Words 101–200
antes
earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time); soon (in certain phrases); ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de); once, formerly (in the past); first (before a condition is fulfilled); rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Adverb
vivir
to live; to be alive; to make a living, to live on; to live in, reside, inhabit; to experience, to live through
Verb
conocer
to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with; to meet; to get to know, become acquainted (with); to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time); to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time); to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out; to know, to have known; to know oneself; to conceptualize or conceive; to know, have sex with.
Verb
hombre
man, (adult male human); man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind; man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina); husband; top; ombre (Spanish card game)
Noun
gustar
translated as "to like", analyzable in structure as "to please" [with dative ‘someone’] (the thing being liked is the subject, while the "liker" is in the dative case ("indirect object")). See the usage notes for more. Compare similar structures in Italian piacere, Romanian plăcea, German gefallen and Russian нравиться (nravitʹsja).; to like in a general sense; to like romantically; to like the taste of (some food); to want, to please; to like, to enjoy; to want, to desire; to taste, to try (determine the flavour of something by putting it in one's mouth); to experiment, to try
Verb
esperar
to hope; to expect; to wait, wait (for); to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use); to be expected
Verb
tomar
to take (put under one's physical or mental control, often in one's hands); to draw from, take, derive; to grip, grasp, grab; to select, choose; to seize, capture; to take (a path, etc); to take (use as a means of transportation (when one isn't the driver)); to take, consume, drink (mostly used with drinks and medication); used in tomar el sol; to take (regard in a specified way); …
Verb
aunque
though, although, even though, albeit; even if, irrespective of (followed by subjunctive verb form)
Conjunction
persona
person (an individual; usually a human being); a socially distinguished person, a personality; a wise or otherwise excellent person; a character (an individual with a specific role in a literary work)
Noun
problema
problem, issue, challenge (a difficulty or obstacle that has to be dealt with); trouble (in the singular or in the plural); question, dilemma, conundrum; condition (illness)
Noun
hora
hour (a time period of sixty minutes); time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device); high time (usually with "ya"); hour, period (of class); appointment (e.g. with the doctor)
Noun
llamar
to summon, to call; to call (on the telephone); to knock (on a door); to ring (a doorbell); to refer to, to call; to appeal; to attract; to be called
Verb
comer
to eat; to have lunch; to eat away, corrode; to capture a piece; to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger); translated with "not care"
Verb
grupo
group; party, team, crew, gang, squad, (when interchangeable with "group"); cluster, bunch, clump, pool, grouping, lot, batch; bracket (range); caucus (non-electoral) (i.e. a grouping of members); circle, collection (social, of people); band; guile, lie
Noun
tratar
to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way); to treat (to apply medical care); to treat (to submit to a chemical action); to address, to refer to as; to deal with; to be about; to try, to seek, to attempt, to strive, to endeavor; to be
Verb
entrar
to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside; to come on in; to break in; to join; to enter; to start; to access; to log in; to fit; to step in; to input; to enter (data or information); to enter in; to enter into; to get into; to come into; to walk into; to step into; to slip into (entrar + en); to break into (entrar + en); to fit in; to fall in; to fall within (entrar + en); …
Verb
mal
badly, poorly, ill; awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly; hard (functions as an adverb in Spanish but translates as an adjective in English); Used as an intensifier, very; yes
Adverb
buscar
to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour; to look up (in a search engine, dictionary, etc.); to fetch, get, pick up; to bring on (oneself), to ask for
Verb
ley
law (a well-established characteristic of nature); law (body of rules issued by a legislative body); law (particular piece of legislation); religion; credence; worship of a god
Noun
pedir
to ask for something; to request someone else to do something; to order something; to order; to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor); to plead
Verb
mientras
while, whilst, as (at the same time as); as long as, so long as (expressing a condition); however much, however many, “the..., the...” (constructing parallel comparatives); while, whereas (indicating difference)
Conjunction
entender
to understand, to fathom; to hear; to be queer; to bat for the other team; to get on; get along; to get it on; do it (have an amorous relationship)
Verb
luego
then (afterward); later, later on (at some point in the future); soon (within a short time)
Adverb
entonces
then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point; then, therefore, so, thus; in that case
Adverb
partido
party; game, match (chiefly for soccer); hair parting or part; advantage, benefit; subdivision of Buenos Aires province
Noun
sistema
system; scheme (a systematic plan of future action; also, a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole); the establishment; regime, system (political)
Noun
perder
to lose; to lose someone (experience the death of someone); to get lost; to go missing; to lose one's way; to get lost, to go away; to waste; to miss, to miss out on; to lose, to be defeated; to be losing; to trail; to be down
Verb
historia
history (the aggregate of past events); history (the branch of knowledge that studies the past); history (a set of events involving an entity); history (a record or narrative description of past events); story (a sequence of real or fictional events); the letter H in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
además
in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also, additionally; as well, also, not to mention (when in the middle of a sentence or toward the end)
Adverb
empezar
to start, begin, to get started; to start; to start, to begin; to lead, to open; to be started
Verb
familia
family (group of people related to each other); family (grouping of things possessing common characteristics); relative, relation (member of one's family)
Noun
mano
hand; front foot; round; hand; coat, lick; skill, talent; mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate); A group of people united for a job; buddy, friend, bro, homie
Noun
presentar
to present, to submit; to introduce (someone), to acquaint; to show; to show signs of; to file (a lawsuit), to lodge (an appeal, a complaint); to table (e.g., a resolution, an amendment)
Verb
ganar
to gain; to earn; to win; to defeat, to beat; to reach; to attain; to earn (something) for oneself; to position oneself, to situate oneself
Verb
tipo
kind, type, sort, manner; rate, interest rate; composure, cool; build; figure (of a body); guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke (UK), chap (UK); Minthostachys spp
Noun
ni
Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or B, not A nor B, neither A nor B
Conjunction
mirar
to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes); to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time); to watch (to mind, attend, or guard); to consider, think over (to think about seriously); look (with adjectives); used for emphasis; look; to seek, look for (to try to find); to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes); to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing); to look at oneself
Verb
sino
but (rather) (after a negative clause); except, apart from; only, solely (in a negative clause)
Conjunction
acordar
to agree; to decide, arrange (plan); to flush, to make flush, to level; to tune; to remember, recall; to reach agreement; to accord
Verb
recibir
to receive, get; to welcome, to greet, to receive (guests, patients); to receive visitors; to graduate
Verb
realizar
to carry out; to perform; to conduct; to implement (e.g. a change, a task, project, plan, inspection, experiment, procedures); to make real; to realise or realize (bring about); to fulfil; to achieve; to accomplish; to make (e.g. a profit, a purchase, a visit, a trip); to produce; to make (e.g. a film); to engage in (e.g. an activity, work, exercise); to realize (come to comprehend)
Verb
escribir
to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate); to write (to) someone (a letter, etc.); to write someone something; to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.)); to write (to be an author); to type (on a phone or computer keyboard); to text; to chat regularly with someone on social media
Verb