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Core Verbs

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es

/es/

is (from ser)

hay

/ai/

there is / there are

tratar

/tɾa.ˈtaɾ/

to treat / to deal with

mirar

/mi.ˈɾaɾ/

to look

contar

/kon.ˈtaɾ/

to count / to tell

existir

/ek.sis.ˈtiɾ/

to exist

escribir

/es.kɾi.ˈβiɾ/

to write

perder

/peɾ.ˈðeɾ/

to lose

producir

/pɾo.ðu.ˈθiɾ/

to produce

ocurrir

/o.ku.ˈriɾ/

to happen / to occur

recibir

/re.θi.ˈβiɾ/

to receive

permitir

/peɾ.mi.ˈtiɾ/

to allow / to permit

aparecer

/a.pa.ɾe.ˈθeɾ/

to appear

conseguir

/kon.se.ˈɣiɾ/

to get / to achieve

morir

/mo.ˈɾiɾ/

to die

explicar

/eks.pli.ˈkaɾ/

to explain

preguntar

/pɾe.ɣun.ˈtaɾ/

to ask

responder

/res.pon.ˈdeɾ/

to answer, to respond

ayudar

/a.ʝu.ˈðaɾ/

to help

mostrar

/mos.ˈtɾaɾ/

to show

jugar

/xu.ˈɣaɾ/

to play (game/sport)

ganar

/ɡa.ˈnaɾ/

to win, to earn

cerrar

/θe.ˈraɾ/

to close

leer

/le.ˈeɾ/

to read

estudiar

/es.tu.ˈðjaɾ/

to study

aprender

/a.pɾen.ˈdeɾ/

to learn

enseñar

/en.se.ˈɲaɾ/

to teach, to show

levantar

/le.βan.ˈtaɾ/

to raise, to lift

sentar

/sen.ˈtaɾ/

to seat, to sit (reflexive)

sacar

/sa.ˈkaɾ/

to take out, to pull out

meter

/me.ˈteɾ/

to put in, to insert

subir

/su.ˈβiɾ/

to go up, to climb, to upload

bajar

/ba.ˈxaɾ/

to go down, to lower, to download

haber

/aˈβeɾ/

there to be

comer

/koˈmeɾ/

to eat

beber

/beˈβeɾ/

to drink

dormir

/doɾˈmiɾ/

to sleep

escuchar

/eskuˈtʃaɾ/

to listen

traer

/tɾaˈeɾ/

to bring

viajar

/bjaˈxaɾ/

to travel

comprar

/komˈpɾaɾ/

to buy

vender

/benˈdeɾ/

to sell

pagar

/paˈɣaɾ/

to pay

costar

/kosˈtaɾ/

to cost

lograr

/loˈɣɾaɾ/

to achieve

desarrollar

/de.sa.ro.ˈʝaɾ/

to develop

considerar

/kon.si.ðe.ˈɾaɾ/

to consider

mantener

/man.te.ˈneɾ/

to maintain/keep

establecer

/es.ta.βle.ˈθeɾ/

to establish

formar

/foɾ.ˈmaɾ/

to form

evitar

/e.βi.ˈtaɾ/

to avoid

ofrecer

/o.fɾe.ˈθeɾ/

to offer

presentar

/pɾe.senˈtaɾ/

to present

comenzar

/ko.menˈθaɾ/

to begin

vestido

/bejˈstiðo/

clothes

aceite

/aθeite/

oil

tos

/toz/

cough

el

médico

/meˈðiko/

doctor

la

fiesta

/fi-es-ta/

party

nota

/no.ta/

note

el

partido

/par.ti.do/

party

gol

/ɣol/

goal

el

jugador

/xuɣaðoɾ/

player

entrenador

/en.tre.na.doɾ/

trainer

oír

/oir/

to hear

tocar

/to.kar/

to touch

oler

/o.leɾ/

to smell

probar

/proβar/

to try

cocinar

/koθinaɾ/

to cook

gastar

/ɡasˈtar/

to spend

ahorrar

/aˈʝoɾ/

to save

descansar

/deskanˈsar/

to rest

despertar

/des.peɾˈtar/

to wake up

levantarse

/levanˈtarse/

to get up

sentarse

/senˈtaɾse/

to sit down

caminar

/kaminaɾ/

to walk

saltar

/sal.tar/

to jump

nadar

/naðar/

to swim

volar

/boˈlar/

to fly

conducir

/kondeˈsiɾ/

to drive

parar

/paˈraɾ/

to stop

proteger

/proteˈxer/

to protect

romper

/ro.mpɛr/

to break

guardar

/ɣwaɾˈðar/

to save

enviar

/e̞n̪βi̯a̠r/

to send

esconder

/eskoɲˈðer/

to hide

el

acuerdo

/aˈkweɾðo/

agreement

apoyo

/aˈpojo/

support

el

aumento

/aumẽn.to/

increase

descenso

/desˈsenθo/

descent

el

crecimiento

/kɾeʃiˈmiento/

growth

la

mejora

/meˈxora/

improvement

el

retraso

/reˈtɾaso/

delay

el

esfuerzo

/esˈfwɛɾθo/

effort

el

logro

/loɣro/

achievement

riesgo

/ˈrjexo/

risk

la

amenaza

/a.me.na.sa/

threat

la

elección

/eˈlexjon/

choice

la

causa

/kau̯sa/

cause

plan

/plan/

plan

método

/meˈðoθo/

method

suma

/su.ma/

sum

resto

/ˈres.to/

remainder

consumo

/konsuˈmo/

consumption

recibo

/reˈθibo/

I receive

control

/kɔn.tɾol/

control

invento

/inˈven.to/

to invent

el

calentamiento

/kalentaˈmjento/

warming

ola

/o.la/

hello

marea

/maˈɾea/

tide

la

cosecha

/koseˈtʃa/

harvest

pesca

/peˈska/

to fish

el

cultivo

/kulˈtiβo/

cultivation

tallo

/tallo/

to grow

el

cuento

/kwen.to/

tale

el

autor

/a.u.toɾ/

author

el

lector

/ˈlektɔr/

reader

la

actuación

/ahtuaˈθjon/

performance

el

voto

/ˈbo.to/

vote

la

prueba

/ˈpɾweba/

test

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