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Srta Lynch Carta 1
useful terms for letter writing
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| querido | dear (male) |
| querida | dear (female) |
| la carta | the letter |
| recibí | I received |
| gracias por | thank you for |
| hace dos días | two days ago |
| hace una semana | a week ago |
| fui | I went |
| iba | I used to go |
| nadé | I swam |
| visité | I visited |
| compré | I bought |
| recuerdo | souvenir |
| me mandaste | you sent me |
| la postal | the postcard |
| la playa | the beach |
| la discoteca | the disco |
| una fiesta | a party |
| un concurso | a competition |
| un cursillo | a course |
| escríbeme pronto | write soon |
| saludos a tu familia | regards to your family |
| qué tal | how are you |
| el fin de semana | weekend |
| el verano | the summer |
| la navidad | Christmas |
| La Pascua | Easter |
| espero ir | I hope to go |
| quiero visitar | I want to visit |
| voy a ir | I'm going to go |
| ir de compras | to go shopping |
| ir de vacaciones | to go on holidays |
| estoy harto de los examenes | I'm sick of the exams |
| la tarjeta | the card |
| el paquete | the parcel |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| es genial | it's great |
| eso es todo | that's everything |
| recuerdos a tu familia de mi parte | greetings to your family from me |
| un abrazo | a hug |
| alquilamos | we rented |
| hice un curso | I did a course |
| hicimos camping | we went camping |
| practicaba mi español cada día | I practised my spanish every day |
| conocí a un nuevo amigo | I met a new friend |
| aprendí un montón de español | I learned a load of spanish |
| visitaré a mi abuela | I will visit my grandmother |
| visitaré Madrid | I will visit Madrid |
| te gustaría venir a Irlanda | Would you like to come to ireland |
| podríamos practicar la vela | We could go sailing |
| podríamos ir a la playa | we could go to the beach |
| podrías ver mi pueblo | You could see my town |
| ¡Qué desastre! | What a disaster |
| ¡Qué suerte! | How lucky |
| ¡Que pena! | What a shame |
| hace mal tiempo | The weather is bad |
| hacía buen tiempo | The weather is good |
| nieva | it snows |
| llueve | it rains |
| siento no haberte escrito antes | Sorry for not writing sooner |
| en mi barrio hay | in my town there are |
| en mi colegio hay | in my school there are |
| un montón de instalaciones | lots of facilities |
| como por ejemplo | like for example |
| una pista de tenis | a tennis court |
| un polideportivo | a sports complex |
| un campo de fútbol gaélico | a Gaelic football pitch |
| podemos visitar unos sitios históricos | we can visit some historic sites |
| podemos visitar un museo | we can visit a museum |
| podemos explorar la ciudad | we can explore the city |
| podemos ver un partido de hurling. | we can watch a hurling match |
| es una parte importante de nuestra cultura | It's an important part of our culture |
| para divertirnos podemos | to have fun we can |
| practicar el surf en la playa | to surfing on the beach |
| Vivo en la contad de cork | I live in county Cork |
| es bastante pequeño | it's quite small |
| es bastante turístico | it's quite touristic |
| puedes probar el guiso irlandés | you can try Irish stew |