0.3.5 Getting around Flashcards
Basic transportation, some other survival phrases
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Where is the restaurant?
¿Dónde queda el restaurante?
Where is - ¿Dónde queda?
Note that this phrase is only used for fixed locations, like buildings or cities. Movable people and objects instead use the phrase ¿dónde está?
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Where is Teresa?
¿Dónde está Teresa?
Where is - ¿Dónde está?
Note that this phrase is used for people and things that may move around. If referring to a fixed location like a building or city, use ¿dónde queda?
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Where is the bathroom?
¿Dónde queda el baño?
bathroom - el baño.
The full compound word for “bathroom” is actually el cuarto de baño, but this is rarely used in conversation.
In some countries, you can also say el servicio when referring to a large public restroom.
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Like this?
–> No, like this.
¿Así?
–> No, así.
like this - así.
This simple one-word phrase is an easy way in Spanish to verify if you are doing something right.
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a street
una calle
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three blocks from here
(i.e. three intersections from here, when traveling in a city)
tres cuadras de aquí
a city block - una cuadra.
In Spain, you may also hear the word una manzana, which also means “apple”.
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to the left
a la izquierda
left - la izquierda
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to the right
a la derecha
right - la derecha
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straight ahead
derecho
straight (ahead) - derecho.
Note that this is similar to the word for “right” (derecha), so be careful which one you mean!
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Careful!
¡Cuidado!
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Let’s go
Vamos / Vámonos
Both phrases are used relatively interchangeably to get the group moving, though vámonos is particularly used to mean we are leaving somewhere to go elsewhere.
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I have a problem. I need help.
Tengo un problema. Necesito ayuda.
help - la ayuda.
Also remember that problema is actually masculine despite ending in o, so it takes the definite article el.
Many Spanish words ending in ma are masculine, as they come from Greek.
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Help!
¡Ayuda! / ¡Auxilio!
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the police
la policía
One policeman would just be un policía.
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a phone / a telephone
un teléfono