Around the Community, Family & Food

more greetings and community terms. family terms, intro to ordering at restaurants

como esta or como esta usted or que tal (informally)?

how are you?

estoy bien

i am fine

que pasa?

what’s up?

dos besos

two kisses

ciudad

city

escuela

school

fabrica

factory

calle

street

maquina

machine

tienda

store

iglesia

church

biblioteca

library

farmacia

pharmacy

aqui

here

alli

there

familia

family

comunidad

community

fiesta

party

madre

mother

padre

father

abuelo

grandfather

abuela

grandmother

primo (a)

cousin

hermano

brother

hermana

sister

hija

daughter

hijo

son

esta bien

you’re fine or are you fine?

esposo

husband

esposa

wife

tio

uncle

tia

aunt

sobrino

nephew

sobrina

niece

nieto

grandson

nieta

granddaughter

como esta usted hoy?

how are you today?

como esta su familia?

how is your family?

como esta el?

how is he?c

como esta ella?

how is she?

donde esta su familia?

where is your family?

donde esta usted?

where are you?

donde esta el/ella?

where is he/she?

esta en la mesa

it’s on the table

it’s over here

esta aqui

esta alli

it’s over there

cuenta

bill

este

this

pedir

to order

todo

everything

que mira hacia

that looks toward

mirar

to look

esta cerca?

is it close?

la misma

the same

durante la semana

during the week

durante el fin de semana

during the weekend

por

through

parientes

relatives

padres

parents

suegro

father in law

suegra

mother in law

padrasto

stepfather

madrasta

stepmother

la comisaria

police station

la gasolinera

gas station

el centro comercial

shopping center

el castillo

castle

el ayuntamiento

town hall

la oficina de correos

post office

el cine

cinema

en la esquina

on the corner

al final de

at the end of

al lado de

next to

enfrente de

opposite of

entre

betweend

detras de

behind

norte

north

sur

south

este

east

oeste

west

centro

center

noreste

northeast

noroeste

northwest

suroeste

southwest

sureste

southeast