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Vocabulary within each topic is divided into nouns and useful phrases which are aimed at helping you to express yourself in idiomatic Spanish. Vocabulary within each topic is graded to help you prioritize your learning. Essential words include the basic words you will need to be able to communicate effectively, important words help expand your knowledge, and useful words provide additional vocabulary which will enable you to express yourself more fully.
Nouns are grouped by gender: masculine (“el”) nouns are given together, as are feminine (“la”) nouns, enabling you to memorize words according to their gender. In addition, all feminine forms of adjectives are shown, as are irregular plurals.
At the end of the book you will find a list of supplementary vocabulary, grouped according to part of speech – adjective, verb, noun and so on. This is vocabulary which you will come across in many everyday situations.
abbreviations
ABBREVIATIONS
The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added.
PLURALS AND GENDER
In Spanish, if a noun ends in a vowel it generally takes –s in the plural (casa > casas). If it ends in a consonant (including y) it generally takes –es in the plural (reloj > relojes). If it doesn’t follow these rules, then the plural will be given in the text.
Although most masculine nouns take “el” and most feminine nouns take “la”, you will find a few nouns grouped under feminine words which take “el” (el agua water; el arca chest; el aula classroom) because they are actually feminine.
air travel (#ulink_00790197-982b-5da2-af38-14fae9a11420)
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
viajar en avión to travel by plane
un billete (Sp) orboleto (LAm) de ida a single ticket
un billete (Sp) orboleto (LAm) de ida y vuelta, un boleto redondo (Mex) a return ticket
reservar un billete (Sp) orboleto (LAm) de avión to book a plane ticket
“por avión” “by airmail”
facturar el equipaje to check in one’s luggage
perdí el enlace I missed my connection
el avión ha despegado/ha aterrizado the plane has taken off/has landed
el panel de llegadas/salidas the arrivals/departures board
el vuelo número 776 procedente de Madrid/con destino Madrid flight number 776 from Madrid/to Madrid
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
recoger el equipaje to collect one’s luggage
“recogida de equipajes” “baggage reclaim”
pasar por la aduana to go through customs
tengo algo que declarar I have something to declare
no tengo nada que declarar I have nothing to declare
registrar el equipaje to search the luggage
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
a bordo on board; “prohibido fumar” “no smoking”
“abróchense el cinturón de seguridad” “fasten your seat belts”
estamos sobrevolando Londres we are flying over London
me estoy mareando I am feeling sick; secuestrar un avión to hijack a plane
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
“pasajeros del vuelo AB251 con destino Madrid, embarquen por la puerta 51” “flight AB251 to Madrid now boarding at gate 51”
hicimos escala en Nueva York we stopped over in New York
un aterrizaje forzosoorde emergencia an emergency landing
un aterrizaje violento a crash landing
tabaco libre de impuestos duty-free cigarettes
animals (#ulink_e22be13b-6d48-52b6-8342-63b294073f35)
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
me gustan los gatos, odio las serpientes, prefiero los ratones I like cats, I hate snakes, I prefer mice
tenemos 12 animales en casa we have 12 pets in our house
no tenemos mascotas en casa we have no pets in our house
los animales salvajes wild animals
los animales domésticosorlas mascotas pets
el ganado livestock
meter un animal en una jaula to put an animal in a cage
liberar a un animal to set an animal free
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
el perro ladra the dog barks; gruñe it growls
el gato maulla the cat miaows; ronronea it purrs
me gusta la equitaciónormontar a caballo I like horse-riding
a caballo on horseback
“cuidado con el perro” “beware of the dog”
“no se admiten perros” “no dogs allowed”
“¡quieto!” (to dog) “down!”
los derechos de los animales animal rights
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
bikes (#ulink_3024c930-01fe-58dd-99ba-c9330371f748)
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL PHRASES
ir en bici(cleta), montar en bici(cleta) to go by bike, to cycle
vine en bici(cleta) I came by bike
viajar to travel
a toda velocidad at full speed
cambiar de marchas to change gears
pararse to stop
frenar bruscamente to brake suddenly
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
dar una vueltaorpasear en bici(cleta) to go for a bike ride
tener un pinchazooruna rueda pinchada to have a puncture
arreglar un pinchazo to mend a puncture
la rueda delantera/trasera the front/back wheel
inflar las ruedas to blow up the tyres
brillante, reluciente shiny
oxidado(a) rusty
fluorescente fluorescent
birds (#ulink_889f5cb6-15e7-537f-9cd7-63790c7623a1)
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
USEFUL PHRASES
volar to fly
