| ojalá |
| 1. adv. hopefully (I hope that) | |
| 2. adv. if only | |
| El gato ha estado escondiéndose debajo del sofá desde que se levantaron los niños. Ojalá yo pudiera hacer lo mismo. - The cat has been hiding under the couch since the kids woke up. If only I c | |
| 3. interj. I hope so; let's hope so | |
| 4. interj. God willing | |
| 5. interj. I hope (that); let's hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive) | |
| 6. interj. God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive) | |
| 7. interj. I wish (when used to refer to past events) | |
| fuera |
| 1. adv. outside | |
| 2. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ir | |
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| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks) | |
| 6. v. to overflow | |
| 7. v. to go out (lights) | |
| 8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts) | |
| 9. v. to die | |
| 10. v. to break wind, to fart | |
| 11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants) | |
| 12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm | |
| 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 | |
| tan |
| 1. adv. so, as | |
| Eres tan rico como te sientes. - You are as rich as you feel. | |
| 2. det. such, such a | |
| ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! - That guy is such a jerk! | |
| joven |
| 1. adj. young, youthful | |
| Mis tías son jóvenes. - My aunts are young. | |
| 2. n. youth, young person, youngster | |
| Como |
| 1. Proper noun. Como (city and capital of Como) | |
| 2. adv. as (to such an extent or degree) | |
| No es tan alta como nosotras. - She's not as tall as us. | |
| 3. adv. like, about (approximately) | |
| Hemos esperado como media hora. - We've waited like half an hour. | |
| 4. conj. as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality) | |
| ¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo? - Are you as hungry as I am? | |
| 5. conj. as, since (being that) | |
| Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella. - Since she never saw my message, we're going without her. | |
| 6. conj. how (in which way) | |
| Me gusta como hablas. - I like how you talk. | |
| 7. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that) | |
| Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato! - If you arrive late again, I'll kill you! | |
| 8. prep. as (in the manner or role specified) | |
| Mis ahijados me ven como un tío. - My godchildren see me as an uncle. | |
| 9. prep. such as (for example) | |
| Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam... - Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam... | |
| 10. prep. like (similar to, reminiscent of) | |
| Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon. - They wear round glasses like John Lennon's. | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of comer | |
| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| tú |
| 1. pron. Second person pronoun in singular tense (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you | |
