#spanish vocabulary
Ocean Vocabulary
I went to the beach the other day to take a walk, and although it was freezing cold, it was also very nice and calming. The sea is one of my favourite things so I thought it would be a good idea to expand my vocabulary a bit on this topic :)
- el acantilado - cliff
- el agua - water
- el agua salada - salt water
- el alga - seaweed
- el ancla - anchor
- la anémona - the anemone
- la arena - the sand
- el arrecife - reef
- la ballena - whale
- el barco de vela - sailing ship
- la brisa - breeze
- el/la buzo - the diver
- el caballito de mar - seahorse
- la concha - shell
- el coral - coral
- la costa - shore
- el delfín - dolphin
- la espuma marina - sea foam
- la estrella de mar - starfish
- el faro - lighthouse
- la gaviota - seagull
- la isla - island
- el/la mar - sea
- la medusa - jellyfish
- el muelle - pier
- el/la nadador/-a - the swimmer
- nadar - to swim
- navegar - to sail
- el océano - ocean
- la ola - wave
- el oleaje - surge
- el pez - fish
- la playa - beach
- la roca - rock
- la sal marina - sea salt
- el tiburón - shark
- la tormenta - storm
- tormentoso/-a - stormy
- la vela - sail
- ventoso/-a - windy
- el viento - wind
- zambullirse - to dive
Bonus word for everyone who has read so far:
- la sirena - mermaid
Art vocabulary
I haven’t posted anything in a very long time since I was busy with other things. But from now on I will try to be more active on this blog again :)
- la acuarela - watercolours
- el/la artista - artist
- el atelier - atelier
- bosquejar- to sketch
- el bosquejo - sketch
- el caballete - easel
- la caligrafía - calligraphy
- el color - colour
- el cuadro - painting
- dibujar - to draw
- el dibujo - drawing
- la galería de arte - art gallery
- la goma de borrar - eraser
- ilustrar - to illustrate
- la ilustración - illustration
- el lápiz - pencil
- el lápiz de color - crayon
- el lienzo - canvas
- mezclar (colores) - to mix (colours)
- el museo - museum
- la paleta - palette
- el papel - paper
- el pincel - brush
- pintar - to paint
- la pintura - paint
- la pintura acrílica - acrylic paint
- la pintura al óleo - oil paint
- la pluma - pen
- el rotulador - marker
- el sacapuntas - pencil sharpener
- el tubo de pintura - paint tube
Travel Vocabulary
Since I’m back from my own vacation I have the time to continue posting on this blog. To start off again, I thought vocabulary about vacations would be quite fitting :)
- la acampada - camping
- el aeropuerto - airport
- la atracción turística - tourist attraction
- el avión - airplane
- el autobús - bus
- la cámara - camera
- la ciudad - city
- el crucero - cruise ship
- la estación de tren/metro - train/subway station
- el equipaje - luggage
- la foto - photo
- el/la guía turístico/-a - travel guide
- hacer turismo - to go sightseeing
- hacer una foto - to take a photo
- hacer un crucero - to cruise
- el hotel - hotel
- ir de acompada - to go camping
- ir en avión/tren/etc. - to go by plane/train/etc.
- el lago - lake
- llegar - to arrive
- la maleta - suitcase
- el mapa - map (for countries, the world)
- el metro - subway
- la mochila - backpack
- la montaña - mountain
- el océano - ocean
- el/la pasajero/-a - passenger
- el pasaporte - passport
- el plano - map (for cities, subway)
- la recepción - reception
- el/la recepcionista - receptionist
- el recuerdo - souvenir
- el restaurante - restaurant
- salir - to depart
- la tarjeta postal - postcard
- el taxi - taxi
- la tienda de campaña - tent
- el tren - train
- el/la trotamundos - globetrotter
- el turismo - tourism
- el/la turista - tourist
- vacaciones - vacation
- viajar - to travel
- el viaje - travel
- el/la viajero/-a - traveller
- visitar - to visit
Gems in Spanish
Gems are beautiful and so is the Spanish language, so I thought both things would go very well together :)
- la gema - the gem
- la amatista- amethyst
- el ámbar - amber
- el cuarzo - quartz
- el diamante - diamond
- la esmeralda - emerald
- el granate - garnet
- el jade - jade
- el lapislázuli - lapis lazuli
- el ópalo - opal
- el peridote - peridot
- la piedra de luna - moonstone
- el rubí - ruby
- el topacio - topaz
- el zafiro - sapphire
Bird names in Spanish
A few bird names because I love birds :)
- el águila - eagle
- el avestruz - ostrich
- el buitre - vulture
- la cacatúa - cockatoo
- el colibrí - hummingbird
- la corneja - crow
- el cuervo - raven
- el flamenco-flamingo
- el gallo-rooster
- el ganso - goose
- la garza - heron
- la gaviota - seagull
- la grulla - crane
- el gorrión - sparrow
- el halcón - hawk
- la lechuza - owl
- el loro - parrot
- el martín pescador - kingfisher
- el mirlo - blackbird
- el pájaro carpintero - woodpecker
- la paloma - pigeon
- el pato - duck
- el pavo - turkey
- el pavo real - peacock
- el pelícano - pelican
- el periquito - budgie
- el petirrojo - robin
- el pingüino - penguin
- el pollo - chicken
- el tucán - toucan
- la urraca - magpie
15 words to use instead of “decir”
While writing a story or a short text it is always recommendable to have a bit of variety in your choice of words. So here are a few Spanish alternatives for the verb “decir”, to make stories more exciting!
- aclarar-to clarify
- anunciar-to announce
- asegurar-to assure
- exclamar-to exclaim
- explicar-to explain
- farfullar- to mumble
- gritar-to scream, to shout
- insistir-to insist
- murmurar-to murmur
- repitir-to repeat
- replicar-to retort, to reply
- responder-to reply, to answer
- sentenciar-to declare
- susurrar-to whisper
- tartamudear-to stutter
Instrumentos-instruments
el instrumento-the instrument
el piano - piano
- el piano de cola- grand piano
la guitarra - guitar
- la guitarra acústica - acoustic guitar
- la guitarra eléctrica - electric guitar
la batería - drums
el saxofón - saxophone
la flauta - flute
- la flauta dulce - recorder
- la flauta travesera - western concert flute
- la flauta de pan - pan flute
el violín - violin
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Las estaciones-the seasons
la primavera -spring
el verano-summer
el otoño-autumn
el invierno -winter
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Sometimes, you want to say more than just, “Que bueno”, or “Que terrible”. These are different ways that you can respond to someone, and sound more fluent!
Claro | Sure, Of course, Naturally
Para Nada | No way, No
En Absoluto | Absolutely Not
It looks positive, because there isn’t a “no”, but it’s negative.
Imagínese(Imagínete) | Imagine that!
For times when saying “Holy crap!” would be inappropriate. Imagínese is formal, Imagínate is informal.
En tus sueños | In your dreams
Another way to say “no”.
¿Verdad? | Really?, Is that so?
¿En serio? | Seriously?
When I read an article(or listen to a podcast or watch a tv show) I will put words I do not know, and their definitions as a vocab list. Hopefully you benefit from this as well!
precisamente || precisely
auge || boom
cotidiana || daily
quietud || stillness
imitar || to imitate, to mimic
la naturaleza muerta || still life (referring to art)
ausencia || absence
temática || subject matter
vacío || empty
apenas || barely, hardly
fructífero || fruitful, productive
vicio || vice, bad habit
retrato || portrait
pantuflas || slippers
descifrar || to decipher, to decode, to unravel
infiel || unfaithful
noun(feminine)
1. A crowd or horde
2. An abundance, mass or plethora.
La noche anterior, había soñado con una muchedumbre de monjas que se desnudaban frente a él durante una masa en la que él era el cura. Tengo que volver a ver mi terapeuta, se dijo a si mismo.
The night before, he had dreamed of a crowd of nuns who undressed themselves in front of him during a mass at which he was the priest. I have to go and see my therapist, he told himself.
adjective
awesome, great, fantastic, amazing.
La noche siempre es cojonuda cuando estoy contigo.
The night is always awesome when I’m with you.
noun(feminine)
1. a word or phrase said often and out of habit, a catchphrase
2. a cane or walking stick.
Ella habla en muletillas, y en fin no dice nada.
She speaks in catchphrases, and in the end says nothing.
noun(masculine)
1. a womanizer, ladies’ man or petticoat chaser
2. a group or set of women.
adjective pertaining or relating to women.
Lord Byron es uno de los mujeriegos más famosos de la historia.
Lord Byron is one of the most famous petticoat chasers in history.
interjection
originating from the Arabic for “and may God will it” the word “ojalá” translates as hopefully, let’s hope, I hope, or “God willing.”
Ojalá que no haya una cola en McDonald’s, podría comerme una vaca.
Hopefully there’s no queue at McDonald’s, I could eat a cow.
verb
to yearn for, long for, or remember with sorrow the absence, deprivation or loss of someone or something.
Te añoro cada vez más.
I long for you more and more.
noun(feminine)
1. something soft, thick and sticky (e.g. dough)
2. something crushed, a flattened mass
3.(colloquial) a mess or botch, something made haphazardly without rhyme or reason
4.(colloquial)excrement
5.(colloquial) someone who’s excessively annoying.
Katie Hopkins es una plasta total, pero no deberíamos matarla.
Katie Hopkins is terribly annoying, but we shouldn’t kill her.
noun(feminine)
zip or zipper.
No puedo quitarte los pantalones – ¡la cremallera está rota!
I can’t take your trousers off – the zip is broken!
noun(masculine)
1. an omen or portent
2. luck (good or bad).
Dondequiera que fuera, el hombre era un pájaro de mal agüero.
Wherever he went, the man was a bringer of bad luck.
verb
to set sail.
La flota zarpó del puerto, dejando a las esposas de los marineros al llorar en el muelle.
The fleet set sail, leaving the wives of the sailors in tears on the dock.
