Vocabulary Category Quiz: Spanish Edition

"La camisa" is Spanish for "shirt." Well, technically, "the shirt." This is a feminine word, so we use "la" for "the." "La gente," "el perro" and "la luna" mean "the people," "the dog" and "the moon," respectively.

"Cazuela" is the Spanish word for casserole. "Abuela," though she might cook a delicious meal, is certainly not one herself — the word means "grandmother." Likewise, "consuela" (comfort) is not a meal, but you might derive it from one. "Tarántula" (tarantula) is one of the furthest things from a delicious meal we can think of.

"Prueba" is a Spanish term for quiz or test. It comes from the verb "probar," which means "to check." "El martillo," "la ambulancia" and "las actrices" translate to "hammer," "ambulance" and "actresses," respectively.

"Mariposa" is Spanish for "butterfly." Some other insects include "moscas" (flies), "hormigas" (ants), "abejas" (bees), "orugas" (caterpillars), "lombrices" (earthworms) "mariquitas" (ladybugs) and "cucarachas" (cockroaches ... and also a dance.)

An "enfermera" is a nurse. The masculine form would be "enfermero." A "manzana" is an apple, a "reloj" is a clock or watch and a "chismoso" is a gossip. (We don't really consider this a "job," although certain people do take it seriously.)

"Enero" is the Spanish word for January. The other months, in order, are febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre and diciembre. Unlike in English, the months aren't capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence.

"Escritorio" is the Spanish word for "desk." If you work in an office, you probably sit at one. "Enviar" is the verb "to send." "Fuego" means "fire" (like the hot kind, not the kind where you lose your job), and "fumar" means "to smoke," which is a bit of a stretch in terms of office work, although your office work certainly might drive you to do more of it.

That's right, "trece" is a number: thirteen. Spelling out Spanish numbers can be tricky for those new to the language. Here are numbers 0-12: cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once and doce.

"El baloncesto" is the Spanish term for basketball. "Un tenedor" is a fork and "un libro" is a book. The verb "tocar" means "to touch" or "to play." In Spanish, this verb is used when talking about playing instruments (for example, "tocar la guitarra"), but when it comes to sports, it's "jugar al baloncesto."

"Invierno" is the Spanish word for "winter." The other seasons are otoño (fall), primavera (spring) and verano (summer). The word "veneno" means "venom," a "granja" is a farm and a "bruja" is a witch.

"El destornillador" ... aka, the screwdriver. This is definitely the answer choice that best pertains to construction, as the other options mean, respectively, shark, waiter and earthworm.

"La nieve" is Spanish for "the snow." The verb "to snow" is "nevar" and the verb "to rain" is "llover." In terms of the other options, they mean "pen" (bolígrafo), "spoon" (cuchara) and "wood" (madera).

"El barco" means "the boat." Some other types of transportation include "el tren" (the train), "el coche" (the car), "el avión" (the airplane), "el autobús" (the bus) and "la bicicleta" (the bicycle). The verb "to walk" is "andar" or "caminar."

"Ciao" is a casual term used frequently in many Spanish-speaking countries to say goodbye amongst friends and family. The word originally comes from Italy. "Tira" is a conjugated form of the verb "tirar" (to throw), "rato" is a small amount of time and an "oso" is a bear.

The correct answer is "profesora" (or "profesor," in the masculine form). All of these answer options could also fall into the "Jobs" category; the others mean "firefighter," "boss" and "chef," respectively. They're all in the feminine form above; in the masculine form they become "bombero," "jefe" and "cocinero."

This one, as you might have guessed, means "pants." If you wanted to say "shorts," you'd say, "pantalones cortos" (literally, "short pants.") The first answer option, "bebidas," means "beverages." "Hombres" are men, and "luces" are lights.

You could probably figure this one out, even if you didn't know it already. The "saxofón" is indeed the saxophone. Some other pretty self-explanatory instruments are "clarinete," "guitarra" and "piano."

"La oreja" in Spanish is "ear." "Un abogado" is a lawyer or attorney. "Una orilla" is a bank, as in the bank of a river. "Algodón" is the Spanish word for cotton, which derives from an Arabic root.

"Arból" is the Spanish word for tree. Some other handy nature words include "flor" (flower), "aves" (birds), "plantas" (plants), "montañas" (mountains), "el mar" (the sea), "suelo" (soil) and the word for nature itself, "naturaleza."

"Jugar al ajedrez" (to play chess) is definitely the pick of the litter here in terms of leisure activities. The other responses, in order of appearance, are: "to sit in a chair," "to follow a hunch" and "to lie to the baker."

The word that best fits is the first, the Spanish term for "mosque." The word for mosquito in Spanish is the same as it is in English. The word "mestizo" was used historically in the New World to denote someone of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. A matador is a Spanish bullfighter.

That's right, this is a day of week: Sunday. In Spanish, the days of the week aren't capitalized. The others, beginning with Monday, are lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes and sábado.

In Spanish, this means, "See you later!" (Literally, "until later.") It's a common way to bid somebody goodbye. As you may have noticed, Spanish sentences that end in exclamation points also include an upside-down one at the beginning. The same goes for question marks.

"Abuelo" is how the Spanish say "grandfather." Grandmother is "abuela." Some other Spanish family members are tía and tío (aunt and uncle), hermano and hermana (brother and sister) and primo/a (male cousin/female cousin.) The word for "friend" is amigo/a.

"Casa" is an oft-used Spanish word; it means "house." The other answer options mean "bike," "goodbye" and "computer," respectively. Some other buildings include iglésia (church), tienda (shop), biblioteca (library) and rascacielos (skyscraper).

Many words pertaining to new technology in Spanish are borrowed from English. ("New" words as in smartphone-new, not rocketship-new ...) You could also say "teléfono inteligente." "Césped" means "lawn" or "grass" and a "granjero" is a farmer. Neither of which are the newest of inventions ...

"El sol" is Spanish for "the sun." If you wanted to say, "It's sunny out," you'd say, "Hace sol." In order, the other options mean "street," "shoe" and, as you might have guessed, "hamburger."

"Cantante" means "singer" and works as both a masculine and feminine noun. The other choices, respectively, mean "accountant," "runner" and "cowboy." Well, a lot of cowboys were certainly showmen, but we think "cantante" still works best. Those are all the masculine forms; the feminine versions are "contadora," "corredora" and "caballera."

Ho ho ho ... "la Navidad" is Spanish for "Christmas." Some other holidays include la Pascua (Easter), el Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead), el Año Nuevo (New Year) and Cinco de Mayo. Hopefully, you don't need that one translated.

"Una mesa" is a table. Some other furniture items you might need are "una silla" (a chair), "una cama" (a bed) and una sofá (a sofa). In terms of the other answer options, "botella" means "bottle," "boleto" means "ticket" and "bolero" refers to a genre of Latin music and the dance that goes with it.

As you might have guessed, "hotel" means the same thing in Spanish as it does in English. You might not be staying at one every trip you take, but on average, it's a little more relevant to "travel" than chocolate (chocolate), cactus (cactus) or industrial (industrial).

Given the other options, a "pez de colores" (goldfish) is probably your best bet in terms of pets, unless you want to be responsible for taking care of a Siberian tiger (Siberian tiger), hombre-lobo (werewolf) or hombre loco (crazy man).

"La guerra" means "the war" and is undoubtedly one of the first words one needs to know in relation to military affairs. "Un payaso" is a clown, "una nariz" is a nose and "el jamón" is ham.

"Lana" is the Spanish word for wool. A "llama" is a llama, which isn't itself a clothing material, although you can make a wool of sorts from its fur. "Llama" is also a conjugated form of the verb "llamar," or to call. "Hierro" is iron, and while you could perhaps still find chainmail somewhere, it's certainly not a "typical" clothing material. "Mantequilla" is butter. Good luck with that.

The first three choices (baseball bat, tax evasion and a mummy) don't seem likely to be particularly helpful in any sort of dining scenario we can think of. (Although, who knows ...) "Por favor," however, is first on the list to learn. Nobody should be ordering anything from anybody if they can't say "please" ...