General CXC Vocabulary The alphabet Hello - hello

Students should be familiar with the I'm sorry – I'm sorry

Comparisons Spanish alphabet and should be able to Nice to meet you – pleased to meet you
Comparatives and superlatives of spell words and names. Sorry – sorry (excuse me) Excuse me –
adjectives and adverbs listed in the sorry (excuse me) Please – please
vocabulary list. quite - quite good/well too Numbers Greetings - greetings
- too description, the - description equal All cardinal numbers 0–1.000 million, an Yes - yes
(that) – the same (as) more (than) Ordinal numbers First, second, third – Ok - ok
maximum - maximum older / greater tenth to greet
majority, the - most better - better younger
- younger less (than) minimum - Other expressions unos (diez) = about Opinions
minimum same - very very similar to - (10) dozen, a - dozen pair, a – a Boring - boring
like worse - worse pair/couple number, the – Lumber Acceptable - acceptable
little (e.g. not very noisy) – not very for fortunate - fortunate
example – for example similar - similar Asking questions Question words Nice - nice
as…as – as…as Where to? – where to How? - how Which Old - old
both … as – as (much)…as compare – to one(s)? - which When? - when How
compare much? – how much How many …? – how
many Where from? – where from Whose?
Conjunctions - whose Where? - where Where? - where
despite - despite so - therefore even (if) / Why? - why what? - what Who? – who
still/yet although - although like / as when
- when including while - whilst or/or Common questions
but - but What time? – what time
therefore – therefore How much does it cost? How much is it?
therefore - therefore – How much (price)
because - because well/then si - if How much is it worth? – how much
however - however How old are you)? – how old are you
maybe – perhaps / maybe also - also and/e What color? – what colour
- and Where is? – where is
ya (que) – already (as/since) For/How long? – how long for What day?
– which day
Connectives What date? – which date
Furthermore - moreover apart from – What time is it? – what time is it
apart from of course – of course given that
– given that that is to say – that is to say Greetings and exclamations
on the one hand / on the other hand – on Enough! - enough
one hand / on the other hand on one hand / Welcome! - welcome
on the other hand without a doubt – Have a good trip! – have a good trip
without doubt Good luck! – good luck
Clear! – of course
Prepositions a – at/to con - with de – Careful! – watch out
with/from en - in towards - towards hasta Congratulations! – congrats.
- until para – for (in order to – explains Happy Easter! – happy Easter Happy
purpose of an action, intended for, holidays! – happy hols Congratulations! –
destination, for length of time, best wishes Congratulations! – congrats.
comparison, specifying a future moment Happy new year! – happy New Year
in time) Happy birthday! – happy birthday Merry
por – for (because of – reason or cause of Christmas! – happy Christmas Happy
an action, movement through space, in saint! – happy Saint's day Watch out! –
place of + lots of expressions) see look out!
Olé! - Olé
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para.htm Have a good time! – have a good time
according to – according to Disgusting! - yuk
without - without Excellent! - great
What (+ adjective)! – how…
How awful! – how terrible
Negatives What (+ noun)! – what…
Never – never more nor … nor – What a pity! – what a shame
neither…nor… nothing – nothing nobody Too bad! – what a pain
– nobody none – none no = not No way! – come off it!
never - never but - rather neither - neither Relief! – help!
no more How are you)? – how are you?
Really? – really?
The important verbs Dar – to give (doy) What's up? – what's up?
deber = must estar – to be (pos + not What's happening? – what's up?
permanent) (estoy) hacer – to do (hago) How are you? – how are you?
hay – there is/are hay que – you have to… Goodbye - bye
ir – to go (voy) poder – to be able to Sincerely - attentively
(puedo) querer = to want; to love (quiero) Good night - goodnight
quisiera – I would like ser – to be Good afternoon – good afternoon/eve
(permanent) (soy) tener – to have (tengo) Good morning – hello
tener que – to have to acaba de + inf. – to With permission – if I may
have just go to + inf. – to be going to do You're welcome – you're welcome
[future] occur – to happen hear – to hear Encantado – delighted (to meet you)
(oigo) pass = to happen put – to put Gracias - thanks
(pono) take place – to take place become Until (Monday) – until (Monday)
= to become (me vuelvo) become = to See you later
become (me hago) leave – to leave (me See you tomorrow
voy) See you soon
appropriate / suitable cheap - cheap advantage(se) – to make the most of/take from time to time - sometimes
pretty - good quality - quality advantage within (x) (hours) – in …hours time from
expensive - expensive disappointed alejar(se) – to cheer up/be happy to – from/since
- disappointed disappointing - believe – to believe since – since
disappointing unfortunately - to not care – to not care (I don’t care) to slowly - slowly
unfortunately unpleasant - disappoint – to disappoint after - after
unpleasant disadvantage - say – to say (I say) wish – to want detest day, the - day
disadvantage difference - different – to hate enjoy – to enjoy have fun – to public holiday, the – non-working day
difficult - difficult difficulty - enjoy oneself (e→ie) doubt – to doubt working day, the – working day daily -
different different - different fun - enchant – to love (I love/n) hope = to daily
hard - economic - economic hope during - during to last
exciting - exciting enchanting - to agree – to agree at that/this moment – at that/this moment
entertaining - entertaining special - to be in favour – to be in favour to be at once – at once then – then
special splendid - great - stupid - against – to be fed up with to be this (night) – to(night)
excellent - extraordinary - fascinated – to fascinate (they fascinate season, the = season
extraordinary easy - easy famous - me/n) to annoy (they annoy me/n) to like date, the - date
famous fantastic - fascinating - (they like me/n) to be interested – to be weekend, the - weekend
fascinating fatal - dreadful / awful interested in (they interest me/n) final, at – in the end finally - finally
favourable - favourable favourite - justify – to justify hate – to hate frequent - frequent future (adj.) - future
great - ugly - brilliant, great to think /believe future, the - the future generally -
beautiful - horrific ideal - ideal - to seem – to seem generally ago (+ time) - ago today - today
important - impossible - impossible to have a good/bad time immediately - immediately slow - slow
impressive - impressive - incredible to think – to think (e→ie) on Mondays, etc. – on Mondays then -
- incredible - uncertain interesting - to reach an agreement then
useless - useless bad - badly - bad prefer – to prefer (e→ie ) stay in – to tomorrow = tomorrow
marvellous - marvellous modern - agree tomorrow, the = morning month, the -
modern - negative - new - perfect to mean – to mean (I want..) to recognise month
perfect - possible positive – to recognise (I recognise) to feel meanwhile - meanwhile
precious – beautiful/precious (e→ie ) moment, the - moment
preferred - favorite deep - deep rare valer la pena – to be worth it a long time – a long time night, the - night
- strange normally - normally again - again
regular – normal/ok ridiculous – Expressions of time Days of the week past, the - past past (adj.) - past
ridiculous certain – certain/sure Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, day after tomorrow – day alter tomorrow
simple – simple surprised – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, permanent - permanent
surprised typical – typical silly quiet seldom - seldom
– quiet unique – unique/only useful The seasons per year, etc. – per year
– useful spring, the - sprint at last – at last
advantage, the - advantage summer, the - summer autumn, the - generally - generally
old – old autumn winter, the - winter Months of
Verbs the year January
to be bored – to adore – to love February
to appreciate – to appreciate March
April
May June July August September
October
November
December

The clock
Numbers 1–60
at about – about on time – on the dot
exactly – exactly hour, the - hour
timetable – timetable half hour – half
hour midnight, the - midnight noon, the -
midday
less/and … - to/past (on clock) quarter to
– quarter to
minute, second, second and quarter past
and half past
Other time expressions
daily - daily
at the end of… - at the end of
in the middle of … - in the middle of
often - often
from - from
approximately - approximately sometimes
- sometimes
now - now
at the same time – at the same time
sometimes - sometimes
last night – last night
year, the - year
before (of) -before
yesterday - yesterday brief - brief
every (x) days/hours – every…days/hours
almost - almost
from…to…
at the moment – at the moment
again = again
suddenly - suddenly
future, the – the future beginning, at – width – low; short bag – bag can – can
at first soon = soon next - next bottle – bottle box – box quantity –
next…, next month, etc. quantity carton – carton centimeter –
fortnight = fortnight cm complete – complete quarter – a
fast - quick quarter thin – thin double – double
rarely - rarely narrow – narrow fat – fat gram –
bit (of time) recently/ly week, the - gramme big – big thick – fat can – tin –
week always - always century, the - tin liter – litre full – full medium –
century next - next on/about only - medium measure – means half – half
only alone half – half a lot – a lot packet – packet
to take (time) piece – small – small weight – weight a
late = late little – a little portion – enough –
afternoon, evening = early enough size – size (eg clothes) – piece
to be in a hurry – to be in a hurry time, – empty – empty size – size piece –
the = time piece empty – empty to be enough – to
every (week) – every (week) still – measure (height) to weigh – to weigh
still/yet
every (day) – every (day) recently – Shape
recently last – last Square - square shape, the - form
time, one - eleven
times, twice…/three…twice/3 times round - round
return to + inf.. – to do something
again Weather
good/bad weather – good/bad weather
Location and distance hot - hot heat, the - heat hot - hot
a step away (from) – a short distance shower, the - shower sky, the - sky
away below (from) - under forward - weather, the - climate clear - clear sky
forwards settled - settled (weather) fresh - fresh
outside (of) - outside there - there cold, the - cold
isolated - isolated degree, ice, humid, rain, fog, snow,
al fin (de) – at the end of allá – over snow cloud, cloud cloudy, cloudy
there forecast, lightning, lightening, dry, sun,
there - there shade, temperature, mild, weather,
around (of) - around storm, stormy, thunder, wind
here - here to be (cold) - weather to freeze
above (of) – up/above behind - behind to rain – to rain
central - central mojar (se) – to get wet nevar – to snow
center, in the _ (of) - centre tener (calor) – to be (hot) – a person
near (to) – near (of)
against - against Access
under (of) - under open - open open – to open access, the
in front of – in front of - access closed - closed close – to close
within (of) - in free - free free - free
right, to the _ - on the right to need – to need free = free
right, (all) _ = straight ahead behind necessary - necessary
(of) - behind engaged = occupied; occupied allow –
direction, the = direction to allow prohibited - prohibited
distance, the - distance prohibit – to prohibit
on the outskirts - everywhere
Correctness
opposite (of) - between - in front of
true - true
this, the - East
correct - correct wrong - wrong exact -
exterior, the - outside
exact false - false
background, in the/at the back outside -
lack, the = error lie, the - lie liar - lie
outside interior, the - inside
truth, the - truth true - true correct – to
left, to the _ - on the left kilometer, the
correct be wrong – to be wrong lie – to
- km
lie
next to, to _ (of) – next to far (from)
to be right – to be right
place, the - place
middle (of), in (the) _ - middle Materials
meter, the = metre cotton, the - cotton ceramic, the –
north, the - North ceramic glass, crystal
west, the - West site, the = place
south, the - South
straight on – straight on estar aparte –
to be situated encuentro = to be
situated estar a (x) (kilometers) de – to
be x km from
estar a (x) minutes from – to be x
minutes from

Colour
yellow - yellow blue - blue white -
white light color, colour grey - grey
brown - brown purple - purple orange,
(color) _ black - black dark - dark pale
red - red pink - pink green - green
violet - violet vivid, bright

Weights and measures reach – to

reach tall height – tall width – wide
leather, el - leather wool, la -
wooll wood, la - wood gold, el -
gold paper, el - paper skin, la =
leather, skin plastic, el - plastic
silver, la - silver silk, la - silk
fabric, la - fabric glass, el – glass

Common abbreviations
Mr. = Sir
Mrs. = Lady
Miss = young lady
Sta. = santa - holy c/ = calle -
street 1° = first (2°, 3°, etc.) 1ª =
first (2ª, 3ª, etc.) Dr. = doctor
Dra. = female doctor
Renfe/RENFE – Spanish railway
company
VAT = VAT
Ada. = avenue - avenue
USA = United States – USA
Relationships and Choices rude - ill-mannered nervous - nervous
optimistic - optimistic proud - proud
Family and people grandfather patient - patient unemployed -
adoptive friend love surname aspect unemployed pessimistic - pessimistic
attention baby kiss character affection lazy - lazy poor - poor practical -
married marriage boy divorced practical prudent - careful/cautious
divorce divorce adoptive family family reserved - reserved responsible -
happiness generation people responsible serious - serious
stepbrother step brother brother (only) nice - kind sincere - sincere single -
child home home/household man man single shy - shy tolerant - tolerant
invitation guest young person youth naughty - naughty sad - sad brave -
stepmother step mother mother ill- brave violent - violent Higher
treatment mum husband marriage boy friendly - friendly attentive - attentive
boy wife woman born birth nationality daring - daring greedy - greedy quiet -
grandson grandson child, the - boy name, quiet jealous - jealous cowardly -
the - name boyfriend, the - boyfriend cowardly polite - polite weak - weak
stepfather, the - stepfather father, the - energetic - energetic glutton - greedy
father parents, the = parents dad, the - sure of oneself – sure of oneself
dad partner, the - partner person, the – sensitive - sensitive
person personality, the - personality clumsy / dim-witted
cousin, the - cousin Mr, the - Mr Mrs, the vague -vague
- Mrs Miss, the - Miss feeling, the –
sensation/ feeling sense of humor, the – Pets
sense of humor feeling, the – feeling horse, canary, guinea pig, rabbit, cat,
separated – separated uncle, the – uncle pet, bird, budgie, dog, fish, turtle,
Higher tortoise
generation gap, the – generation gap
wedding, the – wedding husband, the - Physical description
husband marital status, the - marital beard, the – beard
status twin, the - twin gender, the = mustache, the – moustache mouth, the
gender relatives, the - relatives nephew, - mouth arm, the - arm head, the - head
the - nephew temperament, the -
temperament widower
Society
adolescent – adolescent/teenager adult -
adult
elderly person benefit ID card
companion/colleague conflict quality
others discrimination argument
documentation age survey foreigner
identity equality influence immigrant
need NGO unemployment poverty
preference prejudice prejudice racism
racist reaction meeting AIDS HIV
charity shop, the – charity shop
vandalism, the - vandalism neighbour,
the - neighbour violence, the - violence
voluntary = voluntary voluntary, the =
volunteer
Higher
ring, the – ring (on finger) confidence,
the – confidence/trust management, the =
management person in charge
expectation, the = hope, prospect
hooligan, the - hooligan manager, the –
manager/director orphan, the - orphan
single mother, charity work, fight,
perspective, old people's home
“homeless”, the - homeless witness, the -
witness

Adjectives active - active aggressive -

aggresive cheerful - lively nice - nice
ambitious - ambitious elderly (adj) - old
cheerful/lively unfriendly - unpleasant
affectionate - affectionate funny - funny
understanding - happy short (hair,
trousers) - short (hair, trousers) creative -
creative careful - careful defect, the - el -
defect sporty - sporty educated -
educated selfish - selfish extrovert -
extrovert happy - happy formal - polite
strong - strong generous - funny - funny
handsome - handsome talkative - chatty
honest - honest/fair impatient - impatient
independence - la - independence
independent - independent unfair - unfair
intelligent - inteligent introvert - shy
retired - retired fair - fair long (hair) -
straight - straight mad - mad
bald - bald to smile – to smile
chestnut – chestnut (colour)
finger, el - finger glasses, las - glasses
hand, la - hand dark (skin/hair) nose, la
- nose eye, el - eye ear, la - ear freckles
red-haired hair, el - hair pie, el - foot
leg, la - leg curly blond
voice, the - voice
Higher
face, the - face

Verbs
adopt – to adopt ruin – to ruin benefit –
to benefit kiss – to kiss
to get married – to get married
to know (a person) to contribute (I
contribute) to chat
to look after – to look after
to thank – to thank (I give) to decide –
to decide
describe – to describe destroy – to
destroy argue – to argue to divorce – to
divorce educate – to educate to fall in
love – to fall in love to get angry – to
get angry to be unemployed – to be part
(of) to be part (of) to talk – to talk
to include – to include
to immigrate – to immigrate
to retire – to retire
to be called – to be called to wear – to
get on well/badly with
mistreat – to mistreat birth – to be born
ofender – to offend/insult ofenderse –
to cause offense mirarse a … - to look
like ponerse – to put on (clothes)
separadorse – to separate superarse – to
supervise tener (el pelo .../los ojos ...) –
to have (hair/eyes)
to be …years old – to be lucky – to be
lucky

Higher
to welcome – to welcome
to thank – to thank (I appreciate) to
bear/stand to commit – to thank
to trust – to trust
dedicate oneself – to devote / spend
time on excuse (to apologise) emigrate
– to emmigrate spoil – to ruin cry – to
cry
take care of – to look alter/take care of
something
to fight (each other) – to fight to forgive
– to pardon to mix with – to relate to
LEISURE Free Time Sport and hobbies selection cost – to cost to owe
amateur, the - fan mountaineering, the – return – to return (a thing) choose – to
rock climbing suitable – suitable/fit for choose
athlete, the - athlete athletics, the - credit card, the – credit card seller, the –
athletics basketball, the – basketball sales assistant Higher
luxury - luxury
drums bicycle/bike billiards billiards household appliances, the – household
boxing boxing champion championship appliances
championship race playing cards cycling cash - cash refund, the - refund home
collection competition conversation cup delivery, the – home delivery assortment,
trophy sport sporty team stadium jogging the – range / assortment sale, the - sale
football goal goal guitar instrument game
Olympic Games, the – Olympic Games Clothes
player, the - player skateboard, the – overcoat, the - overcoat
skateboarding music, the – music swimsuit, the – swimming costume
swimming, the – swimming match, the - blouse, the - blouse
match hobby, the - hobby skating, the – bag, the - bag boots, the - boots socks, the
skating ball, the – ball fishing, the – - socks shirt, the - shirt t-shirt, the – t-shirt
fishing ping-pong, the – pingpong ice rink, tracksuit, the - tracksuit jacket, the - jacket
the – ice rink possibility, the – possibility / belt, the - belt collar, the - necklace tie, the
chance partner, the – member solo = alone - tie skirt, the - skirt
tennis, the – tennis free time, the – free sunglasses cap gloves tights fashion purse
time sailing, the – sailing volleyball, the – trousers shorts umbrella earrings watch
volleyball Higher chess, the - chess clothes sandals hat type jeans dress
nickname, the – nickname ball, the - ball sneakers, trainers shoes, shoes
Higher Higher
medal, the - medal risk, the - risk scarf, nightgown, nightdress, bomber
tournament, the - tournament jacket, tights/stockings, panty, tights,
cardigan, sweatshirt

Entertainment actress, the – actress

atmosphere, the - atmosphere Shops
advertisement, the - advert article, the - butcher's shop, the - butchers
article artist, the - artist dance, the - dance confectionery, the – sweet shop drugstore,
song, the - song singer, the - singer CD, the - chemist greengrocer, the – fruit seller
the - CD science fiction, the – science department store, the – department store
fiction classic - classic comedy, the - hypermarket, the - hypermarket jewellery
comedy beginning, the - start action - shop, the – jewellers toy shop, the – toy
action adventure - adventure cartoon, the - shop bookshop, the = bookshop market,
cartoons disc (compact), the - CD the - market bakery, the - bakers stationery
entertainment, the – entertainment shop, the - stationers pastry shop, the –
documentary, the - documentary cake shop hairdresser's, the - hairdressers
educational - educational entrance, the = perfumery, the – perfume shop
ticket show, the - show party, the = party fishmonger, the – fishmongers kiosk, the –
Big Brother – Big Brother group, the - newspaper stand supermarket, the -
group story, the = story together - together supermarket grocery store, the – grocer's
lottery, the - lottery news, the - news clothing store, the – clothes shop shoe
novel, the - novel leisure, the - leisure shop, the – shoe shop
film, the - film newspaper, the - Higher
newspaper crime (adj) prize, the - prize tobacco company, the - tobacconist
program, the - programme advertising, the
- advertising rest, the – rest (of something)
magazine, the - magazine romantic -
romantic nightclub, the - nightclub outing,
the = outing series, the - series
session, the – show/performance sound,
the - sound box office, the = box office
comic, the - comic soap opera, the – soap
opera video club, the – video rental store
video game, the – computer game Higher
performance, the - star performance, the -
star
function, the - function press, the – the
press makeup, the - makeup

Shopping
banknote, the = banknote cent, the -
centime customer, the - customer check,
the - check half price – half price till, the =
till
change, the – change/exchange shopping,
the - shopping discount, the - discount
money, the - money toy, the - toy pound
(sterling), the – pound sterling list, the -
list
pay, pocket money = doll, offer,
offer/bargain price, price sales, sales
receipt, gift, present wealthy = wealthy
robbery, robbery section, section selection,
Verbs
to accept – to accept
to accompany – to accompany
to agree – to agree to act – to act
save – to save (Money, time) andar – to
walk
to dance – to dance
to wipe out/erase
to sing – to sing
chat – to chat (ICT) collect – to collect
buy – to buy connect – to connect
count = to count, to tell/recount run –
to run
to meet = to meet
to send – to send
to choose – to choose to listen – to
listen to
to wait = to wait
to be fashionable – to be fashionable to
win = to win
to spend = to spend
to record – to record
save = to save
to do (+ sport) – to do
to go shopping – to invite – to make
the purchase(s)
play – to play read – to read send – to
send mark (un goal) = to score ride – to
ride (bike/horse) swim – to swim
browse = to surf the net need – to need
to organize – to organize pay – to pay
participate – to take part stroll – to go
for a walk
walk, give a – to go for a walk skate –
to skate
to lose = to lose; to miss
to fish – to fish
to practice – to do (a sport)
provese – to try on (clothes)
to receive – to receive
to give – to give a present
to deliver = to deliver
to steal – to steal
saber – to know (a fact)
to go out – to go out
select – to choose
Serve – to serve suggest – to suggest
to see – to see
Higher
to access – to access
to attach = to attach
to load = to load, charge
to turn around - to turn around
to queue – to queue
to achieve – to achieve / get
to laugh – to laugh
to be a fan of
Home and Local Area armchair, heating bed, bed house, house
Town and region semi detached house, the – semi
outskirts, the - outskirts detached lawn, the - lawn
car park, the – car park / parking chalet/chalet, the – detached house
town hall, the – town hall chimney, the - chimney kitchen, the =
bank, the - bank kitchen
neighborhood, the - neighbourhood kitchen (gas), the = cooker electric
library, the - library kitchen, the - cooker dining room, the –
block, the - block dining room comfortable – comfortable
bowling alley, the – bowling alley curtain, the - curtain
forest, the - wood bathroom, the - bathroom address, the =
street, the - street address bedroom, the - bedroom
countryside, the - countryside shower, the - shower
tennis court, the – tennis court staircase, the - staircase space, the -
cathedral, the - cathedral space mirror, the - mirror shelf, the -
center, the - centre shelf
shopping centre, the – shopping centre shelving/bookcase stereo, the - stereo
castle, the - castle flower, the - flower
cinema, the - cinema sink, the - sink
city, the - city refrigerator, the - fridge garage, the -
youth club, the – youth club garage room, the - room garden, the -
police station, the – police station garden lamp, the - lamp basin, the -
concert, the - concert basin
construction, the - construction washing machine, the – washing
Post Office machine dishwasher, the - dishwasher
disco, la – disco/nightclub key, the - key light, the - light
building, the - building blanket, the - blanket
entrance, the = entrance machine, the - machine table, the - table
corner, the - corner microwave, the - microwave carpet, the
service station, the – service station - carpet furniture, the – furniture
station, the - station refrigerator, the – fridge
tobacconist, the – tobacconist's waste paper basket wall, the - wall
factory, the - factory corridor, el - corridor patio, el - patio
gallery (of art), the – art gallery painted floor, el = floor; flat floor, la =
farm, the - farm plant ground floor, la – ground floor
inhabitant, the - inhabitant own – own
historical - historic door, the - door
church, the - church radiator, the - radiator
industry, the - industry living room, the – living room lounge,
industrial - industrial the - lounge
lake, the - lake chair, the - chair
bookstore, the = bookshop armchair, the - armchair sofa, the - sofa
clean - clean basement, cellar floor, soil
mosque, the - mosque telephone (mobile), the – Mobile phone
monument, the - monument television, the - TV terrace, the - terrace
museum, the - museum window, the - window
palace, the – palace Higher
amusement park, the – theme park rent, the - rent
kids' play area attic, the – attic appartment
swimming pool, the – swimming pool bathtub, attic, attic address,
square, the = square home/address oven, oven blinds, hall,
sports centre, the – Sports centre hall
province, the - province housing, the – home/housing
town, the - town Other
bridge, the - bridge anniversary, the – anniversary/birthday
port, the - port birthday, the - birthday
region, the - region horse riding, the - riding
residential - residential birthday party, the - birthday thief, the -
river, the - river thief
noise, the - noise saint, the – saint life, the – life
noisy - noisy
traffic light, the – traffic light Verbs
sierra, the – mountain range to rent – to rent
theatre, the - theatre fix – to fix/tidy up/sort out
shop, the = shop lower – to do down/lower celebrate – to
area, the - area celebrate catch – to take share – to
pedestrian zone, the – pedestrian zone share build – to build
Higher to become…years old – to become…
village, the – small village years old to look onto
busy - busy to teach = to show
to enter – to enter
House to horseride – to show = to ride a horse
carpet, the - carpet to move (house) – to move (house) to
rented – rented sit down – to sit down
apartment, the – appartment (e →ie)
tree, the - tree go up – to go up live – to live
wardrobe, the - wardrobe
elevator, the - lift
toilet, the - toilet
bathroom, bathroom armchair, heating
LIFESTYLE Higher (e→ie) to get high – to take drugs to sleep
Food boiled - boiled – to sleep (o→ue) to get drunk – to feel
grilled - grilled liver, the - liver well/bad
oil, the - oil hake, the - hake (o→ue)
water (f.), the - water to train – to train
mineral water (with/without gas) (f.), el – Health to be fit – to be fit
mineral water addictive - addictive to avoid – to avoid
garlic, the - garlic addict, the - addict to smoke – to smoke
food, the - food alcoholic - alcoholic to do aerobics – to do aerobics (I do) to do
rice, the - rice roast tuna, the - tuna sugar, drunk - drunk (exercise) to wash – to wash
the - sugar cod, the – salt cod loaf (of tired - tired to get up – to get up
bread) drink, the - drink cigarette, the - cigarette to clean – to clean
well done = well done cocaine, the - cocaine to keep fit – to keep fit (I keep myself)
steak, the or bisté, the - steak sandwich, junk food, the – junk food to improve (get better) – to improve
the - sandwich candy, the – sweet fast food, the – fast food oneself – to die (oo→ue)
(chocolate) coffee, the = coffee calamari, heart, the - heart to smell – to smell (I smell)
the - squid candy, the - sweet body, the - body to worry – to be worried
meat, onion, dinner, supper cereal, cereal depression, the - depression to prepare – to prepare
beer, beer mushrooms, mushrooms diet, the - diet rehabilitate – to rehabilitate
chocolate, chocolate chorizo, chorizo chop pain, the – pain to relax – to relax
churros, los – Spanish doughnut cuisine, drug (soft/hard), the – drug (soft/hard) to breathe – to breathe
la = cuisine col, la - cabbage exercise (physical), the – (physical) to have …ache
cauliflower, the - cauliflower meal, the = exercise illness, the - illness to be hungry – to be hungry
meal; food meal, the = lunch pork – sick - ill to be frightened – to be frightened
pork… lamb – lamb… veal – veal… beef training, the - training to be thirsty – to be thirsty
– cow… breakfast, the - breakfast sweet – pharmacy, the - phamacy to be sleepy – to be sleepy
sweet (adj) salad, the - salad spaghetti, the smoker, the - smoker to take – to take
- spaghetti fillet, the - fillet fat, the - fat Higher
flan, the – strawberry crème caramel, the - habit, the - habit to warn – to warn (e→ie) to feed – to feed
strawberry fried - fried smoke, the - smoke (doy) to tire – to tire
fruit, the - fruit injection, the - injection to run the risk – to run the risk
biscuit, the - biscuit dead - dead to damage – to damage
prawns, gazpacho, a cold soup, peas, lungs, the - lungs inject (se) – to inject (onself)
hamburger, ice cream, egg rehabilitation, the - rehabilitation to provoke – to cause
ham (york type) serrano ham air dried tasty = rich
School/College Future Plans
ham green beans milk lettuce vegetables salty - salty
lemon lemonade butter apple seafood health, the - health School facilities etc
peach snack/picnic jam orange orangeade healthy – healthy/beneficial classroom (f.), the - classroom
cream walnut paella bread healthy - healthy sports field, the - sports field
pasta, the – pasta canteen, the - cantine
cake, the - cake school, the - school
potato, the - potato tobacco, the - tobacco
temptation, the - temptation school, the - school
chips/crisps gymnasium, the - gymnasium
pear, the - pear vegetarian - vegetarian
Higher facilities, the - facilities
hot dog, the – hot dog institute, the – secondary school
fish, the - fish alcoholism, the - alcoholism food, the –
food/diet laboratory, the - lab
spicy - spicy primary - primary
pepper, the – pepper (condiment) pepper, apetecer – to fancy (I feel like it..)
heart attack, the – heart attack private - private
the – pepper (red, green) pineapple, the - teacher, the - teacher
pineapple notice, the - advice
brain, the - brain public - public
banana, the - banana staff room, the – staff room
chicken, the - chicken drug addict, the – drug addict
effort, the - effort assembly hall, the - hall
cheese, the - cheese secondary - secondary
salt, the - salt passive smoker, the – passive smoker
smell, the - smell workshop, the - workshop
sausage, the - sausage changing rooms, the – changing rooms
sausage, the – sausage (salami type) joint, the - joint
respiratory - respiratory office, the - office
sauce, the - sauce
sangria, the – red wine based drink tasty - tasty
General
sardine, the - sardine HIV positive
accent, the - accent
soup, the - soup withdrawal symptoms, the – withdrawal
student, the - student
tapas, the - tapas symptoms
support, the - support
tart, the - tart chemical substance, the – chemical
absent - absent
tea, the - tea substance
help, the - help
tomato, the - tomato smoking, the – nicotine addiction
punishment, the - punishment
tortilla, the - omelette vein, the - vein
chewing gum, the – chewing gum
toast, the – piece of toast behavior, the - behavior
grapes, the - grapes Verbs
acostarse – to go to bed (o→ue) conduct, the - behaviour
vanilla, the – vanilla advice, the - advice
vegetables, the - greens affect – to affect
fix – to fix / sort out course, the – acad. year / course
vinegar, the - vinager homework, the = homework
wine (white/rosé/red), el – wine to drink – to drink
carser – to fall down (meca bien = I like disobedient - disobedient
(White/rosé/red) detail, the - detail
yogurt, the - yoghurt him/her)
to cause – to cause director, the - headteacher
carrot, the - carrot strict - strict
fruit juice, the – fruit juice to eat supper – to eat supper
to cook – to cook student, the - student
to eat – to eat studies, the - studies
stop + inf. – to stop … to have breakfast – exam, the - exam
to eat breakfast to wake up – to wake up success, the - success
feminine - feminine
physical (adj.) - physical to start/begin Breakdown (car) - breakdown, the
failure, the - failure (e → ie) teach = to Broken down - broken down
insolent - insolent (rude) teach understand – to understand Crash helmet - helmet, the
exchange, the - exchange (e →ie) to write – to Delay - delay, the
lesson, the - lesson study to be absent to fail – to hit to insult Driving licence - driving licence, the
letter, la – letter (alphabet)/handwriting to intimidate – to intimidate to raise your Lorry - truck, the
liberty, the – liberty/freedom hand – to put your hand up to look – to Engine - engine, the
masculine - masculine look (at) to annoy to forget – to forget Multi-use bus ticket - bonobús, the
mixed - mixed pass – to pass (not an exam) National Identity Card - DNI
level, the - level ask for permission – to ask permission Return - return, the
note, the - mark (e→i) ask – to ask promise – to promise Tram - tram, the
compulsory - compulsory review – to revise respect – to respect
opportunity, the - opportunity to get good/bad grades – to fail to fail to Important days
permission, the - permission finish – to end/finish 7th January - Three Kings Day, the
work experience, the – work experience Higher Christmas - Navidad
question, the – question to behave – to behave (well/badly) to hand Christmas Eve – Christmas Eve
presentation (oral), the – (oral) in – to begin to translate – to translate Father Christmas - Santa Claus
presentation Holidays Festival - party, the
break, the - break/recreation Travel Holy Week (Easter) - Semana Santa, the
rule, the = rule (non) smoking - (no) smoker New year - New Year, the
respect, the - respect (public) transport - (public) transport, the New Year's Eve - New Year's Eve
result, the - result Abroad/foreign - foreigner Custom (not customs)- custom, the
summary, the - summary Aeroplane - airplane, the
severe - strict Airport - airport, the Countries and places
silence, the - silence Arrival - arrival, the British - british
outstanding - outstanding Atmosphere – environment Canary Isles - Canary Islands, the Canary
worker = hard-working Boat - boat, the Islands
work, the - work Bus - bus, the Coast - coast, the
quarter, the - term Bus station - bus station, the Country - country, the
tutor, the - tutor Car - car, the England - England
uniform, the - uniform Car park - parking, the English - English
victim, the - victim Coach - bus, the Europe - Europe
Higher bullying, bullying = career, Crossroads - crossing, the European - European
teaching = profession, education/teaching Customs - customs, the France - France
– rigorous/strict Departure - departure, the French - French
Destination - destination, the German - German
Classroom Direct - direct Germany - Germany
activity, the - activity notes, the - notes Document - document, the Great Britain - Great Britain
pen/ballpoint pen, the - biro calculator, the Driver; motorist - driver, the Greece - Greece
- calculator exercise book, the - exercise Driving licence - driving license, the Irish - Irish
book dictionary, the - dictionary pencil Exit - exit, the Ireland - Ireland
case, the - pencil case rubber, the - rubber First class - (first) class, the Island - island, the
colouring pencils, the - colouring pencils Flight - flight, the Italian - Italian
pencil, the - pencil book, the - book Guidebook - guide, the Italy - Italia
backpack, page, word, word blackboard, Information - information, the Latin American - Latin American
blackboard present, present test, test ruler, Included - included London - London
ruler answer, answer sharpener, sharpener Journey - trip, the Mediterranean - Mediterranean, the
task, task topic, topic/theme text, text Leaflet - brochure, the Mexican - Mexican (Mexican)
scissors, scissors vocabulary, vocabulary Left luggage - left luggage, the Mexico - Mexico (Mexico)
folder, file Line - via, the North American - North American
Luggage - baggage, the Portuguese - Portuguese
Subjects Map - map, the Scotland - Scotland
German, the - German dramatic art, the - Map (plan) - plan, the Scottish - Scottish
drama subject, the - subject baccalaureate, Metro - metro, the South America - South America
the - =A level biology, the - biology Moped - motorcycle (bike), the South American - South American
economics, the - economics sciences, the - Motorway - highway, the USA - United States, the (US)
science class, the - class Pass - carnet, el = pass Wales - Wales
kitchen, food technology, business studies, Passenger - passenger, the Welsh - galés
drawing, art Passport - passport, the Higher
physical education, PE Spanish, Spanish Petrol - gasoline, the Argentinian - Argentine
physics, physics French, French Railway - railroad, the Chilean - Chilean
geography, geography gymnastics, Railway station - train station, the Columbian - Colombian
gymnastics history, history / story Platform - platform, the Cuban - Cuban
language, language computing, ICT Return ticket - round trip ticket, the Foreigner - foreigner, the
English, English language, language Road - highway, the Peruvian - Peruvian
literature, literature mathematics, maths Seat - seat, the
option, option to opt optional chemistry, Seatbelt - safety belt, the Accommodation
chemistry religion, RS technology, Signal - signal, the Accommodation - accommodation, the
technology/craft Single ticket - one way ticket Air conditioning - air conditioning, the
Supplement - supplement Available - free
Verbs Ticket - ticket, the Balcony - balcony, the
support – to support learn – to learn Ticket office - box office, the Boarding house - pension, the
approve – to pass (exam) (o→ue) attack – Train - train, the Campsite - camping, the
to attack Traveller - traveller, the Caravan - caravan, the
to be quiet – to punish to punish to chat – Underpass - underground passage, the Double bed - double bed, the
to chat to begin – to begin (e→ie) to Waiting room - waiting room, the Double room - double room, the
understand – to understand to answer – to Wheel - wheel, the Half board - half board
answer to draw – to draw to design – to Higher Full board - full board
design (car) hire - rental (of cars), the Parador (hotel) - inn, the
Reception - reception, the Type of main course (ask teacher!) -
Reservation - reservation, the combination plate
Restaurant - restaurant, the Travellers cheque - travel cheque, the
Single room - single room, the View - view, the
Youth hostel - youth hostel, the Visit - visit, the
Higher Visitor - visitor, the
Available - available Winter Sports - winter sports, the
Complaint - complaint, the Higher
Memory - I remember, the
Holiday activities
Aquatic Sports - water sports, the Verbs
Beach - beach, the To arrive - arrive
Bill - account, the To ask (for) - to ask
Bring me… - Bring me… To be on holiday - to be on vacation
Bull - bull, the To bring – to bring (I bring)

Bullfight - corrida, the

Bullfighter - bullfighter, the
Bullring - bullring, the
Coffee - coffee shop, the
Camera - photo machine, the
Camera -camera, the
Castanets - castanets, the
Court - track, eg tennis
Culture - culture, the
Delicious - delicious
Dessert - dessert, the
Dish / plate - plate, the
Fan - fan, the
First course - first
Flamenco - flamenco, the
Fork - fork, the
Form - card, the
Glass - glass, the
Guide - guide, the
Hamburger place - hamburger joint, the
Holidays - holidays, the
Ice cream shop - ice cream parlor, the
In the open air
Journey / path / way - path, the
Knife - knife, the
Menu - letter, the
Mountain - mountain, the
Mountainous - mountainous
Nothing else - nothing more
Photo - photo(graphy), the
Postcard - postcard, the
Price list - list (of prices), the
Project - plan, the
Sea - sea, the
Service - service, the
Set menu - menu of the day, the
Side - side, the
Skiing - skiing, the
Sleeping bag - sleeping bag, the
Souvenir - memory, the
Space, room - place, the
Spain - Spain
Spanish - Castilian
Spanish - Spanish
Specialty - specialty, the
Spoon - spoon, the
Stop (bus) - stop, the
Suitcase - suitcase, the
Suncream - sun cream, the
Sunshade - umbrella, the
Sunstroke - sunstroke, the
Tent - shop, the
Theme park - theme park, the
Tip - tip, the
Toilet roll - toilet paper, the
Toilets - services, the
Tourism - tourism, the
Tourist (adj) - tourist
Tourist (noun) - tourist, the
Tourist menu - tourist menu, the
Tourist office - tourist office, the
Traditional - traditional
Tradition - tradition, the
To change - change
To continue - to continue
To cross - to cross
To drive - to drive
To find out - to inform(oneself)
To follow - follow
To function - to function
To go abroad - to go abroad
To go on a trip - to go on an
excursion
To go on Holiday - go on vacation
To leave - to leave
To look for - search
To overtake - double
To park - to park
To recommend - to recommend
To relax - to rest
To remember - to remember
To reserve - to reserve
To return - to return
To ski - to ski
To spend time - to spend
To stay (eg hotel) - to stay
To stay (remain)- to stay
To stop - to stop
To sunbathe - to tan
To sunbathe - to take the sun
To swim - to bathe
To take out - sacar
To take photos - sacar fotos
To take time - to take time
To travel - travel
To twist eg ankle - torcer
To visit - visit
To walk - to walk
To wear – to carry
Higher
To complain - to complain
To return - to return
To stop - to stop(oneself)
To transfer - to make a transfer
Environment To help - to help
Accident - accident, the To light/switch on – turn on
Aerosol - spray, the To put out - to turn off
Air - air, the To shower - to shower
Atmosphere - atmosphere, the Toxic - toxic
Battery - pila, la Traffic - traffic, the
Campaign - campaign, the Traffic jam - traffic jam, the
Cardboard - cardboard, the Transport - transport, the
Chemical - chemical (adj.) Unleaded petrol - unleaded gasoline, the
Chemicals - chemical products, the Use - use, the
Container - container, the Vehicle - vehicle, the
Damage - damage, the World – worldwide (adj)
Danger - danger, the World - world, the (noun)
Dangerous - dangerous Worried - worried
Destruction - destruction, the Increase - increase, the
Dirty - dirty Oil slick - oil spill, the
Disaster - disaster, the Oil tanker - oil tanker, the
Ecological - ecological Packing/container - packaging, the
Electric - electric Pesticide - pesticide, the
Electricity - electricity, the Resource - resource, the
Energy - energy, the To blame - to blame (someone for...)
Environment - environment, the To consume - consume
Environmental - environmental To exhaust - to exhaust
Extinction - extinction, al To increase - to increase
Fire - fire, the To kill - matar
Nature - nature, the To make dirty - to make dirty
Not very healthy - unhealthy To pick up / collect - collect
Oil - petroleum, the To produce - produce
On foot - on foot To protect - protect
Organic waste - organic waste, the To recycle - recycle
Oxygen - oxygen, the To reduce - reduce
Ozone layer - ozone layer, the To reuse - reutilizar
Planet - planet, the To save - save
Plastic bag - plastic bag, the To sort rubbish - separate the garbage
Pollution - contamination, the To threaten - threaten
Problem - problem, the To throw (away) - to throw
Rechargeable - rechargeable To transport - to transport
Recyclable - recyclable To use - use
Recycling - recycling, the To use - utilize
Rubbish - rubbish, the To waste (time/money) - malgastar
Serious (situation) - grave To worry - to worry (oneself)
The Earth - Earth, the Use - consumption, the
To contaminate - contaminate Waste - waste, the
To damage - to damage Worrying - disturbing
To disappear - to disappear

Higher
(Fossil) fuel - fuel (fossil), the
(Global) warming - warming, the
(global)
Acid rain - acid rain, the
CFCs - CFCs, the
Consumer - consumer, the
Deforestation - deforestation, the
Drought - drought, the
Exhaust fumes - exhaust gases, the
Fault - fault, the
Fire - fire, the
Floyd - flood, the
Forest / jungle - jungle, the (tropical/virgin)
Greenhouse effect - greenhouse effect, the
Hole - hole, the
New technology broadband = broadband
the cybercafé = Internet café
spam = junk mail
compact disc = cd
hard disk = hard disk
the (text) message = (text) message the monitor = monitor
the mobile (phone) = Mobile (phone) the laptop = laptop the computer = computer
the web page = web page
the screen = screen
the program = program
the programmer = programmer
the network = Internet
the chat room = chatroom
the session = session
the website = website
keyboard = keyboard delete = to wipe (out) chat = to chat
to connect = to connect
download = to download disconnect = to disconnect
record = to record saver = to save surf = to surf the net

Higher
cyberspace = cyberspace
the password = password
the internet user = web surfer
the satellite = satellite
to load = to load / charge
user, the – user
Current and Future Jobs Verbs
lawyer, the - lawyer worker, the - worker explain – to explain
housewife (f.) - housekeeper, stewardess, to earn = to earn
cabin crew, fireman, cashier, waiter, get – to get/obtain
waiter, butcher, carpenter, carpenter, pay well/badly – to pay well/badly prove
postman, cook, cook/chef, merchant, = to have a go, to try rellenar = to fill in
tradesman, accountant, dentist, dentist, to take a year off
shop assistant, electrician, electrician, to work – to work
employee, nurse, writer, farmer Higher
businessman, the - businessman get – to obtain/get/achieve become – to
engineer, the - engineer interpreter, the - get to be
interpretor gardener, the - gardener boss, to apply = to apply to attach – to attach
the - boss mechanic, the - mechanic to be in charge (of) – to be on strike – to
doctor, the - doctor worker, the - worker be stressed – to be stressed to do an
baker, the - baker hairdresser, the - apprenticeship – to do an apprenticeship
hairdresser journalist, the - journalist
painter, the - painter policeman, the -
policeman receptionist, the - receptionist
secretary, the - secretary soldier, the -
soldier translator, the - translator
veterinarian, the - vet
Higher
bricklayer, apprentice, truck driver,
executive, executive

Applying for Jobs

full time - full time part time - part time
ambition, the - ambition qualification,
the - qualificaiton qualified - qualified
candidate, the - candidate letter, the -
letter
appointment, the – appointment /date
working conditions, the – working
conditions
contract, the - contract interview, the -
interview enthusiasm, the - enthusiasm
work experience, the – work experience
working hours, the - working hours
flexible working hours, the – flexible
working hours
to do (work) experience
intention, the - intention
salary, the - salary request, the - request
salary, the - salary contact - to contact
find = to find

communication
at = @
slash = slash
mailbox, letter box, mail, post/mail,
email, correspondence, correspondence
underscore, underscore line, line
call, the - calll
message, the - message dot = dot dotcom
= .com stamp, the = stamp envelope, the
- envelope to phone – to phone

Other
clinic, the - clinic
commerce, the = commerce; shop
company, the - company competent –
competent rights, the = rights
army, the - army
employment, the - employment
company, the – company explanation,
the - explanation labor - working
military, the - military objective, the -
objective office, the - office
participation, the - participation
journalism concern, the - concern ready
responsibility, the - responsibility card,
the - card
teleworking, the - teleworking title, the =
university degree
Higher
responsible for – responsible for
enthusiast - enthusiastic
stress, the - stressful - stressful purpose,
the = aim