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37 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.
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Hay means both 'there is' and 'there are': Hay un banco aquí (there's a bank here), Hay dos hoteles. It never changes. To say where a particular thing is, use estar instead: El banco está aquí.
Cerca (near) and lejos (far) work on their own: Vivo cerca. To say near or far from something, add de: cerca de la estación, lejos de la ciudad.
trabajarto work
Trabajo en una tienda.I work in a shop.
Trabajar, like travail: hard work.
conjugation →necesitarto need
Necesito ayuda.I need help.
Necesitar, like necessity: what you need.
conjugation →escogerto choose
Escojo el rojo.I choose the red one.
Escoger: think ex-collect, picking out the one you want. Careful: yo escojo.
ayudarto help
Te ayudo.I'll help you.
Ayudar, like aid: helping.
el cochecar
El coche está en la calle.The car is in the street.
Coche, like a coach: a car. In much of Latin America it is el carro, and in Argentina and Chile el auto.
Elsewhere: Latin America: el carro; Argentina, Chile: el auto
la tiendashop, store, tent
La tienda está cerca.The shop is nearby.
Tienda: where you tend to go shopping.
el mercadomarket
Compro fruta en el mercado.I buy fruit at the market.
Mercado, like merchant and market.
el bancobank, bench
El banco está en el centro.The bank is in the centre.
Banco: a bank, and also a bench, where bankers once sat.
el hotelhotel
El hotel es muy bonito.The hotel is very nice.
The same word, but the h is silent: o-TEL.
la estaciónstation, season
¿Dónde está la estación?Where is the station?
Estación, like station, and also a season of the year.
cercanear, nearby, close
Vivo cerca.I live nearby.
Cerca, like circle: within the circle, close by.
lejosfar, far away
La estación está lejos.The station is far away.
Lejos: 'LAY-hos', far away over the hills.
el bañobathroom, bath, toilet
El baño está al fondo.The bathroom is at the back.
Baño, like bathing: the bathroom.
el centrocentre, center, middle
Vivo en el centro.I live in the centre.
Centro: the centre of town.
la vueltaturn, walk, change
Vamos a dar una vuelta.Let's go for a walk.
Vuelta: a turn, a stroll (dar una vuelta), and your change, from volver.
la cuentabill (at a restaurant), account, check
La cuenta, por favor.The bill, please.
Cuenta: the bill, an account, from contar (to count). Darse cuenta: to realise.
el hospitalhospital
Mi abuelo está en el hospital.My grandfather is in hospital.
Hospital, like hospital, with a silent h.
porfor, by, through, because of
Paso por tu casa.I'll come by your house.
Por: through, by, because of. Por favor, by your favour.
arribaup, upstairs, above
El baño está arriba.The bathroom's upstairs.
Arriba: up, upstairs. ¡Arriba! Up you get!
abajodown, downstairs, below
La cocina está abajo.The kitchen's downstairs.
Abajo: down, downstairs. The opposite of arriba.
delantein front, ahead
El coche está delante.The car's in front.
Delante: in front. Delante de la casa: in front of the house.
detrásbehind
El parque está detrás.The park's behind.
Detrás: behind. Detrás de la puerta: behind the door.
encimaon top, above
El libro está encima de la mesa.The book's on the table.
Encima: on top. Encima de la mesa: on the table.
el taxitaxi
Tomo un taxi.I'm taking a taxi.
Taxi, like taxi.
el metrosubway, metro
Voy en metro.I go by metro.
Metro: the underground railway, the metro.
la paradastop
La parada está cerca.The stop is nearby.
Parada: a stop, where things stop (parar).
la salidaexit, departure
¿Dónde está la salida?Where's the exit?
Salida: the exit, the way out, from salir.
la entradaentrance, ticket
La entrada está aquí.The entrance is here.
Entrada: the entrance, from entrar. Also a ticket for a show.
la plazasquare
Nos vemos en la plaza.See you in the square.
Plaza: a town square, like a piazza.
el edificiobuilding
Vivo en ese edificio.I live in that building.
Edificio: a building, an edifice.
importanteimportant
Es una pregunta importante.It's an important question.
Importante: important.
la policíapolice, policewoman
Llamamos a la policía.We called the police.
Policía: the police. El policía is a policeman.
la ayudahelp, aid
Necesito ayuda.I need help.
Ayuda: help, from ayudar. ¡Ayuda! Help!
el ladoside
El banco está al lado del hotel.The bank's next to the hotel.
Lado: side, like lateral. Al lado de: next to.
alláover there, there
Mi casa está allá.My house is over there.
Allá: over there, further away than allí.
atrásback, behind
El baño está atrás.The bathroom is at the back.
Atrás: back, behind. Hacia atrás: backwards.
haciatowards, toward
Voy hacia el centro.I'm heading towards the centre.
Hacia: towards, in the direction of.