English Vocabulary: Common Words and Modal Verbs
Classified in Spanish
Written on in 
English with a size of 4.62 KB
English Vocabulary and Grammar Notes
Question Words and Time Expressions
- Why: Porque
- Where: Donde
- Who: Quien
- What: Que, cual
- What time: A que hora
- What colour: De que color
- Whose: De quien
- How: Como
- How many: Cuantos
- How much: Cuantos
- How long: Cuanto tiempo
- How far: A que distancia
- How old: Que edad
Time References
- Now: At the moment
- Today: That day
- Tomorrow: The following day
- Yesterday: The previous day
- Next week: The following week
- Last week: The previous week
- Tonight: That night
- Ago: Before
- Here: There
- This: That
- These: Those
Modal Verbs and Auxiliary Usage
- May / Might: Maybe, perhaps, it's possible, I don't know if (also used with the participle).
- Could: Was able to, knew, managed.
- Must / Have to: It is your duty, it's compulsory/obligatory, oblige to.
- Mustn't / Can't: It is forbidden/banned, it isn't allowed, it is against the rules.
- Don't have to / Needn't: It isn't necessary, it isn't compulsory, there's no need/obligation.
- Should / Shouldn't: It is/isn't advisable, it is a good/bad idea, I suggest you, it is wrong.
- Must (Deduction): I am sure, I am certain, I can see that, definitely, it is obvious.
- Needn't have + participle: It wasn't necessary, it wasn't compulsory, there was no need/obligation.
- Should/Shouldn't have + participle: It was wrong, it was a good/bad idea, it was a mistake, I am sorry that...
- Must have + participle: I am sure, I am certain, I can see that, definitely, it is obvious.
- Couldn't have + participle: I can see that, definitely, it is obvious, it isn't possible that...
Vocabulary: Topic 3 (Media and Information)
General Terms
- Al día: Up-to-date
- Stay in touch: Permanecer en contacto
- Viral: Trending
- Pegarse un atracón viendo series: Binge watch
- Programas de la programación de TV: Scheduled programmes
- Noticias de última hora: Breaking news
- Actualizaciones de estado: Status updates
- Televisión a la carta: Catch-up TV
- Emitir: Broadcast
- Trasnmisión en directo: Live stream
- Globalisation: Globalisation
Information Reliability
- Parcial: Biased
- Imparcial: Unbiased
- Fiable: Reliable
- Desconfiable: Unreliable
- Una noticia: A piece of news
- Un consejo: A piece of advice
- Filtrar información: Filter information
- Censurar: Censor
- Censura: Censorship
- Periódicos impresos: Print newspapers
- Noticias televisivas: Televised news
Misinformation and Related Verbs
- Misunderstand: Malentender
- Malentendido: Misunderstanding
- Usar mal: Misuse
- Maltratar: Mistreat
- Sobrestimar: Overestimate
- Subestimar: Underestimate
- Aclarar: Demystify
- Mal informado: Ill-informed
- Mala información: Misinformation
- Juzgar mal: Misjudge
- Desorientador: Misleading
- Reaccionar de forma exagerada: Overreact
- Volver a postear: Repost
- Volver a publicar: Republish
- Reappear: Volver a aparecer
- Untrue: No verdadero
- No atribuido: Unattributed