Asking the way is the first exercise where the answer has to be understood as well. Two phrases carry almost all of it — ¿Dónde está …? for a particular place and ¿Hay … por aquí? for any one at all. What the answers are built from is worth a warning: the polite imperative. Gire, siga and cruce are the forms used to tell a stranger what to do, and they are not what this list would lead you to expect from girar, seguir and cruzar. English has one imperative, identical to the plain verb; Spanish has a separate set for usted, and those are the ones heard in the street.
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Verb (3)
girarto turnVerbA1
Gire a la izquierda después del banco.Turn left after the bank.
cruzarto crossVerbA1
Cruce la calle con cuidado.Cross the road carefully.
Bajamos en la próxima parada.We get off at the next stop.
Adverb (4)
cercanearAdverbA1
Está muy cerca de aquí.It is very near here.
lejosfarAdverbA1
Vivo bastante lejos del centro.I live quite a long way from the centre.
debajounderneathAdverbA1
El gato duerme debajo de la mesa.The cat sleeps under the table.
adóndewhere toAdverbA1
¿Adónde vas con tanta prisa?Where are you going in such a hurry?
Preposition (1)
entrebetweenPrepositionA1
Está entre la panadería y el bar.It is between the baker's and the bar.
Phrase (6)
todo rectostraight onPhraseA1
Siga todo recto hasta la plaza.Carry straight on as far as the square.
al lado denext toPhraseA1
El cine está al lado del banco.The cinema is next to the bank.
enfrente deoppositePhraseA1
Vivo enfrente de la iglesia.I live opposite the church.
detrás debehindPhraseA1
El aparcamiento está detrás del edificio.The car park is behind the building.
delante dein front ofPhraseA1
Te espero delante del cine.I will wait for you in front of the cinema.
preguntar el caminoto ask the wayPhraseA1
Voy a preguntar el camino.I am going to ask the way.
Noun (f) (11)
la ciudadthe city, the townNoun (f)A1
Es una ciudad muy tranquila.It is a very quiet town.
la callethe streetNoun (f)A1
Vivo en la calle Mayor.I live in Calle Mayor.
la plazathe squareNoun (f)A1
Nos vemos en la plaza.We will meet in the square.
la esquinathe cornerNoun (f)A1
El banco está en la esquina.The bank is on the corner.
la tiendathe shopNoun (f)A1
La tienda cierra a las dos.The shop closes at two.
la estaciónthe stationNoun (f)A1
La estación está lejos de aquí.The station is a long way from here.
la paradathe stopNoun (f)A1
La parada del autobús está allí.The bus stop is over there.
la iglesiathe churchNoun (f)A1
La iglesia es del siglo doce.The church is from the twelfth century.
la derechathe rightNoun (f)A1
Gire a la derecha.Turn right.
la izquierdathe leftNoun (f)A1
La farmacia está a la izquierda.The chemist's is on the left.
la bibliotecathe libraryNoun (f)A1
La biblioteca está cerca del ayuntamiento.The library is near the town hall.
Noun (m) (14)
el pueblothe village; the peopleNoun (m)A1
Mis abuelos viven en un pueblo.My grandparents live in a village.
el centrothe centreNoun (m)A1
Trabajo en el centro.I work in the centre.
el barriothe districtNoun (m)A1
Es un barrio muy agradable.It is a very pleasant district.
el supermercadothe supermarketNoun (m)A1
Voy al supermercado.I am going to the supermarket.
el mercadothe marketNoun (m)A1
Los sábados hay mercado.There is a market on Saturdays.
el bancothe bankNoun (m)A1
El banco abre a las nueve.The bank opens at nine.
el correothe post officeNoun (m)A1
Tengo que ir a correos.I have to go to the post office.
el aeropuertothe airportNoun (m)A1
El aeropuerto está a media hora.The airport is half an hour away.
el hotelthe hotelNoun (m)A1
El hotel está en el centro.The hotel is in the centre.
el museothe museumNoun (m)A1
El museo cierra los lunes.The museum is closed on Mondays.
el semáforothe traffic lightNoun (m)A1
Gire en el segundo semáforo.Turn at the second traffic light.
el puentethe bridgeNoun (m)A1
Cruce el puente y siga recto.Cross the bridge and carry straight on.
el ladothe sideNoun (m)A1
La farmacia está al lado del banco.The chemist's is next to the bank.
el puertothe harbour, portNoun (m)A2
Cenamos en un restaurante del puerto.We have dinner at a restaurant by the harbour.
This list belongs to Food, shopping and errands — 15 lists and 648 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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