Vacation Vocabulary and Grammar Notes
Overview of Vacation Vocabulary and Grammar
Places to Visit on Vacation
la ciudad - city
el estadio - stadium
el lago - lake
el lugar - place
el mar - sea
el monumento - monument
el museo - museum
el país - country
el parque de diversiones - amusement park
el parque nacional - national park
el teatro - theater
Things to See on Vacation
el animal - animal
el árbol - tree
la atracción (pl. las atracciones) - attraction(s)
el mono - monkey
el oso - bear
el pájaro - bird
Things to Do on Vacation
aprender (a) - to learn
bucear - to scuba dive/snorkel
(comprar) recuerdos - (to buy) souvenirs
descansar - to rest, to relax
montar a caballo - to ride horseback
pasear en bote - to go boating
tomar el sol - to sunbathe
visitar - to visit
Ways to Travel
el boleto - ticket
como - like, such as
¿Cómo lo pasaste? - How was it (for you)?
dime - tell me
fantástico, -a - fantastic
Fue un desastre. - It was a disaster.
el hotel - hotel
impresionante - impressive
ir de vacaciones - to go on vacation
Me gustó. - I liked it.
¿Qué hiciste? - What did you do?
¿Qué te pasó? - What happened to you?
regresar - to return
salir - to leave, to go out
¿Te gustó? - Did you like it?
tremendo, -a - tremendous
vi - I saw
Pero ¿viste…? - But did you see…?
viajar - to travel
el viaje - trip
durante - during
tarde - late
temprano - early
Preterite of -er and -ir Verbs
Here is the conjugation of the preterite form of -er and -ir verbs:
aprendimos - we learned
salimos - we left
aprendiste - you (singular, informal) learned
aprendisteis - you (plural, informal) learned
aprendí - I learned
salí - I left
saliste - you (singular, informal) left
salisteis - you (plural, informal) left
aprendió - he/she learned
aprendieron - they learned
salió - he/she left
salieron - they left
Preterite of ir
Here is the conjugation of the preterite form of the verb ir (to go):
fui - I went
fuiste - you (singular, informal) went
fue - he/she went
fuimos - we went
fuisteis - you (plural, informal) went
fueron - they went
Additional Vocabulary
For additional vocabulary, refer to pages 472-473.