In this post I’ll focus on vocabulary that I keep forgetting during a conversation.
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There’s a bunch of words that I keep forgetting during my conversation classes. I want them to be a permanent part of my vocabulary. Why do I keep forgetting them? Ya basta…
Vocabulary
Mostly common words or words (eg hoja de cálculo) that I tend to use a lot.
+agradecido {adj: thankful: estoy agradecido}
+confiable {adj: reliable: es confiable}
+exigente {adj: demanding: es exigente}
+sorprendente {adj: surprising: es sorprendente}
+preocupante {adj: it's worrisome: es preocupante}
+impredecible {adj: unpredictable}
+estancados {adj: stagnant/stuck}
+culpable {adj: guilty: me siento culpable}
+escalofrio {noun: chill}
+disponibilidad {noun: availability}
+cambio climatico {noun: climate change}
+medioambiente {noun: environment}
+sonido de fondo {noun: background sound}
+oyentes {noun: listeners: nuestros oyentes}
+brecha {noun: gap: brecha lingüística}
+la desigualdad {noun: inequality}
+empeño {noun: determination/effort/insistence}
+sensato/a {adj: sensible/reasonable:
+sensible {adj: sensitive: No seas muy dura con él; es muy sensible}
+altos y bajos / altibajos
+exponerse {verb: to get exposure}
+esparcir {verb: to spread: se habia esparcido / la plaga se esparcio por Europa}
+mostrar {verb: to show/display: te voy a mostrar}
+involucrar {verb: to involve}
+interesante {adj: interesting: es interesante}
+interesado {adj: interested: estoy interesado}
+interesarse {verb: to be interested in: me interesa mucho}
+rasguñar {verb: to scratch}
+rasguño {noun: a scratch}
+retos/desafios {noun: mi amigo me retó}
+retar {verb: to challenge}
+hoja de cálculo {noun: spreadsheet}
+table dinamica {noun: pivot table}
+día feriado {holiday}
+regaño {noun: scolding}
+regañar {verb: to scold}
+culpable {adj: guilty: me siento culpable}
+la culpa {noun: guilt}
+agotamiento {noun: exhaustion}
+agotado {adj: exhausted: estoy agotado/a}
+agotador/cansador {adj: exhausting: puede ser agotador = it can be tiring
+agotarse {verb: to tire oneself out, to run out}
+aguante {noun: patience, endurance, stamina}
+aguantar: no podemos aguantar otras tres semanas de esto
+aguantarse: {verb: }
+al contado / en efectivo {cash / in cash}
+del lado de su papa {on her dad's side}
+liso {straight hair}
+rizado {curly hair}
+una brisa {noun: hace mucha brisa de noche}
+un clima {noun: un clima muy variado}
+sonreir(se) {verb: to smile}
+reir(se) {verb: to laugh: se rien conmigo <> se rien de mi}
I haven’t finished reviewing all of my notes…but this is a good start. I’ll add more later.
Of particular note is the difference between sensato/a and sensible. I confuse them constantly!
- sensato/a {adj: sensible/reasonable: ella es sensata}
- sensible {adj: sensitive: no seas muy dura con él; es muy sensible}
Now I see why I’ve been confusing them: sensible is not sensible, it’s sensitive! Sensible is sensato/a!
When reviewing my conversation notes my mind often wanders back to the conversation. Listening to podcasts is also a great way to learn but conversations include listening & speaking and there’s a personal connection!