VOCABULARY FOR THE

BEGINNERS COURSE:
Cambridge Starters Exam
 BASIC VOCABULARY TO UNDERSTAND THE VIDEOS
as ya que only solo
a lot mucho people gente
again otra vez place sitio
amount cantidad same mismo
another otro second segundo
because porque sentence frase
beginning inicio so por eso
between entre somebody alguien
but pero something algo
end fin that Eso / que
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everyday cada dia then entonces

first primero these estos
how como thing cosa
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instead en vez de third tercero

just simplemente this este
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known conocido those esos

least el menor together juntos
less menos truth verdad
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like como type tipo

more mas word palabra
most la mayoria de repeated repetido
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BASIC VERBS TO UNDERSTAND THE VIDEOS

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add aadir must deber

ask preguntar notice darse cuenta
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call llamar pay attention poner atencion

can poder plan planear
cant no poder remember recordar
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check comprobar say decir

choose elegir take tomar
compare comparar take a look ojear
count contar talk hablar
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follow seguir there are haber (plural)

happen suceder there is haber (singular o incontable)
have to tener que understand entender
indicate indicar use usar
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know saber wake up despertarse

leave dejar want querer
lets vamos a watch ver
make sense tener sentido

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FAMILY FAMILIA
baby bebe
aunt tia
boy chico
brother hermano
child/children Nio / nios
cousin primo
dad(dy) papa
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daughter hija
family FAMILIA
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father padre
friend amigo
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girl chica
granddaughter nieta
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grandfather abuelo
grandma abuela
grandmother abuela
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grandpa abuelo
grandparent abuelos
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grandson nieto
grown-up adulto
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husband marido
live vivir
man/men Hombre / hombres
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married casado
mother madre
mum(my) mama
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old viejo
parent Padre / madre
person/people Persona / personas
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sister hermana
son hijo
surname apellido
uncle tio
wife esposa
woman/women Mujer / mujeres
young joven

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ANIMALS ANIMALES
bird pajaro
cat gato
chicken pollo
cow vaca
crocodile cocodrilo
dog perro
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duck pato
elephant elefante
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fish pez
frog rana
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giraffe girafa
hippo hipopotamo
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horse caballo
lizard lagarto
monkey mono
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mouse/mice raton
sheep oveja
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snake serpiente
spider araa
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tail cola
tiger tigre
zoo zoo
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THE BODY EL CUERPO

arm brazo
ear oreja
eye ojo
face cara
foot/feet Pie / pies
hair cabello
hand mano
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head cabeza
leg pierna
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mouth boca
nose nariz
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smile sonrisa
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BASIC VERBS
be Ser / estar
answer responder
ask preguntar
bounce botar
can poder
catch (e.g. a ball) atrapar
choose elegir
clean limpiar
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close cerrar
colour colorear
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come venir
complete completar
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cross cruzar
do hacer
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draw dibujar
drink beber
drive conducir
yt

eat comer
enjoy disfrutar
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find buscar
fly volar
ac

get coger
give dar
go ir
he

have tener
have got tener
hit golpear
r.e

hold sostener
jump saltar
kick chutar
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know conocer
learn aprender
let's vamos a
like gustar
listen (to) escuchar
live vivir
look (at) mirar

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make Hacer / fabricar
mind importar
open abrir
paint pintar
phone llamar
play (with) jugar
point sealar
put poner
read leer
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ride montar
run correr
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say decir
see mirar
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show mostrar
sing cantar
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sit (down) sentar

sleep dormir
smile sonreir
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spell deletrear
stand (up) estar de pie
start empezar
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stop para
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swim parar
take tomar
take a photo hacer una foto
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talk hablar
tell explicar
test examinar
r.e

throw lanzar
tick marcar
try intentar
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understand entender
walk andar
want querer
watch ver
wave decir adios
wear vestir
write escribir

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PLACES SITIOS
park parque
bank banco
bus station estacion de bus
caf cafeteria
cinema cine
farm granja
hospital hospital
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library biblioteca
map mapa
w

market mercado
place sitio
w

playground patio
road carretera
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shop (us store) tienda

sports centre polideportivo
square Plaza / bloque
yt

store (uK shop) tienda

street calle
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supermarket supermercado
swimming pool piscina
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ZOO zoo
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FOOD & DRINK COMIDA Y BEBIDA

apple manzana
banana platano
bean judia
bread pan
breakfast desayuno
burger hamburguesa
cake pastel
w

carrot zanahoria
chicken pollo
w

chips (us fries) patatas chips

coconut coco
w

dinner cena
drink bebida
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eat comer
egg huevo
fish pescado
yt

food comida
fries (UK chips) patatas chips
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fruit fruta
grape uva
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ice cream helado

lemon limon
lemonade limonada
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lime lima
lunch comida
mango mango
r.e

meat carne
milk leche
onion cebolla
s

orange naranja
pea guisante
pear pera
pineapple pia
potato patata
rice arroz
sausage salchicha

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tomato tomate
water agua
watermelon melon
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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
below por debajo
above por encima
at en
behind detras
between entre
down abajo
from De / desde
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in En / dentro
around alrededor
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in front of delante
inside dentro
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near cerca
next to al lado de
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on encima
opposite delante
outside fuera
yt

under debajo
up arriba
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CLOTHES ROPA
bag bolsa
coat abrigo
dress vestido
glasses gafas
handbag bolso
hat gorro
jacket chaqueta
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jeans tejanos
scarf bufanda
w

shirt camisa
shoe zapato
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skirt faldilla
sock calcetin
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sweater jersei
T-shirt camiseta
trousers pantalones
yt

watch reloj de pulsera

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AT HOME EN CASA
armchair butaca
apartment (US) apartamento
bath baera
bathroom bao
bed cama
bedroom dormitorio
bookcase librera
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box caja
camera camara
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chair silla
clock reloj de pared
w

computer ordenador
cupboard armario
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desk escritorio
dining room comedor
doll mueca
yt

door puerta
flat (UK) piso
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flower flor
garden jardin
ac

hall recibidor
house CASA
kitchen cocina
he

lamp lampara
living room salon
mat alfombra
r.e

mirror espejo
painting pintura
phone telefono
s

picture cuadro
radio radio
room habitacion
sleep dormir
sofa sofa
table mesa
television/TV TV

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tree arbol
wall pared
window ventana
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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
on en
at a
for durante
in en
TIME TIEMPO
birthday cumpleaos
a.m. a.m.
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afternoon tarde
day dia
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evening Tarde noche

half media
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hour hora
midday mediodia
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midnight medianoche
minute minuto
morning maana
yt

night noche
o'clock en punto
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p.m. p.m.
past pasado
ac

quarter cuarto
today hoy
tomorrow maana
he

tonight esta noche

week semana
weekend fin de semana
r.e

yesterday ayer
The days of the week dias de la semana
Sunday domingo
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Monday lunes
Tuesday martes
Wednesday mircoles
Thursday jueves
Friday viernes
Saturday sbado
The months of the year
meses del ao

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 January enero
February febrero
March marzo
April abril
May mayo
June junio
July julio
August agosto
September septiembre
October octubre
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November noviembre
December diciembre
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spring primavera
summer verano
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autumn otoo
winter invierno
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year ao
after despues de
before antes de
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now ahora
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SPORTS & LEISURE

baseball beisbol
(us soccer) futbol
beach playa
book libro
CD cd
CD player reproductor de cd
cinema cine
w

comic/comic comic
doll mueca
w

DVD dvd
DVD player reproductor de dvd
w

email email
film (us movie) pelicula
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fishing pesca
fly volar
football futbol
yt

Football (uk) futbol

game juego
e

go shopping ir de compras
guitar guitarra
ac

hit golpear
hobby hobby
hockey hockey
he

holiday vacaciones
movie (UK film) pelicula
music musica
r.e

party fiesta
piano piano
radio radio
s

sail navegar
skate patinar
soccer futbol
song cancion
sport deporte
table tennis pin pon
toy jueguete

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TRANSPORTS
bike bici
boat barca
bus bus
car coche
helicopter helicoptero
lorry camion
motorbike moto
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plane avion
train tren
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truck (us) camion

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ADJECTIVES
angry enfadado
bad malo
beautiful bonito
best El mejor
better mejor que
big grande
boring aburrido
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busy ocupado
careful cuidadoso
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clean limpio
clever listo
w

closed cerrado
cloudy nublado
.m

cold frio
correct correcto
different diferente
yt

dificult dificil
dirty sucio
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double doble
easy facil
ac

exciting emocionante
famous famoso
fat gordo
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favourite favorito
funny divertido
good buen
r.e

great gran
happy feliz
hot caliente
s

hungry hambriento
last ultimo
long largo
loud fuerte volumen
new nuevo
nice Bonito / bueno
old viejo

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quick rapido
quiet tranquilo
right (as in correct) correcto
sad triste
scared con miedo
short corto
slow lento
small pequeo
sorry perdon
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strong fuerte
sunny soleado
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surprised sorprendido
tall alto
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thin delgado
thirsty sediento
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tired cansado
very muy
well bien
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wet mojado
windy vientoso
worse peor que
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worst el peor
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wrong mal
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AT SCHOOL
alphabet alfabeto
board pizarra
book libro
bookcase librera
choose elegir
class clase
classroom clase (habitacion)
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colour color
computer ordenador
w

correct correcto
cupboard armario
w

decide decidir
desk escritorio
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door puerta
eraser (uK rubber) goma de borrar
example ejemplo
yt

floor suelo
help ayudar
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homework deberes
lesson leccion
ac

letter letra
line linea
mistake error
he

need necesitar
number numero
offer ofrecer
r.e

page pagina
part parte
pen boligrafo
s

pencil lapiz
plan planear
playground patio
propose proponer
question pregunta
rubber (us eraser) goma de borrar
ruler regla

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 school escuela
sentence frase
story historia
teacher profesor
test test
text texto
tick marcar
wall pared
want querer
window ventana
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wish desear
word palabra
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