Unidad 9 - Referencia

to come

Verbo

/kʌm/ or /kam/

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

e

venir

to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

to do

Verbo

/du:/ or /doo/

d

d

o

u:

hacer

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

to eat

Verbo

/i:t/ or /it/

ea

i:

t

t

comer

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

to find

Verbo

/faɪnd/ or /faind/

f

f

i

aɪ

n

n

d

d

encontrar

to search and discover something or someone that we have lost or do not know the location of

to get

Verbo

/gɛt/ or /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

(obtener)

conseguir

to receive or come to have something

to give

Verbo

/gɪv/ or /giv/

g

g

i

ɪ

v

v

e

dar

to hand a thing to a person to look at, use, or keep

to go

Verbo

/goʊ/ or /gooo/

g

g

o

oʊ

ir

to travel or move from one location to another

to have

Verbo

/hæv/ or /hāv/

h

h

a

æ

v

v

e

tener

to hold or own something

to make

Verbo

/meɪk/ or /meik/

m

m

a

eɪ

k

k

e

hacer

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

to read

Verbo

/ri:d/ or /rid/

r

r

ea

i:

d

d

leer

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

to say

Verbo

/seɪ/ or /sei/

s

s

a

e

y

ɪ

decir

to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling

to see

Verbo

/si:/ or /si/

s

s

ee

i:

ver

to notice a thing or person with our eyes

to sell

Verbo

/sɛl/ or /sel/

s

s

e

ɛ

ll

l

vender

to give something to someone in exchange for money

to speak

Verbo

/spi:k/ or /spik/

s

s

p

p

ea

i:

k

k

hablar

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

to spend

Verbo

/spɛnd/ or /spend/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

gastar

to use money as a payment for services, goods, etc.

to win

Verbo

/wɪn/ or /vin/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

ganar

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to write

Verbo

/raɪt/ or /rait/

w

r

r

i

aɪ

t

t

e

escribir

to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil

to borrow

Verbo

/bɑ.roʊ/ or /baa.rooo/

b

b

o

ɑ

rr

r

o

oʊ

w

pedir prestado

to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it

to earn

Verbo

/ɜrn/ or /ērn/

ea

ɜ

r

r

n

n

(obtener)

ganar

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

to invest

Verbo

/ɪn.vɛst/ or /in.vest/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

invertir

to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

to lend

Verbo

/lɛnd/ or /lend/

l

l

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

(dejar)

prestar

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

to pay

Verbo

/peɪ/ or /pei/

p

p

a

e

y

ɪ

pagar

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

to save

Verbo

/seɪv/ or /seiv/

s

s

a

eɪ

v

v

e

(conservar)

salvar

to keep someone or something safe and away from harm, death, etc.

to clean

Verbo

/kli:n/ or /klin/

c

k

l

l

ea

i:

n

n

limpiar

to make something have no bacteria, marks, or dirt

to tidy

Verbo

/taɪ.di/ or /tai.di/

t

t

i

aɪ

d

d

y

i

(limpiar)

ordenar

to organize a place and put things where they belong

to deliver

Verbo

/dɪ.lɪ.vɜr/ or /di.li.vēr/

d

d

e

ɪ

l

l

i

ɪ

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

(repartir)

entregar

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

newspaper

Sustantivo

/nu:z.peɪ.pɜr/ or /nooz.pei.pēr/

n

n

e

u:

w

s

z

p

p

a

eɪ

p

p

e

ə

r

r

(diario)

periódico

a set of large folded sheets of paper with lots of stories, pictures, and information printed on them about things like sport, politic, etc., usually issued daily or weekly

to help

Verbo

/hɛlp/ or /help/

h

h

e

ɛ

l

l

p

p

ayudar

to give someone what they need

homework

Sustantivo

/hoʊm.wɜrk/ or /hooom.vērk/

h

h

o

oʊ

m

m

e

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

tarea

schoolwork that students have to do at home

to look after

Verbo

/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/

cuidar

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

neighbor

Sustantivo

/neɪ.bər/ or /nei.bēr/

n

n

ei

eɪ

gh

b

b

o

ə

r

r

vecino

someone who is living next to us or somewhere very close to us

to stack

Verbo

/stæk/ or /stāk/

s

s

t

t

a

æ

ck

k

(apilarse)

apilar

to arrange items on top of each other in large quantities

shelf

Sustantivo

/ʃɛlf/ or /shelf/

sh

ʃ

e

ɛ

l

l

f

f

(repisa, balda)

estante

a flat, narrow board made of wood, metal, etc. attached to a wall, to put items on

factory

Sustantivo

/fæk.tə.ri/ or /fāk.tē.ri/

f

f

a

æ

c

k

t

t

o

ə

r

r

y

i

fábrica

a building or set of buildings in which products are made, particularly using machines

part-time

Adjetivo

/ˈpɑɹtˈtaɪm/

a tiempo parcial

done only for a part of the working hours

broke

Adjetivo

/broʊk/ or /broook/

b

b

r

r

o

oʊ

k

k

e

(sin un peso, sin blanca)

pelado

having little or no financial resources

careful

Adjetivo

/kɛr.fəl/ or /ker.fēl/

c

k

a

ɛ

r

r

e

f

f

u

ə

l

l

cuidadoso

giving attention or thought to what we are doing to avoid doing something wrong, hurting ourselves, or damaging something

careless

Adjetivo

/kɛr.ləs/ or /ker.lēs/

c

k

a

ɛ

r

r

e

l

l

e

ə

ss

s

descuidado

not paying enough attention to what we are doing

generous

Adjetivo

/ʤɛ.nɜ.rəs/ or /je.nē.rēs/

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

n

e

ɜ

r

r

ou

ə

s

s

generoso

having a willingness to freely give or share something with others, without expecting anything in return

mean

Adjetivo

/min/ or /min/

m

m

ea

i

n

n

(mezquino)

malo

(of a person) behaving in a way that is unkind or cruel

poor

Adjetivo

/pʊr/ or /poor/

p

p

oo

ʊ

r

r

pobre

owning a very small amount of money or a very small number of things

rich

Adjetivo

/rɪʧ/ or /rich/

r

r

i

ɪ

ch

ʧ

(adinerado)

rico

owning a great amount of money or things that cost a lot

thousand

Numeral

/θaʊ.zənd/ or /thaoo.zēnd/

th

θ

o

a

u

ʊ

s

z

a

ə

n

n

d

d

mil

the number 1 followed by 3 zeros

million

Numeral

/mɪl.jən/ or /mil.yēn/

m

m

i

ɪ

ll

l

i

j

o

ə

n

n

millón

the number 1 followed by 6 zeros