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Spanish City Vocab
Regular, day-to-day city vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| La estación | the station |
| la parada de autobuses | bus station |
| el aparcamiento | parking lot |
| la gasolinera | gas station |
| La estación de bomberos | fire station |
| la oficina de turismo | tourist office |
| La comisaría de policía | police station |
| la oficina de correos | post office |
| el hospital | hospital |
| La clínica | doctor's clinic |
| queda | located |
| enfrente | in front of/opposite/facing |
| a la derecha | to the right |
| a la izquierda | to the left |
| muy cerca de | very close from |
| muy lejos de | very far from |
| a 10 minutos | ten minutes from here |
| enfrente de | front of |
| al lado de | next to/side of |
| a cien metros de | at 100 meters from |
| cuadras/manzanas | blocks |
| la esquina | the corner |
| el cruce | intersection |
| La próxima cuadra | the next block |
| la catedral | church |
| la plaza de toros | bull-ring |
| la fuente | fountain |
| seguir derecho | continue straight ahead |
| doblar | to turn |
| virar | to turn around |
| cruzar | to cross |
| tomar la segunda calle | take the second street |
| subir | to go up (street/on or off/stairs) |
| bajar | to go down (street) |
| parar | to stop |
| tomar | to take |
| un taxi | taxi |
| el metro | subway |
| el autobus | the bus |
| El tranvía | trolly |
| bajarse | to get oneself off |
| en la tercera parada | at the third stop |
| Justo después | right after |
| un Semáforo | stoplight |
| un letero | billboard |
| Una señal de trafico | a trafic sign |
| una acera | sidewalk |
| una glorieta | trafic circle |
| un rascacielos | sky scraper |
| un edificio de | a building of |
| cemento | cement |
| ladrillo | brick |
| vidrio | glass |
| madera | wood |
| piedra | stone |
| la entrada | entrance |
| la salida | exit |
| el ascensor | elevator |
| las escaleras | stairs |
| el servicio | bathroom services |
| Están…por aquí derecho | they are straight ahead |
| arriba | upstairs |
| abajo | downstairs |
| suba! | go up |
| baje | go down |
| al fondo del pasillo | at the end of the hall |
| en la primera puerto | at the first door |
| El sótano | the basement |
| la planta baja | ground floor |
| el primer piso | the first floor |
| el piso doce | the 12th floor |