THE ANNIVERSARY PRESENT - Ricky asks his neighbor to help him surprise Lucy with a pearl necklace on their anniversary. The Spanish vocabulary guide is divided by DVD chapter with the most commonly occurring words listed in a special section at the top.

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Names: Grace Foster, Ricky Ricardo, Lucy Ricardo, Ethel Mertz, Alfredo, Fred Mertz, Bill, Joseph, Sam, Albert

Top words across chapters

aniversario: anniversary
apartamento: apartment
enseguida/en seguida: right away, at once
perlas: pearls
pintores: painters
tipo: type, guy
ventana: window
verdaderas: real
andamio: scaffolding
ayer: yesterday
café: coffee
cierre: zipper
círculo: circle

Chapter 1 - Some Subtle Hints

  Lucy enters their bedroom carrying a tray.

nena: babe
motivo: reason
sólido: solid
tirar: to throw away
tazas: cups :: taza: cup
pintando: painting :: pintar: to paint
desayuno: breakfast
pintor: painter
lunes: Monday
aniversario de bodas: wedding anniversary :: boda: wedding
caras: expensive :: caro: expensive
trabajabas: you were working :: trabajar: to work
joyería: jewelry store
descuento: discount
empleados: employees :: empleado: employee
rebajaré: I'll lower the price :: rebajar: to lower price

  Ethel joins Lucy in the kitchen.

huevos: eggs :: huevo: egg
revueltos: scrambled
fritos: fried :: frito: fried
ha entrado: she has entered
tocador de tuba: tuba player
te apetece: do you feel like? lit is it appetizing to you? :: apetecer: to be appetizing
desayunar: to eat breakfast
arroz: rice
motivos: reasons :: motivo: reason
darselo: to give it to him
marido: husband
cafetería: cafeteria
símbolo: symbol
significado: meaning
lavandería china: Chinese laundry
casamiento: wedding
insinuarselo: to give him a hint about it :: insinuar: to insinuate, to hint
planes: plans :: plan: plan
señalada: marked
fecha: date
calendario: calendar
sutil: subtle
anillo de boda: wedding ring :: anillo: ring :: boda: wedding
plato: plate
semejante: similar
contemplar: to contemplate
tierna: tender
escena: scene
resultado: result

  Ricky enters the kitchen.

sientate: imp sit down :: sentarse: to sit down
cariño: dear, sweetheart
Cuba: Cuba
tomabamos: we drank :: tomar: to drink, to take
acordado: you have remembered :: acordarse: to remember
sabado: Saturday
viernes: Friday
domingo: Sunday
jueves: Thursday
me alegro: I'm glad, lit it pleases me
señalado: marked
rojo: red
se recoge la basura: the trash is picked up :: recoger: to collect, pick up, gather
basura: trash, garbage
cuantas veces: how many times
rodando: rolling :: rodar: to roll
me costó: it cost me :: costar: to cost
tejado: roof or ceiling

Chapter 2 - Jumping to Conclusions

  Lucy is drying dishes talking to Fred.

tejado: roof or ceiling
taza: cup

  Ricky joins Lucy in the kitchen.

desde luego: of course
tenían: they had :: tener: to have
nena: babe
recogen: they collect, they pick up :: recoger: to collect, pick up, gather
basuras: trash cans
puesto: placed
rojo: red
fijate: imp think about, consider, concentrate on
fecha: date

  Fred rejoins Lucy in the kitchen.

no encuentro: I don't find, I'm not finding :: encontrar: to find
chaveta: linchpin

  Ethel joins Lucy in the kitchen.

extraña: strange :: extraño: strange
¿por qué se habrá inventado...?: why would he have invented...? :: inventar: to invent
tengo que irme: I have to go
decírtelo: I wasn't planning on telling you about it :: decir: to say, to tell
explicación: explanation
lógica: logical
raras: strange :: raro: strange
fe: nf faith
sencilla: simple
sensata: reasonable
atractiva: attractive
figura: figure
personalidad: personality
preciso: important
reconocer: to recognize

Chapter 3 - At Ricky's Rehearsal

  Ricky sings in English. The song ends.

para variar: to be different
saludo: greeting
despacho: office, attorney's office
voz baja: whisper
asunto: matter
negocios: business
club: club
cuando no hubiera moros en la costa: when the coast is clear :: moro: Moore :: costa: coast
de qué se trata: what it has to do with
negocio: business
repetir: to repeat
a ver qué tal sale: let's see how it turns out

Chapter 4 - An Overheard Phone Call

  Ricky reads the newspaper. Fred joins him.

pantalla: screen
lunes: Monday
aniversario de matrimonio: wedding anniversary
regalarle: to give her :: regalar: to give
descuento: discount
qué lástima: what a pity
emocionante: exciting
para variar: to be different
picada: put out, beside herself
se piquen: they get put out, they get in a huff :: picarse: to get in a huff, to get put out

  Lucy enters the living room. Shortly Fred leaves.

no te preocupes: don't worry
yo me ocuparé de ello: I'll take care of it :: ocuparse: to take care of

  Ricky answers the phone.

serie: series, collection
collares: necklaces :: collar: necklace
elijas: you choose :: elegir: to choose
estupendo: stupendous, wonderful
sospecha: she suspects :: sospechar: to suspect
terrible: terrible
completamente: completely
engañada: deceived :: engañar: to deceive

  Ricky leaves. Ethel joins Lucy in the living room.

teléfono: telephone
le ha pedido: she has asked him
ha volado: he has flown :: volar: to fly
amantes: loving :: amante: loving
brazos: arms :: brazo: arm
once: eleven
fieles: faithful :: fiel: faithful
servicios: services :: servicio: service
lo lógico: what would make sense, the logical thing to do :: lógico: logical
abandonarme: to abandon me :: abandonar: to abandon
reloj de oro: gold watch
carta de recomendación: letter of recommendation
sostenerme: to hold me up :: sostener: to sustain, to hold up
pisos: floors :: piso: floor
preciso: important
oídos: ears :: oído: ear
tubería: pipes
calefacción: heating system
chismosos: gossips :: chismoso: gossip

Chapter 5 - Lucy and Ethel Eavesdrop

  Grace shows Ricky a pearl necklace.

preciosas: precious :: precioso: precious
me quedo: I'll stay, I'll remain : quedarse: to stay, to remain
estuches: cases :: estuche: case
vueltas: strands :: vuelta: strand
lindisimo: very beautiful
collares: necklaces :: collar: necklace

  Lucy and Ethel arrive at the furnace.

fiel: faithful
tubería: pipes
volúmen: volume
comida: food
conteste: imp answer :: contestar: to answer
cierro: over (radio phrase)
me aparte: I move away from :: apartar: to separate, to move away from
cubanos: Cubans :: cubano: Cuban
exagerados: extravagant :: exagerado: extravagant, exorbitant, excessive
caja: case
están bebiendo: they are drinking :: beber: to drink
pa qué: short for para qué
encantadora: enchanting, charming :: encantador: enchanting, charming
deliciosa: delightful :: delicioso: delicious, delightful
encantador: enchanting, charming
viste: you saw :: ver: to see
bastante: enough, very
no aguanto: I can't stand :: aguantar: to tolerate, to put up with, to stand
ropa: clothes

Chapter 6 - Lucy gets her pearls

  Ricky is seated on Grace's couch.

preciosas: precious :: preciosa: precious
lindísimas: very beautiful
estúdialos: imp study them
gastar: to spend

  Lucy and Ethel are on the scaffolding. Fred enters the apartment.

accidente: accident
peligro: danger
se ha roto: it has broken :: romper: to break
cuerda: cord
despacio: slowly
despacito: very slowly
encima: on top of
adentro: inside
pesa: weigh :: pesar: to weigh
colgando: hanging :: colgar: to hang
agarra: imp grab :: agarrar: to grab, to grasp
brazo: arm
¿te has vuelto loca?: have you gone crazy?
juicio: judgment, good sense

  Lucy sits on the coffee table.

afuera: outside
departamento: apartment
marido: husband
remedio: remedy
golpe: a hit, a blow
terrible: terrible
joyería: jewelry store
valiosas: valuable :: valioso: valuable
tienda: store
valor: value
huir: to flee
México: Mexico
resto: the rest, the remainder
collar: necklace
regalarte: to give you :: regalar: to give