Bathroom-Break Spanish: The Beach

This is the second edition of Bathroom-Break Tidbits. Enjoy!

A Day at the Beach

A boy at Playa Guayacan on Margarita Island (la isla de Margarita), Venezuela. Image by Wilfredor of Wikipedia.

Ah, the summer (el verano) is upon us! Since many of you will be taking vacations (las vacaciones), I figured I'd share some beach-themed, Spanish vocabulary with you. Use it when you go on that paradisiacal getaway! I'll just be here working. Sigh. Have fun!

Nouns

the bathing suit = el bañador / el traje de baño
the beach = la playa
the bote (generic) = el bote
the crab (alive and food) = el cangrejo / la jaiba
the fish (alive—not food) = el pez
the flip-flops = las chancletas
the jellyfish = la medusa
the ocean = el océano
the palm tree = la palmera
the parasol (you know, those dainty sun umbrellas) = el parasol / la sombrilla
the sand = la arena
the sandals = las sandallas
the sea = el mar
the seagull = la gaviota
the shark = el tiburón
the starfish = la estrella de mar (literally, the sea star)
the sun = el sol
the sunglasses = las gafas de sol
the sunscreen = el filtro solar / el bloqueador solar
the suntan = el bronceado
the swimmer = el/la nadador/a
the tank top = la camiseta sin mangas (literally, the t-shirt without sleeves)
the towel = la toalla
the wave = la ola

Verbs and Phrases

to build a sandcastle = construir un castillo de arena
to go boating = pasear en bote
to have lunch = almorzar (to eat in general = comer)
to fish = pescar
to play beach volleyball = jugar al voleibol en la arena
to scuba dive = bucear
to sunbathe = tomar el sol
to suntan (oneself) = broncear(se)
to surf = hacer surf
to swim = nadar
to take a walk = dar un paseo / dar una vuelta

(Don't know how to conjugate these? Visit wordreference.com, my favorite English-Spanish-basically-any-language dictionary. There's a great conjugator.)

It's (very) hot outside. = Hace (mucho) calor.
It's (very) sunny outside. = Hace (mucho) sol.

And that's a day at the beach in Spanish—in a bathroom break.