A2 · 41 words
Free time and sport in Spanish
Saturday, and the verbs it is made of.
Two verbs here say how an evening went, and Spanish builds them the other way round. Divertirse is literally « to amuse oneself » and aburrirse « to bore oneself », so where English reaches for an adjective — we had fun, I was bored — Spanish has a verb carrying a pronoun that changes with the person: nos divertimos, me aburrí. Drop that pronoun and the meaning turns outward: aburrir on its own is to bore somebody else. One verb in the same list goes the other way and needs no pronoun at all — quedar covers the whole of « to arrange to meet ».
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Verb (10)
jugarto play (a sport, a game)VerbA2
Jugamos al tenis los sábados.We play tennis on Saturdays.
tocarto play (an instrument); to touchVerbA2
Toca la guitarra desde niño.He has played the guitar since he was a child.
correrto runVerbA2
Corro media hora cada mañana.I run for half an hour every morning.
nadarto swimVerbA2
Aprendí a nadar de pequeña.I learnt to swim as a little girl.
andarto walk, to go on footVerbA2
Andamos una hora por la playa.We walked along the beach for an hour.
bailarto danceVerbA2
No sé bailar salsa.I cannot dance salsa.
cantarto singVerbA2
Canta en un coro los jueves.She sings in a choir on Thursdays.
quedarto arrange to meetVerbA2
¿Quedamos a las siete?Shall we meet at seven?
divertirseto enjoy oneselfVerbA2
Nos divertimos mucho anoche.We enjoyed ourselves a lot last night.
aburrirseto get boredVerbA2
Me aburrí en la conferencia.I got bored during the talk.
Phrase (5)
el tiempo librefree timePhraseA2
En mi tiempo libre salgo a correr.In my free time I go running.
el fin de semanathe weekendPhraseA2
¿Qué haces el fin de semana?What are you doing at the weekend?
ganar un partidoto win a matchPhraseA2
Ganamos el partido por dos a uno.We won the match two-one.
la carta de la barajathe playing cardPhraseA2
Jugamos a las cartas de la baraja española.We play with Spanish playing cards.
el aire librethe open air, outdoorsPhraseA2
Comimos al aire libre.We ate outdoors.
Noun (m) (14)
el deportethe sportNoun (m)A2
Hago deporte tres veces por semana.I do sport three times a week.
el fútbolfootballNoun (m)A2
El domingo hay fútbol en la tele.There is football on television on Sunday.
el partidothe matchNoun (m)A2
El partido empieza a las nueve.The match starts at nine.
el equipothe team; the equipmentNoun (m)A2
Mi equipo ha ganado.My team has won.
el gimnasiothe gymNoun (m)A2
Voy al gimnasio antes del trabajo.I go to the gym before work.
el parquethe parkNoun (m)A2
Damos una vuelta por el parque.We take a turn round the park.
el conciertothe concertNoun (m)A2
Vamos a un concierto el viernes.We are going to a concert on Friday.
el cinethe cinemaNoun (m)A2
¿Vamos al cine esta noche?Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
el teatrothe theatreNoun (m)A2
Las entradas de teatro son caras.Theatre tickets are expensive.
el juegothe gameNoun (m)A2
Es un juego de mesa muy antiguo.It is a very old board game.
el paseothe walkNoun (m)A2
Damos un paseo después de comer.We go for a walk after lunch.
el clubthe club, the societyNoun (m)A2
Es socio de un club de senderismo.He is a member of a hiking club.
el senderismohikingNoun (m)A2
El senderismo es su deporte favorito.Hiking is his favourite sport.
el ratothe while, a short timeNoun (m)A2
Espera un rato, ahora vengo.Wait a moment, I am coming.
Noun (f) (12)
la piscinathe swimming poolNoun (f)A2
La piscina abre en junio.The swimming pool opens in June.
la bicicletathe bicycleNoun (f)A2
Voy en bicicleta al trabajo.I go to work by bike.
la músicathe musicNoun (f)A2
Escucho música mientras cocino.I listen to music while I cook.
la canciónthe songNoun (f)A2
Esta canción me encanta.I love this song.
la guitarrathe guitarNoun (f)A2
Se compró una guitarra usada.He bought himself a second-hand guitar.
la películathe filmNoun (f)A2
La película dura dos horas.The film lasts two hours.
la entradathe admission ticket; the entranceNoun (f)A2
He comprado dos entradas.I have bought two tickets.
la fiestathe party, the celebrationNoun (f)A2
La fiesta acabó muy tarde.The party finished very late.
la aficiónthe hobby; the fansNoun (f)A2
Mi afición es la fotografía.My hobby is photography.
la fotothe photoNoun (f)A2
Sacamos muchas fotos del viaje.We took a lot of photos of the trip.
la telethe telly, the TVNoun (f)A2
Por la noche vemos la tele un rato.In the evening we watch television for a while.
la bandathe band; the touchlineNoun (f)A2
Mi hermano toca la batería en una banda.My brother plays the drums in a band.
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