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113 words/phrases to learn
noviembre
November
la casa
the house
pintar
to paint
el color
the colour
lleno
full
las flores
the flowers
la prepa
the high school
preferir
to prefer
regresar
to return
más
more
compartir
to share
la luna
the moon
brillante
bright; brilliant
iluminar
to light up; to enlighten
el día de muertos
the Day of the Dead
México
Mexico
tan
so; such; that
diverso
diverse
como
as; like; how (not in questions)
la comunidad
the community
la manera
the way
la llegada
the arrival
nuestro
our; ours
todos
everyone; the whole world
algo
something; anything
común
common
constante
constant
existir
to exist
el lugar
the place
dónde
where (question)
la leyenda
the legend
la tierra
the land; the earth; the soil
conservar
to keep; to preserve
el ritual
the ritual
hasta
until
la fecha
the date
desarrollar
to develop
el pueblo
the village
el habitante
the inhabitant
llevar
to bring; to take; to wear
la limpieza
the cleaning
el hueso
the bone
previo
previous
la idea
the idea
tener
to have
presentar
to present; to introduce
grande
big; large
colocar
to place
dentro
into; inside; in
sobre
on; about; over
nuevo
new
mismo
same; -self
bordar
to embroider
seguir
to follow; to continue
mantener
to maintain
la nación
the nation
querido
dear; darling; sweetheart
vivir
to live
el recuerdo
the (specific) memory; the souvenir
mágico
magical
la música
the music
el misterio
the mystery
salir
to go out; to hang out
la procesión
the procession
hacia
towards
la tumba
the grave
disponer
to provide; to arrange
ahí
there
el alimento
the foodstuff; the nourishment
acostumbrarse
to get used to
esperar
to wait; to hope
desde
since
veinticinco
twenty-five
octubre
October
el comienzo
the beginning
puedo
I can
el tipo
the guy; the type
el marco
the framework
la hoja
the sheet; the leaf
el plátano
the banana
la fruta
the fruit
depositar
to deposit
el resto
the rest
la pirámide
the pyramid
constar
to be stated; to be documented
el nivel
the level
el papel
the paper; the role
el pico
the pick; the peak; the beak
extenso
extensive
el camino
the way; the path
hecho
done; fact
la ciudad
the city
la religión
the religion
católico
Catholic
la campana
the bell
la iglesia
the church
el ritmo
the pace; the rhythm
mientras
while
pasar
to pass; to happen
la noche
the (late) evening; the night
la compañía
the company; the firm
la región
the region
la cuenta
the check; bill; account
la historia
the story; (the) history
diferente
different
recordar
to remember
adelantar
to overtake; to pass
la nostalgia
the nostalgia
la alegría
the happiness; the joy
el respeto
the respect
el mes
the month
festejar
to celebrate
la vida
(the) life
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