| es |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is | |
| 2. n. plural of e | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English. | |
| 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 | |
| aquí |
| 1. adv. here | |
| los |
| 1. art. the | |
| ¿Qué hacen los muchachos? - What do the boys do? | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. plural masculine or neuter pronoun | |
| los que no hablan - those who do not speak | |
| pobres |
| 1. adj. of pobre | |
| pobre |
| 1. adj. (before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful) | |
| Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando. - My poor neighbor is always crying. | |
| 2. adj. (after the noun) poor (lacking money, resources, etc.) | |
| Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas. - The rich families relax in luxurious houses and the poor families get by in dilapidated huts | |
| son |
| 1. n-m. tone (pleasant sound) | |
| 2. n-m. (music, genre) son (Afro-Cuban musical form) | |
| 3. n-m. (music) musical composition in this form | |
| 4. v. third-person plural present indicative of ser | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| ya |
| 1. adv. now | |
| Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
| Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
| 2. adv. already, yet | |
| Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
| 3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
| 4. adv. immediately | |
| 5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
| 6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
| ¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
| 7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
| no ya... - not only... | |
| 8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
| ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
| 9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
| ya que... - now that... | |
| 10. adv. OK | |
| 11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
| ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
| 12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
| ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
| 13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
| 14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
| —Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
| —No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
| esclavos |
| 1. n. plural of esclavo | |
| esclavo |
| 1. n-m. slave | |
| 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. | |
| medias |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of medio | |
| 2. n. pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist) | |
| 3. n. (card games) three of a kind (in the game mus) | |
| 4. n. plural of media | |
| 5. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of mediar | |
| mediar |
| 1. v. to mediate | |
| 2. v. to center, to give a central, medium or average value | |
| a medias |
| 1. adv. not fully | |
| sonreir a medias - to half-smile | |
