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Well, this is not the world's greatest translator listing, but it will, as it has for me and many previous tenants, get you to where and what you want.   All words and phrases are listed alphabetically with both the English word and Spanish word listed in each of the three left-hand columns and the translated word afterwards, to its right.  In theory, subject to the above exception, you can find the meaning (or translation) of both English AND Spanish words by looking them up alphabetically.   Remember, this is a primer.   As I said, it will get you adequate responses to your questions but it is not sufficient to enable you to carry on a real conversation.   For that, it is critical for you to go to school.  There are many good schools here in San Miguel and I could not recommend one because each school is best for certain types of students (each of whom are able to learn by varying methods) and you'll have to find out for yourself which one(s) work best for you.  Good luck.  MPW 2001 (and later updates)

A-Gr ..alpha ...........Translation Gr-Pu ..alpha .........Translation Pu-Zz...alpha .......Translation
A at
A to
above encima
ACABAS DE you just finished
ACABO DE I just finished
ACABO DE I just finished
ACEITE oil
after DESPUES de
AHORA now
AHORITA right now
AJO garlic
AL RATO in a while
ALCACHOFA artichoke
all TODO
ALLI there
almost CASI
already YA
aluminum foil PAPEL DE ALUMINIO
always SIEMPRE
and Y
answer CONTESTAR
ANTES de before
APIO celery
apples MANZANAS
APRENDER learn
apricots CHAVACANOS
APRIR open
AQUI here
arrive LLEGAR
ARROZ arroz
artichoke ALCACHOFA
as QUE
ask PREGUNTAR
ask for PEDIR
ASPARAGOS asparagus
asparagus ASPARAGOS
at A
avion/avioneta plane
AZUCAR sugar
bacon TOCINO
BAILAR dance
BAJAR lower, descend from a vehicle
ball pelota
bananas PLATANOS
barca boat (little)
BASTANTE enough
beans FRIJOLES
because PORQUE
beef filet FILETE DE RES
beer CERVEZA
beets BETABELES
before ANTES de
begin COMENZAR
believe CREER
BETABELES beets
blanket manta
boat (little) barca
BORDADOS embroideries
BRASS LATON
bread PAN
bring TRAER
broccoli BROCOLI
BROCOLI broccoli
BUSCAR look for, seek
but PERO
butter MANTEQUILLA
buy COMPRAR
caballo horse
CAFE coffee
CALABAZAS squash
CAMARONES shrimp
CAMBIAR change
caminando walking
CAMINAR walk
CANTAR sing
car carro
CARNE meat
CARNE MOLIDA hamburger meat
carro car
carrot ZANAHORIA
carry (away) LLEVAR
CASI almost
catsup SALSA DE JITOMATE
CEBOLLAS onions
celery APIO
CERRAR close
CERVEZA beer
CHAMPINONES mushrooms
change CAMBIAR
chat PLATICAR
CHAVACANOS apricots
CHICHAROS peas
chicken POLLO
CHILES POBLANOS hot chiles
CHULETAS DE PUERCO pork chops
CIRUELAS plums
climb SUBIR
close CERRAR
cobre copper
COCINAR cook
coffee CAFE
come VENIR
come in ENTRAR
COMENZAR begin, start, commence
COMER eat
command MANDAR
COMO how?
COMPRAR buy, purchase
CON with
CONMIGO with me
CONOCER know (person/place)
CONSEGUIR obtain, to get
CONSEGUIR get, obtain
CONTESTAR answer, reply
CONTESTAR reply, answer
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CONTIGO with you
cook COCINAR
copper cobre
corn ELOTES
CORRER run, race, flow
corriendo running
cream CREMA
CREER believe
CREMA cream
CUAL which?
CUANDO when?
CUANTO how much?
cucumbers PEPINOS
cuero leather
dance BAILAR
DAR give
DE from
DE of
debajo under
decide DECIDIR
DECIDIR decide
DECIR say, tell
DEJAR leave behind, quit
DEMASIADO too much
dentro inside of
DESCANSAR rest
descend BAJAR
DESPUES de after
DIBUJAR draw
do HACER
DONDE where?
DORMIR sleep
draw DIBUJAR
drink TOMAR
drive MANEJAR
DURAZNOS peaches
early TEMPRANO
earn GANAR
eat COMER
eggs HUEVOS
EJOTES green beans
EL he
ELLA she
ELLAS they (female)
ELLOS they (male)
ELOTES corn
embroideries BORDADOS
EN in
EN on
encima above
ENCONTRAR to find, encounter, meet
end TERMINAR
enough BASTANTE
ENTENDER understand
enter ENTRAR
ENTONCES then
ENTRAR come in, go in, enter
ENTRAR enter, go in, come in
ENTRAR go in, enter, come in
ESCRIBIR write
ESCUCHAR listen
ESPERAR to wait for, hope
ESPINACA spinach
ESTAR to be (temporary)
ESTUDIAR study
FILETE DE RES beef filet
fill LLENAR
find ENCONTRAR
finish TERMINAR
FIRMAR sign
fish PESCADO
flour HARINA
flow CORRER
follow SEGUIR
for, by PARA
for, in order PARA
forget OLVIDAR
FRESAS strawberries
FRIJOLES beans
from DE
FUMAR smoke
gain GANAR
GANAR earn, gain, win
garlic AJO
GASTAR wear out, spend (money), waste
GASTAR waste, spend (money), wear out
GASTAR spend (money), waste, wear out
get CONSEGUIR
get on SUBIR
give WHanswer#1
glass vidrio
go IR
go back REGRESAR
go in ENTRAR
go out SALIR
go up SUBIR
grapes UVAS

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green beans EJOTES
green peppers PIMIENTOS
HABLAR speak, talk
HACER do, make
HACER make, to do
hamburger HAMBURGUESA
hamburger meat CARNE MOLIDA
HAMBURGUESA hamburger
handle MANEJAR
happen PASAR
HARINA flour
HASTA until
he EL
he/she can PUEDE
he/she has to TIENE QUE
he/she is going VA A
he/she likes LE GUSTA
he/she needs NECESITA
he/she wants QUIERE
hear OIR
her SU
here AQUI
HIELO ice
his SU
hope ESPERAR
horse caballo
hot chiles CHILES POBLANOS
how much? CUANTO
how? COMO
HOY today
HUEVOS eggs
I YO
I am going VOY A
I can PUEDO
I have to TENGO QUE
I just finished ACABO DE
I know how to SE
I like ME GUSTA
I need NECESITO
I plan to PIENSO
I prefer PREFIERO
I want QUIERO
ice HIELO
if SI
in EN
in a while AL RATO
inquire PREGUNTAR
inside of dentro
introduce PRESENTAR
INVITAR invite
invite INVITAR
IR go
JABON soap
jam MERMELADA
jewelry joyeria
JITOMATES tomatoes
joyeria jewelry
JUGAR play a sport
jumping saltando
know (person/place) CONOCER
know (something) SABER
labor TRABAJAR
lana wool
late TARDE
later LUEGO
LATON BRASS
LAVAR wash
LE GUSTA he/she likes
learn APRENDER
leather cuero
leave SALIR
leave behind DEJAR
LECHUGA lettuce
LEER read
LES GUSTA they like
less MENOS
lettuce LECHUGA
leyendo reading
limes LIMONES
LIMONES limes
listen ESCUCHAR
live VIVIR
LLEGAR arrive
LLENAR fill
LLEVAR carry (away), take (away), wear
LOMO DE PUERCO pork loin
look at MIRAR
look for BUSCAR
lose PERDER
lower BAJAR
LUEGO later
madera wood
make HACER
manage MANEJAR
MANDAR to send, command
MANEJAR drive, manage, handle
manta blanket
MANTEQUILLA butter
MANZANAS apples
MAS more
MAYONESA mayonnaise
mayonnaise MAYONESA
me also YO TAMBIEN
me either YO TAMPOCO
ME GUSTA I like
meat CARNE
meet ENCONTRAR
MENOS less
MERMELADA jam
MI my
MIRAR look at, watch
MIRAR watch, look at, look
more MAS
MOSTAZA mustard
move (something) MOVER
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MOVER move (something)
mushrooms CHAMPINONES
mustard MOSTAZA
my MI
NADA nothing
napkins SERVILLETAS
NARANJAS oranges
NECESITA he/she needs
NECESITAMOS we need
NECESITAN they need
NECESITAS you need
NECESITO I need
never NUNCA
NO TODAVIA not yet
NOS GUSTA we like
NOSOTROS we
not yet NO TODAVIA
nothing NADA
now AHORA
NUECES nuts
NUESTRA our
NUNCA never
nuts NUECES
O or
obtain CONSEGUIR
of DE
oil ACEITE
OIR hear
OLVIDAR forget
on EN
onions CEBOLLAS
open APRIR
or O
oranges NARANJAS
ORDENAR order
order ORDENAR
our NUESTRO
our NUESTRA
PAGAR pay
PAN bread
PAPAS potatoes
PAPEL DE ALUMINIO aluminum foil
PAPEL DE BANO toilet paper
PARA for, by
PARA for, in order
PASAR pass by, happen, spend (time)
PASAS raisins
pass PASAR
pay PAGAR
peaches DURAZNOS
pears PERAS
peas CHICHAROS
PEDIR ask for
pelota ball
PENSAR think
PEPINOS cucumbers
pepper PIMIENTA
PERAS pears
PERDER lose
PERO but
PESCADO fish
PIENSAS you plan to
PIENSO I plan to
PIMIENTA pepper
PIMIENTOS green peppers
PINA pineappple
pineappple PINA
plane avioneta/avion
PLATANOS bananas
PLATICAR chat, talk over, discuss
play a sport JUGAR
play an instrument TOCAR
plums CIRUELAS
PODEMOS we can
POLLO chicken
PONER put
POR QUE why?
pork chops CHULETAS DE PUERCO
pork loin LOMO DE PUERCO
PORQUE because
potatoes PAPAS
PREFIERES you prefer
PREFIERO I prefer
PREGUNTAR ask, inquire, question
PREGUNTAR inquire, question, ask
PREGUNTAR question, inquire, ask
PREPARAR prepare
prepare PREPARAR
PRESENTAR introduce
PROBAR test, try, prove
PROBAR test, prove
prove PROBAR
PUEDE he/she can
PUEDEN they can
PUEDES you can
PUEDO I can
PUES well
purchase COMPRAR
put PONER
QUE what?
QUE as
QUE that
QUE what?
QUEREMOS we want
question PREGUNTAR
QUIEN who?
QUIERE he/she wants
QUIEREN they want
QUIERES you want
QUIERO I want
RABANOS radishes
race CORRER
radishes RABANOS
raisins PASAS
read LEER
reading leyendo
recall RECORDAR
receive RECIBIR
RECIBIR receive
RECOMENDAR recommend
recommend RECOMENDAR
RECORDAR remember, recall, remind
REGRESAR return, go back
remember RECORDAR
remind RECORDAR
remove SACAR
reply CONTESTAR
rest DESCANSAR
return REGRESAR
rice ARROZ
right now AHORITA
rugs tapetes
run CORRER
running corriendo
SABER know (something)
SABES you know how to
SACAR remove, take out
SAL salt
SALIR leave, go out
SALSA DE JITOMATE catsup
salt SAL
saltando jumping
SANDIA watermelon
say DECIR
SE I know how to
see VER
SEGUIR follow
sell VENDER
send MANDAR
SER to be (permanent)
SERVILLETAS napkins
she ELLA
shrimp CAMARONES
SI if
SIEMPRE always
sign FIRMAR
SIN without
sing CANTAR
sleep DORMIR
smoke FUMAR
so much TANTO
soap JABON
SOPA soup
soup SOPA
speak HABLAR
spend (money) GASTAR
spend (time) PASAR
spinach ESPINACA
squash CALABAZAS
start COMENZAR
strawberries FRESAS
study ESTUDIAR
SU her/his/their/your
SUBIR get on, go up, climb
sugar AZUCAR
take away LLEVAR
take mode of transport TOMAR
take out SACAR
talk HABLAR
TANTO so much
tapetes rugs
TARDE late
TE tea
TE GUSTA you like
tea TE
tell DECIR
TEMPRANO early
TENEMOS QUE we have to
TENGO QUE I have to
TERMINAR end, finish, terminate
TERMINAR finish, terminate, end
test PROBAR
that QUE
their SU
then ENTONCES
there ALLI
they (female) ELLAS
they (male) ELLOS
they are going VAN A
they can PUEDEN
they have to TIENEN QUE
they like LES GUSTA
they need NECESITAN
they want QUIEREN
think PENSAR
TIENE QUE he/she has to
TIENEN QUE they have to
TIENES QUE you have to
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to be (permanent) SER
to be (temporary) ESTAR
TOCAR play instrument, touch
TOCAR touch, play a musical instrument
TOCINO bacon
today HOY
TODO all
toilet paper PAPEL DE BANO
TOMAR drink, take mode of transport
tomatoes JITOMATES
too much DEMASIADO
touch TOCAR
TRABAJAR work, labor
TRAER bring
TRATAR (de) try to
travel VIAJAR
try to TRATAR (de)
TU you (familiar)
TU your
under debajo
understand ENTENDER
until HASTA
USAR use
use USAR
USTED you (formal)
USTEDAS you all
UVAS grapes
VA A he/she is going
VAINILLA vanilla
VAMOS A we are going
VAN A they are going
vanilla VAINILLA
VAS A you are going
VENDER sell
VENIR come
VER see
VIAJAR travel
vidrio glass
VINAGRE vinegar
vinegar VINAGRE
VINO wine
visit VISITAR
VISITAR visit
VIVIR live
VOY A I am going
wait for ESPERAR
walk CAMINAR
walking caminando
wash LAVAR
waste GASTAR
watch MIRAR
watermelon SANDIA
we NOSOTROS
we are going VAMOS A
we can PODEMOS
we have to TENEMOS QUE
we like NOS GUSTA
we need NECESITAMOS
we want QUEREMOS
wear LLEVAR
wear out GASTAR
well PUES
what? QUE
when? CUANDO
where? DONDE
which? CUAL
who? QUIEN
why? POR QUE
win GANAR
wine VINO
with CON
with me CONMIGO
with you CONTIGO
without SIN
wood madera
wool lana
work TRABAJAR
write ESCRIBIR
Y and
YA already
YO I
YO TAMBIEN me also
YO TAMPOCO me either
you (familiar) TU
you (formal) USTED
you all USTEDAS
you are going VAS A
you can PUEDES
you have to TIENES QUE
you just finished ACABAS DE
you know how to SABES
you like TE GUSTA
you need NECESITAS
you plan to PIENSAS
you prefer PREFIERES
you want QUIERES
your TU
your SU
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