White nights, and other stories — Page 13

Vocabulary

Dígame

Tell me; used to prompt someone to speak

francamente

Frankly; honestly; in a straightforward manner

le

Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you

aseguro

I assure; I guarantee something to someone

de

Preposition meaning of, from, or about

antemano

Beforehand; in advance of something happening

que

That; conjunction connecting clauses or ideas

no

No; negation word used to deny or refuse

me

Reflexive or object pronoun meaning me or myself

ofendo

I take offense; I feel hurt or insulted

fácilmente

Easily; without difficulty or great effort

No

No; negation at the start of a statement

nada

Nothing; not anything at all

todo

Everything; all; the whole of something

lo

Direct object pronoun meaning it or him

contrario

Opposite; contrary; the reverse of something

Y

And; coordinating conjunction joining elements

si

If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

insiste

Insists; persists firmly on a point or request

en

In; on; preposition indicating location or topic

hable

Speak; subjunctive or imperative form of hablar

con

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

franqueza

Frankness; openness; speaking with honesty and directness

diré

I will say; future tense of decir

a

To; at; preposition indicating direction or recipient

las

The; definite article feminine plural form

mujeres

Women; adult female persons

les

Indirect object pronoun meaning to them or you all

gusta

Pleases; is liked; used to express preference

esa

That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

timidez

Shyness; timidity; reluctance to engage socially

y

And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses

quiere

Wants; loves; third person singular of querer

saber

To know; to have knowledge of something

más

More; additional amount or degree of something

mí

Me; stressed pronoun used after a preposition

también

Also; too; in addition to what was mentioned

echaré

I will throw out; I will expel or send away

hasta

Until; up to; even; preposition of limit or extent

llegue

Arrive; subjunctive form of llegar

casa

House; home; place where one lives

Me

Me; reflexive or object pronoun referring to oneself

hará

Will make; will cause; future tense of hacer

perder

To lose; to miss out on something important

dije

I said; first person preterite of decir

sin

Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence

aliento

Breath; also encouragement or spirit

alegría

Joy; happiness; a feeling of great delight

mi

My; first person singular possessive adjective

entonces

Then; at that time; therefore; in that case

adiós

Goodbye; farewell; parting expression

todas

All; every one; feminine plural of todo

mis

My; first person plural possessive adjective

oportunidades

Opportunities; chances to achieve something desired

Oportunidades

Opportunities; favorable circumstances or chances

Qué

What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

qué

What; used in exclamations or questions

Eso

That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something

suena

Sounds; third person singular of sonar

muy

Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb

bien

Well; good; in a satisfactory or correct manner

Le

Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, you

pido

I ask for; I request; first person of pedir

perdón

Pardon; forgiveness; apology for an offense

siento

I feel; I am sorry; first person of sentir

fue

Was; went; third person preterite of ser or ir

un

A; an; masculine singular indefinite article

lapsus

Slip; lapse; unintentional error in speech or thought

pero

But; however; conjunction indicating contrast

cómo

How; in what way; interrogative adverb

puede

Can; is able to; third person singular of poder

esperar

To wait; to hope; to expect something

momento

Moment; a brief period of time

así

Like this; so; in this way or manner

uno

One; a person; indefinite pronoun or numeral

tenga

Have; subjunctive form of tener

ningún

No; none; not any; masculine singular adjective

deseo

Desire; wish; a strong feeling of wanting something

De

Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession

gustar

To like; to please; to be pleasing to someone

verdad

Truth; reality; something that is true or factual

Bueno

Good; well; okay; used as an affirmative expression

sí

Yes; affirmative response or confirmation

por

For; by; through; preposition with multiple uses

favor

Favor; please; used in polite requests

sea

Be; subjunctive form of ser used in wishes

amable

Kind; nice; pleasant and considerate toward others

Piense

Think; formal imperative or subjunctive of pensar

soy

I am; first person singular present of ser

Tengo

I have; first person singular present of tener

veintiséis

Twenty-six; the number 26

años

Years; units of time; used to express age

nunca

Never; at no time; not ever

he

I have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses

conocido

Known; met; past participle of conocer

nadie

Nobody; no one; not any person

Cómo

How; in what way; used to ask about manner

puedo

I can; I am able to; first person of poder

hablar

To speak; to talk; to communicate verbally

tacto

Tact; delicacy; sensitivity in dealing with others

al

To the; contraction of a and el

grano

Grain; point; al grano means getting to the point

parecerá

Will seem; will appear; future tense of parecer

mejor

Better; best; comparative of bueno

cuando

When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

haya

Have; subjunctive form of haber used in perfect tenses

contado

Told; counted; past participle of contar

abiertamente

Openly; frankly; without concealment or reservation

sé

I know; first person singular present of saber

callarme

To keep quiet; to stay silent; reflexive of callar

corazón

Heart; the organ; also seat of emotion and love

habla

Speaks; talks; third person singular of hablar

importa

Matters; is important; third person of importar

Créame

Believe me; formal imperative of creer with pronoun

ni

Neither; nor; not even; negative conjunction

una

A; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article

sola

Alone; single; only; feminine adjective of solo

mujer

Woman; wife; adult female person

Ningún

No; not any; masculine adjective before singular noun

tipo

Guy; type; fellow; colloquial word for a man

conocida

Known; acquaintance; feminine past participle of conocer

hago

I make; I do; first person singular of hacer

soñar

To dream; to imagine something while sleeping or wishing

cada

Each; every; used before singular nouns

día

Day; a 24-hour period of time

fin

End; purpose; al fin means finally or at last

conoceré

I will meet; I will get to know; future of conocer

alguien

Someone; somebody; an unspecified person

Oh

Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

supiera

Knew; past subjunctive of saber

cuántas

How many; feminine plural interrogative adjective

veces

Times; occasions; plural of vez

enamorado

In love; fallen for someone; past participle of enamorar

manera

Way; manner; method or style of doing something

Con

With; preposition showing accompaniment or means

quién

Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

Pues

Well; so; then; filler word expressing reasoning or pause

ideal

Ideal; perfect; the imagined perfect person or thing

aquella

That; feminine singular distal demonstrative adjective

quien

Who; whom; relative pronoun referring to a person

sueño

Dream; sleep; a vision or aspiration while sleeping

mientras

While; whereas; during the time that something happens

duermo

I sleep; first person singular present of dormir