| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on | |
| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
| en esta página - on this page | |
| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
| 2. prep. in (a time) | |
| en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
| en 1999 - in 1999 | |
| 3. prep. in (a language) | |
| No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
| en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
| 4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
| Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
| 5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
| en el sentido - in the sense | |
| en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| cómoda |
| 1. n-f. chest of drawers | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of cómodo | |
| cómodo |
| 1. adj. comfortable | |
| 2. adj. convenient | |
| 3. adj. lazy | |
| no |
| 1. adv. no | |
| 2. adv. not | |
| 3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) | |
| 4. n-m. no | |
| 5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. | |
| había |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
| nada |
| 1. pron. nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything | |
| No hay nada en la mesa. - There is nothing on the table. | |
| Nada ocurrió ayer. - Nothing happened yesterday. | |
| No veo nada. - I don’t see anything. | |
| Me niego a creer nada de lo que dice. - I refuse to believe anything he says. | |
| Nada es eterno. - Nothing is eternal. | |
| 2. n-f. nothingness, nothing | |
| Sin ti, soy una nada. - Without you, I am nothing at all. | |
| Ya no me siento una nada. - I don't feel like I am nothing at all anymore. | |
| 3. n-f. nowhere, the void | |
| Salió de la nada. - It came out of nowhere. | |
| 4. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of nadar | |
| nadar |
| 1. v. to swim | |
| 2. v. to be swimming in (used with "en") | |
| ¡Nadamos en dinero! - We're swimming in money! | |
| 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 | |
| a |
| 1. prep. to | |
| 2. prep. by | |
| 3. prep. at | |
| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| dinero |
| 1. n-m. money | |
| 2. n-m. wealth | |
| 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 | |
| pareciese |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of parecer | |
| parecer |
| 1. v. (impersonal) to seem, to see fit | |
| Me parece que... - It seems to me that... | |
| como mejor le parezca - as you see fit; as one sees fit | |
| 2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to believe | |
| 3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to think | |
| ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar? - What do you think about going to a bar? | |
| 4. v. to strike (seem, appear, make an impression) | |
| Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece. - I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you. | |
| ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes? - How about we change the day to Tuesday? | |
| 5. v. to be like, to take after, to resemble | |
| 6. v. to perceive | |
| 7. n-m. opinion | |
| ni |
| 1. conj. (coordinating) neither... nor | |
| No tengo ni dinero ni tiempo. - I have neither money nor time. | |
| 2. conj. (with three or more referents) none of... | |
| Ni Juan, ni Pedro, ni Felipe te darán la razón. - None of John, Peter, or Phillip will give you the reason. | |
| 3. conj. nor, or | |
| No descansa de día ni de noche. - He doesn't rest during the day nor during the night. | |
| 4. adv. not even | |
| No descansaba ni por un minuto - I didn't rest even for a minute. | |
| Ni yo sé qué significa esta palabra. - Not even I know what this word means. | |
| 5. n-f. nu; the Greek letter Ν, ν | |
| tampoco |
| 1. adv. neither; nor; also not | |
| 2. adv. either (as well, with implied negative) | |
| Tampoco puedo explicarlo. - I can't explain it either. | |
| Tampoco soy canadiense. - I'm not Canadian either. | |
| cartas |
| 1. n. plural of carta | |
| carta |
| 1. n-f. letter (document) | |
| 2. n-f. map | |
| 3. n-f. menu (list of dishes in a restaurant) | |
| 4. n-f. playing card | |
