Spanish Words that Start with P

Spanish Words that Start with P

 

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Spanish Words that Start with P

papel – paper

paciencia (la) (pa see EN sya) n. – patience

paciente (pa SYEN te) adj. – patient

paciente (el, la) n. – patient

padre (el ) (PA dre) n. – father

padres (los) (PA dres) n. – parents

padrino (el ) (pa DREE no) n. – godfather

pagar (pa GAR) v. – to pay

página (la) (PA hee na) n. – page

país (el ) (pa EES) n. – country

pájaro (el ) (PA ha ro) n. – bird

pala (la) (PA la) n. – shovel

palabra (la) (pa LA bra) n. – word

palacio (el ) (pa LA syo) n. – palace

palmera (la) (pal ME ra) n. – palm tree

palo (el ) (PA lo) n. – stick; small board

pan (el ) (PAN) n. – bread

panadería (la) (pa na de REE a) n. – bakery

panadero, a (el, la) (pa na DE ro) n. – baker

pantalla (la) (pan TA ya) n. – screen

pantalones (los) (pan ta LO nes) n. – pants

paño (el ) (PA nyo) n. – cloth, rag

pañuelo (el ) (pa NYWE lo) n. – handkerchief

papa (la) (PA pa) n. – potato

papá (el ) (pa PA) n. – father, dad

papel (el ) (pa PEL) n. – paper; role (in a play)

paquete (el ) (pa KE te) n. – package

par (el ) (PAR) n. – pair, couple

para (PA ra) prep. – for; to; in order to; by

parabrisas (el ) (pa ra BREE sas) n. – windshield

paracaídas (el ) (pa ra ka EE das) n. – parachute

parado, a (pa RA do) adj. – standing; stopped

parada de autobús (la) n. – bus stop

paraguas (el ) (pa RA gwas) n. – umbrella

parar (pa RAR) v. – to stop

parcial (par SYAL) adj. – partial

parecer (pa re SER)  v. – to seem

pared (la) (pa RED) n. – wall

pariente, a (el, la) (pa RYEN te) n. – relative

párrafo (el ) (PA rra fo) n. – paragraph

parte (la) (PAR te) n. – part

partido (el ) (par TEE do) n. – game; political party

pasado, a (pa SA do) adj. – past; last

pasajero, a (el, la) (pa sa HE ro) n. – passenger

pasar (pa SAR) v. – to pass, spend (time)

pasatiempo (el ) (pa sa TYEM po) n. – hobby, pastime

pasear (pa se AR) v. – to stroll; to take a short pleasure trip

paseo (el ) (pa SE o) n. – walk; ride; short trip

pasillo (el ) (pa SEE yo) n. – hall, hallway

pastel (el ) (pas TEL) n. – cake

pata (la) (PA ta) n. – paw, foot of an animal

patín (el ) (pa TEEN) n. – skate

patín de hielo  n. – ice skate

patinaje (el ) (pa tee NA he) n. – skating patinaje sobre hielo  n. – ice skating patinaje sobre ruedas n. – roller skating

patinar (pa tee NAR) v. – to skate

pato, a (el, la) (PA to) n. – duck

pavo (el ) (PA bo) n. – turkey

payaso (el ) (pa YA so) n. – clown

pecho (el ) (PE cho) n. – chest

pedazo (el ) (pe DA so) n. – piece

pedir (pe DEER) v. – to ask for, to request

pedir prestado v. – to borrow

peinar( se)  (pay NAR) v. – to comb (one’s own hair)

peine (el ) (PAY ne) n. – comb

película (la) (pe LEE cu la) n. – movie

peligro (el ) (pe LEE gro) n. – danger

peligroso, a (pe lee GRO so) adj. – dangerous

pelo (el ) (PE lo) n. – hair

pelota (la) (pe LO ta) n. – ball

peluca (la) (pe LU ca) n. – wig

pena (la) (PE na) n. – grief, sorrow, pain

pendientes (los) (pen DYEN tes) n. – earrings

península (la) (pe NEEN su la) n. – peninsula

pensar (pen SAR) v. – to think; to believe pensión (la) (pen SYON) n. – rooming house

peña (la) (PE nya) n. – cliff, rock

peor (pe OR) adj., adv. – worse; worst

lo peor the worst

peor que worse than

peor…que worse . . . than

pepino (el ) (pe PEE no) n. – cucumber

pequeño, a (pe KE nyo) adj. – small, little

pera (la) (PE ra) n. – pear

perder (per DER) v. – to lose

perderse to get lost, to be lost

perdonar (per do NAR) v. – to forgive

perdóname pardon me, excuse me

perezoso, a (pe re SO so) adj. – lazy

perfectamente (per fec ta MEN te) adv. – perfectly

perfecto, a (per FEC to) adj. – perfect

perfume (el ) (per FU me) n. – perfume

perico (el ) (pe REE co) n. – parrot

periódico (el ) (pe RYO dee co) n. – newspaper

periodista (el, la) (pe ryo DEES ta) n. – journalist

perla (la) (PER la) n. – pearl

permiso (el ) (per MEE so) n. – permit, permission

permitir (per mee TEER) v. – to allow, to permit

pero (PE ro) conj. – but

perro (el ) (PE rro) n. – dog

persona (la) (per SO na) n. – person

pesado, a (pe SA do) adj. – heavy

pesca (la) (PES ca) n. – fishing

pescado (el ) (pes CA do) n. – fish (that has been cooked)

pescador, a (el, la) (pes ca DOR) n. – fisherman, fisherwoman

pescar (pes CAR) v. – to fish

peso (el ) (PE so) n. – weight; unit of money in several Latin Ameri- can countries

pestaña (la) (pes TA nya) n. – eyelash

petróleo (el ) (pe TRO le o) n. – oil

pez (el ) (PES) n. – fish (alive)

piano (el ) (PYA no) n. – piano

picar (pee CAR) v. – to cut in small pieces, to chop; to sting; to bite

pícaro, a (PEE ca ro) adj. – roguish, mischievous

pico (el ) (PEE co) n. – beak

pie (el ) (PYE) n. – foot

piedra (la) (PYE dra) n. – stone

piel (la) (PYEL) n. – skin

pierna (la) (PYER na) n. – leg

pijama (el ) (pee HA ma) n. – pajamas

piloto (el, la) (pee LO to) n. – pilot

pimienta (la) (pee MYEN ta) n. – pepper (condiment)

pintar (peen TAR) v. – to paint

pintura (la) (peen TU ra) n. – painting

piña (la) (PEE nya) n. – pineapple

pirámide (la) (pee RA mee de) n. – pyramid

piscina (la) (pee SEE na) n. – swimming pool

piso (el ) (PEE so) n. – floor; apartment  (in Spain)

pistola (la) (pees TO la) n. – gun

pizarra (la) (pee SA rra) n. – blackboard

placer (el ) (pla SER) n. – pleasure

plan (el ) (PLAN) n. – plan

plancha (la) (PLAN cha) n. – iron

planchar (plan CHAR) v. – to iron

planeta (el ) (pla NE ta) n. – planet

plano, a (PLA no) adj. – flat

planta (la) (PLAN ta) n. – plant

planta baja ground floor

plantar (plan TAR) v. – to plant

plástico, a (PLAS tee co) adj. – plastic

plata (la) (PLA ta) n. – silver

plátano (el ) (PLA ta no) n. – banana; plantain

plato (el ) (PLA to) n. – plate

playa (la) (PLA ya) n. – beach

plaza (la) (PLA sa) n. – square, plaza

pluma (la) (PLU ma) n. – pen; feather

población (la) (po bla SYON) n. – population

pobre (PO bre) adj. – poor

pobre (el, la) n. – poor person

¡pobrecito, a ¡  poor thing!

poco, a (PO co) adj. – little; few

poco adv. – little, not much

poca importancia no importance

poder (po DER) v. – to be able to, can

poema (el ) (po E ma) n. – poem

policía (la) (po lee SEE a) n. – police (force)

policía (el, la) n. – police officer

pollito (el ) (po YEE to) n. – chick

pollo (el ) (PO yo) n. – chicken

polvo (el ) (POL bo) n. – dust

poner (po NER) v. – to put

ponerse v. – to put on

por (POR)  prep. – for; by; through

porque (POR ke) conj. – because

¿por qué?  (por KE) interr. – why?

portafolio (el ) (por ta FO lyo) n. – briefcase

portarse (por TAR se) v. – to behave

portarse mal v. – to misbehave

posada (la) (po SA da) n. – inn

posibilidad (la) (po see bee lee DAD) n. – possibility

postre (el ) (POS tre) n. – dessert

pozo (el ) (PO SO) n. – well

precio (el ) (pre SYO) n. – price

precioso, a (pre SYO so) adj. – precious

preferir (pre fe REER) v. – to prefer

pregunta (la) (pre GUN ta) n. – question

preguntar (pre gun TAR) v. – to ask

premio (el ) (PRE myo) n. – prize

prendedor (el ) (pren de DOR) n. – brooch, pin

preparado, a (pre pa RA do) adj. – prepared

preparar (pre pa RAR) v. – to prepare

presentar (pre sen TAR) v. – to present

presente (pre SEN te) adj. – present

presidente, a (el, la) (pre see DEN te) n. – president

prestar (pres TAR) v. – to lend; to borrow

prestar atención v. – to pay attention

primavera (la) (pree ma BE ra) n. – spring

primero, a (pree ME ro) adj. – first

primero, a (el, la) n. – the first one

primo, a (el, la) (PREE mo) n. – cousin

princesa (la) (preen  SE sa) n. – princess

príncipe (el ) (PREEN see pe) n. – prince

prismáticos (los) (prees MA tee cos) n. – binoculars

probar (pro BAR) v. – to try, to test; to prove

problema (el ) (pro BLE ma) n. – problem

profesional (pro fe syo NAL) adj. – professional

profesor, a (el, la) (pro fe SOR) n. – professor

profundo, a (pro FUN do) adj. – deep

programa (el ) (pro GRA ma) n. – program

prohibir (pro ee BEER) v. – to forbid; to ban; to prohibit

prohibido estacionarse no parking

prohibido fumar no smoking

prohibida la entrada do not enter

prometer (pro me TER) v. – to promise

pronto (PRON to) adv. – soon, quickly

pronunciación (la) (pro nun sya SYON) n. – pronunciation

propina (la) (pro PEE na) n. – tip

propio, a (PRO pyo) adj. – own, one’s own

proverbio (el ) (pro BER byo) n. – proverb, saying

próximo, a (PROKS ee mo) adj. – next

prueba (la) (pru E ba) n. – test, quiz

pueblo (el ) (PWE blo) n. – town, village; people

puente (el ) (PWEN te) n. – bridge

puerta (la) (PWER ta) n. – door

puerto (el ) (PWER to) n. – port

puesta del sol (la) (PWES ta del SOL) n. – sunset

pulgada (la) (pul GA da) n. – inch

pulgar (el ) (pul GAR) n. – thumb

puma (el ) (PU ma) n. – cougar

punto (el ) (PUN to) n. – point; dot, period

pupitre (el ) (pu PEE tre) n. – student desk

puro, a (PU ro) adj. – pure

 

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