SPANISH SPEC WORDS 1

hay que

you must (general), one must

tener que

(to) have to, must/having to

hace + noun

it is (+ weather noun or adjective)

se puede

you can (general), one can

me/te/le gustaría

(I, you, she, he, it, you (sing formal)) would like (informal)

se necesita

you need (to) (general), one needs (to)

¿Qué tal?

How are you? (informal), how is... (someone/something)

¿cómo es?

What is it like?

patatas fritas

chips, fries

lo siento

I'm sorry, i apologise

de acuerdo

ok, in agreement

tomar el sol

(to) sunbathe/sunbathing

sin embargo

however, nonetheless

buenos días

good morning

medios de comunicación

media

pasarlo bien/mal

to have a good/bad time

centro comercial

shopping centre

por eso, por lo tanto

so, therefore

fin de semana

weekend

al aire libre

in the open air

parque temático

theme park

estar en forma

to be fit

cambio climático

climate change

tan..como

as...as

plaza de toros

bullring

fuegos artificiales

fireworks

dar un paseo

(to) go for a walk, stroll | going for a walk, stroll

Reyes Magos

the three kings, the three wise men

corrida

bullfight

día de reyes

Epiphany, 6 January

día de muertos

Day of the Dead (Mexican celebration)

semana santa

Easter week, holy week

ayuntamiento

Spanish town council, city council, town hall

nochevieja

New Year's Eve

paella

paella (dish usually of rice and seafood)

tapas

small dishes of food, bar snacks

disfraz

costume, fancy dress

las fallas

Valencian celebration involving burning of papier mâché models

Tomatina

Spanish tomato festival

sanfermines

festival in Pamplona involving running of the bulls

España

Spain

flamenco

flamenco (dance/music from the south of Spain)

sudamérica

South America

bachilerato

baccalaueate (equivalent to A level)