click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SYRWTL Spanish 1-5
So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1, Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| El ayuntamiento | The town hall |
| El banco | The bank |
| El bar | The bar |
| El cine | The cinema |
| El estadio | The sports stadium |
| El hotel | The hotel |
| El mercado | The market |
| El pueblo | The town |
| El restaurante | The restaurant |
| El supermercado | The supermarket |
| El teatro | The theatre |
| Correos | The post office |
| La biblioteca | The library |
| La cafeteria | The cafe |
| La catedral | The cathedral |
| La discoteca | The discotheque |
| La estacion | The station |
| La farmacia | The chemist |
| La iglesia | The church |
| La panaderia | The bakery |
| La piscina | The swimming pool |
| La plaza | The square |
| La plaza de toros | The bullring |
| La tienda | The shop |
| Bajar | To go down |
| Cruzar | To cross |
| Doblar | To turn |
| Tomar | To take |
| Coger | To take |
| Subir | To go up |
| Seguir | To continue/carry on |
| En el semaforo | At the traffic lights |
| Todo recto | Straight ahead |
| Alli | There (near) |
| Alla | There (far) |
| Ir | To go |
| Andando | On foot |
| En coche | By car |
| Eso es | That's right |
| Oiga | Excuse me |
| Perdone | Excuse me |
| Por donde se va a? | How do I get to? |
| Vale? | Okay? |
| Despacio | Slow |
| Unos | About |
| El norte | North |
| El sur | South |
| El este | East |
| El oeste | West |
| El extremo meridional | The southern end |
| Limitar con | To border with |
| Agrario | Agricultural |
| Minero | Mining |
| Poseer | To have |
| La cana de azucar | Sugar cane |
| El cacao | Cocoa |
| El algodon | Cotton |
| La moneda | The currency |
| Las afueras | The outskirts |
| Japon | Japan |
| China | China |
| Rusia | Russia |
| Australia | Australia |
| America | America |
| Egipto | Egypt |
| Alcanzar | To reach/go up to |
| El pronostico del tiempo | Weather forecast |
| Tiempo soleado | Sunny weather |
| Tiempo lluvioso | Rainy weather |
| Los chubascos | Showers |
| Las precipitaciones | Rain |
| La peninsula | Peninsula |
| El paraguas | Umbrella |
| Fuerte | Strong |
| Los claros | Clear patches |
| La tierra | The ground/earth |
| Extranjero | Foreign |
| Seco | Dry |
| La tormenta | Storm |
| Hasta | Even |
| Agradable | Pleasant |
| Suave | Mild |
| Igual que | Same as |
| O sea | i.e. |
| Algun, alguna | Some |
| Sobre todo | Especially |
| El paisaje | The countryside |
| Fresco | Fresh, cool |
| Sin embargo | Nevertheless |
| Casi | Almost |
| Despejado | Clear |
| La playa | The beach |
| Corto | Short |
| Nublado | Cloudy |
| Corto | Short |
| Diferente | Different |
| Helado | Frozen |
| Increible | Incredible |
| Lluvioso | Rainy |
| Prinicpal | Main |
| Variado | Varied |
| A lo mejor | Probably |
| A veces | Sometimes |
| Desde ... hasta | From ... to |
| Normalmente | Normally |
| Por eso | That's why |
| Por regla general | As a general rule |
| Sin embargo | However |
| Sobre todo | Especially |
| Que gusto | How nice! |