| quién |
| 1. pron. who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose? | |
| ¿Con quién hablo? - With whom am I speaking? | |
| ¡Quién lo hubiera creído! - Who would have believed it!? | |
| ¿De quién es este libro? - Whose book is this? | |
| ¿Quién enseña la clase? - Who teaches the class? | |
| ¿Quién carajo es Kevin? - Who the hell is Kevin? | |
| No sabe quién ha llamado - He doesn't know who has called | |
| 2. pron. (followed by a subjunctive clause in the imperfect or pluperfect tense) if only; I wish | |
| ¡Quién tuviera veinte años! - How I wish I was twenty! | |
| ¡Quién hubiera tocado la lotería! - If only I'd won the lottery! | |
| 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 | |
| mujer |
| 1. n-f. woman | |
| 2. n-f. wife | |
| 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 | |
| sostiene |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sostener | |
| sostener |
| 1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically) | |
| 2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to) | |
| 3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend | |
| las |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal) | |
| 3. pron. feminine plural pronoun | |
| las que no hablan - those (women) who do not speak | |
| 4. n. plural of la | |
| 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) | |
| flores |
| 1. n. plural of flor | |
| flor |
| 1. n-f. flower (structure in angiosperms) | |
| 2. n-f. bloom, blossom (an expanded bud) | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) best, finest, pick | |
| Flor de harina. - Finest flour. | |
| En la flor de la vida. - In the prime of life. | |
| 4. n-f. compliment, flattery | |
| 5. n-f. (in the plural , Argentina, Uruguay) marijuana | |
