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B2 Upper intermediate · level 75 of 80
44 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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Idioms don’t translate word for word. Tomar el pelo (take the hair) is to pull someone’s leg; estar en las nubes (be in the clouds) is to daydream; ser pan comido (be eaten bread) is to be a piece of cake.
Lo digo en broma (I’m joking) or lo digo en serio (I mean it). Hacer una broma is to play a joke; contar un chiste is to tell one; hacer trampa is to cheat.
bromearto joke
Solo estoy bromeando.I'm only joking.
Bromear: to joke, from broma (a joke).
engañarto deceive, to cheat
No me engañes.Don't lie to me.
Engañar: to deceive, to fool. The ñ hides inside the word like a trick.
burlarto mock, to trick
Burló a la policía.He gave the police the slip.
Burlar: to trick, to get past. Burlarse de: to make fun of. Like burlesque.
tomar el peloto pull someone’s leg, to tease
¿Me estás tomando el pelo?Are you pulling my leg?
Tomar el pelo: to pull someone’s leg. Literally to take their hair.
el payasoclown
Siempre hace el payaso.He’s always clowning around.
Payaso: a clown. It comes from the Italian pagliaccio, the clown of the opera.
pan comidopiece of cake
El examen fue pan comido.The exam was a piece of cake.
Ser pan comido: to be a piece of cake. Literally eaten bread: already done.
la carcajadaguffaw, belly laugh
Soltó una carcajada.He burst out laughing.
Carcajada: a burst of laughter, a belly laugh.
el disfrazcostume, disguise
Llevaba un disfraz de pirata.He was wearing a pirate costume.
Disfraz: a costume, a disguise. Picture a disguise that makes you look different, disfrazado.
el chistejoke
Cuéntame un chiste.Tell me a joke.
Chiste: a joke you tell, with a punchline.
la risalaugh, laughter
¡Qué risa!How funny!
Risa: laughter, from reír (to laugh). Think of a risible joke.
la trampatrap, cheating
¡Eso es trampa!That's cheating!
Trampa: a trap, a trick. Hacer trampa: to cheat.
el humoristacomedian, humorist
El humorista nos hizo reír.The comedian made us laugh.
Humorista: a comedian, someone with humor.
el circocircus
Llevamos a los niños al circo.We took the children to the circus.
Circo, like circus.
el escenariostage (in a theatre), scenario, setting
El cantante salió al escenario.The singer came out on stage.
Escenario: the stage, where the scenes happen.
el aplausoapplause
Un fuerte aplauso, por favor.A big round of applause, please.
Aplauso, like applause.
el estrenopremiere
El estreno es el viernes.The premiere is on Friday.
Estreno: a premiere, the first showing.
la butacaseat, armchair
Nuestras butacas están en la primera fila.Our seats are in the front row.
Butaca: a seat in a theatre, an armchair.
la taquillabox office, ticket office
Compramos las entradas en la taquilla.We bought the tickets at the box office.
Taquilla: the box office.
el guionscript, hyphen
El guion es muy bueno.The script is very good.
Guion: a script. Also a hyphen.
la comediacomedy
Prefiero ver una comedia.I'd rather watch a comedy.
Comedia, like comedy.
la tragediatragedy
Fue una tragedia.It was a tragedy.
Tragedia, like tragedy.
el dramadrama
¡No hagas un drama!Don't make a drama out of it!
Drama, like drama. Masculine, though it ends in -a.
el telóncurtain
Se levantó el telón.The curtain went up.
Telón: the curtain in a theatre, made of tela (cloth).
la orquestaorchestra
La orquesta tocó muy bien.The orchestra played very well.
Orquesta, like orchestra.
el festivalfestival
Vamos al festival de música.We're going to the music festival.
Festival, like festival.
la exposiciónexhibition, exposition
Hay una exposición nueva en el museo.There's a new exhibition at the museum.
Exposición: an exhibition.
la galeríagallery
Fuimos a una galería de arte.We went to an art gallery.
Galería, like gallery.
la esculturasculpture
Es una escultura de bronce.It's a bronze sculpture.
Escultura, like sculpture.
el retratoportrait
Pintó un retrato de su madre.He painted a portrait of his mother.
Retrato: a portrait.
el concursocontest, competition
Ganó un concurso de baile.She won a dance competition.
Concurso: a contest, a competition, a quiz show.
la ceremoniaceremony
La ceremonia fue preciosa.The ceremony was lovely.
Ceremonia, like ceremony.
la actuaciónperformance, acting
Su actuación fue increíble.His performance was incredible.
Actuación: a performance, from actuar.
musicalmusical
Tiene mucho talento musical.She has a lot of musical talent.
Musical, like musical.
el discorecord, disc, album
Su nuevo disco sale mañana.Their new album comes out tomorrow.
Disco: a record, a disc, an album.
la melodíamelody, tune
No me puedo quitar esa melodía de la cabeza.I can't get that tune out of my head.
Melodía, like melody.
el violínviolin
Toca el violín desde niña.She's played the violin since she was a girl.
Violín, like violin.
el tambordrum
El niño tocaba el tambor.The boy was playing the drum.
Tambor: a drum. Think of a tambourine.
el artistaartist
Es un artista muy conocido.He's a very well-known artist.
Artista, like artist. Masculine with el, feminine with la.
el entretenimientoentertainment
La televisión es su único entretenimiento.TV is his only entertainment.
Entretenimiento, like entertainment.
el ocioleisure, free time
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo de ocio?What do you do in your free time?
Ocio: leisure, free time.
la danzadance
Estudia danza clásica.She studies classical dance.
Danza: dance (as an art).
la óperaopera
Nunca he ido a la ópera.I've never been to the opera.
Ópera, like opera.
el poetapoet
Mi abuelo era poeta.My grandfather was a poet.
Poeta, like poet. Masculine, though it ends in -a.
la poesíapoetry, poem
Me gusta leer poesía.I like reading poetry.
Poesía, like poetry.