qué |
1. det. what; which (interrogative only) | |
¿Qué camisa quiere? - Which shirt do you want? | |
2. det. what; which | |
No sabía qué hacer - I didn't know what to do | |
3. adv. (before a noun) what a; such (used as an intensifier) | |
¡Qué lástima! - What a pity! | |
¡Qué suerte! - What luck! | |
¡Qué casa más bonita! - What a pretty house! | |
¡Qué mierda de tiempo! - What shitty weather! | |
4. adv. (before an adjective) how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) | |
¡Qué feo! - How ugly! | |
¡Qué alto! - He's so tall! | |
¡Qué guay! - That's so cool! | |
5. pron. what (interrogative only) | |
¿Qué ves? - What do you see? | |
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. | |
esa |
1. det. feminine singular of ese | |
2. pron. Alternative spelling of ésa | |
ese |
1. det. (demonstrative) that | |
2. interj. (Mexico, informal) hello | |
3. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ése | |
cosa |
1. n-f. thing (object, concept) | |
2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature) | |
cosas hermosas - pretty little things | |
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser | |
coser |
1. v. to sew | |
qué cosa |
1. adv. what's up? | |
amarilla |
1. adj. feminine singular of amarillo | |
amarillo |
1. adj. yellow or golden coloured | |
2. adj. (heraldry) or | |
3. n-m. yellow | |
4. n-m. (colloquial) whitey (a state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use) | |
esto |
1. pron. singular of este (this) | |
¿Qué es esto? - What is this? | |
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. | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
tomate |
1. n-m. tomato (plant) | |
2. n-m. tomato (fruit) | |
3. n-m. (Mexico) tomatillo | |
4. n-m. hole (in a sock or shoe) | |
5. n-m. (colloquial Chile) a hair bun, or a short ponytail | |
6. n-m. (colloquial) fight | |
toma |
1. n-f. conquest, capture, taking, takeover | |
2. n-f. dose, serving | |
3. n-f. (medicine) intake | |
4. n-f. socket, connector, outlet (source of electricity, internet etc.) (ellipsis of toma de corriente) | |
5. n-f. shot, take, recording | |
6. n-f. (Chile) an act of political civil disobedience through occupation protest that assumes control of a place, often a building or park | |
7. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of tomar | |
tomar |
1. v. to take | |
Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
tomar el tren - to take the train | |
te |
1. pron. dative of tú: to you, for you | |
Te voy a hacer tus calzones.... - I’m going to make your britches | |
2. pron. accusative of tú: you | |
3. pron. : yourself | |