This is the second edition of Bathroom-Break Tidbits. Enjoy!
A Day at the Beach
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
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.
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.