Spanish from real-life situations
More Spanish Vocabulary and Games If you would like a more detailed list of the parts of the body in Spanish, then check out our El Cuerpo Humano page (which is entirely in Spanish). There you will find an explanation about each part in Spanish as well as more vocabulary that doesn’t appear in the chart […]
LA CAJA En Chile, la caja no solo significa que es un recipiente de diferentes tamaños que sirve para guardar cosas, sino que también, es el nombre que se da al lugar en el que pagas algo que compras o pagas tu cuenta directamente. Quizás el nombre que se atribuye a la caja viene del […]
Vecino: Comunicamos a Ud. que por trabajos de mantención, el parque estará cerrado los días lunes. Rogamos disculpar las molestias. VOCABULARIO – VOCABULARY Vecino: Neighbour Comunicar: to communicate, to convey, to tell Ud.: Abbreviation of usted. Trabajo: work Mantención: Maintenance. Parque: Park Cerrado: Closed Día: Days Lunes: Monday Rogar: to beg, to ask for (plead) […]
Playa no apta para el baño This sign was found at one of the beaches in Viña del Mar, Chile. VOCABULARIO – VOCABULARY La playa = the beach Apta = Apt, suitable El baño = bathing, toilet Normally el baño means the toilet, but in this context it refers to bathing as in swimming […]
How to be Hungover … in Spanish There are many ways of saying you are hungover in Spanish and today we are going learn some as well as some other useful phrases for the morning after a night on the town. Kiddies… don’t try this at home …go to a friend’s house instead. You will […]
Horario de la dirección de tránsito A photo we took of a road sign at an intersection in Santiago, Chile. VOCABULARY Horario= schedule, timetable Dirección= direction Tránsito = traffic, transit Símbolo = symbol Rojo = red Línea = line Flecha = arroz Indicar = to indicate, to show, to point to Doblar = to turn, […]
No Estacionar – Toda La Cuadra Ambos Costados I found this sign on a post on the side of the road in Santiago, Chile. The symbol of a red circle with a red diagonal line crossing it universally known as NO (insert thing or activity you aren’t supposed to do) Notice how there is the […]
Learn something new in Spanish every day One of the most important things about learning Spanish (or any language) is to be consistent. It is best to learn a little every day than try and learn a lot in one day and nothing over the next ones. The more frequently you have contact with Spanish, […]