NCEA Level 2 Spanish Vocabulary List

Appendix for external assessment

Texts for Achievement Standards
91148

Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Spanish texts on familiar

matters (2.1)

91151

Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and / or visual Spanish text(s)

on familiar matters (2.4)

These reflect the achievement objectives for levels 7 and 8 for Learning Languages:

Communicate information, ideas, and opinions through increasingly complex and

varied texts.

Understand texts which explore the views of others, and which develop and share
personal perspectives.

Students will be expected to identify linguistic and cultural forms that guide interpretation
of texts. This will involve understanding information, ideas and opinions through
increasingly complex and varied texts.
Level 2 texts will be based on familiar matters, personal / community interest. This refers
to regularly encountered information, ideas, and opinions that will be expressed in clear
standard language. The texts will reflect the relationship between language and culture
and be adapted as appropriate.
The standards can be accessed here: www.nzqa.govt.nz/spanish

Notes to teachers
Students are expected to be able to recognise:

where a noun, adverb, or adjective can easily be constructed from the verb or vice
versa

obvious cognates and loan words.

Note for internal assessments

This appendix applies only to language used for the two end-of-year reading and
listening external assessments. The language which students will use to communicate in
internal assessment activities and associated learning opportunities throughout the year
will necessarily reflect the Spanish teaching and learning that takes place within the
context of each particular classroom and cannot and should not, therefore, be restricted
to solely the language and useful expressions contained in this appendix.

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A
el abogado
acercarse a
aconsejar
acostumbrar(se) a
actual
adelantar
adems (de)
adivinar
adjunto
el aficionado
afirmar
agotar
aguantar
el agujero
ahorrar
aislado
el alcalde
alejar(se)
el alfabetismo
el alojamiento
al menos
alquilar
ambos
el ambiente
amenazar
la amistad
animar
anterior
el anuncio
aadir
aparecer
a pesar de
apoyar
aprobar
la artesana
asistir a
el asunto
atraer
a travs de
los auriculares
aumentar
la autoestima
el autor
avanzar
el ayuntamiento

lawyer, solicitor
to bring near, approach
to advise, counsel
to accustom, be used to
present, current
to move forward, to advance
in addition, besides
to guess
enclosed, attached
fan
to verify
to use up
to put up with
hole
to save
isolated
mayor
to remove, move away
literacy
lodging, accommodation
unless
to rent, hire
both
atmosphere, environment
to threaten
friendship
to encourage, cheer up
earlier, previous
advertisement
to add
to appear, to show up
in spite of, despite
to support, to
to pass (examination)
handicrafts, crafts
to attend, to be present
matter, topic
to attract
through
headphones
to increase
self-esteem
author
to advance
city council

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B
la beca
la belleza
el bienestar
bilinge
la boda
el botelln
brillar
broncear
burlarse de
C
la cadena
la calidad
calentar
el campesino
el cantante
la cantidad
la capa de ozono
capaz
la crcel
cargar
el cario
la carrera
casarse
el caso
el castellano
castigar
el castillo
los celos
el cerebro
la cita
colocar
compaginar
compartir
comportarse
el concurso
la confianza
confundido
el conocimiento
la conquista
conseguir
construir
contaminar
la contrasea
convencer
corriente
corts
crear
crecer
tener en cuenta

scholarship
beauty
well-being
bilingual
wedding, marriage
street drinking
to shine
to tan
to make fun of
chain
quality
to warm / heat up
peasant
singer
quantity
ozone layer
capable, able, competent
jail, prison
to load
affection, love
career, course of study
to get married
case, matter
Spanish language
to punish
castle
jealousy
brain
appointment, date
to put, to place
to combine
to share
to behave
contest
confidence, trust
confused
knowledge
conquest
to get, to obtain; to reach; to achieve
to build
to pollute
password
to convince
common, usual, flowing
courteous, polite
to create
to grow
to take in to account
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la culpa
cumplir
D
daar
darse cuenta (de)
el dato
debido (a)
decepcionar
el delito
demostrar / mostrar
el derecho
desarrollar
descargar
descubrir
por desgracia
destruir
el diablo
el dictador
el dios / Dios
dirigir
disfrutar
el disfraz
Don, Doa
dorado
dudar
E
educado
egosta
elegir
emborracharse
el empleo
enamorarse (de)
encargado
la encuesta
el enemigo
la enseanza
entrenar
enterar(se) de
entretener
la entrevista
el equilibrio
la escala
escolar
esconder
el escritor
el esfuerzo
establecer
la esperanza
encerrar
evitar
exigir

blame, guilt, fault

to fulfill, to carry out
to damage, to harm
to realice
fact, data
owing to, because of
to disappoint
crime
to demonstrate, to show
right, privilege
to develop, unfold
to download
to discover, to uncover
unfortunately
to destroy
devil
dictator
god, God
to direct, to manage, to guide
to enjoy
costume, fancy dress
respectful form of address
golden
to doubt, to question
well-mannered / behaved, polite
selfish
to elect
to get drunk
employment
to fall in love (with)
(person) in charge
survey
enemy
teaching, training
to train (sports)
to find out (about)
to entertain
interview
balance
stop over
pertaining to school
to hide, conceal
writer
effort, spirit, courage
to establish
hope, expectation
to lock up / in, to enclose
to avoid
to demand
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el xito
experimentar
la exposicin
F
la falta
familiar
felicitar
la feria
fiel
firmar
el folleto
el formulario
fracasar
la fuente
la fuerza
fumar
funcionar
G
el gitano
golpear
grabar
gracioso
la grasa
guardar
el gua
H
hbil
el habitante
el hecho
hispanohablante
honrado
humilde
I
ignorar
importar
impresionante
imprimir
incluir
el indgena
influir
el informe
el ingeniero
intentar
la inundacin
irse de marcha
J
jams
justo
la juventud

success
to experience; to experiment
exposition, exhibition
lack
pertaining to family
to congratulate
fair
faithful, loyal
to sign
brochure, pamphlet
form, document
to fail
fountain; source
force, power, strength
to smoke
to function, to work
gypsy
to hit
to record
funny, amusing
fat, grease
to guard, to look after; store, keep
guide
skilful
inhabitant, resident
fact
Spanish-speaker
honest, honourable
humble, lowly
to ignore, not know (a fact)
to be important, to matter
impressive
to print
to include
indigenous, native
to influence
report
engineer
to attempt, to try; to intend to
flood
to go out on the town
never
fair, just, correct
youth, young people

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L
lastimar
la lectura
la ley
la leyenda
la libertad
loco
el locutor
luchar
el lujo
M
el maquillaje
la marca
el maremoto
el matrimonio
la mayora
la medida
el medio ambiente
los medios de comunicacin
mejorar
la mente
mestizo
la meta
mezclar
la misa
molestar
el montn
moro
la multa
N
la naturaleza
navegar por internet
negar
el negocio
el nivel
la novela
nutritivo
O
obligatorio
la obra
el ocio
la oferta
ofrecer
oler
opinar
el orgullo
P
el paro
la pandilla
la pareja

to hurt, offend
reading
law, rule
legend
liberty, freedom
crazy, mad
radio or TV announcer
to fight, to struggle
luxury
make-up
mark, brand name
tidal wave
marriage, married couple
majority
measure(ment), step
environment
media
to improve, to get better
mind
mixed blood
goal, aim
to mix
Mass (Church)
to annoy
heap, pile
Moor, Moorish
fine, penalty
nature
to surf the net
to deny
business, negotiation
level
novel, fiction
nutritious
compulsory, obligatory
a work
leisure
offer, sale item
to offer
to smell
to have an opinion
pride
unemployment
gang, group of friends
couple, pair, partner
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particular
el pasajero
el paso
el peatn
pelear
perdonar
permitir
pertenecer a
a pesar de
pintoresco
plano
la pobreza
el poder
la poesa
preguntarse
prestar (pedir prestado)
profundo
prometer(se)
proteger
publicar
la publicidad
el puesto
Q
quejar(se) de
quemar
R
la raz
real
realizar
la rebaja
recoger
el recurso
la red
el rgimen
la reina
la relacin
rellenar
el resultado
resumir
el rey
los Reyes Magos
el riesgo
el ritmo
la riqueza
rodear
S
el sabor
saltar
salvar
sano
seguido

particular, private, personal

passenger
pass, step, pace, passage
pedestrian
to fight
to forgive, pardon
to allow, let, permit
to belong to
in spite of
picturesque
flat, level
poverty
power
poetry
to wonder
to lend, to loan, (to borrow)
deep, profound
to promise, (to be engaged)
to protect
to publish
advertising, publicity
position, job, market stall
to complain (about), grumble
to burn
root, origin, foundation
real; royal
to carry out, achieve
price reduction [sale]
to pick up, gather
resource
net, network
regime, rule; diet
queen
relationship
to fill in
result
to summarise
king
Three Wise Men
risk
rhythm
riches, wealth
to surround
taste
to jump, bounce, skip
to save
healthy
following, continuous
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la selva
sensible
el sentido
sin embargo
sobrevivir
la sociedad
el socio
soler
soar con
solucionar
sorprender
suave
el sueldo
sufrir
sugerir
T
tal vez
el taller
por lo tanto
la telenovela
la temporada
el terremoto
el tesoro
el testigo
la tira cmica
el ttulo
la torre
tratar (de)
V
vaciar
el valor
vencer
la venta
la ventaja
la verbena
la vergenza
en vez de
la via

jungle
sensitive
sense, meaning
nevertheless
to survive
society; partnership
member (organization)
to be in the habit of, to be accustomed to
to dream about
to solve
to surprise
soft, smooth, gentle
salary, wages
to suffer, endure, sustain
to suggest
perhaps, maybe
workshop
therefore
soap opera
season, period of time
earthquake
treasure
witness
comic strip
title, heading, University degree
tower, turret
to treat (to try to)
to empty
value, worth, price, courage
to win, defeat, overcome
sale
advantage, gain, profit
street party, dance
shame, disgrace, shyness
instead of
vineyard

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