Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4

Vocabulary

Londres

London, capital city of England and United Kingdom

es

is, third person singular present of ser/estar

la

the, feminine singular definite article

capital

capital, main city of a country or region

de

of, from, preposition indicating possession or origin

París

Paris, capital city of France

y

and, conjunction connecting words or phrases

Roma

Rome, capital city of Italy

no

no, not, negation adverb

eso

that, neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something

está

is, third person singular present of estar

todo

all, everything, entire or whole thing

mal

wrong, bad, badly, incorrectly

estoy

I am, first person singular present of estar

segura

sure, certain, confident, feminine form of seguro

Debo

I must, I should, first person singular deber

haberme

to have myself, infinitive haber with reflexive pronoun

cambiado

changed, past participle of cambiar

por

for, by, through, preposition indicating exchange or cause

Intentaré

I will try, future tense first person intentar

decir

to say, to tell, infinitive verb

Cómo

how, interrogative adverb asking about manner or method

hace

does, makes, third person singular present hacer

el

the, masculine singular definite article

pequeño

small, little, tiny, diminutive in size

cruzó

crossed, third person singular preterite of cruzar

sus

his, her, their, your, possessive adjective plural

manos

hands, plural of mano

sobre

on, over, about, preposition indicating position above

su

his, her, its, their, your, possessive adjective

regazo

lap, upper legs when sitting

como

as, like, how, conjunction or adverb of comparison

si

if, whether, conditional conjunction

estuviera

was, were, imperfect subjunctive third person estar

recitando

reciting, present participle of recitar

lecciones

lessons, plural of lección

comenzó

began, started, third person singular preterite comenzar

a

to, at, preposition indicating direction or purpose

repetirlo

to repeat it, infinitive repetir with object pronoun

pero

but, however, adversative conjunction

voz

voice, sound produced when speaking or singing

sonaba

sounded, was sounding, imperfect tense of sonar

ronca

hoarse, husky, rough sounding voice

extraña

strange, odd, weird, foreign, unfamiliar

las

the, feminine plural definite article

palabras

words, plural of palabra

salían

came out, were coming out, imperfect salir

igual

equal, same, alike, similar

que

that, which, than, relative pronoun or conjunction

solían

used to, were accustomed to, imperfect soler

hacerlo

to do it, infinitive hacer with object pronoun

cocodrilo

crocodile, large aquatic reptile

Mejorar

to improve, to make better, infinitive verb

cola

tail, queue, line of people waiting

reluciente

shining, gleaming, bright and polished

Y

and, conjunction connecting words or phrases, capitalized

verter

to pour, to spill, infinitive verb

aguas

waters, plural of agua

del

of the, contraction of de plus el

Sobre

on, over, about, preposition capitalized

cada

each, every, distributive adjective

escama

scale, protective plate on fish or reptile

dorada

golden, gold-colored, feminine form of dorado

Cuán

how, to what extent, degree adverb capitalized

alegremente

cheerfully, happily, in a joyful manner

parece

seems, appears, third person singular present parecer

sonreír

to smile, infinitive verb

pulcramente

neatly, tidily, in a clean or careful way

extiende

extends, spreads, third person singular present extender

garras

claws, talons, sharp curved nails of animals

da

gives, third person singular present of dar

bienvenida

welcome, greeting for arriving guests

los

the, masculine plural definite article

pececitos

little fish, diminutive plural of pez

Con

with, preposition indicating accompaniment or means, capitalized

fauces

jaws, mouth of animal, especially predator

suavemente

softly, gently, smoothly, in a mild manner

sonrientes

smiling, grinning, plural adjective describing happy expressions

Estoy

I am, first person singular estar, capitalized

esas

those, feminine plural demonstrative adjective

son

are, third person plural present of ser

correctas

correct, right, accurate, feminine plural

dijo

said, told, third person singular preterite decir

pobre

poor, unfortunate, pitiful, lacking resources

ojos

eyes, plural of ojo

se

reflexive pronoun, oneself, himself, herself, themselves

llenaron

filled, were filled, third person plural preterite llenar

lágrimas

tears, drops of liquid from eyes when crying

otra

another, other, different one, feminine form

vez

time, occasion, instance

mientras

while, meanwhile, during the time that

continuaba

continued, was continuing, imperfect tense continuar

ser

to be, infinitive verb for essential characteristics

después

after, afterwards, later in time

tendré

I will have, future tense first person tener

ir

to go, infinitive verb of movement

vivir

to live, to reside, infinitive verb

en

in, on, at, preposition indicating location

esa

that, feminine singular demonstrative adjective

casita

little house, cottage, diminutive of casa

estrecha

narrow, tight, cramped, limited in width

tener

to have, to possess, infinitive verb

casi

almost, nearly, very close to

ningún

no, not any, none, negative adjective before noun

juguete

toy, plaything for children

con

with, preposition indicating accompaniment or means

qué

what, which, interrogative pronoun with accent

jugar

to play, infinitive verb for games or sports

tantísimas

so many, very many, superlative feminine plural

aprender

to learn, to acquire knowledge, infinitive verb

No

no, not, negation word capitalized

ya

already, now, anymore, temporal adverb

he

I have, first person singular present perfect auxiliary

tomado

taken, past participle of tomar

una

a, an, one, feminine indefinite article

decisión

decision, choice, resolution, determination

al

to the, contraction of a plus el

respecto

regarding, concerning, about, with respect to

soy

I am, first person singular present ser

me

me, myself, first person object or reflexive pronoun

quedaré

I will stay, future tense first person quedar

aquí

here, in this place

abajo

down, below, downstairs, lower position

servirá

will serve, future tense third person servir

nada

nothing, not anything, negation noun

asomen

stick out, appear, third person plural subjunctive asomar

cabezas

heads, plural of cabeza

digan

say, tell, third person plural present subjunctive decir

Sube

go up, climb, imperative second person singular subir

querida

dear, beloved, darling, feminine term of affection

Solo

only, just, alone, adverb or adjective

miraré

I will look, future tense first person mirar

hacia

towards, in the direction of, preposition

arriba

up, above, upstairs, higher position

diré

I will say, future tense first person decir

Quién

who, interrogative pronoun asking about person, capitalized

entonces

then, so, therefore, at that time

Díganme

tell me, imperative plural decir with pronoun

primero

first, firstly, before anything else

gusta

likes, pleases, third person singular present gustar

persona

person, individual human being

subiré

I will go up, future tense first person subir

hasta

until, up to, as far as

sea

is, be, third person singular present subjunctive ser

alguien

someone, somebody, an unspecified person

más

more, most, plus, comparative adverb

cielos

heavens, skies, plural of cielo