Spanish Vocabulary: Level2/ Survivor at the beach Hi and welcome back to learning Spanish with GrandesVillas holiday rentals, in Andalusia. You are joyning us? Yes? Great. So, last week we have learned the basic vocabulary for going to restaurants, shops and supermarkets. Today we will visit the beach of Salobreña and learn some more words. Let’s get started. ¡Vamos a la playa! la arena – sand la playa – beach el mar – the sea el aparcamiento - parking lot en el mar - in the sea el chiringuito – food stand or restaurant directly on the beach espeto – sardines stock fish You will find this mouth-watering dish at the any of the many food stands on the beach. comer – to eat beber – to drink bronceada (for girls), bronceado (for guys) – suntanned Normally an –a at the end of a word indicates the female geneder of the word. Hace sol. – It is sunny. Quiero nadar. – I want to swim. Quiero descansar. – I want to relax. agua – water roca – rock Necesito un parasol. – I need a parasol. Necesito un toalla – I need a towel. crema solar – suncreen gafas de sol – sunglases bolsa - shopping bag, plastic bag feliz – happy castillo – castle montaña – mountain costa – coast barco - ship el windsurf – windsurfing helado – ice cream QUIZ Quick reminder of the vocabulary of lesson 1 Question number 1) What are patatas bravas?
Potatoes with delicious spicy sauce
A tasty refreshing cold vegetable soup
The name of the typical grilled stock fish that you can find at the chiringuitos *
*new word! ;)
Question number 2 Which beverage are the holidaymakers enjoying in this picture?
cerveza
vino tinto
cava
sangríaWe hope you have started to make some good progress! The main secret is to be patient with yourself. Hope we can get your Spanish ready for your next holidays in Andalusia. If not, I am sorry, but then you have to stay at your beautiful holiday rental villa and avoid Spanish people. No, just kidding, you'll be totally fine. Promise. Your team of GrandesVillas holiday rentals.
PS: And by the way, the wright answers to the quize are A) for the first question and C) for
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