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132 words/phrases to learn
hola
hi
soy
I'm (permanently)
tengo
I have
el año
the year
yo creo que
I think that
creo que
I think that
el mundo
the world
hay
there is; there are
la persona
the person
levantar
to raise; to lift up
venir
to come
cómo
how (questions)
decidir
to decide
subir
to go up; to turn (something) up
mover
to move (something)
considerable
considerable
bueno
good
familiar
familiar
definitivamente
definitely
basar
to base
todos
everyone; the whole world
sonar
to sound
¡o sea!
I mean!
papá
dad
mamá
mum
los padres
the parents
orgulloso
proud
el hijo
the son
tener
to have
como
as; like; how (not in questions)
más
more
grande
big; large
saber
to know (a fact)
el agua
the water
nadar
to swim
ya
already
ya no
anymore; no longer
nada
nothing; anything
encargar
to order; to request
meter
to put ... in
aprender
to learn
los demás
the others
el entrenador
the trainer
¡oye!
listen!
intentar
to try (to do something)
llegar
to arrive
el día
the day
competente
competent
competir
to compete
ahí
there
súper
cool
porque
because
chavo
young (informal)
cercano
nearby; close
dieciocho
eighteen; 18
hablar
to speak; to talk; to tell
mañana
tomorrow
tocar
to touch; to play (an instrument)
la pared
the wall
terminar
to finish; to end
cansado
tired
pero
but
quedar
to stay; to suit; to meet
entre
between
primero
first; 1st
puedo
I can
comer
to eat
dejar
to let; to quit; to leave (something)
ver
to see; to watch
¿por qué?
why?
¿por qué no?
why not?
el lugar
the place
nueve
nine; 9
nacional
national
desde
since
así
like this; like that
dado
given
gracias
thank you
el hecho
the fact
hecho
done; fact
estar
to be (temporarily)
vivo
alive; living; I live
la vida
(the) life
¡es gratis!
it's free!
gratis
free (of charge)
puedes
you can (singular informal)
hoy
today
hoy en día
nowadays
mejor
better
exitoso
successful
hasta
until
cuestionar
to question
el éxito
the success
el oro
the gold
convencional
conventional
olímpico; olímpica
olympic
después
after; then
trabajar
to work
la tierra
the land; the earth; the soil
la piel
the skin
para mí
for me
cosas
stuff; things
crecer
to grow
madurar
to mature; to ripen
volver
to return
conseguir
to get; to obtain
también
too; also; as well
¡es imposible!
it's impossible!
imposible
impossible
algo
something; anything
México
Mexico
representar
to represent
merecerse
to deserve
la parte
the part
profesional
professional
me gustaría
I'd like to
gustar
to like; to want (polite)
hacer
to do; to make
no me gusta
I don't like
está bien
it's okay
estoy
I'm (temporarily)
productivo
productive
la música
the music
me encanta
I love (something)
podría
I could (suggestions)
decir
to say; to tell; to claim
necesitar
to need
la gente
the people
cambiar
to change
no sé
I don't know
limitar
to limit; to restrict
barrera
the barrier

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