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A2 Elementary · level 27 of 80
32 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.
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The imperfect is how you talk about what you used to do: Cuando era pequeño, lloraba mucho (When I was little, I cried a lot). Words like siempre, a menudo, todos los días, de niño and entonces often go with it.
To contrast how things were with how they are, pair the imperfect with the present: Antes vivía en un pueblo, ahora vivo en la ciudad. Antes and ahora mark the two times.
soñarto dream
Sueño con viajar.I dream of travelling.
Soñar: to dream. Careful: sueño, which is also "a dream" and "sleepiness".
llorarto cry
El niño llora mucho.The child cries a lot.
Llorar: 'yo-RAR', a loud cry.
compartirto share
Comparto piso con un amigo.I share a flat with a friend.
Compartir: sharing out the parts.
el perrodog
Tengo un perro grande.I have a big dog.
Perro: a dog, with a rolled rr like a growl.
el gatocat
El gato duerme en la cama.The cat sleeps on the bed.
Gato: a cat, sounds like "got-o".
el sueñodream, sleep, sleepiness
Tengo mucho sueño.I'm very sleepy.
Sueño: a dream, and also sleep. Tengo sueño, I am sleepy.
el recuerdomemory, souvenir
Tengo buenos recuerdos de mi infancia.I have good memories of my childhood.
Recuerdo, like record: something you keep, a memory.
a menudooften
Voy al cine a menudo.I often go to the cinema.
A menudo: often. Think of a menu you order from often.
el juguetetoy
El niño tiene muchos juguetes.The child has lots of toys.
Juguete, from jugar (to play): a plaything.
la niñezchildhood
Tuve una niñez muy feliz.I had a very happy childhood.
Niñez: childhood, from niño.
el columpioswing
Jugaba en el columpio.I used to play on the swing.
Columpio: a swing in a park.
el álbumalbum
Miro el álbum de fotos.I'm looking at the photo album.
Álbum, like album.
la oscuridaddarkness, dark
Tenía miedo de la oscuridad.I was afraid of the dark.
Oscuridad: darkness, from oscuro.
el monstruomonster
Hay un monstruo debajo de la cama.There's a monster under the bed.
Monstruo, like monster.
la brujawitch
La bruja vive en el bosque.The witch lives in the forest.
Bruja: a witch. Picture her brewing a potion.
la pesadillanightmare
Anoche tuve una pesadilla.Last night I had a nightmare.
Pesadilla: a nightmare, something heavy (pesado) on your sleep.
dulcesweet
El pastel es muy dulce.The cake is very sweet.
Dulce: sweet, like dulcet.
el chiclechewing gum
¿Quieres un chicle?Do you want some gum?
Chicle: chewing gum, from chicle, the gum of a tree.
el recreobreak
Jugábamos en el recreo.We used to play at break time.
Recreo: playtime at school, recreation.
la lágrimatear (from crying)
Tenía lágrimas en los ojos.She had tears in her eyes.
Lágrima: a tear. Think of lachrymose, tearful.
la sonrisasmile
Tiene una sonrisa muy bonita.She has a lovely smile.
Sonrisa: a smile, a soft little laugh (risa).
casarto marry
Se casaron en junio.They got married in June.
Casar: to marry. Casarse: to get married, setting up a casa together.
aburrirto bore
De pequeño me aburría en clase.As a child I used to get bored in class.
Aburrir: to bore. Aburrido: bored, boring. Aburrirse: to get bored.
enamorarto enamor, to fall in love
Se enamoraron en el colegio.They fell in love at school.
Enamorar: to make fall in love. Enamorarse de: to fall in love with (amor).
sonreírto smile
Mi abuela siempre sonreía.My grandmother was always smiling.
Sonreír: to smile, a soft laugh (reír). Una sonrisa: a smile.
lococrazy, mad
¡Estás loco!You're crazy!
Loco: crazy, mad. Think of loco in English slang.
la peleafight, quarrel
Mis hermanos tenían muchas peleas.My brothers used to have a lot of fights.
Pelea: a fight, a quarrel. Pelear: to fight.
ridículoridiculous
¡Qué ridículo!How ridiculous!
Ridículo, like ridiculous.
queridodear, beloved
Querido amigo:Dear friend,
Querido: dear, beloved. Querido Juan: Dear Juan.
la mentiralie (not the truth)
Eso es mentira.That's a lie.
Mentira: a lie, from mentir.
infantilchildish, infantile
Era mi libro infantil favorito.It was my favourite children’s book.
Infantil: children’s (for kids), childish.
el cigarrillocigarette
Mi abuelo fumaba cigarrillos.My grandfather used to smoke cigarettes.
Cigarrillo, like cigarette.