Travel Vocabulary
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Back from Colombia 🇨🇴 + Know Your Rights
I’m baaaaaack from my solo trip to Colombia. First impressions? I needed more time! I started the trip in Medellín; I learned about its history and also present day projects being implemented for residents and then quickly became comfortable using the metro and moving around the city like a local. As my time in the…
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Marias Arte y Diseño: Celebrating Local Talent
Marías Arte y Diseño is the kind of store you can happily get lost in. There’s so much to see and appreciate that I keep coming back– I first visited in 2023 and again returned in 2024 during The Language Traveler’s (then Clases Con Elizabeth) inaugural Spanish and cultural immersion program to Oaxaca, Mexico. ☺️❤️…
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Por, Para, Perú: Let’s Talk About It
Have you ever found yourself mid-sentence, wondering once again if you should be using por or para? Stunned into indecision, eventually you just pick one and immediately regret your decision. You’re not alone! Choosing between Por vs Para is a common mistake for Spanish learners. The following 7-minute video divides por and para into categories:…
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Common Travel Phrases in Spanish
Original post date: September 27, 2024 – Today’s blog post will be short and sweet! Check out the websites below for common travel phrases. The following collection of links have been curated with a visit to Mexico in mind, given our upcoming Spanish immersion trip to Oaxaca, Mexico this October 2024. If you won’t be…
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Lectura: Un Viaje a Oaxaca (Pasado II)
Original post date: September 21, 2024 – How to use this reading: Read through and look up words you don’t know. Make note of new words in your Spanish notebook or flashcards. You don’t have to look up every single word; look up enough words to learn new vocabulary without significantly slowing down your reading.…
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Ordering Food in Spanish
Original post date: August 16, 2024 – Experiencing new foods and flavors is one of the best things about traveling to a new destination. Successfully ordering food in another language can make it even more rewarding! Below you’ll find ideas for preparing yourself to order in a restaurant in Spanish and links to help you…
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Lectura: Un Viaje a Oaxaca (Presente)
Original post date: August 9, 2024 – The previous blog post contained lists of travel words to build your vocabulary. Here you’ll find several of those verbs used in example sentences in a travel context, mostly in the present tense. ***** How to use this reading: Read through and look up words you don’t know.…
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Travel Verbs: Conjugation & Listening Practice
Original post date: July 31, 2024 – GRAMMAR PRACTICE Let’s talk about verbs! If you’ve been learning Spanish for awhile now, you know that verb endings change depending on who is doing the action (conjugation). You can also indicate who or what is doing the action by using subject pronouns. Want to review these concepts?…
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Practica los Números: ¡Los vas a necesitar!
Original post date: July 11, 2024 – Watch the first video for Spanish practice and the second video for the message in English: Summary: numbers may feel boring to learn, but they are ESSENTIAL! You’ll need them to understand the time, restaurant and souvenir prices, currency exchange, how long the walking tour lasts, etc. There’s…
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Using the Word “Hay” While Traveling
Original post date: June 27, 2024 – I consider hay a survival word – it can be used to communicate so much! Have you incorporated this word into your vocabulary? Watch the video below for pronunciation and spoken examples: If you’re already a seasoned hay user, review the examples below for new vocabulary. Do you…