Countries

Inglaterra                          England

España                             Spain

Escocia                             Scotland

Irlanda                              Ireland

(El país de) Gales             Wales

Gran Bretaña                    Great Britain

Bélgica                             Belgium

Alemania                          Germany

Francia                             France

Italia                                  Italy

Polonia                             Poland

Lituania                            Lithuania

Europa                              Europe

Rusia                              Russia

Los Estados Unidos         The United States of America

Canadá                             Canada

Sudamérica                      South America

México                              Mexico

China                                China

Tailandia                          Thailand

Japón                               Japan

Nationalities

español/española          Spanish

inglés/ inglesa               English

escocés/ escocesa        Scotish

irlandés/ irlandesa        Irish

francés/francesa           French

galés/galesa                  Welsh

tailandés/tailandesa     Thai

japonés/japonesa          Japanese

alemán/alemana           German

británico/a                      British

italiano/a                         Italian

polaco/a                          Polish

lituano/a                          Lithuanian

europeo/a                       European

ruso/a                              Russian

sudamericano/a             South American

mexicano/a                     Mexican

chino/a                             Chinese

estadounidense             US/American

canadiense                     Canadian

belga                               Belgian

Note that nationalities do not start with a capital letter in Spanish.

Accommodation

el alojamiento                      accommodation

la caravana                           caravan

el cámper                              campervan

la autocaravana mobile home

el albergue juvenil               youth hostel

el camping                            a campsite

la tienda                                tent

el hotel (de tres estrellas)  a (three-star) hotel

el parador                              a luxury state owned hotel

la pensión                              B&B

solo alojamiento                  room only

media pensión                      half board

pensión completa                full board

todo incluido                         all inclusive

la habitación doble              double room

la habitación individual       single room

la habitación estándar        standard room

la suite                                   suite

el apartamento de lujo        luxury apartment

Verbs linked to holidays

viajar                                                to travel

volar                                                 to fly

alojarse                                            to lodge

quedarse                                          to stay

alquilar                                             to rent/hire

facturar el equipaje                         to check in the luggage

registrarse / hacer el check-in      to check in (at a hotel)

salir                                                   to leave

llegar                                                 to arrive

tomar el sol                                      to sunbathe

broncearse                                     to get a tan

hacer el turismo                               to do sightseeing

salir de marcha                                to go out partying

contemplar las vistas                      to look at the views

hacer un paseo marítimo               to go on a boat trip

ir de excursión                                to go on an excursion

ir a un parque temático                  to go to a theme park

ir a la sierra/la montaña                 to go to the mountains

ver los monumentos                       to see the sights

visitar un pueblo antiguo               to visit an old town

visitar la catedral                             to visit the cathedral

quejarse de la comida                     to complain about the food

Weather

Weather can be used with ‘hacer’ and translates to ‘it makes heat/coldness/sun’ etc:

Hace calor                                          it’s hot (it makes heat)

Hace frío                                             it’s cold (it makes coldness)

Hace sol                                              it’s sunny (it makes sun)

Hace buen tiempo                             it’s nice weather (it makes good weather)

Hace mal tiempo                                it’s bad weather (it makes bad weather)

Weather can be used with ‘estar’ and literally translates more like the English ‘it is raining’ etc:

Está lloviendo                                     it is raining

Está nevando                                      it is snowing

Está soleado                                       it is sunny

Está tormentoso                                it is stormy

Está húmedo                                      it is humid

Weather can be used with ‘hay’ and translates mas ‘there is/there are’+ the weather:

Hay tormentas                                   there is a storm

Hay inundaciones                              there are floods

Hay lluvia                                             there is rain

Hay nieve                                            there is snow

Hay viento                                           there is wind

Seasons

la primavera                           spring

el verano                                 summer

el otoño                                   autumn

el invierno                               winter

Compass points

el norte                        north

el sur                            south

el este                          east

el oeste                        west

el noreste                    north-east

el noroeste                  north-west

el sureste                    south-east

el suroeste                  south-west

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