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LEVEL 1 WORD LIST

UNIT five
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
area rea noun [count] /eri/ a part of a place or This area is a very nice
building place to live.
art gallery galera de arte noun [count] /rtlri/ a public building The MOMA is a
where you can look at famous art gallery in
paintings and other New York City.
works of art
as much as tanto como sea phrase /zmt as much as you can I want to see as much
possible posible zpsb()l/ as possible when I visit
Boston.
bank banco noun [count] /bk/ a financial institution I need to go to the
where people can bank this morning.
keep their money or
can borrow money
bridge puente noun [count] /brd/ a structure that Go over the bridge
supports a road, and then turn left.
railroad, or path going
over a river, over
another road, etc.
bus station estacin de noun [count] /bsste()n/ a building where My cousin arrives at
autobuses buses start and finish the bus station at 7
their trips p.m.
busy lleno adjective /bzi/ full of people or The shopping center
vehicles is always busy on
Saturdays.
caf caf noun [count] /kfe/ a small informal We had a drink at
restaurant serving the caf before we
drinks and snacks watched the movie.
chocolate chocolate noun /tklt/ a sweet brown food Chocolate is my
[noncount] eaten as a dessert, favorite food.
or used for flavoring
other food
club discoteca noun [count] /klb/ a place where you My friend loves
go in the evening to dancing in clubs.
dance and drink
directions indicaciones noun [plural] /drek()nz/, instructions for doing She gave the driver
/darek()nz/ something or for directions to her
getting to a place house.
dragon dragn noun [count] /drn/ in stories, an Dragons are an
imaginary large animal important symbol in
that breathes out fire China.
event evento noun [count] /vent/ an organized The concert is an
occasion, such as annual event.
a party or sports
competition
factory fbrica noun [count] /fkt()ri/ a building where large A lot of people in my
quantities of goods town work at the car
are produced using factory.
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
fantastic fantstico adjective /fntstk/ extremely good or We had a fantastic
pleasant time in Florida.
festival festival noun [count] /festv()l/ a series of The Cannes Film
performances of Festival is a very
movies, plays, music, important event.
or dancing that is
usually organized in
the same place, at the
same time, each year
follow obedecer / hacerle verb /flo/ to obey an order or to I followed the sign to
caso a do what someone has the train station.
advised you todo
food alimento noun /fud/ the things that people Mexican food is very
[noncount] or animals eat popular in the U.S.
fountain fuente noun [count] /fant()n/ a decoration for There is a beautiful
gardens and streets fountain in the park.
in which a stream of
water is sent up into
the air
free gratis adjective /fri/ something that is Entrance to the
free does not cost museum is free.
anything
friendly agradable adjective /fren(d)li/ a place or I like small towns.
organization where They are usually very
people are always friendly.
pleasant and helpful
toward other people
go over pasar phrasal verb /oovr/ across from one side You have to go over
of something to the two bridges to get to
other her house.
go straight seguir derecho collocations /ostret hed/ to move forward in a Go straight ahead until
ahead with go line, without turning you see the library.
left or right
inspiration inspiracin noun [count or /nspre()n/ someone or That website was a
noncount] something that gives source of inspiration.
you new ideas, and
the enthusiasm to
create something with
them
left izquierda adverb /left/ toward the left side Turn left at the traffic
light.
live vivir verb /lv/ to have your home in My sister lives in
a particular place Chicago.
lots of mucho phrase /lts/ a large number, There are lots of
amount, or quantity people in my town.
main square plaza principal noun [count] /menskwer/ a large and important The main square in
open area of land in Mexico City is called
a town or city in the the Zcalo.
shape of a square,
with buildings around
it
movie theater cine noun [count] /muvi itr/ a building in which The movie theater in
movies are shown my town has eight
screens.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
museum museo noun [count] /mjuzim/ a building where The Louvre is a very
valuable and big museum in Paris.
important objects are
kept for people to see
and study
near cerca preposition /nr/ close to someone or The bank is near the
something museum.
neighbor vecino noun [count] /nebr/ someone who lives My neighbors are very
near you friendly.
neighborhood vecindario noun [count] /nebrhd/ a particular area of a This is a very safe
town neighborhood.
New Year Ao Nuevo noun [count] /nujr/ the time when one There are usually lots
year ends and another of fireworks on New
year begins, and Years Eve.
people celebrate
noisy ruidoso adjective /nzi/ making a lot of noise There are a lot of noisy
or full of noise bars on this street.
parade desfile noun [count] /pred/ a public celebration in There is always a
which a large group of parade in my town on
people moves through New Years Day.
an area, often with
decorated vehicles,
and bands playing
music
park parque noun [count] /prk/ an open public area I play soccer in the
with grass and trees in park with my friends
a town on Saturdays.
place lugar noun [count] /ples/ a particular town, Hawaii is my favorite
country, building, place in the world.
store, etc.
police station estacin de polica noun [count] /plisste()n/ the building where the We reported the crime
police of a particular at the police station.
place work
right derecha adverb /rat/ in the direction of Turn right at the
your right side corner.
see ver verb /si/ to notice someone or There are lots of
something using your beautiful buildings to
eyes see in Buenos Aires.
shopping centro comercial noun [count] /p sentr/ a large building with a There are stores,
center lot of stores in it restaurants, and a
movie theater at the
new shopping center.
sign letrero noun [count] /san/ a flat object with The sign said No left
words or pictures turn.
on it, put in a public
place in order to
provide information
or to advertise
something
spend money gastar dinero collocations /spendmni/ to use money to pay I spent a lot of money
with spend for things this weekend.
sports event evento deportivo noun [count] /sprts vent/ an organized occasion The sports event was
where sports people very exciting.
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
stadium estadio noun [count] /stedim/ a large building, Theres a soccer
usually without a roof, game at the stadium
where people watch tomorrow.
sports events such
as soccer, or football
games, or races
street calle noun [count] /strit/ a road in a town or My street is a few
city with buildings blocks from the
along it shopping center.
then luego adverb /en/ used for introducing Walk straight ahead
the next thing that for 100 meters, then
happens turn right.
town ciudad noun [count] /tan/ a place where people Its a small town with
live and work that is 7,000 inhabitants.
smaller than a city
traffic trfico noun /trfk/ the vehicles that are At that time of night,
[noncount] traveling in an area at there was no traffic on
a particular time the roads.
travel de viajes adjective /trv()l/ involving travel (= to This is a great travel
go on a trip or visit website.
different places)
turn left/right dar vuelta a la collocations /trnleft/ to turn onto a road or Turn left on River
izquierda/a la with turn /trnrat/ street on the left or Street.
derecha right
U-turn dar vuelta en U noun [count] /jutrn/ a movement in which You cant do a U-turn
you turn a vehicle in here, its illegal.
order to travel in the
opposite direction
visit visitar verb /vzt/ to go to a place for a We visited Seattle last
short period of time summer.
year ao noun [count] /jr/ a period of 365 or 366 Im going to Australia
days divided into 12 next year.
months
zoo zoolgico noun [count] /zu/ a place where many We saw lions and
types of wild animals giraffes at the zoo.
are kept so that
people can see them

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