Unit 4: Places and homes

Compound nouns Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

art gallery (n) Art galeri Galería de arte Her father runs an art
gallery in New York
City.
bike path (n) Baik pat Ciclovia A bike path was
inaugurated in the city
in 2016.
department store (n) Department stor Grandes almacenes The oldest department
store in London.
downtown (n) Dauntaun centro The downtown of
Bogotá is very noisy.
nightclub (n) naigclob Club nocturno Last night Omar and I
went to a night club.
nightlife (n) naiglaif La vida nocturna Nightlife is varied, with
open-air concerts, bars
and a disco
parking lot (n) parkinlot Estacionamiento The club's parking lot
was closed.
pedestrian area (n) Pidestrian eria Zona peatonal The apartment was
well located in a
pedestrian area.
public transportation Poblic trasnporteishon Transporte público As gas prices rise, more
(n) people are using public
transportation
shopping mall (n) Shoping mol Centro comercial Shriniketan is one of
the major shopping
malls of the region
sports center (n) Sports ceners Centro de deportes The sports center also
has complex from
small sports.
traffic jam (n) Trafic yean embotellamiento I was stuck in a traffic
jam for an hour
yesterday.

Common verb phrases Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

catch a ball (v. phr.) Catch a bal Atrapar una pelota Catch a ball game in
Florida.
catch a bus (v. phr.) Catch a bas Tomar un autobus I need to catch a bus
for San Francisco.

mcatch a cold (v. phr.) Catch a could resfriarse Be not afraid that the
child can catch a cold.
catch a train (v. phr.) Catch a trein tomar un tren We can catch a train to
the north pole from
there.
have a good time (v. Had a gud taim Que la pases bien Well, I hope you have a
phr.) good time in Florida.
have a party (v. phr.) Had a pari tener una fiesta This is fascinating, but I
have a party to
prepare.
have a snack (v. phr.) Had a esnak tomar un bocadillo Just make yourself at
home, have a snack,
 relax.
have coffee (v. phr.) Had cofi tomar café You can have coffee in
the morning with
friends.
keep doing something Kip duing somting sigue haciendo algo We must keep doing
(v. phr.) something and we
must keep letting
people know what we
are doing.
keep in touch (v. phr.) Kip in toch mantenerse en You can always keep in
contacto touch with your child.
keep your promise (v. Kip yur promes Guardar una promesa This would be a good
phr.) time to keep your
promise.
keep a secret (v. phr.) Kip a sicret Guardar un secreto It's impossible to keep
a secret in the
scientific world.
know a fact (v. phr.) Nou a fact Conocer un hecho My father knows about
historical events, for
which I was not born
yet, such as the attack
on the twin towers in
the United States.
know someone for a Not soumuan for a Conocer a alguien I know my younger
long time (v. phr.) long taim desde hace mucho sister, because we
tiempo grew up together and
are still close.
lose a game (v. phr.) Lus a geim Perder un juego When he was young,
my father played
soccer, which he rarely
lost.
lose touch (v. phr.) Lus tach Perder contacto I lost contact with
many of my
classmates, now that
I'm in college.
lose weight (v. phr.) Lus weig Perder peso my niece lost weight
with many exercises at
home.
lose your keys (v. phr.) Lus yur kiss Perder tus llaves my mother always
tends to forget the
keys inside the house,
every time she goes
out.
meet a friend for Met a frend for cofi Reunirse con un amigo My friends and I
coffee (v. phr.) para café always have coffee
with dessert in a nice
room.
meet someone by Met somuan bai cheins Conocer a alguien por Some time ago I met a
chance (v. phr.) casualidad boy in a park that I
used to visit a lot.
meet someone for the Met somuan for de Conocer a alguien por A long time ago I first
first time (v. phr.) fers taim primera vez met the person I now
live with, my partner.
miss a bus (v. phr.) Mis a bas Perder un bus I often missed my bus
 going to university in
the morning.
miss a call (v. phr.) Mis a call Perder una llamada I ALWAYS HAVE
MISSED CALLS WHEN I
GO OUTSIDE.
miss a class (v. phr.) Mis a clas Perder una clase In college we used to
skip or skip classes
when we didn't think
they were good, or we
were just hungry.
miss a train (v. phr.) Mis a trein Perder un tren I have seen in movies
how most young
people tend to miss
the train due to delay.
miss someone (v. phr.) Mis somuan Echar de menos a I usually miss my family
alguien a lot when I don't have
them around or I
haven't seen them.
take a photo (v. phr.) Teik a foudou Tomar una foto I usually take a photo
wherever I go and with
whom I go
take an exam (v. phr.) Teik a exiam Tomar un examen throughout the course
of my student life, we
have been given tests
to assess our
knowledge.
take someone Teik a somuan somuer Llevar a alguien a algún my father always takes
somewhere (v. phr.) lugar us to the parts where
we want to go.
take your coat off (v. Taik yur cout off Quitate el abrigo in elegant restaurants
Phr.) they tend to keep their
customers' coats at the
entrance and give
them to them when
they leave.

Describing homes Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

apartment building (n) Apartment bilding Edificio de It is basically the twin
apartamentos of the other apartment
building, designed the
same way.

balcony (n) balcon We had a drink on the

hotel balcony.

basement (n) sotano Our kitchenware

department is in the
basement.
basic (adj) Basica

bright (adj) Brillante The rooms were bright

 and airy.
comfortable (adj) Comoda a comfortable
bed/sofa
convenient (adj) conveniente Our local shop has very
convenient opening
hours.
country (n) pais Our diversity is a
source of strength for
this country.
cozy (adj) acogedora It's that kind of feeling
that makes it cozy,
makes it good to live
here.
dark (adj) oscura Our bedroom was very
dark until we put a
larger window in.
first floor (n) Fers flur Primer piso She got on the elevator
on the first floor and
pushed the button for
the 35th.
huge (adj) hag enorme They live in a huge
house.
modern (adj) moderna We're in the very
modern-looking
building opposite the
station.
old-fashioned (adj) Ald, feshon anticuada She's very old-
fashioned in her
outlook.
roof terrace (n) Rat tareced azotea A staircase from this
level leads to the roof
terrace.
second floor (n) Secon fleer Segunda plata The second floor
consists of three
bedrooms and one
bathroom.
spacious (adj) Espaciosa A spacious air-
conditioned car is a
first solution.
stylish (adj) Elegante The rooms in Hotel
Diagonal Plaza are
spacious and stylish.
suburbs (n) suabers Afueras This popular hotel is in
the suburbs of
Marrakesh.
third floor (n) Ther fler Tecer piso The suite on the third
floor also has a terrace.
tiny (adj) diminuta A network of tiny
capillaries connects the
arteries and veins.
top floor (n) Tap flir Ultimo piso Apartment on the top
floor, 300 meters from
the beach.
town (n) toun pueblo Kandy is a town in the
hills from Sri Lanka.
village (n) pueblero Aranmula is a village in
the state of Kerala,
India.

UNIT 5: MONEY AND SHOPPING

Money Pronunciation Translation Example sentence
ATM (n) atm Cajero automatico The hotel offers ATM
and banking services to
its guests.
dollar bill (n) Dolar bell Bilete de dolar David found a
hundred-dollar bill on
the street.
borrow from (v) Barre fram Tomar prestar de I managed to borrow
from a friend

broke (adj) brōk Banca rota When the spell was

broken, Tara
immediately broke
with Willow.
cash (n) kaSH Dinero en efectivo Triton also will receive
$175 million in cash
from Cingular.
coins (n) caisn Moneda The rewards are high
with a jackpot of 2,500
coins.
credit card (n) Credi cer Tarjeta de credito We accept payments
by credit card (Visa,
MasterCard) or Bitcoin.
lend to (v) Land to Prestar a The group members
make regular savings
and lend to each other
loan (n) lōn Prestamo Every loan has been a
very good experience
for me.

mortgage (n) ˈmôrɡij Hipoteca The property is free of

debt and has no
mortgage.
pay back (v) Play beck Pagar my parents always pay
for basic services
pay with (v) Play wen Pagar con I always pay in cash
pay for (v) Pay fur Pagar you always pay after
having eaten or
received the service
pay into (v) Pay ento Pagar en My boyfriend always
pays his cards within 3
months
save up (v) Sava ap Ahorrar Since I was little, I
usually save money to
buy my things
savings account (n) Saving accoutn Cuenta de ahorro I have two savings
accounts, of which I
only use one.
spend money on (v. Sapns moeny Gastar dinero en I usually spend my
phr.) money on clothes and
food
take out money (v. Tak aut money Sacar dinero en everyone usually takes
phr.) money on payday

taxes (n) Tax Impuesto The price varies

depending on local
taxes of each country
waste money on (v. Water money Gastar dinero en People waste money
phr.) on all sorts of
activities.
wealthy (adj) ˈwanthe rico The families of these
women are very
wealthy and
influential.

UNIT 6: WORK AND EDUCATION

Work and careers (1) Pronunciation Translation Example sentence
be laid off (v. phr.) Bi laied Ser despeido I put my things every
time I fix my house
do a job placement (v. A dog a joed Hacer una in several companies
phr.) colaboracion they do collaborating
project classes in the
middle of the year
do an internship (v. Da in intercom Hacer una pasantia At the end of my high
phr.) school I had to do
internships to
graduate.
get a degree (v. phr.) Gat a dring Obtener un grado In 2020, I will take a
course to obtain my
license.
get a job (v. phr.) Gat a jod Consigue trabajo many of my colleagues
and friends are looking
for a job
get a promotion (v. Gat a promeion Obtener una I went to my sister's
phr.) promocion promotion when she
left high school
get experience (v. phr.) Gat experecien Obtener expereicna I have had experience
selling clothes to the
customer
get fired (v. phr.) Gat fedir Ser despedida They usually make a
farewell to a colleague
in his retirement
resign (v) rəˈzīn Renunciar A member of the
Board may resign at
any time
retire (v) rəˈtī(ə)r Retirarse Portland is a city where
young people go to
retire

take a training course Tak a treing Tomar un curso de The teachers

(v. phr.) capacitación accompanying the
group can take a
training course for
teaching Spanish as a
foreign language.

Education Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

behave (v) bəˈhāv Comportarse The ship behaves well.
boarding school (n) Board sholl Internado in England there are
usually many boarding
schools for women
cheat (v) CHēt Hacer trampa in exams certain
classmates cheat to get
good grades
elementary school (n) Elemntary shl Escuela primaria I already graduated
from high school four
years ago
fail an exam (v. phr.) Fails in exam Fallar en examen several times I have
not gotten good grades
get a degree (v. phr.) Gat a gret Obtener un grado many years ago and
today I'm still passing
degrees
get good grades/a Gat a good grade Sacar buenas notas I usually get very good
good grade (v. phr.) grades from school
get into trouble (v. Gat into trand Meterse en problema In my school many
phr.) times I saw classmates
get into trouble after
class
get your grades (v. Gat yur gred Tomar sus my mother always
phr.) calificaciones withdrew my grades in
the course