el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
teléfono |
1. n-m. telephone (a telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person) | |
2. n-m. telephone number (the sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network) | |
que |
1. conj. that | |
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
2. conj. than | |
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
5. pron. who; that | |
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
6. pron. that; whom | |
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
7. pron. that; which | |
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
8. prep. than | |
9. prep. like, as | |
10. part. to | |
se |
1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another | |
Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself. | |
Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face. | |
Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other. | |
2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes | |
¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself? | |
Se dice que... - It says itself that... | |
Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here. | |
3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las) | |
El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him. | |
4. v. misspelling of sé | |
le |
1. pron. to him, for him; dative of él | |
Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta. - My mom is going to write him a letter. | |
2. pron. to her, for her; dative of ella | |
Le dio un beso a Ana. - He gave Ana a kiss. | |
3. pron. to it, for it; dative of ello | |
¡Ponle esfuerzo! - Put some effort into it! | |
4. pron. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted | |
¿A usted le gustan los caballos? - Do you like horses? | |
5. pron. gender-neutral;neologism to them, for them (singular); dative of elle | |
Le diré que te llame. - I will tell them to call you. | |
ha |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of haber | |
haber |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. - I have worked very hard during this month. | |
Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado. - My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much. | |
2. v. (obsolete) to hold, to possess | |
3. v. (impersonal, in third person singular only) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) | |
No hay muchas personas aquí. - There aren't many people here. | |
En el cofre había un libro antiguo. - In the chest there was an antique book. | |
4. v. (dated, or formal) to have to (+ de + infinitive) | |
5. v. (Used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary (+ que + infinitive) | |
Hay que proteger el mundo. - It is necessary to protect the world. | |
6. v. used to denote a past obligation | |
Haberla llamado. - You ought to have phoned her. | |
7. n-m. asset | |
8. n-m. history | |
9. n-m. credit side | |
olvidado |
1. adj. forgotten | |
2. Participle. past participle of olvidar | |
olvidar |
1. v. to forget (be forgotten by) | |
Lo olvidé. - I forgot it. | |
Olvidé mis llaves. - I forgot my keys. | |
Olvidé mencionar el asunto. - I forgot to mention the matter. | |
Ya olvidé lo que le dije. - I already forgot what I told him. | |
2. v. to forget, elude, escape | |
(A mí) Se me olvidó. - It eluded me. | |
Ya se me olvidó qué llevaba puesto. - I already forgot what he was wearing. | |
Se me olvida siempre llamarte. - I always forget to call you. | |
3. v. (with, de, reflexive, intransitive) to forget, to leave behind | |
Me olvidé de las llaves. - I forgot the keys. | |
el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
teléfono |
1. n-m. telephone (a telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person) | |
2. n-m. telephone number (the sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network) | |