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(Davis 2006)
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The most used Spanish words:
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3. #d 28 decir#d 28 decir

4. to tell, to sayto tell, to say
JuanJuan desirdesires toes to saysay to Abby.to Abby.
I will say, Dearie,I will say, Dearie, I love you.I love you.
Dear “ADear “A”” I love you.I love you.

5. #d 31 otro, otra#d 31 otro, otra

6. other, anotherother, another
AnotherAnother oat rooat rowing?wing?
The cThe coatoat RoRobert had outlasted thebert had outlasted the othersothers..

7. #d 37 ver#d 37 ver

8. to seeto see
VerVer thethe bearbear..

9. #d 39 dar#d 39 dar

10. to giveto give
I dareI dare DarDarla tola to givegive him a kiss.him a kiss.

11. #d 41 ellos#d 41 ellos

12. they, themthey, them
Hey JoeHey Joe,, ssay hi toay hi to ellos (them)ellos (them)..
Hi you guysHi you guys

13. #119 sin#119 sin

14. withoutwithout
The worldThe world without,without, sinsin would be awould be a
better place.better place.

15. #106 mucho#106 mucho

16. much, many, a lotmuch, many, a lot
I hope aI hope a moomoo chochokes all your cattle.kes all your cattle.
MuchMuch lloowing makes my brains justwing makes my brains just
rattle.rattle.
cognate: muchcognate: much

17. #d 48 sobre#d 48 sobre

18. on top of, over, abouton top of, over, about
TheThe sobersober drunk is standingdrunk is standing onon thethe
bottle.bottle.
AA sombresombrero isro is on top ofon top of your head.your head.

19. #d 50 alguno#d 50 alguno

20. somesome
SomeSome notnot AllAll goongoons carry guns.s carry guns.

21. #d 51 mismo#d 51 mismo

22. samesame
II miss Moemiss Moe,, Larry and Curly, althoughLarry and Curly, although
it’s theit’s the samesame oldold show.show.
Ms MoeMs Moe is theis the samesame as always.as always.

23. #d 53 también#d 53 también

24. also, tooalso, too
Tom, beTom, be anan astronautastronaut
and a ballerina in aand a ballerina in a tutu tootutu too..

25. also, tooalso, too
Tom, be anTom, be an astronaut and a rock starastronaut and a rock star
too.too.

26. #d 54 hasta#d 54 hasta

27. until, up to, evenuntil, up to, even
HastaHasta mañanamañana
TheThe pastapasta is goodis good untiluntil mañana.mañana.

28. #d 55 año#d 55 año

29. yearyear
On yoOn yo’’ oneone añoaño anniversary I will buyanniversary I will buy
you a diamond ring.you a diamond ring.
FelizFeliz añoaño nuevo.nuevo.

30. #d 58 entre#d 58 entre

31. between, amongbetween, among
Can youCan you enter, betweenenter, between the two cars.the two cars.
AnAn entréeentrée isis betweenbetween the salad and thethe salad and the
dessert.dessert.

32. #d 60 primero#d 60 primero

33. firstfirst
PrimerPrimer is theis the primeroprimero
thing you paint with.thing you paint with.
PrimaryPrimary school is theschool is the
firstfirst school a childschool a child
goes to.goes to.

34. #d 61 desde#d 61 desde

35. from, sincefrom, since
FromFrom thethe (diez) day(diez) day Desi Arnez andDesi Arnez and
Lucille Ball were fighting. It was theirLucille Ball were fighting. It was their
desdestiny to fighttiny to fight daidailyly..
1010thth

36. #d 62 grande#d 62 grande

37. bigbig
RíoRío GrandeGrande = big= big riverriver
cognate: grandcognate: grand

38. #d 64 ni#d 64 ni

39. not even, neither, nornot even, neither, nor
NeitherNeither kneeknee cancan
take kneeling,take kneeling, nini lala
derechaderecha, ni, ni lala
izquierda.izquierda.

40. #d 66 llegar#d 66 llegar

41. to arrive, get toto arrive, get to
Legs arLegs aree essentialessential toto arrivearrive..
II llegollego atat LegoLegoland.land.

42. #d 67 pasar#d 67 pasar

43. to pass, to spend, to happento pass, to spend, to happen
¿Qué¿Qué pasapasa?? = What is happening?= What is happening?
He passes,He passes, pasapasa time in Hawaii.time in Hawaii.

44. #d 71 día#d 71 día

45. dayday
elel DíaDía de los Muertosde los Muertos

46. #d 72 uno#d 72 uno

47. oneone

48. #d 74 poco#d 74 poco

49. little, few, a little bitlittle, few, a little bit
muymuy poquitopoquito
I can only hopI can only hop pocopoco on myon my pogopogo stick.stick.

50. #d deber#d deber

51. should, ought to, to oweshould, ought to, to owe
SmokeySmokey de bearde bear says yoursays your deberdeber is tois to
put out the fire.put out the fire.
II debodebo go to ago to a DEVODEVO concert.concert.

52. #108 entonces#108 entonces

53. so, thenso, then
Doctor: “IfDoctor: “If in tonsilsin tonsils you haveyou have
inflammation,inflammation, thenthen we need towe need to
operate.”operate.”

54. #d 77 poner#d 77 poner

55. to put, get, become (+adj.)to put, get, become (+adj.)
II ponderponder where towhere to ponerponer my money.my money.
II pongopongo mymy ponchoponcho..
HeHe ponepone a blanket on thea blanket on the pony.pony.

56. #d78 cosa#d78 cosa

57. thingthing
I can’t just get 1I can’t just get 1 cosacosa
inin COSTCOSTCOCO, I end up, I end up
with at least 2with at least 2 cosascosas,,
CosaCosa 1 and1 and CosaCosa 2.2.

58. #d 79 tanto#d 79 tanto

59. so much, so manyso much, so many
MyMy tan toetan toe isis soso tan it is famoustan it is famous..

60. #104 el hombre#104 el hombre

61. man, mankindman, mankind
GoGo home bravehome brave fellow, slumber if you can.fellow, slumber if you can.
In battle you have proved yourself aIn battle you have proved yourself a manman..
AA manman who sayswho says “Ummm”“Ummm” andand braybrayss
probably has an IQ of 2.probably has an IQ of 2.

62. #d 84 donde#d 84 donde

63. wherewhere
WhereWhere (donde)(donde) DundeeDundee was rased therewas rased there
were aligators.were aligators.

64. #d 86 parte#d 86 parte

65. part, portionpart, portion
No this is not a fiesta!No this is not a fiesta!

66. #d 87 después#d 87 después

67. after, afterwards, laterafter, afterwards, later
I getI get depressdepressed,ed, despuésdespués vacation.vacation.

68. #114 vida#114 vida

69. lifelife
This has toThis has to be the, vidabe the, vida..

70. #d 89 quedar#d 89 quedar

71. to remain, stayto remain, stay
TheThe caterercaterer has tohas to quedarquedar
until the event is over.until the event is over.

72. staystay
All the boys haveAll the boys have Kay-darKay-dar, radar., radar.
Their eyesTheir eyes staystay onon KayKay throughout thethroughout the
day.day.

73. #d 90 siempre#d 90 siempre

74. always, foreveralways, forever
SSemperemper Fi = always faithfulFi = always faithful
I willI will simply siempresimply siempre lovelove
you.you.

75. #d hablar#d hablar

76. to speak, talkto speak, talk
HeHe talkstalks too muchtoo much
it will beit will be a-blaha-blah
day.day.
ToTo talktalk a lot kissa lot kiss
aa BlarBlarney stone.ney stone.

77. #d93 llevar#d93 llevar

78. to take, to carryto take, to carry
Ye’Ye’ fafart,rt, butbut taketake it outside.it outside.

79. #d 96 dejar#d 96 dejar

80. to let, leaveto let, leave
D’hearD’heartt leavesleaves
one free.one free.
Descartes,Descartes,
leavesleaves me freeme free
to think “Ito think “I
think thereforethink therefore
I am.”I am.”

81. to let, leaveto let, leave
““It’s been aIt’s been a Day HaDay Hards Night.”rds Night.”
Oops,Oops, Let it beLet it be,, leaveleave songwriting to thesongwriting to the
Beatles.Beatles.

82. #d 96 cada#d 96 cada

83. each, everyeach, every
Each,Each, cottacottagege cheese is made by hand.cheese is made by hand.
EachEach time hetime he caught acaught a fish he threw itfish he threw it
back.back.

84. #d 97 seguir#d 97 seguir

85. to follow, keep on, continueto follow, keep on, continue
TheThe sesecondcond geargear followsfollows the first gear.the first gear.
CigarCigar, chain smokers, chain smokers continuecontinue smokingsmoking
one after the other.one after the other.

86. #d 98 menos#d 98 menos

87. less, fewerless, fewer
44 menosmenos 3 = 1.3 = 1.
cognate: minuscognate: minus
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88. #d 99 nuevo#d 99 nuevo

89. newnew
99 new wave Ohnew wave Oh-la ladies dancing-la ladies dancing
(and a partridge in a pear tree.)(and a partridge in a pear tree.)

90. #d 100 encontrar#d 100 encontrar

91. to findto find
ToTo encounter (encontrar)encounter (encontrar) a sunkena sunken
treasure ship.treasure ship.