| ZIP code | el código postal |
| air conditioning | el aire acondicionado |
| alley | el callejón |
| as a child | de niña/de niño |
| asphalt | el asfalto |
| avenue | la avenida |
| balcony | el balcón |
| beach | la playa |
| before/in the past | antes |
| boulevard | el bulevar |
| brick | el ladrillo |
| bypass | la circunvalación/la ronda |
| card game/table game | la partida |
| childhood | la niñez |
| climate/weather | el clima |
| door | la puerta |
| downtown | el centro |
| electricity | la electricidad |
| errand | el recado |
| expressway/highway | la autovía |
| highway | la autopista |
| in the past | en el pasado |
| just in/right there on | justo en |
| many times/often | muchas veces |
| mud | el barro |
| naughty/mischievous | traviesa |
| neighborhood | el barrio |
| neighborhood/district | la colonia |
| once/one day | un día |
| once/one time | una vez |
| pride | el orgullo |
| punctual | puntual |
| purple/bruised | morada/morado |
| road | la carretera |
| stone/masonry | la piedra |
| street | la calle |
| street block | el bloque/la cuadra |
| street number | el número |
| terminal bus/train | la terminal |
| thick | gruesa/grueso |
| tie | la corbata |
| to be late | tardar |
| to be right | tener razón |
| to break | romper |
| to build | construir |
| to burn | quemar |
| to carry | cargar |
| to duck/to crouch down | agacharse |
| to enjoy | disfrutar |
| to fit | caber |
| to go out to/for | salir a |
| to have a good time | pasarla bien |
| to let/to allow | dejar |
| to light/to turn on | encender |
| to measure height/length | medir |
| to miss class | faltar a clase |
| to miss someone/thing | echar de menos/extrañar |
| to move to a new house/city | mudarse |
| to retire | jubilarse |
| to swim | nadar |
| to win/to gain | ganar |
| wall | la pared |
| water well | el pozo |
| wedding ceremony | la boda |
| when I lived in Argentina/France | cuando yo vivía en Argentina/cuando yo vivía en Francia |
| when I was a child/young/a student | cuando yo era estudiante/cuando yo era joven/cuando yo era niño |
| when I was in school/university | cuando yo estaba en la escuela/cuando yo estaba en la universidad |
| window | la ventana |