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Por la ciudad a pie
Finding your way on foot
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| derecho | straight |
| a la izquierda | to the left |
| a la derecha | to the right |
| la manzana | city block |
| el correo | post office |
| la bocacalle | intersection |
| plano de la ciudad | the policeman on the corner for directions |
| doble | turn |
| siga | continue, follow |
| la esquina | corner |
| la farmacia | pharmacy |
| el semaforo | traffic signal |
| el gato | cat |
| la mesa | table |
| en | on |
| cerca de | near |
| lejos de | far from |
| delante de | in front of |
| detras de | behind |
| junto a | next to |
| la casa | house |
| el muchacho | boy |
| andar por la calle | walk/stroll on the street |
| mirar el cuadro | to look at a picture |
| tomar una bebida | take a drink |
| caminar por la calle | to walk on the street |
| mirar el cuadro | to look at a painting |
| fumar un cigarrilo | smoke a cigarette |
| llamar a la puerta | knock on the door |
| mirar | to look at |
| llevar | to take |
| este/esta | this |
| estos/estas | these |
| ese/esa | that (close) |
| esos/esas | those (close) |
| aquel/aquella | that (far away) |
| aquellos/aquellas | those |
| palabras utiles | useful words |
| el cine | movie theater |
| elmercado | market |
| la iglesia | church |
| la acera | sidewalk |
| la tienda | store |
| comprar | to buy |
| el quiosco | newsstand |
| La family Gonzalez camina por la acera | The family Gonzalez walked on the sidewalk. |
| El padre deasea comprar un periodica en este quiosco y la madre mira aquellas teindas. | The father wants to buy a newspaper at this newstand and mother looks at those (far away) shops. |
| Los hijos de esta familia andan junto a la madre. | The children in the family walk next to the mother. |
| En la calle hay un cine y un banco. | On the street there is a movie theater and a bank. |
| La hija, Teresea, y la hijo, Julio, compran fruta en este mercado. | The daughter, Teresa, and the son, Julio, buy fruit in this market. |
| El padre fuman cigarrillo pero la madre y los jijos no fuman. | The father smokes a cigarrette but the mother and the children do not smoke. |
| La casa de la fimilia no esta cerca. | The family's house is not that close. |
| Esta lejos en el campo cerca de una iglesia. | Its far in the countryside close to a church. |