| quiero |
| 1. v. first-person present indicative of querer. | |
| querer |
| 1. v. to desire, to want, to want to | |
| Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. | |
| 2. v. to love; to be fond of | |
| Te quiero. - I love you. | |
| Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. | |
| 3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ? | |
| ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó? - Would you tell me what happened? | |
| 4. v. to mean to, to try to | |
| No quería insultarte. - He didn't mean to insult you. | |
| ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos? - What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends? | |
| 5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other | |
| Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero. - You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love. | |
| 6. n-m. love; affection; fondness | |
| cantar |
| 1. v. to sing | |
| Voy a cantarme una canción - I am going to sing (myself) a song | |
| 2. n-m. a type of shanty or popular song | |
| 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. | |
| 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) | |
| montañas |
| 1. n. plural of montaña | |
| montaña |
| 1. n-f. mountain | |
| Y |
| 1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
| 2. conj. and | |
| 3. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 5. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| valles |
| 1. n. plural of valle | |
| 2. n. plural of val | |
| 3. v. informal second-person singular present subjunctive of vallar | |
| vallar |
| 1. v. to fence in, enclose | |
| val |
| 1. n-m. apocopic form of valle: valley | |
| 2. v. apocopic form of vale: is worth | |
| mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val. (val rhymes with hogar, assonant rhyme) - there's no place like home. | |
