Names
Los nombres means the names, not the numbers. But nos llamos means we are called.
Hands
It's las manos (not los manos) the hands
Phones
celular - cell phone, in the UK we saw mobile phone, mobile (not cellar)
Teeth
dientes is teeth (like dentistry, but not dentists)
Is
es means is but este means this (adjective describing a masculine object)
Face
la cara is the face (not the car, which is carro, more like carriage)
Keys
llaves pronounced javes, means keys. (Nothing to do with washing.)
Hair
el cabello - is (the) hair (not a cap nor hat, although you might thik of a capillary tube)
capillas - you brush
Blonde
Rubia - blonde (not red head)
Late Afternoon
tarde means both late and afternoon
Today, Now
hoy is today but ahora is now (on the hour) so the longer word means now
gordo is fat, big - like the Xmas time lottery. But delgorda is thin.
Useful Websites
duolingo.com
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