Words
Spanish Words
There are three things you need to know about a foreign word, its meaning, how it's pronounced and how it's spelt. This category covers the first two but doesn't aid the spelling. As they say in the trade, two out of three aint bad!
- Avoid - Evitar (pronounced ebi-tar)
- Bed - Cama (pronounced cum-ar)
- Boat/Ship - Barco
- Bring - Traer (pronounced try-air)
- Buy - Comprar
- Chair - Silla (pronounced see - ya)
- Cheese - Queso (pronounced kes-so)
- Clown - Payaso (pronounced pie-as-so)
- Countryside - Campo
- Cow - Vaca (pronounced bak-ah)
- Devil - Diablo
- Fat - Gordo
- Fear - Miedo
- Friday - Viernes (pronounced 'Bee err nes')
- Gate/Door - Puerta
- Grass - Hierba (pronounced yeah-ba)
- Heaven/ Sky - Cielo (pronounced th-ee-ale-lo)
- Hunger - Hambre (pronounced am-bray)
- Ice - Hielo (pronounced yeah-low)
- Laugh - Risa
- Leg - Pierna
- Letter - Carta
- Live - Vivir (pronounced Bib-ear)
- Look at - Mirar
- Monday - Lunes
- Niece - Sobrina
- Nose - Nariz (pronounced na-wreath)
- Port - Puerto
- Remove or take off/away - Quitar
- Return/Go Back - Volver (pronounced Bol-bear)
- Sad - Triste (pronounced trist-ay)
- Saturday - Sabado
- See/ Watch - Ver (pronounced bare)
- Sheep - Oveja (pronounced obey-ha)
- Shoes - Zapatos (pronounced Thup-ar-tos)
- Shop - Tienda
- Sing - Cantar
- Sleep (verb) - Dormir
- Star - Estrella (pronounced es-tray-yah)
- Success - Éxito
- Suck - Chupar
- Sunday - Domingo
- Thank-you - Gracias
- Thief - Ladron
- Thursday - Jueves
- Today - Hoy (pronounced oy)
- Tree - Árbol
- Trousers - Pantalon
- Tuesday - Martes
- Wallet - Cartera
- Wardrobe - Armario
- Weak - Débil
- Wednesday - Miércoles
- Witch - Brujar (pronounced brew-ha)
- Word - Palabra
- Yesterday - Ayer (pronounced a-yeah)
