Episodio 1 – Present yourself
| El/la/los/las | the (masc/fem sing., masc/fem plural) (used frequently in Spanish when we wouldn’t use it in English, in other words when reading sometimes if it doesn’t make sense to say “the”, note that it is used in Spanish but not in English in your mind. “The” matches the noun in gender and number) |
| gringa | slang for American |
| en | in, on |
| el extranjero | foreign land |
| Episodio | Episode |
| 1 | uno |
| Me gusta | I like (Lit. It is pleasing to me |
| viajar | To travel |
| mucho | A lot |
| para | For/ in order to |
| conocer | To know/be familiar with |
| a | to (before people no translation) |
| nuevo/a | new (adjectives match nouns in gender and number) |
| lugares | places |
| Yo | I |
| viajo | I travel |
| México | Mexico |
| por | for, by |
| primero/a | first |
| la vez | time (as in occurrence not hours) |
| después de | after |
| un/una | a/an (masc/fem, sing.) |
| el accidente | accident |
| el coche | car |
| Llego | I arrive |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca (city in southern Mexico) |
| con | with |
| algunas | some (fem, plural) |
| la herida | wound |
| pero | but |
| estoy | I am (feeling, location) |
| contento/a | happy, content (adj. matches noun) |
| Conozco | I know, I meet, I am familiar with |
| mi ‘familia’ | my (sing. thing) ‘family’ |
| mexicano/a | Mexican (adj. matches noun) |
| Me saluda | She greets me |
| mi mamá | my (sing. thing) mom |
| Hola | Hi |
| Me llamo | My name is (Lit. I call myself) |
| ¿Cómo | What/How |
| te llamas? | Is your name? (Lit. do you call yourself) |
| Le digo | I tell her |
| Mucho gusto | Nice to meet you |
| me dice | She says to me |
| Igualmente | Likewise |
| Luego | Then |
| me acercan | They approach/get close to me |
| sus caras | Their faces |
| me dan | They give me |
| el beso | kiss |
| la mejilla | cheek |
| Me acostumbro | I get used to |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| saludar | to greet |
| la gente | people |
| aunque | even though |
| la verdad | truth |
| es | is |
| que | that |
| me extraña | it is weird to me |
| poco | little |
Episodio 2 – How are you?
| el/la/los/las | the (masc/fem, sing/plural) |
| el/la gringo/a | slang for American (masc/fem) |
| en | in/on |
| el extranjero | foreign land |
| Episodio | Episode |
| 2 (dos) | two |
| Agua | water |
| me despierto | I wake up |
| y | and |
| escucho | I hear/I listen |
| otra vez | again |
| Entonces | So/Therefore |
| me levanto | I get up |
| No puedo dormir | I can’t sleep |
| ya | anymore |
| con | with |
| el hombre | man |
| que | that |
| grita | yells |
| cada | every/each |
| el minuto | minute |
| Entiendo | I understand |
| quiere vender | he/she/it wants to sell |
| pero | but |
| yo quiero dormir | I want to sleep |
| Ni modo | Oh well |
| Bajo | I get/go down |
| de | from |
| mi cuarto | my room |
| me saluda | he/she/it greets me |
| ‘mi madre’ | ‘my mother’ |
| Doña Marina | Doña= formal title like Mrs. but used often with first names like Marina |
| un/a | a or an (masc, fem) |
| el beso | kiss |
| Ahora | now |
| me acostumbro | I get used to/I am accustomed to |
| Buenos días | Good morning |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? |
| me dice | he/she/it says to me |
| Estoy bien | I’m good (well) |
| ¿y tú? | and you? |
| le digo | I say to her/him/it |
| Muy bien | Very good (well) |
| mija (mi hija) | my child (my daughter) |
| Desayunas | you eat breakfast |
| fruta | fruit |
| huevos | eggs |
| agua | water |
| limón | lemon (Mexican lemons are most similar to key limes) |
| Sí | yes |
| por favor | please |
| Me gusta | I like (it is pleasing to me) |
| mucho | a lot |
| el desayuno | breakfast |
| mexicano/a | Mexican (masc, fem |
| no como | not like |
| la cena | dinner |
Episodio 3 – Talking about what I do
| el/la/los/las | the (masc/fem, sing/plural) |
| el/la gringo/a | slang for American (masc/fem) |
| en | in/on |
| el extranjero | foreign land |
| Episodio | Episode |
| 3 (tres) | three |
| universidad | university |
|
Después de |
after |
|
del (de + el) |
of/from the |
|
desayuno |
breakfast |
|
voy |
I go |
|
a |
to |
|
Tomo |
I take |
|
una |
a/an |
|
clase |
class |
|
de |
of/from |
|
economía |
economics |
|
psicología |
psychology |
|
y |
and |
|
español |
Spanish |
|
con |
with |
|
mis compañeros |
my classmates |
|
estadounidenses |
American |
|
Nosotros |
We |
|
estudiamos |
we study |
|
gramática |
grammar |
|
avanzada |
advanced |
|
Todavía |
Still |
|
hablo |
I speak |
|
español |
Spanish |
|
como |
like |
|
italiano |
Italian |
|
necesito |
I need |
|
estudiar |
to study |
|
No entiendo |
I don’t understand |
|
mi profesor |
my professor |
|
tiene |
he/she/it has |
|
ceceo |
lisp |
|
cuando |
when |
|
habla |
he/she/it talks |
|
pero |
but |
|
acento |
accent |
|
España |
Spain |
|
muy |
very |
|
rápido |
fast |
|
bajo |
low |
|
aprendo |
I learn |
|
de todos modos |
anyway |
|
que |
that |
|
comunismo |
communism |
|
fascismo |
fascism |
|
son |
you/all they are |
|
sistemas |
systems |
|
ideologías |
ideological |
|
diferentes |
different |
|
resultados |
results |
|
similares |
similar |
Episodio 4 – Talking about my experiences
| el/la/los/las | the (masc/fem, sing/plural) |
| gringa | slang for American (masc/fem) |
| en | in/on |
| extranjero | foreign land |
| Episodio | Episode |
| cuatro | 4 |
| la perspectiva | perspective |
| Estoy | I am (location, state) |
| mi clase de psicología | my psychology class |
| soy | I am (origin, inherent quality) |
| único/a | only (the only one) |
| el/la estudiante | student |
| estadounidense | American |
| Me siento | I feel |
| diferente | different |
| Habla | You f./he/she/it speaks |
| muy | very |
| claro | clearly |
| me gusta | I like (it is pleasing to me) |
| esto | this |
| Explica | You f./he/she/it explains |
| pero | but |
| me sorprende | (it) surprises me |
| su explicación | her explanation |
| Nos dice | She tells us |
| Cuando | when |
| algo | something |
| está | is (location, state) |
| lejos | far (away) |
| parece | it seems |
| más pequeño | smaller |
| y | and |
| más cerca | closer |
| más grande | bigger |
| no es | it is not (inherent quality) |
| ni | (n)either |
| es | it is (inherent quality) |
| solamente | only (just) |
| que | that |
| nos da | it gives us |
| la impresión | impression |
| diferente | different |
| Quiero preguntar | I want to ask |
| si | if |
| hay | there is / there are |
| personas | people |
| creen | they believe |
| esas cosas | those things |
| están | they are (location, state) |
| realmente | really |
| son | they are (inherent quality) |
| no lo hago | I don’t do it |
| Me parece | It seems to me |
| mucho | much |
| más | more |
| el tamaño | size |
| la distancia | distance |
| cierto | TRUE |
| un/una | a/an |
| la variedad | variety |
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