| 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 | |
| negro |
| 1. n-m. black (the color perceived in the absence of light) | |
| 2. n-m. a black person | |
| 3. n-m. ghost writer | |
| 4. adj. black (absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless) | |
| 5. adj. black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin) | |
| 6. adj. dirty | |
| 7. adj. sad | |
| 8. adj. clandestine | |
| 9. adj. (Spain) angry | |
| está negro - he's in a rage | |
| 10. adj. (Latin America) ( mi ~) my darling, my honey | |
| 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. | |
| mío |
| 1. pron. mine | |
| ¿De quién son estos libros? — Son míos. Los tuyos están en la mesa. - Whose books are these? — They're mine. Yours are on the table. | |
| 2. det. (predicative or after the noun) mine, my | |
| Ese libro grande es mío. - That big book is mine. | |
| No es lo mío. - It's not my thing. | |
