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spanish vocab
chapters 1-5 basico
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| el alojamiento | lodging |
| el balneario | spa |
| el consejo | advice |
| el crucero | cruise |
| la cuenta | bill |
| la factura | check |
| el destino | destination |
| la estadia | stay |
| la excusion | tour |
| el folleto | brochure |
| el huesped | guest |
| el mostrador | counter |
| el placer | pleasure |
| el presupuesto | budget |
| el propina | tip |
| la tarifa | rate, fare |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of, to make the most of (something) |
| asegurar | to assure |
| divertirse | to have a good time, to enjoy oneself |
| emprender | to undertake |
| lujoso | luxurious |
| modico | moderate, reasonable (prices) |
| contar con | count on |
| guardar silencio | to remain silent |
| meterse donde no le llaman | to butt in |
| la aduana | customs |
| la cola | line in which people wait |
| la comprobante | baggage claim |
| el talon | stub or receipt |
| el control de pasaportes | passport checkpoint |
| el control de seguridad | security checkpoint |
| la demora | delay |
| el equipaje de mano | carry on |
| el horario de vuelos | flight schedule |
| maletero | porter |
| el mozo de equipajes | skycap |
| el pasaje | ticket |
| el boleto | ticket |
| el billete | ticket |
| la tarjeta de embarque | boarding pass |
| la visa | visa |
| chequear | to frisk, to search |
| estar en regla | to be in order |
| facturar | to check through (baggage, goods) |
| hacer escala | to make a stop over |
| perder un vuelo | to miss a flight |
| revisar | to check, to inspect |
| tomar un vuelo | to catch a flight |
| ida y vuelta | round trip |
| a tiempo | on time |
| adelantado | ahead of schedule, early |
| atrasado | delayed |
| por cierto | by the way, incidentally |
| tocarle (a uno) | to be ones turn |
| tratarse de | to be about, to be a question of |
| el aperitivo | appetizer |
| el entremes | appetizer |
| la camarera | waitress |
| el mesero | waiter |
| la copa | drink (alcoholic) |
| el fondo | back of a room or building |
| el local | place, premises |
| la pareja | pair, couple |
| el postre | dessert |
| el primer / segundo plato | first / second course |
| la racion | portion |
| el refresco | soft drink |
| charlar | to chat |
| citarse (con) | to make a dare or appointment |
| comprometerse | to commit oneself, to get engaged |
| encontrarse | to meet, to run into |
| ponerse | to become |
| probar | to taste, to try |
| senalar | to signal |
| fuerte | strong, heavy |
| ligero | light |
| alrededor | around |
| enseguida | right away |
| a partir de | starting from |
| de espaldas | with ones back turned |
| hacer falta | to need, to be missing |
| que casualidad | what a coincidence |
| el almacen | department store |
| la tienda por departamentos | department store |
| la bolsa | hand bag |
| la cartera | hand bag |
| la dependienta | store clerk |
| la estacion de policia | police station |
| la comisaria | police station |
| la ganga | bargain |
| la plata | money |
| la pasta | money |
| el puesto | stand |
| el ratero | theif |
| el ladron | theif |
| la talla | clothing size |
| agacharse | to bend down |
| cobrar | to charge a price |
| denunciar | to report to an authority |
| fijarse en | to notice |
| pagar en efectivo | to pay cash |
| pagar al contado | to pay cash |
| pagar con tarjeta de credito | to charge |
| probarse | to try on |
| regatear | to bargain |
| soltar | to let go of |
| confiado | trusting |
| fijo | fixed (prices) |
| gratis | free of charge |
| darse cuenta | to become aware of, to realize |
| lo de menos | the least of it |
| no ser para tanto | to be not so bad |
| por mi | as far as im concerned |
| el anuncio | comercial |
| el aparato de video | videocassette recorder |
| la videocasetera | VCR |
| el asunto | subject, matter |
| la cadena | television netword |
| el canal | channel |
| la imagen | picture on tv |
| el noticiero | news program |
| el telediario | news program |
| la pelicula | mocie |
| la programacion | programming |
| la telenovela | soap opera |
| la televidente | tv viewer |
| el televisor | television set |
| la transmision | broadcast |
| la difusion | broadcast |
| grabar | to record |
| meterse en algo | to get involved in something |
| estar metido en | to be involved in something |
| poner | to turn on |
| apagar el televisor | to turn off the tv |
| la television | tv |
| transmitir | to broadcast |
| emitir | to broadcast |
| casero | homemade, domestic, home loving |
| util | useful |
| alla uds | thats your (his her their) buisness |
| delante de las (tus sus nuestras) narices | right under my nose |
| estar harto de | to be fed up with |
| estar pendiente de | to be hanging on, to be waiting for |
| no tener mas remedio | to have no alternative |
| que es tu vida? | what have you been up to? |
| por casualidad | by chance |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| por eso | therefore |
| por lo menos | at least |
| por lo visto | apparently |
| por si acaso | just in case |
| por supuesto | of course |
| por todas partes | everywhere |