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66 Cards in this Set
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el aeropuerto
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airport
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el banco
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bank
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el café
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café
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la carnicería
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Butcher shop.
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It has the word "carne" in the long word. Remember "carne asada"!!
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el centro
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center, downtown
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el centro comercial
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shopping center, Mall
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el correo
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Post Office
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la estación de autobuses
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Bus station
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la farmacia
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Pharmacy
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Notice that unlike the other locations, there is no accent on the "i" in farmacia, so you pronounce it differently. Thin of "familia".
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el hotel
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hotel
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la iglesia
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church
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la joyería
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Jewelry Store
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la librería
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bookstore
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la panadería
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Bakery
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Think of "Panera Bread"
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la papelería
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stationary store
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It has the word "papel" in it. It is where you would buy school supplies or fancy notecards. OK...stores today are not as specific...but go with it.
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la pastelería
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pastry shop
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la plaza
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Town Square
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la tienda de música y videos
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Music and Video store
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Remember that "tienda" is store....
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la zapatería
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shoe store
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It has the word "zapato" in it.
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la avenida
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avenue
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la calle
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street
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el camino
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road
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la dirección
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address or direction
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look for the context to decide which word it is.
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a pie
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on foot
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el autobús
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bus
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el avión
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airplane
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Think of aviation, aviary
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el barco
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boat
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el carro
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car
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I like "el coche" better than the Spanglish, but....it is car.
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el metro
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subway
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la moto
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motorcycle
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It is feminine because it is the shortened form of "motocicleta". Like "la foto" is short for "la fotografía"
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el taxi
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taxi
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el tren
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train
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la cosa
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thing
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decir
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to say, to tell
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If I were a flashcard:
e-i stem changing "boot" verb with an irregular "yo" form- Digo. |
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manejar
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to drive
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el mapa
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map
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OK...it's a cognate, but remember it is MASCULINE.
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por
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for, by, around
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This word has many more meanings...that comes later. When it comes to giving directions, these are the meanings.
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salir
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to leave
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If I were a flashcard:
Irregular "yo" form- Salgo, otherwise regular -ir verb. |
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viajar
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to travel
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el viaje
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trip
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cerca (de)
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near (to)
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C for "close"
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lejos (de)
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far (from)
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L for "long way away"
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cruzar
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to cross
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la cuadra
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city block
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It has cua, like cuatro...a block has 4 sides and it's in the "ciudad" which is feminine.....OK it's a stretch
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delante (de)
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in front (of)
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a la derecha (de)
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to the right (of)
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a la izquierda (de)
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to the left (of)
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derecho
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straight ahead
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desde
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from
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detrás (de)
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behind (in back of)
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doblar
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to turn
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Have you ever heard the expression "double back"? No, oh, well
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enfrente (de)
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facing
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entre
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between
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the "entree" is between the appetizer and dessert!!
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la esquina
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corner
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Nothing here...you have just got to remember it.
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hasta
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until
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OK...Hasta mañana really doesn't mean "see you tomorrow", it means "until tomorrow"!!
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al lado (de)
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beside (next to)
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quedar (en)
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to be (in a specific place)
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allí
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there
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Used in Spain more
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allá
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there
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aquí
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here
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Used in Spain more
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acá
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here
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¿Queda lejos?
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Is it far?
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"¿Puede Ud. decirme dónde queda...?"
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Can you (formal) tell me where ____ is?
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"¿Puedes decirme dónde queda...?"
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Can you (familiar) tell me where ____ is?
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"Perdona, ¿Cómo llego a..."
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Pardon (familiar), How do I get to ____?
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"Perdone, ¿Cómo llego a..."
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Pardon (formal), How di I get to ____?
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