Vocabulary, Section Two


This section deals with more locations, and also teaches how to ask for or give directions to those locations.

Also included is a very brief transportation section.


Locations

el museo - the museum
el restaurante - the restaurant
el monumento - the monument
el teatro - the theater
el zoologico - the zoo
el estadio - the stadium
el hotel - the hotel

la estacion de servicio - the service station
la estacion de policia - the police station
la plaza - the plaza
la estacion de tren - the train station
la estacion de metro - the subway station
la iglesia - the church

la cuadra - the block
la avenida - the avenue
la calle - the street
la esquina - the corner
la parada del autobus - the bus stop


Directions

A cuantas cuadras (de ___) - how many blocks (from ___)
A (cinco) cuadras (de ___) - (Five) blocks (from ___)
queda(n) - is (are) located
a la derecha - to the right
a la izquierda - to the left
a lado - next to, beside
detras - behind
enfrente - facing, opposite, in front
entre - between, among
en + vehicle - by (vehicle)
Bueno - here: Ok, fine, all right.


Transportation

el taxi - the taxi
el autobus - the bus
el metro - the subway
a pie - to walk


This section is not very difficult. A simple sentence could be: La iglesia queda entre el banco y el teatro - The church is located between the bank and the theater.

Now, continue on to the grammar section.

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