My Holidays Flashcards
el recuerdo
Recuerdo comes from the verb recordar, which means to remember. That is why a memory is also called a recuerdo in Spanish!
el regalo
They say “the present is a gift.” In Spanish, this can be said el presente es un regalo or even el presente es un presente.
el billete de ida y vuelta
You can buy the whole round-trip ticket, or un billete de ida (a one-way ticket) and un billete de vuelta (a return ticket).
Bear in mind that billete is used in Spain, while Latin American countries will typically use boleto or pasaje, depending on the country.
la maleta
I think this is one of those funny words every language has.
If you use it in the singular, it is translated as “suitcase.” Each individual bag you have is a maleta.
However, if you use it in the plural, you can translate it as “luggage” or “baggage.” You do not have to count how many suitcases you have (unless you want to). You can just refer to all of them as a whole:
Dame esa maleta. (Give me that suitcase.)
¿Están listas tus maletas? (Is your luggage ready?)
el pasaporte
Never forget your passport or ID when leaving home, let alone when leaving your country!
el DNI
DNI means Documento Nacional de Identidad (National Identity Document). I know you probably do not have one (yet), but if you are traveling to, say, Spain, do not expect people to say ID. For us, any ID is a DNI (deh-eneh-ih), and that is how we will say it to you.
Many European people have passports, but now you are able to travel throughout the whole European Union (viajar por toda la Unión Europea) by using just your European ID.
However, if you come from America, you will need a passport or a visa (un visado).
A typical sentence you will hear when checking in is:
DNI o pasaporte, por favor. (ID card or passport, please.)
This may sound rude to you, but it is not. Despite being in the form of an order, it is rather a shorter way of asking:
¿Puede mostrarme su DNI o su pasaporte, por favor? (Could you show me your ID card or passport, please?)
el turista
This Spanish word is very similar to its English counterpart, so it should not be problematic at all.
Just remember that nouns ending in -ista do not have a specific feminine form. Male and female tourists are both called turistas. You just change the determiners and any other accompanying word:
el turista/la turista, los turistas/las turistas (the tourist, the tourists)
este turista/esta turista, estos turistas/estas turistas (this tourist, these tourists)
un turista español/una turista española, unos turistas españoles/unas turistas españolas (a Spanish tourist, some Spanish tourists)
el paisaje
the landscape
el avión
the plane
el coche
the car
la gasolina
Gasolina is a word normally used to refer to any kind of fuel for your car in general. However, we also use it to specifically refer to gasoline.
If your car uses diesel, do not use gasolina! Choose the gasóleo or gasoil dispenser.
la gasolinera
Since gasolina is used to refer to fuel in general, you fill your tank at the gasolinera.
las vistas
Use this word only in its plural form if you are talking about landscapes. The singular form la vista normally refers to our sight, although you can use it to talk about the view too:
La vista desde esta ventana es muy bonita. (The view from this window is very pretty.)
la playa
the beach
el museo de
You can always find a museum that appeals to you. Always! Some of my favorites are:
El museo de Ciencias (The Science Museum)
El museo de Etnología (The Museum of Ethnology)
El museo de Arte Moderno (The Museum of Modern Art)
