Spanish Language References

People & Parts
Family Relationships
Animals and Insects
Things of All Kinds
Places
Measuring Time
Greetings & Partings
Common Expressions
Swear words & Insults

People & Parts:
boca - mouth
brazo - arm
caballero - rider
cabeza - head
cójones - testicles
corazon - heart
dedo - finger
hombre, muchacho - man
mano - hand
mujer - woman
niña / niño - child
ojo - eye
pelo - hair
pie - foot
pierna - leg
sangre - blood
vieja / viejo - old woman / old man

Family ( Familia ):
abuela / abuelo: grandmother / grandfather; more casually abuelita / abuelito
madre - mother, more casually mamá
padre - father, more casually papá
papas - parents
hija / hijo - daughter / son
hermana / hermano - sister / brother
tía / tío - aunt / uncle
prima / primo - cousin
esposo / esposa - husband / wife

Animals:
alacrán - scorpion
caballo - horse
culebra - snake
gato/gata - cat
mosca - fly
pájaro - bird
paloma - dove
perro - dog
lobo - wolf
zorro - fox

Things of All Kinds:
agua - water
amor - love
beso - kiss
cama - bed
casa - house
cielo - sky
coche - carriage
estrella - star
lluvia - rain
luna - moon
mar - sea
montaña - mountain
piedra - rock
sol - sun
vida - life

Places:
los estados unidos: the United States
ciudad - city
pueblo - town or village
hacienda - landed property
rancho - ranch
cantina - bar
iglesia - church
bodega - small grocery shop
mercado - market
zócalo - town square

Time
ayer - yesterday
ahora - now
ahora mismo - right now
mañana - tomorrow
la mañana - morning
día - day
este día - today
noche - night
semana - week
mes - month
año - year

Greetings & Partings:
adiós - goodbye
buenos días - good morning
buenas noches - good night
hasta luego - see you later (literally "until later")
hasta mañana - see you tomorrow

Common Expressions:
Dios mio - My God!
Madre de dios - Mother of God
qué linda/lindo - how pretty or cute
mui calente - very hot
mui frio - very cold
qué lástima - what a pity
qué barbaridad - how horrible
vamanos - let's go
cómo? - how, what, why?
cómo no? - why not?
basta! - enough!
te amo - I love you

Swear words & Insults:
puta - whore
maricon - vulgar term for homosexual man

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