MEANING
ENGLISH: Hole, gap, ring, hollow
SPANISH: Hoyo, hueco, anillo, ahuecado
Families: Circles
EXPLANATION
The smaller circle inside the larger circle creates a gap in the middle. You can see this ‘’hollow’’ space in green.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Dirty, trash, garbage, waste, refuse, trash can
SPANISH: Sucio, basura, desperdicio, desecho, basurero
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a trash can.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Gas, air, wind
SPANISH: Gas, aire, viento
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of the fire coming out of a burner. Don’t confuse with the symbol for ‘’fire, warm’’. This symbol (gas) is more related to air than burning. Remember that fire needs oxygen to stay alight You can also see this symbol as the letter ‘’S’’ inside another ‘’S’’.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Give, donate, provide
SPANISH: Dar, donar, proveer, proporcionar
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a hand. The hand goes from left to right (from you to someone else). You are giving it out.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Go
SPANISH: Ir
Families: Arrows
EXPLANATION
This symbol is more like an auxiliary symbol. It’s used right next to other symbols, especially verbs and nouns.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Goal, objective, purpose
SPANISH: Meta, objetivo, propósito
Families: Circles, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a dartboard. The ‘’bull’s eye’’. You want to hit the center (an exact place) with a dart. This abstraction works for two slightly different symbols.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Good, excellent, great, awesome, fantastic, wonderful
SPANISH: Bien, excelente, grandioso, genial, fantástico, maravilloso
Families: Basic shapes, Arrows
EXPLANATION
Standard checkmark symbol
MEANING
ENGLISH: Grandfather, granddad
SPANISH: Abuelo, abue
Families: Family members
EXPLANATION
The top line means that he’s from another generation or an older generation (elderly must be respected, they came first than their children or grandchildren)
The two parentheses mean repetition. As a family member, you are part of the same, you are a copy of your grandparents or your parents, the bottom parenthesis is the offspring of the first parenthesis.
This is the symbol for man, a grandfather is usually a man.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Grandmother, grandma, granny
SPANISH: Abuela, abue, abuelita
Families: Family members
EXPLANATION
The top line means that she is from another generation or a superior generation (elderly must be respected, they came first than their children or grandchildren).
The two parentheses mean repetition. As a family member, you are part of the same, you are a copy of your grandparents or your parents, the bottom parenthesis is the offspring of the first parenthesis.
This is the symbol for a woman, a grandmother is usually a woman.
