Unidad 2 - 2B

Taxi driver

[ Sustantivo ]

/tˈæksi dɹˈaɪvɚ/

(chofer de taxi)

taxista

someone whose job involves driving a taxi and taking people to different places

Street

[ Sustantivo ]

/stri:t/ or /street/

s

s

t

t

r

r

ee

i:

t

t

calle

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

Vendor

[ Sustantivo ]

/vɛndər/ or /vendēr/

v

v

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

o

ə

r

r

vendedor

someone on the street who offers food, clothing, etc. for sale

Police officer

[ Sustantivo ]

/pəˈliːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ/

policía

someone whose job is to protect people, catch criminals, and make sure that laws are obeyed

Schoolchild

[ Sustantivo ]

/sku:lʧaɪld/ or /skoolchaild/

s

s

ch

k

oo

u:

l

l

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

(alumno)

escolar

a child who attends classes at a school

Shop

[ Sustantivo ]

/ʃɑ:p/ or /shaap/

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ:

p

p

(negocio)

tienda

a building or place that sells goods or services

Workman

[ Sustantivo ]

/wɜrkmən/ or /wērkmēn/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

m

m

a

ə

n

n

(obrero)

trabajador

a person, typically male, who is employed to perform manual or skilled labor, often involving the use of tools or machinery

Shopper

[ Sustantivo ]

/ʃɑ:pər/ or /shaapēr/

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ:

pp

p

e

ə

r

r

comprador

someone who goes to shops or online platforms to buy something

To stand

[ Verbo ]

/stænd/ or /stānd/

s

s

t

t

a

æ

n

n

d

d

estar de pie

to be upright on one's feet

To sit

[ Verbo ]

/sɪt/ or /sit/

s

s

i

ɪ

t

t

sentarse

to put our bottom on something like a chair or the ground while keeping our back straight

To argue

[ Verbo ]

/ɑ:rgju/ or /aargyu/

a

ɑ:

r

r

g

g

u

ju

e

argumentar

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

To fight

[ Verbo ]

/faɪt/ or /fait/

f

f

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

(luchar)

pelear

to take part in a violent physical action against someone

To take a picture

[ Frase ]

/tˈeɪk ɐ pˈɪktʃɚ ɔːɹ fˈoʊɾoʊ/

N/A

Collocation

to use a device like a camera or cellphone to capture an image of something or someone

To eat

[ Verbo ]

/i:t/ or /eet/

ea

i:

t

t

comer

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

To drink

[ Verbo ]

/drɪnk/ or /drink/

d

d

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

beber

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

On the phone

[ Frase ]

/ɑːnðə fˈoʊn/

(al teléfono)

por teléfono

using the phone

To talk

[ Verbo ]

/tɔ:k/ or /taawk/

t

t

a

ɔ:

l

k

k

hablar

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

To read

[ Verbo ]

/rɛd/ or /red/

r

r

ea

ɛ

d

d

leer

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

Book

[ Sustantivo ]

/bʊk/ or /buk/

b

b

oo

ʊ

k

k

libro

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them

Magazine

[ Sustantivo ]

/mægəzin/ or /māgēzin/

m

m

a

æ

g

g

a

ə

z

z

i

i

n

n

e

revista

a colorful thin book that has news, pictures, and stories about different things like fashion, sports, and animals, usually issued weekly or monthly

To laugh

[ Verbo ]

/læf/ or /lāf/

l

l

augh

æf

reírse

to make happy sounds and move our face like we are smiling because something is funny

To smile

[ Verbo ]

/smaɪl/ or /smail/

s

s

m

m

i

aɪ

l

l

e

sonreír

to make our mouth curve upwards, often in a way that our teeth can be seen, to show that we are happy or amused

To sing

[ Verbo ]

/sɪng/ or /sing/

s

s

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

cantar

to use one's voice in order to produce musical sounds in the form of a tune or song

To walk

[ Verbo ]

/wɔ:k/ or /waawk/

w

w

a

ɔ:

l

k

k

caminar

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

To run

[ Verbo ]

/rʌn/ or /ran/

r

r

u

ʌ

n

n

correr

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

To ride

[ Verbo ]

/raɪd/ or /raid/

r

r

i

aɪ

d

d

e

(andar)

montar

to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements

Bike

[ Sustantivo ]

/baɪk/ or /baik/

b

b

i

aɪ

k

k

e

(bici)

bicicleta

a vehicle that has two wheels and moves when we push its pedals with our feet