¡Yo hablo español! 
Spanish Lessons
Glosarios
Here are some of the English-Spanish glossaries I have compiled for different fields of interest. For the longer glossaries, presss CRTL + f to open the web browser search function. You may then search that web page for any word in English or Spanish.
- Béisbol Unos términos de béisbol tradicidos del inglés al español.
- Nombres Los nombres de español tienen algunos apodos. He aquí una lista de varios sobrenombres.
- Números Los números en español también tienen nombres.
- Professions Spanish names of the most common professions.
- Text Messages En español también se mandan texts, pero con abreviaturas en español.
Glosarios para la policía
As a police officer, you never know when you will respond to a call where no one speaks English. All police business is usually conducted in English. All the police training, roll calls, reports, radio transmissions, and police orders are in English. In order to be a police officer in the U.S., the candidate must speak English. The only time English becomes a barrier is when an officer encounters someone whose first language is not English. In those instances, the officer may call for another officer who speaks the target language. If an officer is not available, the police department may get an interpreter through a language bank via telephone. All police reports are written in English, but in some states, Victim Information Notices that are printed in Spanish and other languages. Once in court, if the victim or the offender cannot speak English, the judge will call for a certified court interpreter. The case then proceeds in English with the necessary interpretation provided for the victim, witness, or offender.
If you arrive on the scene of a call and everyone speaks Spanish, this glosario will helpful to communicate with the victims and offenders who know little or no English. The glossaries and questions listed under the various types of calls will help the officer gather the necessary information to make out the police report in English.
- Armas Terminology associated with weapons and firearms.
- Corte The courtroom has some very specific terminology.
- Drogas Diversos nombres para referirse a las drogas.
- Leyes Una lista de términos legales en inglés traducidos al español.
- Letreros Road signs that I saw while driving to Mexico City.
- Miranda El aviso de Miranda traducido al español.
- Nationalities Every country has its own name for their nationality in Spanish.
- Police Equipment Police need special equipment to fulfill their duties.
- Police Responses I list some possible scenarios to which police may be called and in which they may need to speeak Spanish.
- Profanidades Algunas maldiciones y groserías que se usan en varios países de habla español.
- Professions Spanish names of the most common professions.
- Raza The names of races translated into Spanish.
- Slang He aquí algunas palabras que no se consideran cultas.
- Tráfico Traffic directions and signs in Spanish.
- Vehículos The Spanish names for different types of vehicles.
El alfabeto
The Spanish alphabet is slightly different from the English one. Most Spanish letters are pronounced like their names.
| a | a |
| b | be |
| c | ce |
| d | de |
| e | e |
| f | efe |
| g | ge |
| h | hache |
| i | i, i latina |
| j | jota |
| k | ka |
| l | ele |
| m | eme |
| n | ene |
| o | o |
| p | pe |
| q | cu |
| r | ere |
| s | ese |
| t | te |
| u | u, uve |
| v | ve |
| w | doble u, doble v |
| x | equis |
| y | y griega |
| z | zeta |
Las letras ch, ll y rr ya no forman parte del alfabeto español, pero las puso aquí por su uso en la lengua y representación fonético.
La letra h siempre es muda.
La letra k no existe en español, salvo en las palabras de origin griega: kilómetro, kiosko.
La letra w tampoco existe en español, salvo en algunas palabras de origin inglés: sándwich, whiskey.
Tips
Learning vocabulary will be easy if you learn opposite terms.
- hombre - mujer
- fuerte - débil
- rápido - despacio
- blanco - negro
- alto - bajo
- delgado - gordo
- toro - vaca
- gallina - gallo