Right = la derecha
Left = la izquierda
To Turn = doblar

Right and left are used in political terminology in Spanish just like they are in English.

"La derecha" means the direction right or to stand up right. The word changes form to "el derecho" when its meaning is a civil or human right.



Word: el diccionario
Pronunciation: deek-cyohn-AH-ryoh in most of Latin America, deek-thyoh-AH-ryoh in most of Spain (Note that in Spain the second c in this word is pronounced much like the "th" in "thin." Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)
Meaning: dictionary
Example: El Oxford English Dictionary es considerado el diccionario más importante de la lengua inglesa.
Translation: The Oxford English Dictionary is considered the most important dictionary of the English language.

BTW: I am still without internet at home as I am switching back to dial-up and have discovered my modem no longer works. It will be a few more days before the modem is replaced and hopefully I am back online.

Word: el sur
Pronunciation: soohr (like "sewer," but note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)
Meaning: south
Example: Entran muchos inmigrantes a Ciudad Juárez desde el sur de México.
Translation: Many immigrants to Ciudad Juarez are coming from the southern part of Mexico.
Warning: Sur can also be used as an adjective meaning "south."

Well, it has been a week. Went on vacation and found myself buried in work upon return. However we are ready to start going in Spanish again.



Word: los Estados Unidos
Pronunciation: ess-TAH-thohss ooh-NEE-thohss (Note that each d in these words is pronounced much like the "th" in "that.")
Meaning: United States
Example: Los negros constituyen sólo el 12 por ciento de la población de Estados Unidos; sin embargo, el 42 por ciento de los condenados a muerte del país son negros.
Translation: Blacks constitute only 12 percent of the population of the United States; nevertheless, 42 percent of those condemned to death in the country are black.



Please, no political comment on the example. Start another thread in another section for that if desired. These examples come out of textbooks, not my head.

Word: feo
Pronunciation: FEH-oh
Meaning: ugly, nasty, horrible
Example: El obispo fue uno de los primeros sacerdotes que celebró la Misa en esta iglesia fea.
Translation: The bishop was one of the first priests who celebrated the Mass in this ugly church.

Word: el dinero
Pronunciation: dee-NEH-doe (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate. In this word, it sounds much like the English "d" sound.)
Meaning: money
Example: No tengo mucho dinero para ayudar a mi familia.
Translation: I don't have much money for helping my family.

Word: la luna
Pronunciation: LOO-nah
Meaning: moon
Example: Luna llena es una fase lunar que sucede cuando nuestro planeta se encuentra situado exactamente entre el sol y la luna.
Translation: The full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when our planet is located exactly between the sun and the moon.

Interesting note: Our word lunatic comes from the word luna because a lunatic's behavior changes like the moon. In Spanish the word lunático is also used to describe a person that is moody.

This is my tropical paradise, South Padre Island.



Word: el mar, la mar
Pronunciation: mahr (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)
Meaning: sea
Example: El Mar Negro es un mar interior, situado entre Europa y Asia.
Translation: The Black Sea is an interior sea located between Europe and Asia.
Warning: Mar is an unusual noun in that it can be either masculine or feminine. The feminine form tends to sound a bit more poetic.

Word: dormir
Pronunciation: dohr-MEEHR (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)
Meaning: to sleep, to put (someone) to bed
Example: En España, los hombres duermen más que las mujeres.
Translation: In Spain, men sleep more than women do.

Word: adiós
Pronunciation: ah-THYOHSS (The d here is pronounced somewhat like the "th" in "though.")
Meaning: goodbye
Example: Javi López dice adiós al Salamanca.
Translation: Javi Lopez is saying goodbye to Salamanca.
Word: This word can also mean "hello" or "hi" in the situation where two people are walking past each other.

Word: la mujer
Pronunciation: moo-HEHR (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate. Note that in most areas, the Spanish j is pronounced with a guttural sound.)
Meaning: woman, wife
Example: María es también la Virgen, la mujer más famosa del mundo, la madre del Mesías.
Translation: Mary is also the Virgin, the world's most famous woman, the mother of the Messiah.