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Spanish Schools

Are you interested in learning a bit of the local language?

You’re in luck! Argentina, Chile and Uruguay have many language schools scattered throughout; some are even interconnected allowing you to travel while you learn!!!
Even just knowing a few words will change your travelling experience.
If you enjoy expanding your knowledge on vacation, this is the option for you!

ARGENTINA
Español Andando Buenos Aires www.espanol-andando.com.ar
Mundo Español Buenos Aires www.mundo-espanol.com
Global Links Idiomas Córdoba www.globallinksidiomas.com.ar
Intercultural Spanish Mendoza www.spanishcourses.com.ar
Spanish in Rosario Rosario www.spanishinrosario.com
Idiomas Salta Salta www.spanishinsalta.com.ar
Patagonia Spanish School
 Ushuaia www.patagonia-spanish-school.com



CHILE
Interactive Spanish School Valparaíso www.interactive-spanish.cl
URUGUAY
La Herradura Montevideo www.spanish-herradura.com

 

ENGLISH - SPANISH DICTIONARY

 

Basic

Hello/Goodbye                         Hola / Adiós
Yes/No                                   Sí/No
Please                                    Por favor         
Thank you (very much)             (Muchas) Gracias         
You are welcome                     De nada
Excuse me                              Perdón
I’m sorry (forgive me)                Disculpe
Do you speak English?             ¿Habla inglés?
How much is it?                       ¿Cuánto cuesta?
What’s your name?                  ¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is…                           Me llamo…                                           

Getting around

What time does the next … leave/arrive?        ¿A qué hora sale/llega el próximo....?
boat                                                                 barco
bus (city)                                                          colectivo
bus (intercity)                                                    ómnibus / bus

I would like a one-way/return ticket.                Quisiera un pasaje de ida/ida y vuelta
Bus station                                                       Terminal de ómnibus
I’d like to hire a car/ bicycle                             Quisiera alquilar un auto/ bicicleta
Where is...?                                                      ¿Dónde está?
Near / far                                                           Cerca / Lejos

Around town

A bank                                                              un banco
An ATM                                                            un cajero automático
The post office                                                   el correo
Downtown                                                         el centro
Pharmacy                                                         la farmacia
The telephone centre                                          el locutorio
The tourist office                                                la oficina de turismo
The police                                                         la policía
The police station                                              la comisaría

What time does it open/close?                           ¿A qué hora abre/cierra?
I’m lost                                                             Estoy perdido / a

Signs

Entrance / Exit                                                  Entrada / Salida                                               
Push / Pull                                                        Empuje / Tire                                                  
Open / Close                                                     Abierto / Cerrado                                            
Men / Women toilets                                          Baños de hombres / mujeres                         

Accommodation

Hotel                                                                Hotel
Youth hostel                                                     Hostel / albergue juvenil
Camping ground                                                Camping
Do you have any rooms available?                       ¿Tiene habitaciones libres?
A single room                                                    una habitación individual
A double room                                                   una habitación doble
dorm                                                                 dormis
for one night                                                       por una noche
for two nights                                                     por dos noches
How much is it per night/person?                        ¿Cuánto cuesta por noche/persona?
Is breakfast included?                                        ¿Incluye desayuno?

Time, days & numbers

What time is it?                                                ¿Qué hora es?
Today   / tomorrow / yesterday                           Hoy / Mañana / Ayer
Morning / afternoon / evening                              Mañana / Tarde / Noche

Monday                                                            Lunes
Tuesday                                                           Martes
Wednesday                                                      Miércoles
Thursday                                                          Jueves
Friday                                                              Viernes
Saturday                                                          Sábado
Sunday                                                            Domingo

GLOSSARY

•Albergue / Hostal: hostel
•Amigo: friend
•Asado: barbeque
•Barrio: suburb
•Bodegas: wineries
•Boliche: clubs, discos
•Bosque: forest
•Buceo: scuba diving
•Cabaña: cabin, cottage
•Cabildo: old town hall
•¿Cachai?: get it? (Chile)
•Cañón: canyon
•Cardón: giant cactus
•Cascada: waterfall
•Castillo: castle
•Cerro: hill
•Che: Hey
•Chicas: girls
•Chivito: Uruguayan sandwich
•Choripán: sausage in a bun
•Cordillera: mountain range
•Desayuno: breakfast
•Desierto: desert
•Dulce de leche: caramel
•Empanadas: pastries filled with beef, ham and cheese, etc.
•Estancia: ranches
•Estero: marshal
•Fogón: bonfire
•Gauchos: Argentinean cowboys
•Guanaco: small llama.
•Hospedaje: type of accommodation
•Humita: traditional dish made of corn
•Iglesia: church
•Isla: island
•Lago: lake
•Laguna: lagoon
•Locro: an Andean stew dish
•Lomito: a tasty sandwich with quality meat (beef, chicken or pork)
•Maras: Patagonian hares
•Mariscos: seafood
•Mate: traditional tea drunk from a gourd with a metal straw
•Micro: local bus
•Milanesas: deep-fried breaded veal or chicken
•Mina: mine, chick (girl)
•Mochilero: backpacker
•Montaña: mountain
•Ñandú: South American ostrich
•Parque: park
•Parrilla: grill
•Peña: places to enjoy traditional music, dances and local food
•Playa: beach
•Plaza: square
•Pololo/a: boyfriend/girlfriend in Chile
•Porteño: Buenos Aires or Valparaiso natives
•Posada: type of accommodation
•Puerto: port
•Quebrada: gorge
•Río: river
•Salar / Salinas: salt flats
•Suri: little ostrich
•Tamal: steam-cooked corn dough with or without a filling wrapped in corn leaves
•Valle: valley
•Vino: wine