Authors: Julie Gutin
M
| la madre | mother |
| madrileño | from Madrid |
| la madrina | godmother |
| los maduros | sweet (ripe) |
| | fried plantains |
| el maestro, la maestra | |
| | elementary school teacher |
| el maíz | corn |
| mal(o) | bad |
| el malecón | pier, seafront |
| la mancha | stain |
| mandar | to send |
| manejable | manageable |
| la mano | hand |
| mantener | to support |
| la mantequilla | butter |
| la manzana | apple |
| la mañana | morning |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| el mapa | map |
| maquillarse | to put on makeup |
| el maratón | marathon |
| maravilloso | wonderful |
| marchitar(se) to wither, to wilt | |
| el mar | sea |
| el marido | husband |
| los mariscos | seafood |
| marrón | dark brown (eyes) |
| marroquí | Moroccan |
| Marruecos | Morocco |
| el martes | Tuesday |
| marzo | March |
| más | more |
| mas | but |
| más bien | rather |
| las matemáticas | math |
| el matón | killer |
| mayo | May |
| mayor | older |
| mediano | medium |
| medianoche | midnight |
| las medias | socks |
| el médico, la médica | doctor |
| medio | half, average |
| el medio ambiente environment | |
| mediodía | midday |
| medir | to measure |
| el mejillón | mussel |
| mejor | best |
| mencionar | to mention |
| menor | younger |
| menos | less |
| mentir | to lie |
| la mesa | table |
| el mercado | market |
| la merced | mercy |
| merecer | to deserve |
| mexicano | Mexican |
| el microondas | microwave |
| mientras | while |
| el miércoles | Wednesday |
| mil | thousand |
| el millón | million |
| el millonario | millionaire |
| los mil millones | billion |
| la minifalda | miniskirt |
| la mirada | look |
| mismo | same, himself, itself |
| la mochila | backpack |
| moderno | modern |
| el modismo | idiom |
| el mofongo | mashed plantains, |
| often with seafood | |
| el mole | meat in chile sauce |
| molestar | to annoy, to bother |
| molestarse | to get annoyed |
| la moneda | coin |
| la montaña | mountain |
| moreno | dark brown, |
| dark-haired | |
| morir | to die |
| la mosca | fly |
| mostrar | to show |
| la motocicleta | motorcycle |
| muchas veces | often |
| mucho | many, a lot |
| mudar(se) | to move, |
| | change residence |
| la mujer | wife, woman |
| la multa | fine |
| el mundo | world |
| la muñeca | doll |
| la música | music |
| muy | very |
N
| nacer | to be born |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la nacionalidad | nationality |
| nada | nothing |
| nadar | to swim |
| nadie | no one |
| la naranja | orange |
| la navidad | Christmas |
| necesitar | to need |
| negarse a | to deny, to refuse |
| negro | black |
| neocelandés | New Zealander |
| neoyorquino | New Yorker |
| nevar | to snow |
| nicaragüense | Nicaraguan |
| la nieta | granddaughter |
| el nieto | grandson |
| ninguna vez | never once |
| ninguno | none |
| ni . . . ni | neither . . . nor |
| la niña | girl, child |
| el niño | boy, child |
| el nivel | level |
| la noche | night |
| el nombre | name |
| no obstante | regardless |
| norteamericano | American |
| Noruega | Norway |
| noruego | Norwegian |
| la nota | note, grade |
| las noticias | news |
| novecientos | nine hundred |
| noveno | ninth |
| noventa | ninety |
| la novia | girlfriend, fiancée |
| noviembre | November |
| el novio | boyfriend, fiancé |
| nublado | cloudy |
| la nuera | daughter-in-law |
| Nueva York | New York |
| Nueva Zelanda | New Zealand |
| nueve | nine |
| nuevo | new |
| nunca | never |
O
| obedecer | to obey |
| obligar a | to force |
| la obra | play, work |
| el obrero | worker |
| obviamente | obviously |
| ochenta | eighty |
| ocho | eight |
| ochocientos | eight hundred |
| octavo | eighth |
| octubre | October |
| la oficina | office |
| ofrecer | to offer |
| oír | to hear |
| ojalá que | it’s hoped that, |
| I hope that | |
| el ojo | eye |
| oler | to smell |
| once | eleven |
| o . . . o | either . . . or |
| la opinión | opinion |
| el/la optimista | optimistic |
| el oro | gold |
| oscuro | dark |
| otorgar | to award |
| otra vez | again |
| otro | other, another |
P
| el padre | father |
| los padres | parents |
| el padrino | godfather |
| la paella | a saffron rice dish, |
| usually prepared with seafood | |
| el paciente | patient |
| pagar | to pay |
| la página | page |
| la página Web | Web page |
| la página principal home page | |
| el país | country |
| pajizo | made of straw |
| el pan | bread |
| la panadería | bakery |
| el Panamá | Panama |
| panameño | Panamanian |
| los pantalones | pants |
| el pañuelo | handkerchief |
| las papas | potatoes |
| el papel | paper |
| el par | pair |
| la paradoja | paradox |
| parafrasear | to paraphrase |
| el paraguas | umbrella |
| paraguayo | Paraguayan |
| para que | so that |
| parar | to stop |
| parasitario | parasitic |
| pardo | brown |
| parecer | to seem |
| parecerse | to resemble |
| la pared | wall |
| la pareja | pair |
| los parientes | relatives |
| parisiense | Parisian |
| parpadear | to blink |
| el parque | park |
| pasar | to happen |
| pasear | to stroll, |
| to walk (a dog) | |
| la pastilla | pill |
| el pasto | pasture |
| el pato | duck |
| el pavo | turkey |
| el pedazo | piece |
| pedir | to ask |
| la película | movie |
| peligroso | dangerous |
| pelirrojo | red |
| el pelo | hair |
| pena | pity |
| el pensamiento | thought |
| pensar | to think |
| penúltimo | second to last |
| peor | worse, worst |
| pequeño | small |
| la pera | pear |
| perder | to lose |
| el perdón | forgiveness |
| perjurar | to perjure |
| permanecer | to remain |
| pero | but |
| el perro | dog |
| pertenecer | to belong |
| la pertinencia | relevance |
| peruano | Peruvian |
| pervivir | to survive |
| el pescado | fish |
| el pez | fish |
| el/la pianista | pianist |
| la pierna | leg |
| la pimienta pepper (condiment) | |
| el pimiento pepper (vegetable) | |
| pintado de | painted |
| el pintor, la pintora | painter |
| el piso | floor |
| la piña | pineapple |
| la pizarra | board |
| el planeta | planet |
| plantar | to plant |
| la plata | silver, money |
| la playa | beach |
| la pluma | pen |
| el pluscuamperfecto | past |
| perfect | |
| pobre | poor, unlucky |
| poco | a little |
| poco común | rare |
| pocos | few |
| poder | to be able to |
| la poesía | poetry |
| la poetisa | poetess |
| polaco | Polish |
| la política | politics |
| el pollo | chicken |
| Polonia | Poland |
| el pomelo | grapefruit |
| poner | to put |
| ponerse a | to start to |
| por | by |
| por favor | please |
| por qué | why |
| porque | because |
| portugués | Portuguese |
| posiblemente | possibly |
| el postre | pastry |
| el pozole | hominy stew |
| precisamente | precisely |
| precocinado | precooked |
| preferir | to prefer |
| el prefijo | prefix |
| preguntar | to ask (a question) |
| el premio | prize |
| prepararse a | to prepare to |
| la preposición | preposition |
| la presentación | presentation |
| presente | present |
| el preservativo | condom |
| el/la presidente | president |
| prestar | to lend, |
| to pay (attention) | |
| pretender to try, to hope to achieve | |
| el pretexto | pretext |
| prevenido | cautious |
| la previsión | foresight |
| primero | first |
| el primo, la prima | cousin |
| probablemente | probably |
| el problema | problem |
| proclamar | to proclaim |
| producir | to produce |
| el profesor, la profesora | |
| high school teacher | |
| prohibir | to forbid |
| el prólogo | prologue |
| el pronombre | pronoun |
| pronto | soon |
| propio | own |
| proponer | to propose |
| propulsar | to drive, propel |
| proteger | to protect |
| próximo | next |
| la prueba | quiz |
| público | public |
| el pueblo | town |
| la puerta | door |
| puertorriqueño | Puerto Rican |
| el punto | period |
| el punto y coma | semicolon |
| la pureza | purity |
| puro | nothing but, just, pure |