Vocabulary: town, directions and the countryside
Buildings in town, how to give directions, and the countryside and its animals.
Buildings and places
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el edificio | building |
| el ayuntamiento | town hall |
| la comisaría | police station |
| la biblioteca | library |
| el polideportivo | sports centre |
| el estadio | stadium |
| la estación de trenes | railway station |
| la estación de autobuses | bus station |
| el mercado | market |
| el centro comercial | shopping centre |
| el aparcamiento | car park |
| la panadería | bakery |
| la farmacia | chemist's |
| la fábrica | factory |
| el museo | museum |
Streets and directions
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la calle | street |
| la carretera | road |
| el puente | bridge |
| el cruce | crossroads |
| los semáforos | traffic lights |
| la rotonda | roundabout |
| el barrio | district, neighbourhood |
| las afueras | outskirts |
| la zona peatonal | pedestrian area |
| la esquina | corner |
| todo recto | straight on |
| a la izquierda | on the left |
| a la derecha | on the right |
| lejos de | far from |
| cruzar | to cross |
| girar | to turn |
The countryside
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el campo | countryside |
| la granja | farm |
| el pueblo | village, small town |
| la colina | hill |
| la montaña | mountain |
| el río | river |
| el lago | lake |
| el bosque | wood, forest |
| el árbol | tree |
| la flor | flower |
| el paisaje | landscape |
| la vaca | cow |
| el caballo | horse |
| la oveja | sheep |
| el cerdo | pig |
| la gallina | hen |
Translate: Cross the bridge and the library is on the right, near the town hall.
- Cross (usted command) = cruce; (tú) = cruza
- is on the right = está a la derecha (estar for location)
- near the town hall = cerca del ayuntamiento (de + el = del)
Answer: Cruce el puente y la biblioteca está a la derecha, cerca del ayuntamiento.
El ayuntamiento, la comisaría, la biblioteca, el polideportivo, la estación de trenes / autobuses, el aparcamiento. La calle, el puente, el cruce, los semáforos, la rotonda, la esquina, todo recto, a la izquierda / derecha, cruzar, girar. El campo, la granja, el pueblo, el bosque, el paisaje.
- la biblioteca
- library
- la calle
- street
- girar
- to turn (gira a la derecha)
- el campo
- countryside
- el pueblo
- town, village
- el bosque
- forest, wood
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What does el polideportivo mean?
- town hall
- sports centre
- car park
- bus station
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Answer: sports centre
El polideportivo = sports centre.
Which is the Spanish for "factory"?
- el aparcamiento
- el ayuntamiento
- el polideportivo
- la fábrica
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Answer: la fábrica
Factory = la fábrica.
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