| FARC | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia |
| I can’t | no puedo |
| I dream about | sueño con |
| U.S. citizen | a de Estados Unidos/ciudadana de Estados Unidos/ciudadano/ciudadano de Estados Unidos/ciudadano de los Estados Unidos |
| U.S. citizens | ciudadanos de Estados Unidos |
| an internal war | una guerra interna |
| border | la frontera |
| border of | la frontera de |
| couldn’t | no podía |
| development | el desarrollo |
| dreamed about | soñaba con |
| dreams about | sueña con |
| dreams about getting | sueña con recibir |
| driver’s license | permiso para manejar |
| earns a living | se gana la vida |
| food is scarce | los alimentos son escasos |
| gets closer | se acerca |
| government | gobierno |
| has forgotten | se ha olvidado |
| has not benefited | no ha beneficiado |
| he/she greeted | saludó |
| he/she greets | saluda |
| hope | la esperanza |
| human rights | derechos humanos |
| is held by few hands | se concentra en pocas manos |
| is right | tiene razón |
| it approached | se acercaba |
| it rains a lot | llueve mucho |
| it worries me | me preocupa |
| main source | la fuente principal |
| nobody is there | no hay nadie |
| on a global level | a nivel mundial |
| peace | paz |
| planting | sembrando |
| poverty | pobreza |
| quiet neighborhood | barrio tranquilo |
| stop bothering (command) | deja de molestar |
| stopped bothering | dejaba de molestar |
| the government must | el Gobierno debe |
| the majority of | la mayoría de |
| the unemployment levels | los niveles de desempleo |
| there is something strange | hay algo raro |
| they dream about | sueñan con |
| they get closer | se acercan |
| they greet | saludan |
| they have moved | se han mudado |
| they moved | se mudaron |
| to demand from the government | exigirle al Gobierno |
| to earn a living | ganarse la vida |
| to improve | mejorar |
| to plant | sembrar |
| to stop bothering us | dejar de molestarnos |
| unequal | desigual |
| unsatisfied | insatisfechas |
| wants to improve its image | quiere mejorar su imagen |
| was born | nació |
| was born in/on | nació en |
| was carried out | se llevó a cabo |
| water | agua |
| we moved | nos mudamos |
| you are right | tienes razón |