| the shoulder | el hombro |
| the arm | el brazo |
| My right shoulder hurts when I raise my arm. | Me duele el hombro derecho cuando levanto el brazo. |
| to touch | tocar |
| the belly | la barriga |
| to look | mirar |
| I like to look at the sky from my window. | Me gusta mirar el cielo desde mi ventana. |
| in | a |
| I want to go to the library. | Quiero ir a la biblioteca. |
| the eye | el ojo |
| The doctor touches my belly and looks me in the eyes carefully. | La médica me toca la barriga y me mira a los ojos con atención. |
| the hair | el pelo |
| crazy | loco |
| My brother runs like crazy in the park. | Mi hermano corre como loco en el parque. |
| the face | la cara |
| Today my hair is a bit crazy and my face is tired. | Hoy tengo el pelo un poco loco y la cara cansada. |
| to comb (one's hair) | peinarse |
| My sister combs her hair before leaving the house. | Mi hermana se peina antes de salir de casa. |
| in front of | frente a |
| See you in front of the library at six. | Nos vemos frente a la biblioteca a las seis. |
| so that | para que |
| I turn off the television so that you achieve more concentration. | Apago la televisión para que consigas más concentración. |
| to cover | tapar |
| I comb my hair in front of the mirror so that my hair doesn’t cover my face. | Me peino frente al espejo para que mi pelo no me tape la cara. |
| to cause | producir |
| the emotion | la emoción |
| Music produces a beautiful emotion. | La música produce una emoción bonita. |
| strange | raro |
| My friend speaks strangely sometimes. | Mi amigo habla raro a veces. |
| the surprise | la sorpresa |
| That news caused a strange emotion in me and also a lot of surprise. | Esa noticia me produjo una emoción rara y también mucha sorpresa. |
| the memory | el recuerdo |
| When I look at the photos, each memory brings a different emotion. | Cuando miro las fotos, cada recuerdo trae una emoción distinta. |
| angry | enfadado |
| When I am angry, I listen to music and then I feel calmer. | Cuando estoy enfadado, escucho música y luego me siento más tranquilo. |
| My brother is angry because I forgot his birthday. | Mi hermano está enfadado porque olvidé su cumpleaños. |
| to get angry | enfadarse |
| My friends get angry when there is so much noise in the city. | Mis amigos se enfadan cuando hay tanto ruido en la ciudad. |
| with myself | conmigo misma |
| I am angry with myself. | Estoy enfadada conmigo misma. |
| I also got angry, but with myself, for not writing down the date. | Yo también me enfadé, pero conmigo misma, por no apuntar la fecha. |
| nice | majo |
| serious | serio |
| Our new teacher is very nice, but sometimes he seems serious in class. | Nuestro nuevo profesor es muy majo, pero a veces parece serio en clase. |
| to turn out | resultar |
| Exercise turns out to be fun with friends. | El ejercicio resulta divertido con amigos. |
| My sister’s boss is serious, but in person she turns out to be quite nice. | La jefa de mi hermana es seria, pero en persona resulta bastante maja. |
| to put on makeup | maquillarse |
| I want to put on a bit of makeup before going out. | Quiero maquillarme un poco antes de salir. |
| My friend puts a bit of makeup on her face before the interview. | Mi amiga se maquilla un poco la cara antes de la entrevista. |
| to bite | morder |
| to bark | ladrar |
| Dogs bark when someone arrives at the house. | Los perros ladran cuando llega alguien a la casa. |
| My neighbor’s dog never bites; it only barks when it is afraid. | El perro de mi vecina nunca muerde, solo ladra cuando tiene miedo. |
| when I was little | de pequeña |
| As a little girl, I was very honest with my family. | De pequeña era muy sincera con mi familia. |
| When I was little I was afraid that dogs would bite my hand or my arm. | De pequeña me daba miedo que los perros me mordieran la mano o el brazo. |
| to throw | tirar |
| In the park we throw the ball so high that it almost touches the clouds. | En el parque tiramos la pelota tan alto que casi toca las nubes. |
| the bin | la papelera |
| In the library, the bin is next to the door. | En la biblioteca, la papelera está junto a la puerta. |
| My daughter throws her old notes in the bin when she finishes the course. | Mi hija tira sus viejos apuntes a la papelera cuando termina el curso. |
| the hospital | el hospital |
| the nurse | la enfermera |
| the vaccine | la vacuna |
| The vaccine is important for health. | La vacuna es importante para la salud. |
| against | contra |
| The table is against the wall. | La mesa está contra la pared. |
| the flu | la gripe |
| I do not want to infect my family with the flu. | No quiero contagiar a mi familia con la gripe. |
| In the hospital, the nurse gave me a vaccine against the flu. | En el hospital, la enfermera me puso una vacuna contra la gripe. |
| to vaccinate | vacunar |
| My mother wants to vaccinate my sister against the flu. | Mi madre quiere vacunar a mi hermana contra la gripe. |
| The same nurse vaccinates many children to protect them. | La misma enfermera vacuna a muchos niños para protegerlos. |
| the ambulance | la ambulancia |
| to save | salvar |
| Music saves me when I am sad. | La música me salva cuando estoy triste. |
| injured | herido |
| The ambulance arrived quickly and saved the injured driver’s life. | La ambulancia llegó rápido y salvó la vida del conductor herido. |
| to have survived | haber sobrevivido |
| the accident | el accidente |
| Without the ambulance, perhaps the driver would not have survived the accident. | Sin la ambulancia, quizá el conductor no habría sobrevivido al accidente. |
| to survive | sobrevivir |
| We all want to survive the accident. | Todos queremos sobrevivir al accidente. |
| to act | actuar |
| I want to act in the neighborhood theater. | Quiero actuar en el teatro del barrio. |
| Many people survived because the doctors acted quickly at the hospital. | Muchas personas sobrevivieron porque los médicos actuaron rápido en el hospital. |
| the passenger | el pasajero |
| The passenger on the train is tired. | El pasajero del tren está cansado. |
| The injured passenger moved his shoulder carefully, but said he was fine. | El pasajero herido movía el hombro con cuidado, pero decía que estaba bien. |
| the film | la película |
| That movie is very long but interesting. | Esa película es larguísima pero interesante. |
| the protagonist | la protagonista |
| the prison | la cárcel |
| the police | la policía |
| The police arrived quickly at the accident. | La policía llegó rápido al accidente. |
| In the film, the female protagonist goes to prison because of a police mistake. | En la película, la protagonista entra en la cárcel por un error de la policía. |
| the judge | el juez |
| The judge is nice and responsible. | El juez es majo y responsable. |
| to have listened | haber escuchado |
| After having listened to music, I feel calmer. | Después de haber escuchado música, me siento más tranquilo. |
| to have gone | haber ido |
| After having gone to the neighborhood theater, I feel calm. | Después de haber ido al teatro del barrio, me siento tranquilo. |
| If the judge had listened carefully, she would not have gone to prison. | Si el juez hubiera escuchado bien, ella no habría ido a la cárcel. |
| to have arrived | haber llegado |
| After having arrived home, I feel calmer. | Después de haber llegado a casa, me siento más tranquilo. |
| to have hurt | haber dolido |
| Today my back is better, without having hurt as much as yesterday. | Hoy la espalda está mejor, sin haber dolido tanto como ayer. |
| If we had arrived at the hospital earlier, my back would have hurt less. | Si hubiéramos llegado antes al hospital, me habría dolido menos la espalda. |
| to have known | haber sabido |
| to have accompanied | haber acompañado |
| If I had known that you were so anxious, I would have gone with you to the doctor’s office. | Si yo hubiera sabido que estabas tan ansiosa, te habría acompañado a la consulta. |
| to have accepted | haber aceptado |
| to have offered | haber ofrecido |
| I would have accepted that job if the company had offered me a better salary. | Habría aceptado ese trabajo si la empresa me hubiera ofrecido un sueldo mejor. |
| Without my friends’ help, I would not have finished the novel in Spanish. | Sin la ayuda de mis amigas, no habría terminado la novela en español. |
| to have had dinner | haber cenado |
| After having had dinner, I feel relaxed in my room. | Después de haber cenado, me siento relajado en mi cuarto. |
| If I hadn’t eaten so much for dinner, my belly wouldn’t hurt now. | Si no hubiera cenado tanto, ahora no me dolería la barriga. |
| The scarf covers my eyes when it’s windy and I almost can’t see anything. | La bufanda me tapa los ojos cuando hace viento y casi no veo nada. |
| to smile | sonreír |
| My teacher smiles when I speak slowly in class. | Mi profesora sonríe cuando hablo despacio en clase. |
| To my surprise, the doctor remembered my name and smiled. | Para mi sorpresa, la médica recordó mi nombre y sonrió. |
| I keep this theater ticket as a memory of a wonderful night. | Guardo esta entrada del teatro como recuerdo de una noche maravillosa. |
| to have saved | haber salvado |
| the boredom | el aburrimiento |
| Music saves me from boredom at home. | La música me salva del aburrimiento en casa. |
| If you hadn’t sent me that message, I wouldn’t have been saved from boredom. | Si no me hubieras enviado ese mensaje, no me habría salvado del aburrimiento. |
| to be thankful | agradecer |
| I want to thank my family for their help. | Quiero agradecer a mi familia su ayuda. |
| I am thankful to have survived the accident. | Agradezco haber sobrevivido al accidente. |
| to perform | actuar |
| I like to act with my friends in the neighborhood theater. | Me gusta actuar con mis amigos en el teatro del barrio. |
| The protagonist performs at the neighborhood theater tonight. | La protagonista actúa en el teatro del barrio esta noche. |
| to be grateful | agradecer |
| I am grateful to have saved my brother from the accident. | Agradezco haber salvado a mi hermano del accidente. |
| I am grateful to have offered my help to my friend. | Agradezco haber ofrecido mi ayuda a mi amiga. |
| I am grateful to have accepted my teacher’s proposal. | Agradezco haber aceptado la propuesta de mi profesora. |
| I am grateful to have accompanied my friend to the hospital. | Agradezco haber acompañado a mi amiga al hospital. |
| I am grateful to have known the truth in time. | Agradezco haber sabido la verdad a tiempo. |