Places around town · Lugares
15 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. The places you'll name every day, from the street corner to the airport.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | house | la casa | En casa — at home; a casa — (to) home. No article. |
 | street | la calle | The ll sounds like y: 'KAH-yeh'. |
 | city | la ciudad | Nouns in -dad are feminine; -dad ≈ English -ty (city). |
 | store | la tienda | Also 'tent': tienda de campaña. |
 | market | el mercado | 🔗 Word familyFamily: el supermercado. |
 | restaurant | el restaurante | Unlike English, every letter is pronounced: res-tau-ran-te. |
 | school | la escuela | Spanish adds e- before s+consonant: escuela ~ school. |
 | office | la oficina | A private office/study is el despacho. |
 | hospital | el hospital | Silent h: 'os-pi-TAL'. |
 | bank | el banco | Also means 'bench'. |
 | station | la estación | Also means 'season'; -ción nouns are feminine. |
 | airport | el aeropuerto | aero (air) + el puerto (port). |
 | hotel | el hotel | The h is silent: 'oh-TEL'. |
 | beach | la playa | ll sounds like y: 'PLAH-yah'. |
 | park | el parque | Note the -que spelling: 'PAR-keh'. |