Spanish vocabulary

Spanish vocabulary: around town

Common Spanish words for around town, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

• la iglesia noun church

  Mi abuela vive allí, cerca de la iglesia.

  My grandmother lives over there, near the church.

• el banco noun bank; bench

  ¿Y el banco? ¿Dónde está?

  And the bank? Where is it?

• local adjective local; (n.) premises

  Tomás vende fruta local en el mercado.

  Tomás sells local fruit at the market.

• el edificio noun building

  No, pero vivimos en el mismo edificio.

  No, but we live in the same building.

• la tienda noun shop; tent

  He trabajado en una tienda y en una oficina.

  I have worked in a shop and in an office.

• la fuente noun fountain; source

  Oye, hay un banco junto a la fuente.

  Hey, there’s a bench next to the fountain.

• el área noun area

  el área, but feminine: las áreas

  Pixel tiene un área para tomar café.

  Pixel has an area for having coffee.

• el mercado noun market

  Mira, Nuria. Es Tomás, del mercado.

  Look, Nuria. It's Tomás, from the market.

• la derecha noun right (side)

  a la derecha = on the right

  Después, gira a la derecha.

  Then, turn right.

• la izquierda noun left (side)

  a la izquierda = on the left

  Sí. Luego, gira a la izquierda.

  Yes. Then, turn left.

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