Easy Learning Spanish Vocabulary

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MANAGING EDITOR

Maree Airlee

CONTRIBUTORS

Cordelia Lilly

Eduardo Vallejo

FOR THE PUBLISHER

Gerry Breslin

Rachel Grocott

eBook Edition © May 2016

ISBN 9780008142049

Version: 2016-04-01

contents

Title page

Copyright

how to use this book

air travel

animals

bikes

birds

body

calendar

camping

careers

cars

clothes

colours

computing and IT

countries and nationalities

countryside

describing people

education

environment

family

farm

fish and insects

food and drink

free time

fruit

furniture and appliances

geographical names

greetings and everyday phrases

health

hotel

house – general

house – particular

information and services

law

materials

music

numbers and quantities

personal items

plants and gardens

seaside and boats

shopping

sports

theatre and cinema

time

tools

town

trains

trees

vegetables

vehicles

the weather

youth hostelling

supplementary vocabulary

articles and pronouns

conjunctions

adjectives

adverbs and prepositions

nouns

verbs

About the Publisher

how to use this book

The Easy Learning Spanish Vocabulary is designed for both young and adult learners. Whether you are starting to learn Spanish for the very first time, revising for school exams or simply want to brush up on your Spanish, the Easy Learning Spanish Vocabulary offers you the information you require in a clear and accessible format.

This book is divided into 50 topics, arranged in alphabetical order. This thematic approach enables you to learn related words and phrases together, so that you can become confident in using particular vocabulary in context.

Vocabulary within each topic is divided into nouns and useful phrases which are aimed at helping you to express yourself in idiomatic Spanish. Vocabulary within each topic is graded to help you prioritize your learning. Essential words include the basic words you will need to be able to communicate effectively, important words help expand your knowledge, and useful words provide additional vocabulary which will enable you to express yourself more fully.

Nouns are grouped by gender: masculine (“el”) nouns are given together, as are feminine (“la”) nouns, enabling you to memorize words according to their gender. In addition, all feminine forms of adjectives are shown, as are irregular plurals.

At the end of the book you will find a list of supplementary vocabulary, grouped according to part of speech – adjective, verb, noun and so on. This is vocabulary which you will come across in many everyday situations.

abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS

The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added.

PLURALS AND GENDER

In Spanish, if a noun ends in a vowel it generally takes –s in the plural (casa > casas). If it ends in a consonant (including y) it generally takes –es in the plural (reloj > relojes). If it doesn’t follow these rules, then the plural will be given in the text.

Although most masculine nouns take “el” and most feminine nouns take “la”, you will find a few nouns grouped under feminine words which take “el” (el agua water; el arca chest; el aula classroom) because they are actually feminine.

air travel

ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL PHRASES

viajar en avión to travel by plane

un billete (Sp) or boleto (LAm) de ida a single ticket

un billete (Sp) or boleto (LAm) de ida y vuelta, un boleto redondo (Mex) a return ticket

reservar un billete (Sp) or boleto (LAm) de avión to book a plane ticket

“por avión” “by airmail”

facturar el equipaje to check in one’s luggage

perdí el enlace I missed my connection

el avión ha despegado/ha aterrizado the plane has taken off/has landed

el panel de llegadas/salidas the arrivals/departures board

el vuelo número 776 procedente de Madrid/con destino Madrid flight number 776 from Madrid/to Madrid

ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL PHRASES

recoger el equipaje to collect one’s luggage

“recogida de equipajes” “baggage reclaim”

pasar por la aduana to go through customs

tengo algo que declarar I have something to declare

no tengo nada que declarar I have nothing to declare

registrar el equipaje to search the luggage

IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL PHRASES

a bordo on board; “prohibido fumar” “no smoking”

“abróchense el cinturón de seguridad” “fasten your seat belts”

estamos sobrevolando Londres we are flying over London

me estoy mareando I am feeling sick; secuestrar un avión to hijack a plane

IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL PHRASES

“pasajeros del vuelo AB251 con destino Madrid, embarquen por la puerta 51” “flight AB251 to Madrid now boarding at gate 51”

hicimos escala en Nueva York we stopped over in New York

un aterrizaje forzoso or de emergencia an emergency landing

un aterrizaje violento a crash landing

tabaco libre de impuestos duty-free cigarettes

animals

ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL PHRASES

me gustan los gatos, odio las serpientes, prefiero los ratones I like cats, I hate snakes, I prefer mice

tenemos 12 animales en casa we have 12 pets in our house

no tenemos mascotas en casa we have no pets in our house

los animales salvajes wild animals

los animales domésticos or las mascotas pets

el ganado livestock

meter un animal en una jaula to put an animal in a cage

liberar a un animal to set an animal free

ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)

IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL PHRASES

el perro ladra the dog barks; gruñe it growls

el gato maulla the cat miaows; ronronea it purrs

me gusta la equitación or montar a caballo I like horse-riding

a caballo on horseback

“cuidado con el perro” “beware of the dog”

“no se admiten perros” “no dogs allowed”

“¡quieto!” (to dog) “down!”

los derechos de los animales animal rights

USEFUL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL WORDS (feminine)

bikes

ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)

IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL PHRASES

ir en bici(cleta), montar en bici(cleta) to go by bike, to cycle

vine en bici(cleta) I came by bike

viajar to travel

a toda velocidad at full speed

cambiar de marchas to change gears

pararse to stop

frenar bruscamente to brake suddenly

ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)

IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL PHRASES

dar una vuelta or pasear en bici(cleta) to go for a bike ride

tener un pinchazo or una rueda pinchada to have a puncture

arreglar un pinchazo to mend a puncture

la rueda delantera/trasera the front/back wheel

inflar las ruedas to blow up the tyres

brillante, reluciente shiny

oxidado(a) rusty

fluorescente fluorescent

birds

ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)

USEFUL WORDS (masculine)

ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL WORDS (feminine)

USEFUL PHRASES