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Author: | Archieleach [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:45 am ] |
Post subject: | Spanish for Mongers |
OK, I'm relatively new to Spanish. I'm trying to learn and have a thousand different things people have suggested, but the one thing that has helped me the MOST so far is a cheat sheet I bought full of useful Spanish words. But even thought it's great, it's still full of words like giraffe, stork, headlight, cauliflower, and wild boar. I mean seriously, WTF? Who cares? And I can assure you that suck, and ass are nowhere to be found (sorry for the juxtaposition of those too--just an example). So I decided to make a cheat sheet of my own. Hopefully one that could be printed on two pages both front and back. Here are 626 words I highlighted from my Spanish dictionary and decided I needed to learn. But since I'm a newbie to Spanish, I could use some suggestions from the mongering community. What should be added, what's wrong, and any other suggestions you have. I also intend to include numbers obviously and probably a list of very common phrases. This isn't intended to be exhaustive or even totally accurate, just a rough guide to get guys a good list of words to start learning, relevant vocabulary. I intend to make the finished product available to all VIP members. Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. Unfortunately the columns wont carry over into the post. ability habilidad able habil about mas o menos above encima de actual real, verdad adventure aventura adventurous intrepida after despues afternoon tarde again otra vez against contra agree acordar airport aeropuerto allow permitir almost casi alone solo, solamente already ya also tambien always siempre amaze asombrar angry enojado another otro answer responder apartment el apartmento April abril area area, zona arrive llegar as tan, tanto ask preguntar ass culo at a attitude actitude attract atraer August agosto aunt tia avenue avenida avoid evitar bad malo bacon tocino bank banco basic basico bath bano be (being) estar be (condition) hacer beautiful hermosa beauty belleza because porque bed cama bedroom dormitorio beef la carne beer cerveza before antes behind detras believe creer below debajo de beside al lado de best mejor better mejor between entre, en medio big grande bill, check la cuenta black negro blonde rubio blue azul bored aburrido boy chico boyfriend novio bread pan breakfast el desayuno brief breve broken roto brother hermano brown moreno building edificio business empresa businessman empresario busy ocupado but pero buy comprar by cerca de call llamar can (able) saber can (possib) poder candid franco careful cuidado cause causa cellular celular center centro certain cierto chair le silla change cambio cheap barato chicken pollo Ch*ld N*no, N*na city cuidad clean limpio clear claro close cerrar closed cerrado coffee el café come venir complicated complicado condom condon confirm confirmar constant constante contact contacto continue continuar convenient conveniente cool fresco Costa Rican costarricense country (natl) paisa country (-side) campo cousin el primo cover cubrir crazy loco create crear curious curioso cute mona dad papa danger peligro darling querido daughter hija day dia dead muerto December diciembre decide decidir depends (it --) eso dependo describe describir deserve merecer desperate desperado destination destino develop desarrollar die morir different diferente, distinto difficult dificil dinner la cena dirty sucio discreet discreto discuss discutir, hablar de distance distancia do hacer door puerta down hacia drink (a) bebida drink (to) beber drunk borracho dry seco each cada early temprano east este easy facil eat comer economy economia eggs huevos either cualquiera emergency emergencia empty vacio end fin English ingles enough bastante, suficiente enter, to entrar entire entero entrance entrada equal igual erotic erotico establish establecer exact exacto, preciso example ejemplo exceed execeder except excepto exit la salida expactation esperanza expect esperar expensive caro experience experiencia eye ojo false falso family familia famous famoso far lejos fast rapido fat gordo father padre fear temer February febrero feel siento fire fuego first primero first (--time) primera vez fish pescado flat plano flavor gusto flaw defecto flower flor foe enemigo food comida foot pie for para, por force fuerza forever siempre forget olvidar forgive perdonar forgot, I se mi olvido fortunate afortunado free libre free (no charge) gratis frequent frecuentar frequently frecuentamente fresh fresca Friday viernes friend amigo friendship amistad from de front delantera fruit fruta full lleno fun diversion fun, have divertirse funny comico, humoroso gate la puerta gentle tierno girl chica girlfriend novia give dar glass, a el vaso go ir good bueno gorgeous magnifico great grande green verde gun arma de fuego hair pelo half mitad ham jamon hand mano handsome guapo happy feliz hard duro hate odio have tener he el head cabeza heart corazon heat calor heavy pesado hello hola help ayudar her ella here aqui high alto home casa honest honrado hope espero hot caliente house casa husband esposo ice hielo if si ill enfermo import importar impossible imposible in en inconvenient inconveniente incorrect incorrecto inside dentro de instead en cambio intend ser para intent intencion interest interes interesting interesante irritate irritar it el, ella January enero joke chiste, broma July julio June junio kind tipo, clase kiss beso kitchen la cocina know saber lake el lago land tierra last ultimo late tarde latter ultimo learn aprender least menor leave dejar, irse left izquierdo less menos liar mentiroso lick tamer life vida light luz light (not dark) claro light (not heavy) ligero like gustarle like (as) como limit limite listen escuchar little (amount) poco little (small) pequeno long largo look mirar look (for) buscar loud ruidoso love amor low bajo lunch el almuerzo mail correo man hombre many muchos map el mapa March marzo market mercado massage masaje May mayo maybe quizas, tal vez me me mean mezuino milk leche mine mio minor menor minus menos minute minuto misunderstand entender mal moist humedo Monday lunes money dinero month mes more mas morning manana most la mayoria de mother madre mountain montana mouth boca much mucho music musica my mi name nombre narrow estrecho near cerca necessary necesario need necesidad nephew sobrino never nunca, jamas new nuevo next proximo nice agradable, amable niece sobrina night noche no no no one nadie none ninguno normal normal north norte not no nothing nada November noviembre now ahora nude desnudo number numero October octubre odd extrano off apagar office oficina often muchas veces old viejo old viejo older mayor on en on (turn -) encender once una vez one uno only solo open abierto option opcion or o oranga naranja order, to pedir orgasm orgasmo other otro our nuestro out fuera outside afuera de own propia pack fardo pain dolor pants pantalones paper papel parents los padres part pieza past pasado pay pagar penetration penetracion people personas pepper pimienta percent por ciento perfect perfecto person persona phone number numero de telefono photo foto photograph fotografia pick escoger plain sincillo plane avion plate plato play juego point punto position posicion practice practicar prefer preferir pretty bonita prior previo problem problema promise promesa prove probar public publico pull tirar de pure puro push empujar quarter cuarto question pregunta quickly rapidamente quiet silencio quit parar rain lluvia ready preparado real verdadero, real rear parte de atras reason razon red rojo relax relajar remember recordar reply responder respect respeto rest descanso restaurant restaurante return regresar reverse inverso, contrario rich rico right (correct) correcto right (just) bueno right (side) derecha river el rio roll rollo room habitacion round redondo rude grosero sad triste safe seguro sale venta sale (for) se vende satisfaction satisfaccion Saturday sabado say decir sea mar second segundo secret secreto security seguridad see ver seek buscar seem parecer September septiembre service servicio several varios sex sexo share compartir she ella shirt camisa short corto, bajo show mostrar shower, to ducharse shrimp el camaron shy timido sick enfermo silence silencio similar similar simple simple since desde sister hermana skinny flaca sleep (go to) dormirse slow lento slowly despacio smart inteligente, listo smooth suave so (likewise) tambien so (therefore) por lo tanto soft blando soft blando some algo de something algo sometimes a veces son hijo south sur Spanish espanole speak hablar special especial specific escpecifico speed velocidad spicy picante sport deporte start empezar state estato stay quedarse still todavia stop cesar store tienda straight (ahead) derecho stream arroyo street calle strength fuerza stress tension strong fuerte student estudiante study estudio style estilo subject sujeto submissive sumiso success exito successfully con exito such tal such as como suck chupar sun sol Sunday domingo sure seguro sweet dulce sweetheart carina table mesa tact discreto tactless indiscreto take tomar talk hablar tall alto tea el te tea, iced te frio teach ensenar teacher profesor tell decir that ese, esa their su, sus then entonces there alli they ellos thin delgado think pensar this esta Thursday jueves time tiempo time (at this) en este momento timid timido tired cansado to a today hoy together juntos tomorrow manana tonight esta noche too demasiado toward hacia tranquil tranquilo translate traducir travel viajar true verdadero trust confianza try tratar Tuesday martes turn doblar type tipo ugly feo ultimate maximo uncertain incierto uncle tio under debajo understand entender United States los Estados Unidos university universidad upwards hacia arriba us nosotros vacation vacaciones very muy wait esperar walk caminar want querer warm caliente wash lavarse water agua way camino we nosotros weak debil Wednesday miercoles week semana well bien west oeste wet mojado what que when cuando where donde which que, cual white blanco who quien why porque wide ancho wide ancho wife esposa wish desear with con woman mujer work trabajo world mundo worry preocupar worse peor write escribir wrong falso, incorrecto year ano yellow amarillo yes si yesterday ayer yet aun, todavia you tu young joven younger menor your tu yours tuyos yourself te, se |
Author: | Klockman [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:11 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Spanish for Mongers |
Archieleach wrote: I also intend to include numbers
That's what trips me up, I can BS through some Espanol, but I don't understand numbers greater than ten other than cien = evil and never to be paid. |
Author: | Sandino [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:12 am ] |
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That's a pretty exhaustive list of words! One thing to be careful of is the verb "to be". You have "hacer" listed as condition and "estar" listed as being, which is incorrect. Hacer means "to do" or "to make", but not "to be". For "to be", Ser is the verb to use for things that do not change (i.e. names, job titles, colors, nationalities, etc.). Estar is the verb to use for conditions (i.e. emotions, locations, health, etc.). Examples: Ser - Jim, Steve, Gringo, Norteamericano, Tico, Doctor, Abogado, blanco, negro, etc. Estar - triste, enfermo, bien, contento, en el parque, en la casa, etc. Hopefully that makes sense. You will probably use these two words more than any others, so it is good to lean the conjugations as well. |
Author: | Ciaociao32001 [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:13 pm ] |
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Archie, Nice list. You might include the other form of 'to be,' which is Haber (there is, there are), which is usually conjugated in the present tense as Hay: "Hay mucho dinero en el banco," or "Hay muchas arboles afuera." Ciaociao |
Author: | MrLasVegas [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:13 pm ] |
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quote="Klockman"] Archieleach wrote: I also intend to include numbers That's what trips me up, I can BS through some Espanol, but I don't understand numbers greater than ten other than cien = evil and never to be paid.[/quote] That is all you need to know! Seriously, if you can count to ten that will work.It is more common in many situations to read off the numbers individually.Especially if you are on the phone or in a noisy location, and you want to make sure you are understood. For example, your favorita is staying in room 183. You call the operator in her apartments or hotel. Rather than saying habitacion cien ochenta trace, por favor, you could try habitacion uno ocho trace, por favor. Both will work and with the latter there will be less chance of misunderstanding. Keep on going with the numbers and you will get there.I started picking up spanish from bar girls in Tijuana.They were always excited to teach me more spanish.In between turns on the stripper pole they would group around me four or five at a time and argue about the proper way to teach me a particular word or phrase.Be it tica, nica or Mexicana, they all love to share thier language with you.So do not hesitate to ask a bartender, masera, or favorite chica mp or bar.They will enjoy giving you a lesson. |
Author: | Orange [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:23 pm ] |
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MrLasVegas wrote: That is all you need to know! Seriously, if you can count to ten that will work.It is more common in many situations to read off the numbers individually.Especially if you are on the phone or in a noisy location, and you want to make sure you are understood. For example, your favorita is staying in room 183. You call the operator in her apartments or hotel. Rather than saying habitacion cien ochenta trace, por favor, you could try habitacion uno ocho trace, por favor. Both will work and with the latter there will be less chance of misunderstanding.
The problem is that most Costa Ricans don't go digit by digit. For example, a phone number may be 8824-4051, they will say ochenta ocho, veintecuatro, cuarenta, cincuenta uno. I still get confused when they say the telephone number fast. You should know the numbers to 100, and then it repeats, except that you say "ciento", instead of "cien" for all numbers over 100. |
Author: | Cujo's [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:13 pm ] |
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Good start Archie- This reminds me of my recent trip when the Mexican Chino, Pac, and I went to some great place for brunch. When it came for my turn to order I wanted beans with my rice. Puerto Ricans generally will say beans as habichuelas. The girl taking my order seemed not to understand me making me wonder how buzzed I really was ![]() When the chino reordered for me he said frijoles which I generally regarded as Mexican, especially since he says that ![]() After she left we talked about it and I was surprised he has never heard of the word and apparently neither did she. Having a word for word translation is great, but remember, there are different ways to say things and many words are ambiguous just like in English. Cujo |
Author: | Pacifica55 [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:19 pm ] |
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I remember that. The look on 'Cujo's face when the gringo Mexichino corrected his Spanish was priceless. Yeah, we were a little buzzed.... ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Pacifica55 [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:19 pm ] |
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Oops...got a "Debug fault" when I sent and it looks like it took it twice. My bad... |
Author: | Western [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:13 pm ] |
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WOW! ![]() That's more a dictionary than a list! Keep in mind that many of the verbs that are listed are in infinitive form (-ar, -er, -ir). To use them for "I", "you", "we", "them", etc. the verb will need to be conjugated. That's where the fun begins! Then there is present tense, past tense (imperfect, imperitive, etc...) and future tense! But hey, if you can get the present tense down you can usually get your point across even if you are not completely correct. They call it "Spanglish"! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Cujo's [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:16 pm ] |
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Western wrote: They call it "Spanglish"!
![]() ![]() ![]() Spanglish as I know it is having a conversation both in Spanish and English. Intermittently switching languages in the middle of a sentence. Cujo |
Author: | Archieleach [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:20 pm ] |
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Yeah, I don't really care about tenses and conjugation at this point. It's more important to build the base vocabulary. Getting it all exactly right can come far later. They know what you mean, which is what's important. I do need to get a better handle on what Ciao and Sandino are talking about though, that sounds useful. |
Author: | GetRhythm [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:26 pm ] |
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Arch mi amigo, With all due respect, if you're still relying on something like this with an MDE trip right around the corner, you've got some work to do. You aren't gonna find a lot of Andreas or their like there who you can converse with confortably in English. Acquire Pimsleur pronto and start hitting it hard (2-3 lessons per day if you aren't already). Get all the way through Level III if at all possible before MDE. Western wrote: WOW!
![]() That's more a dictionary than a list! Keep in mind that many of the verbs that are listed are in infinitive form (-ar, -er, -ir). To use them for "I", "you", "we", "them", etc. the verb will need to be conjugated. That's where the fun begins! Then there is present tense, past tense (imperfect, imperitive, etc...) and future tense! Slight correction - "imperative" is not actually a "tense" but rather a mode - as opposed to the indicative and subjunctive modes. And especially to get to the next level, you need to get comfortable with and start using subjunctive mode (expressing will, desire, etc.) which is SO important in Spanish. Highly recommend "Learning Spanish Like Crazy" for this - Level II gets heavily into subjunctive mode, which Pimsleur even at Level III barely touches on. |
Author: | El Silencioso [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:28 pm ] |
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Awesome list Arch, thanks for the effort, Its greatly appreciated, many words I need practice in that list and all useful. THANKS again a question for the experts... Why in some forms of the word "Bacon" do you see "Tocino" and in other "Tocineta" ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Cujo's [ Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:33 pm ] |
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I say it beicon.. Cujo |
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