Lista de vocabulario 2016
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 1
Imperfect tense verb forms:
1. iba – s/he, I went (often /continuous action), was going, used to go
2. trabajaba – s/he, I worked (often /continuous action), was working, used to work
3. pensaba – s/he, I thought (often /continuous action), was thinking, used to think
4. le daba – s/he, I gave to him/her (often /continuous action)
5. les daban – they gave to them (often /continuous action)
6. se enojaba – s/he became or got angry (often /continuous action)
7. le gritaba – s/he yelled at him/her (often /continuous action)
8. necesitaba – s/he, I needed (often /continuous action)
9. nunca le ayudaban – they never helped him/her
10. podían – they were able to (often /continuous action)
11. le importaba – it mattered to him/her (often /continuous action)
12. se quejaba de – s/he complained about (often /continuous action)
13. se sentía – s/he was feeling, felt (often /continuous action)
Preterite tense verb forms:
14. un día algo cambió – one day something changed (cambiar – to change)
15. anunció – s/he announced (anunciar- to announce)
16. le explicó – s/he explained to him/her (explicar – to explain)
17. le dieron permiso– they gave to him/her permission (dar – to give)
18. le dio – s/he gave to him/her (dar – to give)
19. volvió – s/he returned (volver – to return to a place)
20. aprendió – s/he learned (aprender – to learn)
21. se puso contento (o) – s/he got or became happy (ponerse – to get or become)
Más vocabulario:
22. de hecho – in fact
23. por supuesto – of course
24. además – also (in addition to), besides
25. agradecido (a) por – grateful for
26. celoso (a) - jealous
27. nuevo (a) - new
28. antes – before
29. después – after
30. siempre – always
31. para siempre - forever
32. poco - a little bit (small amount)
33. nunca – never
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 2
Verbos en el imperfecto:
34. quería viajar – s/he, I wanted to travel
35. quería buscar – s/he, I wanted to look for (search for)
36. le gustaba –it was pleasing to him/her (in general)
37. vendían – they sold (vender – to sell)
38. tenía ganas de ir – I, s/he had the desire /wanted to go (also: felt like going)
39. le encantaba – it was enchanting to (s/he loved)
Verbos en el pretérito:
40. leyó – s/he read
41. le gustó – it pleased him/her (specific time or event)
42. supo – s/he found out (preterite of saber)
43. les contó – s/he told them (contar- to tell, to count)
44. encontró – s/he found (encontrar – to find)
45. hizo – s/he did or made (hacer – to do or make)
Más vocabulario:
46. el mundo – the world
47. la manera – the way
48. el país – the country
49. sobre – about (also: on top of, over, above)
50. la carne – the meat
51. un sueño suyo – a dream of hers/his (and yours if you = Ud.)
52. bastante – a lot of, enough
53. los hechos – the facts
54. el sitio web – the web site
55. cualquier lugar del mundo – any place in the world
56. solo(a) – alone
57. sólo - only
58. por eso – for that (reason)
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 3
Imperfect tense verb forms:
59. estaba acostumbrado(a) – she/he/I was accustomed to (used to)
60. estaba sorprendido (a) – she/he/I was surprised
61. hablaban – they were talking/they talked (continuous action)
62. costar – to cost
costaba – it cost (in general)
63. comenzar – to start/ to begin
comenzaba – it started/ it began (in general)
Preterite tense verb forms:
64. llegar – to arrive
llegó – she/he arrived
llegaron – they arrived
65. parecer- to seem/to appear to be/to look like
le pareció – it seemed to him/her
66. escuchar – to listen
escuchó – he/she listened
67. oír – to hear
oyó – she/he heard
68. recoger – to pick up
recogió – she/he picked up
69. mostrar – to show
le mostró – she/he showed to him or her
70. ¿Tuviste un buen viaje? – Did you have a good trip?
71. fueron – they went
72. hablaron – they spoke
73. llamó por teléfono – she/he called on the phone
74. decidió – she/he decided
Más vocabulario:
75. el aeropuerto – the airport
76. en lugar de – instead of/in place of
77. el barrio – the neighborhood
78. el río – the river
79. ancho – wide
80. acá = aquí – here
81. la habitación – the bedroom/ hotel room
82. la calle – the street
83. la muchacha – the girl
84. un mes – a month
85. pronto –soon
Pobre Ana bailó tango- Vocabulario Capítulo 4
Imperfect tense verb forms
86. existían – they existed
87. probar – to try something new / to taste something new
quería probar – s/he, I wanted to try or taste something new
88. no conocía – s/he, I was not familiar with
89. estaba enamorada(o) – s/he I was in love
90. Era amor a primera vista. – It was love at first sight.
91. tenía vergüenza – s/he, I had embarrassment (was embarrassed)
92. tenía que pagar – s/he, I had to pay
Preterite tense verb forms
93. despertarse – to wake (one’s self) up
se despertó – s/he woke her/himself up
94. prepararse – to prepare one’s self (to get ready)
se preparó – s/he prepared her/himself (s/he got ready)
95. salir de – to leave or go out from salir con – to go out with
salió de – s/he left from salió con – s/he went out with
96. entró – s/he entered
97. llenar – to fill out or to fill up
llenó – s/he filled out (or filled up)
98. vio – s/he saw
99. presentarse – to introduce one’s self
se presentó – s/he introduced her/himself
100. terminó – s/he, it finished (terminar – to finish)
101. sorprenderse – to get surprised
se sorprendió – s/he got surprised
102. acercarse – to move one’s self closer to (to approach or go up to)
se acercó (a) – s/he went up to, approached (moved her/himself closer to)
103. comenzó –it started, it began (comenzar – to start or begin)
Más vocabulario
104. temprano - early
105. el metro – the subway
106. de la mañana – in the morning
107. de la tarde – in the afternoon
108. pagar – to pay
109. en frente de – in front of
110. impresionar – to impress
111. impresionado(a) - impressed
112. va a ser más fácil – It is going to be (will be) easier
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 5
Imperfect tense verb forms
113. entender – to understand
no entendía – s/he, I did not understand
114. venir - to come
venía – s/he, I (or it) came
115. no podía encontrar – s/he, I was not able to find
116. quería llorar – s/he, I wanted to cry
117. algo iba mal – something was going badly (something was wrong)
118. era muy tarde – It was very late
119. teníamos – we had / we used to have
Preterite tense verb forms
120. preguntar – to ask (hacer una pregunta)
le preguntó – s/he asked him/her
121. ya los vendimos – we already sold them
122. le ofreció – s/he offered to him/her
123. probarse – to try on one’s self
se probó – s/he tried on her/himself
Más vocabulario y expresiones
124. quisiera ver… - I want (I would like) to see
125. el marido – the husband (esposo)
126. Perdón. – Excuse me. Pardon me.
127. Lo lamento. – I’m sorry
128. el negocio – the business
129. el vendedor – the salesperson, the vendor, the seller
130. el zapatero – the shoemaker
131. demasiado – too / too much
132. lejos de – far from
133. los pies - The feet
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 6
Imperfect tense verb forms:
134. esperar – to wait (also: to hope)
mientras ella esperaba – while she was waiting / waited (continuous action)
135. parecer – to seem to be, to appear to be
le parecía – it seemed to her (in general)
Preterite tense verb forms:
136. puso – s/he put (poner is an irregular verb in the preterite)
137. se sentó – s/he sat her/himself down (sentarse)
138. tocar a la puerta – to knock on the door
tocó a la puerta – s/he knocked on the door
139. abrió – s/he opened
140. venir – to come
vino – s/he came (irregular verb in the preterite)
141. se los puso – s/he put them on her/himself (ponerse)
142. le quedaron perfectos – they fit her/him perfectly or they looked good on her/him
143. le dijeron – they said to her (decir is an irregular verb in the preterite)
Más vocabulario y expresiones:
144. nadie – no one or nobody
145. alguien – someone or somebody
146. cómodo(a) – comfortable
147. fácil – easy
148. la dirección - the address
149. así que – so, (for that reason)
150. por fin - finally
151. un par – a pair
152. un poco – a little bit or small amount
153. más que nada –more than anything
154. el mate – a type of tea popular in Argentina
155. el precio – the price
Pobre Ana bailó tango - Vocabulario Capítulo 7
Imperfect tense verb forms:
156. estaba confundido(a) – he/she, I was confused
157. No sabía que pasaba. – s/he, I did not know what was happening
158. estaba seguro(a) – he/she, I was sure
159. no podía creer – s/he, I was not able to (could not) believe
160. estaba equivocado(a) – he/she, I was wrong
161. seguir – to continue (also: to follow)
ellos seguían hablando – they continued (kept on) talking
Preterite tense verb forms:
162. creyeron – they believed
163. pensaron – they thought
164. dejar – to leave something somewhere / to leave behind
165. ella los dejó – she left them
166. dejar de + (any) verb in the infinitive = to stop doing the action
dejar de bailar – to stop dancing
167. Ellos dejaron de bailar. – They stopped dancing.
168. sonó – it rang, sounded
169. quitar – to remove; to take off quitarse – to remove or take off one’s self
se quitó – s/he took off her/himself
170. se los quitó – s/he took them off her/himself
171. pedir – to ask for something
172. pidió – s/he asked for, ordered (in a restaurant)
173. pidieron – they asked for, ordered
174. le contó – s/he told him/her (contar – to tell, also: to count)
175. abrazó – s/he hugged (abrazar – to hug)
Más vocabulario:
176. el despertador – the alarm clock
177. así – like this, like that
178. sin embargo – nevertheless, however
179. la primera vez – the first time
180. justo en ese momento – just at that moment
181. el día anterior – the day before
182. el comienzo – the beginning
183. enseguida – at once (right away)
184. salir a comer – to go out to eat
185. el rincón – the corner
186. el mozo – the waiter (mesero, camarero)
187. mayor – older
188. menor – younger
189. tal vez – maybe
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