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The gender of Spanish nouns listed here is indicated by the abbreviations
(m) and (f) for masculine and feminine. Plural nouns are followed by the
abbreviations (m pl) or (f pl). Spanish adjectives (adj) vary according to the
gender and number of the word they describe, and the masculine form is
shown here. In general, adjectives that end in -o adopt an -a ending in the
feminine form, and those that end in -e usually stay the same. For the plural
form, an -s is added.
A agencia de viajes (f) alto high, tall, loud
travel agency
¡alto! stop!
a to; a América to America; agenda (f) planner amante (m/f) lover
a la estación to the station; agitar to wave agitar to wave agitar amargo bitter
al médico to the doctor; agosto August amarillo yellow
a las tres at 3 o’clock agradable pleasant ambulancia (f) ambulance
abanico (m) fan (handheld) a a agradecer to thank gradecer to thank gradecer América America
abierto open (adj) agua (m) water; americano/americana
abogado/abogada (m/f) el agua con gas sparkling (m/f) American
lawyer water; el agua mineral amigo/amiga (m/f)
abrebotellas (m) mineral water; el friend; amigo/amiga
bottle opener agua potable drinking por correspondencia
abrelatas (m) can opener water; el agua sin gas (m/f) pen pal
abrigo (m) coat still water amontillado medium (sherry)
abril April aguja (f) needle amor (m) love
a a abrir to open brir to open brir ahora now; ¿y ahora ampliación (f) enlargement
abuela (f) grandmother qué? what next? ampolla (f) blister
abuelo (m) grandfather aire (m) air análisis de sangre (m)
abuelos (m pl) aire acondicionado (m) blood test
an
an
grandparents air conditioning andar to walk dar to walk dar
aburrido boring ajedrez (m) chess andén (m) platform
a a acaba de llegar it’s just caba de llegar it’s just caba de llegar ajo (m) garlic anfiteatro (m) lecture theater
arrived ajustado tight anfitriona (f) hostess
accidente (m) accident ala (m) wing anillo (m) ring (jewelry)
aceite (m) oil; el aceite albañil (m) handyman, builder animal (m) animal;
de oliva olive oil albaricoque (m) apricot los animales de
aceituna (f) olive albergue juvenil (m) compañía/los animales
acelerador (m) accelerator youth hostel domésticos pets
acera (f) pavement alcachofa (f) artichoke año (m) year
acondicionador (m) alcohol (m) alcohol antes de … before …
conditioner (hair) alegre glad anticonceptivo (m)
acuerdo: me acuerdo alemán German contraceptive
I remember; no me Alemania Germany anticongelante (m)
acuerdo I don’t remember alérgico allergic antifreeze
adaptador (m) adapter alfiler (m) pin anticuario (m)
a a adelantar pass delantar pass delantar (car) alfombra (f) carpet; rug antique shop
adiós goodbye algo something antiséptico (m) antiseptic
aduana (f) customs algodón (m) cotton, aparcamiento (m) parking lot
aerodeslizador (m) cotton balls ap
aparcar to park; arcar to park; arcar
ap
hovercraft alguien somebody prohibido aparacar
aeropuerto (m) airport alguna: en alguna parte no parking
afeitado (m) shave; somewhere apartamento (m)
afeitarse to shave all all apartment
allí there, over thereí there, over thereí
after-shave (m) almohada (f) pillow apellido (m) surname
aftershave alojamiento (m) aperitivo (m) aperitif
afueras (f pl) suburbs accommodation apetito (m) appetite
agencia (f) agency al al a a aprender learnprender learnprender
alquilar to rentquilar to rentquilar