejarse de to go away from

acordarse de to remember olvidar, olvidarse de to forget

admitir to admit negar to deny

desgraciado,
afortundo, afortunada fortunate unfortunate
degraciada

agracedico, agredecida thankful ingrato, ingrata thankless

ahorrar to save (money) gastar to spend (money)

alejarse de to go away from acercarse a to approach

algo something nada nothing

alguien someone nadie no one

alguno some ninguno none

all there aqu here

amar to love odiar to hate

amargo bitter dulce sweet

amigo, amiga friend enemigo, enemiga enemy

amor love odio hate

ancho, ancha wide estrecho, estrecha narrow

anoche last night esta noche this evening

antes (de) before despus (de) after

antiguo, antigua ancient, old moderno, moderna modern

antiptico, antiptica unpleasant (people) simptico, simptica nice (people)

apagar to extinguish encender to light

aparecer to appear desaparecer to disappear

aplicado, aplicada industrious flojo, floja lazy

apresurarse a to hurry tardar en to delay

aprisa quickly despacio slowly

aqu here all there

arriba above, upstairs bajo below, downstairs

ausente absent presente present

ayer yesterday maana tomorrow

bajar to go down, subir to go up

bajo below, downstairs arriba above, upstairs

barato, barata cheap, inexpensive costoso, costosa costly, expensive

bendecir to bless maidecir to curse

bien well malo (mal), mala bad

blando, blanda soft duro, dura hard

caballero gentleman dama lady

caliente hot frio cold

callarse to keep silent hablar to talk

cansare to get tired descansar to rest

caro, cara expensive barato, barata cheap

censurar to criticize elogiar to praise

cerca (de) near lejos (de) far

cercano nearby lejano distant

cerrar to close abrir to open

claro, clara light (clear) oscuro, oscura dark

cobarde cowardly valiente valient, brave

cmico, cmica comic, funny trgico, trgica tragic

comprar to buy vender to sell

comn common raro, rara rare

con with sin without

contestacin answer pregunta question

contestar to answer preguntar to ask

contra against con with

corto, corta short largo, larga long

costoso, costosa costly, expensive barato, barata cheap, inexpensive

crear to create destruir to destroy

cubrir to cover descubrir to uncover

culpable guilty, cupable inocente innocent

dama lady caballero gentleman

dar to give tomar to take

debajo (de) under encima (de) on top

dbil weak fuerte strong

decir la verdad to tell the truth mentir to lie

dejar caer to drop recoger to pick up

delante de in front of dtras de in back of

dentro inside fuera outside

derrota defeat victoria victory

desaparecer to disappear aparecer to appear

descansado, descansada rested fatigado, fatigada tired

descansar to rest cansare to get tired

descubrir to uncover cubrir to cover

descuido carelessness esmero meticulousness

desgraciado, degraciada unfortunate afortundo, afortunada fortunate

despacio slowly aprisa quickly

despertarse to wake up dormirse to fall asleep

despus (de) after antes (de) before

destruir to destroy crear to create

desunir to disunite unir to unite

desvanecerse to disappear aparecer to appear

dtras de in back of delante de in front of

da day noche night

diferente different mismo, misma same

difcil difficult fcil easy

diligent diligent perezoso, perezosa lazy

distinto, distinta different semejante similar

divertise to have a good time aburrise to be bored

dormirse to fall asleep despertarse to wake up

dulce sweet amargo bitter

duro, dura hard blando, blanda soft

elogiar to praise censurar to criticize

empezar to begin terminar to end

enano dwarf gigante giant

encender to light apagar to extinguish

encima (de) on top debajo (de) under

enemigo, enemiga enemy amigo, amiga friend

entrada entrance salida exit

entrar (en) to enter (in, into) salir (de) to leave (from)

esclavitud slavery libertad liberty

esmero meticulousness descuido carelessness

esta noche this evening anoche last night

este east oeste west

estrecho, estrecha narrow ancho, ancha wide

estpido, estpida stupid inteligente intelligent

xito success fracaso failure

extrao unusual usual usual

fcil easy difcil difficult

descansado,
fatigado, fatigada tired rested
descansada

feliz happy triste sad

feo, fea ugly hermoso, hermosa beautiful

fin end principio beginning

flaco, flaca thin gordo, gorda fat

flojo, floja lazy aplicado, aplicada industrious

fracaso failure xito success

frio cold caliente hot

fuera outside dentro inside

fuerte strong dbil weak

gastar to spend (money) ahorrar to save (money)

gigante giant enano dwarf

gordo, gorda fat flaco, flaca thin

grande large, big pequeo, pequea small

hablador, habladora talkative taciturno, taciturna silent

hablar to talk callarse to keep silent

hallar to find (something) perder to lose (something)

hembra female macho male

hermoso, hermosa beautiful feo, fea ugly

humilde humble orguiloso proud

ida departure vuelta return

ignorar not to known saber to know

imposible impossible posible possible

ingrato, ingrata thankless agracedico, agredecida thankful

innatural unnatural natural natural

innecesario unnecessary necesario necessary

inocente innocent culpable guilty, cupable

inteligente intelligent estpido, estpida stupid

interesante interesting aburrido, aburrida boring

intil useless til useful

ir to go venir to come

irse to leave quedarse to remain

joven young viejo, vieja old

jugar to play trabajar to work

juntar to join separar to separate

juventud youth vejez old age

largo, larga long corto, corta short

lejano distant cercano nearby

lejos (de) far cerca (de) near

lentitud slowness rapidez speed

levantarse to get up sentarse to sit down

libertad liberty esclavitud slavery

ligero, ligera light pesado, pesada heavy

limpio, limpia clean sucio, sucia dirty

listo clever tonto foolish

llegada to arrive partida departure

llenar to fill vaciar to empty

lleno, llena full vaco, vaca empty

llorar to cry rer to laugh

luz light sombra shadow

macho male hembra female

maidecir to curse bendecir to bless

malo (mal), mala bad bien well

maana tomorrow ayer yesterday

ms more menos less

mejor better peor worse

menos less ms more

mentir to lie decir la verdad to tell the truth

mentira lie verdad truth

meter to put in sacar to take out

mismo, misma same diferente different

moderno, moderna modern antiguo, antigua ancient, old

mojado wet seco dry

moreno, morena brunette rubio, rubia blond

morir to die nacer to be born

mucho, mucha much poco, poca little

muerte death vida life

nacer to be born morir to die

nada nothing algo something

nadie no one alguien someone

natural natural innatural unnatural

necesario necessary innecesario unnecessary

negar to deny otorgar to grant

negar to deny admitir to admit

ninguno none alguno some

no no s yes

noche night da day

norte north sur south

nunca never siempre always

obeso, obesa obese delgado, delgada thin

obscuro, obscura dark claro, clara light

occidental western oriental eastern

odiar to hate amar to love

odio hate amor love

oeste west este east

ofrecer to offer aceptar to accept

olvidar, olvidarse de to forget acordarse de to remember

orguiloso proud humilde humble

oriental eastern occidental western

oscuro, oscura dark claro, clara light (clear)

otorgar to grant negar to deny

partida departure llegada to arrive

pasado past provenir future

pedir prestado to borrow prestar to lend

peligro danger seguridad safety

peor worse mejor better

pequeo, pequea small grande large, big

perder to lose (something) hallar to find (something)

perezoso, perezosa lazy diligent diligent

permitir to permit prohibir to prohibit

pesado, pesada heavy ligero, ligera light

pobre poor rico, rica rich

pobreza poverty riqueza wealth

poco, poca little mucho, mucha much

to take off
ponerse to put on (clothing) quitarse
(clothing)

posible possible imposible impossible

pregunta question contestacin answer

preguntar to ask contestar to answer

presente present ausente absent

prestar to lend pedir prestado to borrow

primero, primera first ltimo, ltima last

principio beginning fin end

prohibir to prohibit permitir to permit

provenir future pasado past

puesta del sol sunset salida del sol sunrise

quedarse to remain irse to leave

to take off
quitarse ponerse to put on (clothing)
(clothing)

quiz(s) maybe seguro sure

rapidez speed lentitud slowness

raro, rara rare comn common

recibir to receive dar to give

recoger to pick up dejar caer to drop

recto straight tortuoso winding

rer to laugh llorar to cry

rico, rica rich pobre poor

riqueza wealth pobreza poverty

rubio, rubia blond moreno, morena brunette

rudio noise silencio silence

saber to know ignorar not to known

sabio, sabia wise tonto, tonta foolish

sacar to take out meter to put in

salida exit entrada entrance

salida del sol sunrise puesta del sol sunset

salir (de) to leave (from) entrar (en) to enter (in, into)

seco dry mojado wet

seguridad safety peligro danger

seguro sure quiz(s) maybe

semejante similar distinto, distinta different

sentarse to sit down levantarse to get up

separar to separate juntar to join

s yes no no

siempre always nunca never

silencio silence rudio noise

simptico, simptica nice (people) antiptico, antiptica unpleasant (people)

sin without con with

sombra shadow luz light

subir to go up bajar to go down,

sucio, sucia dirty limpio, limpia clean

sur south norte north

taciturno, taciturna silent hablador, habladora talkative

tardar en to delay apresurarse a to hurry

tarde late temprano early

temprano early tarde late

terminar to end empezar to begin

tomar to take dar to give

tonto foolish listo clever

tonto, tonta foolish sabio, sabia wise

tortuoso winding recto straight

trabajar to work jugar to play

trgico, trgica tragic cmico, cmica comic, funny

tranquilo tranquil turbulento turbulent

triste sad feliz happy

turbulento turbulent tranquilo tranquil

ltimo, ltima last primero, primera first

unir to unite desunir to disunite

usual usual extrao unusual

til useful intil useless

vaciar to empty llenar to fill

vaco, vaca empty lleno, llena full

valiente valient, brave cobarde cowardly

vejez old age juventud youth

vender to sell comprar to buy

venir to come ir to go

verdad truth mentira lie

vicio vice virtud virtue

victoria victory derrota defeat

vida life muerte death

viejo, vieja old joven young

virtud virtue vicio vice

vuelta return ida departure