Vocabulario

Let’s learn some new Spanish vocabulary words. Study these words and then read the article about current events in Bolivia from El País.

El tema de esta semana: La política = Politics

Algunas palabras importantes:

• alcalde = mayor
• bolsa = stock market
• democracia (f.) = democracia
• deuda (f.) = debt
• economía (f.) = economy
• elecciones (f.) = elections
• El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) = International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• emigración (f.) = emigration
• estado (m.) = state
• frontera (f.) = border
• gobernador (m./f.) = governor
• gobierno (m.) = government
• inflación (f.) = inflation
• inmigración (f.) = immigration
• inmigrante (m./f.) = immigrant
• ley (f.) = law
• mercado (m.) = market
• nación (f.) = nation
• Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) = World Trade Organization (WTO)
• país (m.) = country
• petróleo = oil (petroleum)
• presidente/presidenta (m./f.) = president
• político (m./f.) = politician
• Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) = North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• urnas electores (f.) = ballots
• votar = to vote

Click here for the Article from El Pais