This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Spanish words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Spanish“.

Cities & Traffic in Spanish

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishSpanishPronunciation
(Audio)
shop [Sg]tiendaes_shop
shops [Pl]tiendases_shops
department storetienda departamentales_department-store
kiosk [Sg]kioskoes_kiosk
kiosks [Pl]kioskos
bakery [Sg]panaderíaes_bakery
bakeries [Pl]panaderíases_bakeries
confectionery [Sg]confiteríaes_confectionery
confectioneries [Pl]confiteríases_confectioneries
butcher’s [Sg]carniceríaes_butcher-shop
butchers [Pl]carniceríases_butcher-shops
market [Sg]mercadoes_market
markets [Pl]mercadoses_markets
library [Sg]bibliotecaes_library
libraries [Pl]bibliotecases_libraries
church [Sg]iglesiaes_church
churches [Pl]iglesiases_churches
cinema [Sg]cinees_cinema
cinemas [Pl]cineses_cinemas
theater [Sg]teatroes_theater
theaters [Pl]teatroses_theaters
hotel [Sg]hoteles_hotel
hotels [Pl]hoteleses_hotels
bank [Sg]bancoes_bank
banks [Pl]bancoses_banks
school [Sg]escuelaes_school
schools [Pl]escuelases_schools
university [Sg]universidades_university
universities [Pl]universidadeses_universities
kindergartenjardin de infanteses_kinder-garden
chemist’s / drugstore [Sg]farmaciaes_drugstore
chemists / drugstores [Pl]farmaciases_drugstores
hospital [Sg]hospitales_hospital
hospitals [Pl]hospitaleses_hospitals

Cities and Places

EnglishSpanishPronunciation
(Audio)
town / city [Sg]ciudad
pueblo
es_city
es_town
towns / cities [Pl]ciudades
pueblos
es_cities
es_towns
house [Sg]casaes_house
houses [Pl]casases_houses
building [Sg]edificioes_building
buildings [Pl]edificioses_buildings
street / road [Sg]callees_street
streets / roads [Pl]calleses_streets
avenue [Sg]avenidaes_avenue
avenues [Pl]avenidases_avenues
bridge [Sg]puentees_bridge
bridges [Pl]puenteses_bridges
center/city centercentroes_center
crossing [Sg]esquinaes_crossing
crossings [Pl]esquinases_crossings
square [Sg]plazaes_square
squares [Pl]plazases_squares
park [Sg]parquees_park
parks [Pl]parqueses_parks
landmark / sightpunto de referenciaes_landmark
monument [Sg]monumentoes_monument
monuments [Pl]monumentoses_monuments

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishSpanishPronunciation
(Audio)
vehicle [Sg]vehículoes_vehicle
vehicles [Pl]vehículoses_vehicles
car [Sg]carroes_car
cars [Pl]carroses_cars
train [Sg]trenes_train
trains [Pl]treneses_trains
bus [Sg]autobuses_bus
busses [Pl]autobuseses_buses
tramtranvíaes_tram
metrometroes_metro
bicycle [Sg]bicicletaes_bicycle
bicycles [Pl]bicicletases_bicycles
motorbike [Sg]motocicletaes_motorbike
motorbikes [Pl]motocicletases_motorbikes
taxitaxies_taxi
airplane [Sg]aviónes_plane
airplanes [Pl]avioneses_planes
shipnavees_ship
(train) stationestación de treneses_train-station
main stationestación centrales_main-station
stopparadaes_stop
station / stopestaciónes_station
parking areaestacionamientoes_parking-area
petrol stationestación de petróleoes_petrol-station
(to) go by carir en carroes_to-go-by-car
(to) go by motorbikeir en moto
motocicleta
es_to-go-by-motorbike
(to) go by bikeir en bicicletaes_to-go-by-bicycle
(to) go by busir en autobuses_to-go-by-bus
(to) go by metroir en metroes_to-go-by-metro

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