Words I have used in my stories
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adios - goodbye abuela - grandmother abuelo - grandfather albondigas - meatball alcalde - mayor Alejandro - Alexander amigo or amiga - friend angeles - angels arroyo - canyon or ravine arroz - rice atencion - attention bonita - beautiful buenas noches - good night buenas tardes - good afternoon buenos dias - good morning or good day bueno or buenos - good caballero - gentleman callarse - be quiet capitan - captain
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cerdo - swine or pig
chica - little girl chico - little boy ciudad - city or town compadre - companion comprende - understand con - with con permiso - with permission corazon - heart cuartel - garrison cumpleaños - birthday de - of del - of the delicioso - delicious diablo - devil dia - day Diego - James Dios - God Dios mio - my God dulce - sweet
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el, la, los or las - the
esquina - corner Felicidad - Felicity Felipe - Philip feliz - happy or merry fin - end frijoles - beans fiesta - feast gracias - thank you hacienda - ranch or ranch house hasta luego - see you later hija - daughter hijo - son hola - hello huevos - eggs Jaime - Jacob loco - crazy madre - mother Madre de Dios - Mother of God
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mercado - market
mi - my mil - thousand mio - minemomento - moment muchacha - girl muchacho - boy muchas - many muy - very nada - nothing niña - baby girl niño - baby boy noche - night novio, novia - fiancé, fiancée padre - father or priest paz - peace peon - peasant permiso - permission pollo - chicken por - by por favor - please (literally if you please)
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pueblo - town or village
querido, querida - darling or beloved rebozo - shawl roto - broken sala - parlor or sitting room san or santa - saint or holy si - yes siesta - afternoon nap silencio - silence sueño - dream tarde - afternoon te amo - I love you un - a vamonos - let's go vaquero - cowboy vaya con Dios - go with God vega - meadow verdad - truth y - and Zorro - fox
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Spanish Vowel Pronunciation Guide
a - sounds like the first a in mama
e - sounds like the a in play, e in they
i - sounds like the e in free, i in police
o - sounds like the o in low
u - sounds like the u in rude
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examples: Diego - Dee-ay-go
Felipe - Fay-lee-pay
Pueblo - Poo-ay-blow
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