Name: _______________________________ GCSE Vocabulary AQA GCSE Spanish Higher Tier CONTEXT 5 – HOME AND ENVIRONMENT N. Jones 1 Grade descriptions for GCSE Spanish 2 GCSE Vocabulary - AQA GCSE Spanish Higher Tier OPINIONS ¡Qué divertido! = How much fun! ¡Qué (+ adjective)! = How (+ adjective)! ¡Qué aburrido! = How boring! ¡Qué (+ noun)! = What a (+ noun)! ¡Qué pasada! = What a laugh! Ojalá = I hope Me aburre(n) = it/he/she (they) bores(s) me Me encanta(n) = I love Me fascina(n) = it/he/she (they) fascinate(s) me Me gusta(n) = I like Me chifla(n) = I like No me gusta(n) = I do not like Me da(n) igual = I don’t mind Me interesa(n) = It (They) interest(s) me No me interesa(n) nada = It (They) doesn’t / don’t interest me at all Me molesta(n) = it (they) annoy me Odio = I hate Detesto = I hate No aguanto = I can’t stand Estoy harto de = I am sick of, I am fed up of Me parece que = I think that Opino que = I think that Estoy de acuerdo = I agree No estoy de acuerdo con = I do not agree with ¿Qué tal las vacaciones? = How was the holiday? apetecer = to fancy, feel like Me apetece = I fancy ….., I feel like Me apetece salir = I fancy going out, I feel like going out Yo creo que = I think that Yo pienso que = I think that es/son = is / are ¿Qué crees tú? = What do you think? ¿Qué piensas tú? = What do you think? ¡Qué va! = No way! ¿Estás loco/a? = Are you mad? Me gusta(n) = I like (literally = it pleases me) Te gusta(n) = You like (literally = it pleases you) Le gusta(n) = He/She likes (literally = it pleases him/her) Nos gusta(n) = We like (literally = it pleases us) Os gusta(n) = You (plural) like (literally = it pleases you) Les gusta(n) = They like (literally = it pleases them) 3 EXCLAMATIONS ¡Basta! = That’s enough! ¡Claro! = Of course! ¡Cuidado! = Careful! Look out! ¡Ojo! = Look out! Careful! ¡Olé! = Bravo! Well done! ¡Qué bien! = How good! ¡Qué (+ adjective)! = How (+ adjective)! ¡Qué horror! = How horrible! ¡Qué (+ noun)! = what a (+ noun) ¡Qué lástima! = What a shame! ¡Qué pena! = What a shame! ¡Qué va! = No way! ¡Socorro! = Help! ¿De veras? = Really? For real? vale = ok HOME - TYPES las afueras = the outskirts una ciudad = a city un pueblo = a town un barrio = an area el centro = the centre la costa = the coast el campo = the countryside el monte / las montañas = the mountains la sierra = the mountains, mountain range un apartamento = a flat, apartment un bloque moderno = a modern block un bloque antiguo = an old block una casa alquilada = a rented house una casa adosada = a semi-detached house el castillo = the castle un chalet / chalé = a small house la dirección = address un edificio = a building un palacio = a palace una granja = a farm un piso = a flat / a floor una planta = a floor / a plant la planta baja = the ground floor una habitación = a room la vivienda = housing 4 la primera planta OR el primer piso = the first floor segundo = second tercero = third cuarto = fourth quinto = fifth sexto = sixth séptimo = seventh octavo = eigth noveno = ninth décimo = tenth POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES mi / mis = my tu / tus = your (singular) su / sus = his / her nuestro/a/os/as = our vuesto/a/os/as = your (plural) su / sus = their POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS el / la / los / las mío/a/os/as = mine el / la / los / las tuyo/a/os/as = yours el / la / los / las suyo/a/os/as = his / hers el / la / los / las nuestro/a/os/as = ours el / la / los / las vuestro/a/os/as = yours (plural) el / la / los / las suyo/a/os/as = theirs CARDINAL POINTS el norte = the north el sur = the south el este = the east el oeste = the west el noroeste = the north west el noreste = the north east el suroeste = the south west el sureste = the south east HOME - ROOMS comparto un dormitorio con … = a share a bedroom with …. mi propio dormitorio = my own room el aparcamiento = the car park / parking el ascensor = the lift el ático = the attic el alquiler = the rent alquilar = to rent alquilado = rented una cancha de tenis = a tennis court el césped = the lawn una cocina = kitchen 5 el comedor = dining room cómodo = comfortable la construcción = contruction, building el cuarto de baño = the bathroom el desván = the attic el domicilio = home el dormitorio = bedroom la ducha = shower la entrada = entrance la escalera = stairs el espacio = space la esquina = the corner una habitación = a room el jardín = the garden limpio = clean la llave = the key la pared = the wall el pasillo = the corridor el patio = the patio, yard pintado = painted una piscina = a swimming pool propio e.g. mi propia habitación = own e.g. my own room la puerta = the door el puerto = the port una sala de estar = a living room el salón = the living room el sótano = the basement, cellar el suelo = the floor, ground una terraza = terrace (outside area for sitting) una ventana = a window el vestíbulo = the hall HOME - FURNITURE una alfombra = a rug el árbol = the tree el armario = the wardrobe el aseo = the toilet la bañera = the bath tub el baño = the bathroom / the bath la butaca = armchair la calefacción = the heating la cama = the bed el césped = the lawn la chimenea = the chimney / the fireplace la cocina (de gas) = the (gas) cooker la cocina eléctrica = the electric cooker la cortina = the curtain el espejo = the mirror el estante = the shelf la estantería = the shelving 6 el estéreo = the stereo la flor = the flower el fregadero = the sink el frigorífico = the fridge el horno = the oven la lámpara = the lamp el lavabo = the washing basin la lavadora = the washing machine el lavaplatos = the dishwasher la librería = bookcase / book shop limpio = clean la llave = the key la luz = the light una manta = a blanket una máquina = a machine una mesa = a table el microondas = microwave una moqueta = a carpet los muebles = furniture una nevera = a fridge la papelera = a waste paper bin las persianas = blinds la piscina = the swimming pool una planta = plant la puerta = the door el puerto = the port el radiador = the radiator la silla = the chair el sillón = the arm chair el sofa = the sofa el teléfono (móvil) = (mobile) phone el televisor = the TV set, the TV LOCATION AND DISTANCE a un paso (de) abajo = downstairs abajo de = under adelante = forward afuera (de) = outside ahí = there aislado = isolated, alone al final (de) = at the end of allá = over there allí = there alrededor (de) = around aquí = here arriba = upstairs arriba de = above atrás = behind céntrico = central 7 en el centro de = in the centre of cerca (de) = near contra = against debajo (de) = underneath, under delante (de) = opposite dentro (de) = in, inside a la derecha = to the right todo derecho OR todo recto = straight ahead detrás (de) = behind la dirección = direction OR address la distancia = distance por todas partes = everywhere en las afueras = in the outskirts encima (de) = above, over enfrente (de) = infront of entre = between el este = the east el sur = the south el norte = the north el oeste = the west el exterior = the outside en el fondo = in the background fuera (de) = outside el interior = the inside a la izquierda = to the left un kilómetro = a kilometre al lado de = next to, to the side of lejos (de) = far (from) el lugar = the place en el medio (de) = in the middle (of) un metro = a metre un sitio = a place estar situado = to be found/situated encontrarse = to be situated estar a (x) (kilómetros) de = to be (x) (kilometres) from estar a (x) minutos de = to be (x) (minutes) from TOWN el aparcamiento = the car park el apartamento = the apartment el árbol = the tree la arquitectura = the architecture la avenida = the avenue el ayuntamiento = the town hall el banco = the bank el barrio = the area, borough la biblioteca = library el bloque = the block la bolero = the bowling alley el bosque = the forest 8 la calle = the street una calle estrecha = a narrow street una cámara de seguridad = a security camera la cancha (de tenis) = the (tennis) court la carretera = the road el castillo = the castle la catedral = the cathedral el centro comercial = the shopping centre un césped = a lawn el cine = the cinema la ciudad = the city el club de jóvenes = the youth club la comisaría = the police station cómodo = comfortable el concierto = the concert la construcción = the construction, building Correos = post office la dirección = address la discoteca = the night club, disco el edificio = the building la entrada = entrance el espacio = the space la esquina = the corner la estación de servicio = the petrol station, service station la estación = the station el estanco = the tobacconists la fábrica = the factory la galería (de arte) = the (art) gallery el garaje = the garage una iglesia Do not confuse with Inglaterra = England / inglés inglesa = English la iglesia católica = the catholic church la industria = the industry una hamburguesería = a hamburger restaurant, fast food restaurant un ladrón = a thief el crimen = crime una heladería = an icecream parlour un lago = a lake una librería = bookcase / book shop un lugar = a place un lugar verde = a green area la mezquita = the mosque el monumento = the monument el museo = the museum la oficina de turismo = the tourist office el parque temático = theme park el parque de atracciones = theme park el parque infantile = playground el patio = the yard, patio la piscina = swimming pool 9 la plaza = square el polideportivo = sports centre la provincial = the province el pueblo = the town el puente = the bridge la puerta = the door el puerto = the port la red de transporte = the transport network la región = the region el río = the river el ruido = the noise ruidoso = noisey el semáforo = the traffic lights los servicios = toilets la sierra = the mountain range, the mountains el sitio = the space, room el teatro = the theatre la taquilla = ticket office el teatro callejero = street theatre la tienda = shop la zona = the area una zona peatonal = a pedestrian zone IMPROVEMENTS el barrio necesita … = the area needs … necesitamos … = we need … lo que necesitamos es / son … = what we need is / are … se necesita(n) … = we need (literally “one needs ..”) hace(n) falta … = There is a need for … me gustaría tener más …. = I would like to have more … 10