Basic Spanish Vocabulary

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Which of these words means 'elbow' in Spanish?

  • la rodilla
  • el estómago
  • el codo (correct)
  • el dedo

What is the English translation of 'la oreja'?

  • lip
  • ear (correct)
  • eye
  • mouth

Which Spanish word refers to the 'knee'?

  • la rodilla (correct)
  • la pierna
  • el brazo
  • el pie

What is the translation of 'la boca'?

<p>mouth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these words means 'arm' in Spanish?

<p>el brazo (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct Spanish phrase for 'I am thirsty'?

<p>Tengo sed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following phrases translates to 'I am sleepy'?

<p>Tengo sueño (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you say 'I am cold' in Spanish?

<p>Tengo frio (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish word for 'fever'?

<p>la fiebre (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'What's wrong?' in Spanish?

<p>¿Qué te pasa? (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If someone says 'Tengo hambre', what are they expressing?

<p>They are hungry (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'toso' in English?

<p>I'm coughing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the Spanish phrase that means 'I am hot'.

<p>Tengo calor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Spanish phrase means 'I am sorry'?

<p>lo siento (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the translation of 'stay in bed'?

<p>quédate en cama (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word corresponds to 'to clean'?

<p>limpiar (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation for 'el regalo'?

<p>present (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following means 'to have (food or drink)'?

<p>tomar (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'as usual' into Spanish.

<p>como siempre (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'to drink'?

<p>beber (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'una cucharadita'?

<p>a teaspoonful (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following means 'prescription' in Spanish?

<p>la receta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'flu' in Spanish?

<p>la gripe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish term for 'doctor's office'?

<p>la consulta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following translates to 'cough syrup' in English?

<p>el jarabe de tos (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish word for 'wonderful'?

<p>estupendo/a (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you say 'to go shopping' in Spanish?

<p>ir de compras (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'I need'?

<p>necesito (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'de seda' refer to?

<p>silk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If someone wants to say 'I would like' using a formal term in Spanish, what would they use?

<p>quisiera (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish word for 'leather'?

<p>el cuero (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you say 'fabulous' in Spanish?

<p>fabuloso/a (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Spanish word corresponds to 'plum'?

<p>la ciruela (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you want to try something on, which Spanish verb would you use?

<p>probar (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish term for 'half a kilogram'?

<p>medio kilo (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Spanish word means 'fitting room'?

<p>el probador (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'solamente' in English?

<p>only (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'deseado'?

<p>to want/to wish (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'give me' in Spanish?

<p>Déme (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Spanish word means 'pear'?

<p>la pera (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do you buy meat?

<p>In the carnicería (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you wanted to buy ice cream, which place would you visit?

<p>Heladería (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do you buy in a panadería?

<p>Bread (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is bought in a lechería?

<p>Milk (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which place do you buy fish?

<p>Pescadería (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word translates to 'mashed potatoes'?

<p>puré de papas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'arroz con frijoles'?

<p>rice with beans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you say 'dessert' in Spanish?

<p>el postre (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'flan de leche' to English.

<p>milk flan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish word for 'tip'?

<p>la propina (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Food and Drinks

  • Tomar means to have or eat food
  • Beber means to drink
  • Comprar means to buy
  • Cantar means to sing

Health and Illness

  • El dolor de estómago means stomach-ache
  • Me duele means it hurts me
  • Me duelen means they hurt me
  • La enfermedad means illness
  • La fiebre means fever
  • Tengo sed means I'm thirsty

Body Parts

  • La mano means hand
  • El pie means foot
  • La rodilla means knee
  • El dedo del pie means toe
  • La boca means mouth
  • La oreja means ear
  • Los labios means lips
  • La nariz means nose
  • El dedo means finger
  • El brazo means arm
  • El estómago means stomach
  • La pierna means leg
  • El codo means elbow

Shopping

  • Quisiera means I would like
  • La liquidación means clearance sale
  • Estupendo/a means wonderful
  • La ropa means clothes
  • Ir de compras means to go shopping
  • El cheque means cheque
  • Luego means then
  • Necesito means I need

Fashion

  • Probar means to try on
  • Aquellos/as means those
  • El probador means fitting room
  • El cuero means leather
  • El algodón means cotton
  • Solamente means only
  • El traje means suit
  • La seda means silk
  • Bonito/a means pretty
  • Lindo/a means pretty

Fruits and Vegetables

  • La naranja means orange
  • La banana means banana
  • La mandarina means mandarin orange
  • El mango means mango
  • La cereza means cherry
  • La piña means pineapple
  • Medio kilo means half a kilogram
  • Las uvas means grapes
  • Desear means to want or wish
  • La ciruela means plum
  • La guayaba means guava
  • La pera means pear
  • La manzana means apple
  • La fresa means strawberry
  • Medio/a means half

Restaurants

  • Arroz con vegetales means rice with vegetables
  • Pollo frito means fried chicken
  • Cóctel de frutas means fruit cocktail
  • El postre means dessert
  • Flan de leche means creme caramel
  • Helado de vainilla means vanilla ice cream
  • Dulces means sweets
  • Seguida means followed by
  • Camarones en salsa means shrimp in sauce
  • Arroz con frijoles means rice with beans
  • Qué tenga un buen día means have a good day
  • Jugo de mango means mango juice
  • La sopa means soup
  • Mango juice means mango juice
  • Ponche de frutas means fruit punch
  • Puré de papas means mashed potatoes
  • El menú means the menu
  • El menú del día means menu of the day
  • Arroz frito means fried rice
  • La propina means tip
  • La cuenta means the bill
  • El restaurante means restaurant

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