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Interview 1: Vocabulary

Interview One

Vocabulary

The following is a list of words that are used in this scenario. Click on a word or phrase to hear the Spanish pronunciation.

English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation
accident accidente

(ahk-see-DEHN-teh)

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we crashed chocamos

(choh-KAH-mohs)

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the seat belt el cinturón de seguridad

(ehl seen-too-ROHN deh seh-goo-ree-DAHD)

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it hurts me me duele

(meh DWEH-leh)

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to have pain/to hurt tener dolor

(teh-NEHR doh-LOHR)

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en route/on its way viene en camino

(VEEAY-neh ehn kah-MEE-noh)

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husband/wife esposo or esposa

(ehs-POH-soh or ehs-POH-sah)

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work, job trabajo

(trah-BAH-hoh)

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stress estrés

(ehs-TREHS)

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registration matrícula

(mah-TREE-koo-lah)

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pick-up truck camioneta

(kah-mee-oh-NEH-tah)

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the owner dueño or dueña

(DWEH-nyoh or DWEH-nyah)

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Boss patrón

(pah-TROHN)

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I remember recuerdo

(reh-KWEHR-doh)

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address dirección

(dee-rehk-see-OHN)

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relatives parientes

(pah-REEAYN-tehs)

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street calle

(KAH-yeh)

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we are okay estamos bien

(eh-STAH-mohs BEE-ehn)

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to be sure está seguro

(eh-STAH seh-GOO-roh)

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childseat asiento para un niño

(ah-see-EHN-toh PAH-rah oon NEE-nyoh)

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taillights faros traseros

(FAH-rohs trah-SEH-rohs)

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against the tree contra el árbol

(KOHN-trah ehl AHR-bohl)

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dark oscuro or obscuro

(ohs-KOO-roh or ohb-SKOO-roh)

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hurt lastimado

(lah-stee-MAH-do)

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daughter hija

(EE-hah)

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tow truck la grúa

(lah GROO-ah)

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driver conductor

(kohn-dook-TOHR)

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car ownership papers los papeles del carro

(lohs pah-PEHL-ehs dehl KAHR-roh)

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ambulance ambulancia

(ahm-boo-LAHN-seeah)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of relatives

hospital hospital

(oh-spee-TAHL)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of hospital

doctor doctor

(dohk-TOHR)

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driving manejando

(mah-neh-HAHN-doh)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of driving

registration (papers) matrícula

(mah-TREE-koo-lah)

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insurance seguro

(seh-GOO-roh)

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