ya |
1. adv. now | |
Púlsalo ya. - Press it now. | |
Preparados, listos, ya. - Ready, set, go. | |
2. adv. already, yet | |
Ya lo hice. - I already did it. | |
3. adv. in the near future; soon | |
4. adv. immediately | |
5. adv. anymore; no longer | |
6. adv. (emphatic) (emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)) | |
¡Ya lo sé! - I do know! | |
7. adv. (in negatives) only | |
no ya... - not only... | |
8. adv. (before pero) yes | |
ya, pero... - yes, but... | |
9. adv. (before que) since, now | |
ya que... - now that... | |
10. adv. OK | |
11. conj. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | |
¡Ya lluvia ya nieve! - First rain, now snow! | |
12. conj. whether (something) or (something else) | |
ya sol ya lluvia - whether sun or rain | |
13. interj. come on!, let's go! | |
14. interj. (colloquial) (used to acknowledge or dismiss the previous statement) | |
—Sabes que quedamos con Antonio esta tarde. —Ya. - "You know we're hanging out with Antonio tonight." "I know.". | |
—No podrás venir, que trabajas ese día. —Ya, pero cerramos temprano los viernes. - "You can't come, you're working that day." "Right, but we close early on Fridays.". | |
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 | |
ya que |
1. conj. as, due to | |
2. conj. inasmuch as, since, because, given that, in that, now that | |
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 | |
duele |
1. v. formal second-person singular affirmative imperative of dolar | |
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doler |
1. v. to hurt; to ache | |
me duele la cabeza - the head hurts me | |
2. v. to grieve | |
3. v. to complain | |
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) | |
garganta |
1. n-f. throat | |
2. n-f. (geography) gorge | |
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. | |
tienes |
1. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of tener | |
tener |
1. v. to have, possess | |
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers. | |
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen. | |
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality) | |
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck. | |
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care! | |
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason? | |
3. v. to hold, grasp | |
Ten esto. - Hold this. | |
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.) | |
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes. | |
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. | |
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers. | |
5. v. to have, feel (internally) | |
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her. | |
Tengo frío. - I feel cold. | |
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger. | |
6. v. to make to feel | |
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad. | |
7. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width. | |
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years. | |
8. v. (used with que) to have to | |
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now. | |
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.) | |
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control. | |
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone) | |
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it. | |
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy. | |
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births. | |
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases) | |
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense. | |
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used) | |
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained: | |
14. v. tener en cuenta | |
15. v. tener prisa | |
fiebre |
1. n-f. fever | |
probablemente |
1. adv. probably, likely | |
deberías |
1. v. informal second-person singular conditional of deber | |
deber |
1. v. to owe | |
Debo mucho dinero. (I owe a lot of money.) | |
2. v. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning) | |
Debo estudiar. (I must study.) | |
Eso debe haber sido muy difícil. - That must have been really hard. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to | |
Debería haber un plan en marcha. - There should be a plan in place. | |
La gente no debería mensajear y conducir. - People aren't supposed to text and drive. | |
Deberías disculparte. - You ought to apologize. | |
Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer. - You are to be up before sunrise. | |
Los niños deberían dormir un poco. - The children should get some sleep. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required) | |
Debiste esperarme. - You should have waited for me. | |
Debiste haberme esperado. - You should have waited for me. | |
5. v. (auxiliary) shall (future tense usually) | |
6. v. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by | |
7. v. (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb) | |
Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos. (You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.) | |
8. n-m. obligation, duty | |
9. n-m. debt | |
10. n-m. should, ought (modal noun) | |
11. n-m. (usually in the plural) homework | |
quedarte |
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en |
1. prep. in, at, on | |
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
en esta página - on this page | |
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
2. prep. in (a time) | |
en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
en 1999 - in 1999 | |
3. prep. in (a language) | |
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
en el sentido - in the sense | |
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
cama |
1. n-f. bed | |
en cama |
1. adv. abed, in bed | |