Spanish Tales for Beginners (Cuentos en Español para Principiantes) by Dr. Elijah Clarence Hills - HTML preview

guerrero,

m. ,

warrior.

guerrero

-a,

warlike,

martial.

guía,

m.

or

f. ,

guide.

guiar,

to

guide,

drive.

guindilla, f. , pod of red pepper; guindilla, m. ( usedcolloquially)=polizonte.

guirnalda,

f. ,

garland,

wreath.

guisar,

to

cook.

guisos,

m.

plur. ,

(cooked)dishes.

guitarra,

f. ,

guitar.

guitarrista,

playing

on

theguitar.

gusano,

m. ,

worm.

gustar,

to

taste,

please;

megusta... ,

I

like

...;

gustarde,

to

like.

Gustavo,

m.

( prop.

noun),Gustavus.

gusto,

m. ,

taste,

pleasure;

degusto,

with

pleasure.

H

ha,

has,

han:

see

he.

habano,

m. ,

Havana

cigar.

haber, to have, there ... be; he de hacerlo, I am to (Ishall or I must) do it; hay,there is (are); ¿qué hay? what is the matter?; hayque hacerlo, one (we) mustdo it.

hábilmente,

skilfully.

habitación,

f. ,

room,

apartment.

habitante,

m.

and

f. ,

inhabitant.

habitar,

to

dwell,

dwell

in,inhabit.

hábito,

m. ,

custom,

habit.

hablar,

to

speak,

say.

habré,

habrás,

etc. ,

fut.

ind.of

haber.

hacer, to do, make, cause,act ( a part); hacerse, tobecome; hacer hacer unacosa, to have a thing done; hacerse como que, to pretend,act as if; hace frío(calor), it is cold (warm); hace un mes, a month ago; hace un mes que está aquí,he has been here for amonth.

hacia,

toward.

hacienda,

f. ,

estate.

hacha,

f. ,

axe,

taper.

hachón,

m.

( aug.

of

hacha),large

taper.

haga,

-as,

-a,

etc. ,

pres.

subj.of

hacer.

hago,

haces,

etc. ,

pres.

ind.

ofhacer.

hallar,

to

find;

hallarse,

( oftenbest

translated)

to

be.

hambre,

f. ,

hunger;

tenerhambre,

to

be

hungry.

hambriento

-a,

famished.

harapo,

m. ,

rag.

haré,

harás,

etc. ,

fut.

ind.

ofhacer.

hartarse,

to

be

satisfied,

gettired.

hasta,

till,

to,

up

to,

as

far

as,even;

hasta

que,

until.

Hawai

( prop.

noun).

hay:

see

haber.

haya,

-as,

-a,

etc. ,

pres.

subj.of

haber.

haz,

imperat.

of

hacer.

he,

has,

ha,

hemos,

habéis, han,

pres.

ind.

of

haber.

hechizo,

m. ,

delight,

bewitchment.

hecho

-a,

past

part.

of

hacer.

hechura,

f. ,

making.

helar

(ie),

to

freeze.

henchir

(i),

to

swell;

henchidode,

swollen

with.

Hércules,

m.

( prop.

noun);Hercules.

heredar,

to

inherit.

heredero

-a,

m.

and

f. ,

heir.

herencia,

f. ,

inheritance.

herir

(ie),

to

wound,

beat,strike.

hermano -a, m. and f. ,brother, sister; hermanos, m. plur. , brothers and sisters.

hermosísimo

-a

( from

hermoso),most

beautiful.

hermoso -a, handsome, beautiful; lo más hermoso, themost beautiful part, thebloom.

hermosura,

f. ,

beauty.

héroe,

m. ,

hero.

hervir

(ie),

to

boil.

hice,

-iste,

hizo,

etc. ,

pret.ind.

of

hacer.

hiedra,

f. ,

ivy.

hielo,

m. ,

ice,

frost.

hiera,

-as,

-a,

etc. ,

pres.

subj.of

herir.

hierba,

f. ,

grass.

hiere,

imperat.

sing.,

andpres.

ind.,

3d

pers.

sing.,of

herir.

hijito

-a,

m.

and

f.

( dim.

ofhijo),

little

son,

little

daughter.

hijo -a, m. and f. , son, daughter,( fig. ) result; hijos, m.plur. , children.

hilacho, m. , thread ( raveledout of cloth); con hilachos,in threads, ragged.

hilo,

m. ,

thread,

string.

himno,

m. ,

hymn.

hinojo,

m. ,

knee;

de

hinojos,on

their

knees.

hiperbólico

-a,

exaggerated,hyperbolical.

hipotecar,

to

mortgage.

hipótesis,

f. ,

hypothesis.

historia,

f. ,

history,

story.

historiador,

m. ,

historian.

hizo:

see

hice.

hocico,

m. ,

mouth

( of

abeast),

muzzle,

snout.

hogar,

m. ,

hearth,

fireplace,mantel,

home.

hogaza,

f. ,

large

loaf

(ofbread).

hoja,

f. ,

leaf,

sheet;

hoja

delata,

tin-plate.

hojear,

to

turn

over

theleaves

( of

a

book).

hojita,

f.

( dim.

of

hoja),

littleleaf.

¡hola!

hello!

hombre,

m. ,

man.

hombro,

m. ,

shoulder.

hondo

-a,

deep.

honor,

m. ,

honor.

honradez,

f. ,

honesty.

honrado

-a

( past

part.

ofhonrar),

honest.

honrar,

to

honor.

hora, f. , hour, time, o'clock; es hora de, it is time to; enbuen(a) hora, very well.

horizontalmente,

horizontally.

horizonte,

m. ,

horizon.

hormiga,

f. ,

ant.

horrendo

-a,

terrible.

horrible,

horrible.

horror,

m. ,

horror.

horroroso

-a,

hideous.

hortaliza,

f. ,

vegetables.

hortelano,

m. ,

gardener,

growerof

vegetables.

hosanna,

m. ,

hosanna.

hospedar,

to

receive

( as

aguest).

hotel,

m. ,

house

(= large

privateresidence),

hotel.

hoy,

today;

hoy

día,

nowadays.

hoyo,

m. ,

hole.

hube,

-iste,

-o,

etc. ,

pret.

ind.of

haber.

hubiera

and

hubiese,

imp.subjs.

of

haber.

hueco,

m. ,

hollow,

niche.

hueco

-a,

hollow.

huelo,

-es,

-e,

etc. ,

pres.

ind.of

oler.

huella,

f. ,

track,

footprint.

huérfano -a, m. and f. , orphan; huérfano de madre,motherless; huérfano depadre, fatherless.

huerta,

f. ,

garden

( of

fruitsand

vegetables).

huésped, -da, m. and f. , guest,host, hostess; casa dehuéspedes, boarding house.

hueste,

f. ,

host,

army.

huevecito,

m.

( dim.

of

huevo),little

egg.

huevo,

m. ,

egg.

huir,

to

flee,

run

away,

leave.

humanidad,

f. ,

humanity,mankind.

humano

-a,

human,

of

menand

women.

húmedo

-a,

damp,

humid.

humilde,

humble.

humillación,

f. ,

humiliation.

humillar,

to

humble,

humiliate.

humo,

m. ,

smoke.

hundirse,

to

sink,

fall

in.

huye,

imperat.

and

pres.

ind.,3d

pers.

sing.,

of

huir.

huyendo,

pres.

part.

of

huir.

huyo,

huyes,

etc. ,

pres.

ind.

ofhuir.

I

iba,

ibas,

etc. ,

imp.

ind.

of

ir.

idea,

f. ,

idea.

identificar,

to

identify.

idioma,

m. ,

language.

idiota,

m.

and

f. ,

idiot.

iglesia,

f. ,

church.

ignorar,

to

be

ignorant

of,not

know;

no

ignorar,

toknow.

igual

(á),

equal

(to),

like,

unchanged.

igualdad,

f. ,

equality,

evenness; con

igualdad,

evenly,steadily.

ijar,

m. ,

flank.

iluminar,

to

light,

illuminate,enlighten.

ilusión,

f. ,

illusion.

imagen,

f. ,

image.

imaginación,

f. ,

imagination.

imaginar,

to

imagine.

imaginario

-a,

imaginary.

imbécil,

fool,

imbecile.

imitar,

to

imitate.