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Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Asking-Directions

2017-01-12T14:40:30Z

Hey cri: Change the page, for other more explicative.

[[File:spanish-vocabulary-directions-donde-esta2.jpg|300px]]

'''HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS IN SPANISH?'''

; '''How do I get to _____ ?'''
: ¿Cómo puedo llegar a _____ ? {| |'''the airport?''' |al aeropuerto? |- |'''the bus station?''' |la estación de autobuses? |- |'''the train station?''' |la estación de tren? |- |'''the town centre?''' |al centro? |- |'''the hotel?''' |el hotel _____ ? |- |'''the youth hostel?''' |al albergue juvenil? |}

; '''Where are there a lot of...'''
: ¿Dónde hay muchos... {| |'''restaurants?''' |restaurantes/restoranes? |- |'''hotels?''' |hoteles? |- |'''sights to see?''' |sitios para visitar? |- |'''bars?''' |bares? |}

'''Can you show me on the map?'''
: ¿Puede enseñarme/mostrarme en el Mapa/plano?
;
; '''Is it far?'''
: ¿Está lejos?

; '''Can I/we walk there?'''
: ¿Se puede ir andando?

:
: {| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |USEFUL WORDS
|-
|'''Street'''
|Calle
|-
|'''Left'''
|Izquierda
|-
|'''Right'''
|Derecha
|-
|'''Turn left'''
|Gire/doble/da vuelta a la izquierda.
|-
|'''Turn right'''
|Gire/doble/da vuelta a la derecha
|-
|'''Straight ahead'''
|recto adelante / sigue derecho
|-
|'''Towards the____'''
|hacia el/la_____
|-
|'''Past the _____'''
|pasado el/la_____
|-
|'''Watch for the ____'''
|Busque el/la _____
|-
|'''intersection'''
|intersección
|-
|'''North'''
|Norte
|-
|'''Sud'''
|Sur
|-
|'''West'''
|Oeste
|-
|'''East'''
|Este
|-
|'''uphill'''
|Hacia Arriba
|-
|'''Downhill'''
|hacia Abajo
|}

==Authors==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/alecoiba Alecoiba]

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Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Unique-Expressions

2017-01-09T14:41:28Z

Hey cri: Some wonderfully unique Spanish words

= UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS =

=== '''One of the great things about learning Spanish is that, the more you learn, the more you expand your mind.''' ===
'''Here are some wonderfully unique Spanish words that’ll introduce you to a world of new ideas and expressions.'''

'''Apuntarse''' : To accompany others or do the same as others do. (Ex: Vas al cine? Me '''apunto'''!)

'''Boli''' (m) : Pen. This word is used more frequently than pluma. It is short name for '''boli'''grafo.

'''Colado/colao''': A person who gets into a place without paying/don't have an invitation.
'''De cajón''' : Evident, totally certain, obvious. (Ex: Es de cajón que Diana recibirá una "A" en su examen, porque estudia todos los días)
'''Hincha''' (m) : Fan of a specific soccer team./ Una '''hinchada''' is a group of soccer fans.

'''Lampiño :''' Hairless, but more specifically a man who cannot grow facial hair or has very thin facial hair.

'''''Mala leche :''''' Bad milk! , is what a grumpy or surly person has.

'''Mala pata''' (f) : Bad luck. (Ex: Fue mala pata que perdiera 1.000 dolares en la calle.)

'''Móvil''' (m) : Cell phone.

'''Ni fu ni fa''' : An expression that communicates indifference. (Ex: Question: Qué te parece esta falda?Answer: Ni fu ni fa.) (Question: what do you think about this skirt? answer: ni fu ni fa)

'''Ojo!''' : Look out! Watch out! (Ex: Ojo! Caminar sola por la noche es peligroso.)

'''''Por si las moscas'' :''' Translated literally as 'for if the flies' – it means just in case.

'''Qué tal?''' : How's it going?

'''''Te Quiero''''' : More than “I like you,” but not quite “I love you.”

'''Tuerto :''' A one-eyed man.

'''Vale''' : This is used in the same way as we use "OK" or any of its equivalents: sure, I understand, I agree, etc.

'''Vergüenza Ajena : T'''o feel embarrassed for someone even if they don’t feel embarrassed themselves. This is sometimes referred to as “secondhand embarrassment.” '''Viejo verde''' (m) : An older man who preys on young women. In English, we say "dirty old man."

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions

2016-12-27T19:13:48Z

Hey cri: Feelings and Emotions

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |SAD
|-
!English
!Spanish
|-
|Miserable
|Miserable
|-
|Gloomy
|Melancólico
|-
|Dejected
|Abatido
|-
|Depressed
|Deprimido
|-
|Disheartened
|Desanimado
|-
|Unhappy
|Infeliz
|-
|Wretched
|Desdichado
|-
|Heartbroken
|corazon roto / Desolado
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Good
|-
!English
!Spanish
|-
|Great
|Estupendo
|-
|Fantastic
|Fantastico
|-
|Incredible
|Increíble
|-
|Excellent
|Excelente
|-
|Amazing
|Asombroso
|-
|Remarkable
|Notable
|-
|Wonderful
|Maravilloso
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |BAD
|-
!English
!Spanish
|-
|Awful
|Horrible
|-
|Terrible
|Terrible
|-
|Horrible
|Horrible
|-
|Horrific
|Horrendo
|-
|Shameful
|Vergonzoso
|-
|Despicable
|Despreciable
|-
|Disgraceful
|Vergonzoso / Deshonroso
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Funny
|-
!English
!Spanish
|-
|Comical
|Cómico
|-
|Hilarious
|Devertidísimo
|-
|Entertaining
|Entretenido
|-
|Humorous
|Homorístico
|-
|Amusing
|Divertido
|-
|Witty
|Ingenioso
|-
|Gleeful
|Jubiloso/ Regocijado
|-
|Laughable
|cómico
|}

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Spring

2016-11-23T21:14:23Z

Hey cri:

The best way to learn a language is to link groups of words with any specific topic.
Today we will know as they say in spanish, a large number of words that are related to one of the seasons of the year. What vocabulary do you know about spring?

If you think that in the post, we have left some word that should be included in the section of spring, we will be happy that you collaborate by expanding the list of words in spanish that we have below.

{| class="MsoNormalTable"
|
* flor
* mariposa
* jardín
* árbol
* gusano
* regadera
* amapola
* cerezas
* rosa
* margarita
* sol
* calor
* alergias
* caracol
* tulipán
* camiseta
* pantalón corto
* fresa
* abejas
* pájaro
* vacaciones
* regar
* vestido
| 
|
* flower
* butterfly
* garden
* tree
* worm
* Watering can
* poppy
* cherries
* pink
* daisy
* sun
* heat
* allergies
* snail
* tulipan
* t-shirt
* shorts
* strawberry
* bees
* bird
* holidays
* Irrigate
* dress
|}

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Spring

2016-11-23T21:09:17Z

Hey cri: Introduction

The best way to learn a language is to link groups of words with any specific topic.
Today we will know as they say in spanish, a large number of words that are related to one of the seasons of the year. What vocabulary do you know about spring?

If you think that in the post, we have left some word that should be included in the section of spring, we will be happy that you collaborate by expanding the list of words in spanish that we have below.

{| class="MsoNormalTable"
|
* flor
* mariposa
* jardín
* árbol
* gusano
* regadera
* amapola
* cerezas
* rosa
* margarita
* sol
* calor
* alergias
* caracol
* cerezas
* tulipán
* camiseta
* pantalón corto
* fresa
* abejas
* pájaro
* vacaciones
* regar
* vestido
| 
|
* flower
* butterfly
* garden
* tree
* worm
* sprinkler
* poppy
* cherries
* pink
* daisy
* sun
* heat
* allergies
* snail
* cherries
* tulipan
* t-shirt
* shorts
* strawberry
* bees
* bird
* holidays
* water
* dress
|}

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Spring

2016-11-23T21:02:02Z

Hey cri: Spring Vocabulary

'''PRIMAVERA'''
* primavera
* flor
* mariposa
* jardín
* árbol
* gusano
* regadera
* amapola
* cerezas
* rosa
* margarita
* sol
* calor
* alergias
* caracol
* cerezas
* tulipán
* camiseta
* pantalón corto
* fresa
* abejas
* pájaro
* vacaciones
* regar
* vestido

=== SPRING ===
* spring
* flower
* butterfly
* garden
* tree
* worm
* sprinkler
* poppy
* cherries
* pink
* daisy
* sun
* heat
* allergies
* snail
* cherries
* tulipan
* t-shirt
* shorts
* strawberry
* bees
* bird
* holidays
* water
* dress

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Animal

2016-11-22T21:48:40Z

Hey cri: /* Plants and Animals */

{| class="vocab"
| colspan="4" |
=== Plants and Animals ===
Plants (Las plantas)
|-
árbol
|tree
|hoja
|leaf
|-
|arbusto
|bush
|margarita
|daisy
|-
|botón
|bud
|la orquídea
|orchid
|-
|bulbo
|bulb
|tallo
|stem
|-
|cactus
|cactus
|tulipán
|tulip
|-
|enredadera
|vine
|violeta
|violet
|-
|flor
|flower
|rosa
|rose
|-
| colspan="4" |Animals (Los animales)
|-
|abeja
|bee
|iguana
|iguana
|-
|alacrán
|scorpion
|jirafa
|giraffe
|-
|alce
|moose
|lagartija
|lizard
|-
|águila
|eagle
|león
|lion
|-
|anguila
|eel
|libélula
|dragonfly
|-
|araña
|spider
|llama
|llama
|-
|ardilla
|squirrel
|loro
|parrot
|-
|ardillita
|chipmunk
|mantis
|mantis
|-
|armadillo
|armadillo
|mariposa
|butterfly
|-
|bisonte
|bison
|mono
|monkey
|-
|búho, lechuza
|owl
|mosca
|fly
|-
|burro
|donkey
|mosquito
|mosquito
|-
|caballo
|horse
|el pájaro carpintero
|woodpecker
|-
|cabra
|goat
|paloma
|dove/pigeon
|-
|caimán
|alligator / caiman
|perro
|dog
|-
|camaleón
|chameleon
|petirrojo
|robin
|-
|el cardenal
|cardinal
|pez espada
|swordfish
|-
|cebra
|zebra
|oso
|bear
|-
|cerdo
|Pig/pork
|oveja
|sheep
|-
|cocodrilo
|crocodile
|rana
|frog
|-
|colibrí
|hummingbird
|rata
|rat
|-
|olmillo
|tusk
|ratón
|mouse
|-
|conejo
|rabbit
|raya
|stingray
|-
|cisne
|swan
|renacuajo
|tadpole
|-
|cucaracha
|cockroach
|rinoceronte
|rhinoceros
|-
|cuerno
|antler
|salmón
|salmon
|-
|cuervo
|crow
|saltamontes
|grasshopper
|-
|elefante
|elephant
|tiburón
|shark
|-
|escarabajo
|beetle
|tigre
|tiger
|-
|gato
|cat
|tortuga
|turtle
|-
|gaviota
|seagull
|trompa
|trunk
|-
|gorrión
|sparrow
|trucha
|trout
|-
|grillo
|cricket
|vaca
|cow
|-
|gusano de seda
|caterpillar
|venado
|deer
|-
|halcón
|hawk
|víbora
|snake
|-
|hipopótamo
|hippopotamus
|zorro
|fox
|-
|hormiga
|ant
|zancudo
|mosquito
|}

[[File:animales.jpg|300px]]

==Words==
Here is some vocabulary about animals ('''animales''') in Spanish:

*ant----------- '''hormiga'''
*bear --------- '''oso'''

*bee ---------- '''abeja'''
*bird ---------- '''pájaro'''
*cat ----------- '''gato'''
*chicken ----- '''pollo'''
*cow -------- '''vaca'''
*dog ---------- '''perro'''
*eagle -------- '''águila'''

*elephant ---- '''elefante'''
*fish---------- '''pez'''

*fly ------------ '''mosca'''
*horse ------- '''caballo'''

*pig ---------- '''cerdo'''
*owl----------- '''búho'''
*rabbit------- '''conejo'''
*rat----------- '''rata'''
*sheep ------ '''oveja'''
*snake------- '''serpiente'''

==Expressions==

Here are some expressions using animal names:

===águila (eagle) ===
*Ser un águila para los negocios: be good at business

===burro (donkey)===

*Trabajar como burro: working very hard
*No ver tres en un burro : be blind
*Ser un burro: be stupid
*Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker)
*Caerse por fin del burro: finally acknowledge its mistake

===caballo (horse)===
*Una fiebre de caballo: a raging fever
*Un tratamiento a caballo: a strong medicine

===Elefante (Elephant)===
*Ser como un elefante en una cacharrería = Be like a bull in a china shop!
*Tener una memoria de elefante = Have a very good memory

===gallina (hen)===
*Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
*Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples

Please edit this part adding more expression!

==Videos==
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==Authors==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/Adwolf Adwolf]

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[[Category: Spanish/Beginner]]
[[Category: Spanish/Vocabulary]]