House, Marriage, Barbershop Flashcards
House or Home
I live in a big house.
I’m going home.
La casa
Vivo en un casa grande.
Voy a la casa.
The idea of “Home”, rather than the structure itself.
A house is not a home.
El hogar
Una casa no es un hogar.
Address
La Dirección — very common
El domicilio — very formal, perhaps on a government form.
—not used much in conversation.
Home delivery
A Domicilio
Servicio a domicilio
—very commonly used, especially for food delivery.
Case “jewelry “,or an ordinary box
The cash Register
Ticket Window “Counter”
I bought a box so we can wrap the present more easily.
You can pick up your tickets at the window.
La Caja
KAH-hah
Compré una caja para que podamos (subjunctive) envolver más fácil el regalo. (Para Que = So That)
Puedes recoger tus boletos en la caja.
To marry
To get married
The notary marries people.
The got married in the summer.
When are you getting married?
Casar
Casar(se)
El notario casa a la gente.
Se casaron en el verano.
Cuándo te casas?
Married
Are you married?
He is married to my sister.
Casado / Casados — masculine
Casada / Casadas—feminine
Estás casado? (to a man)
Estás casada? (to a woman)
El es casado con mi hermana.
To join together or combine.
Usually used in describing two or more food items combined together.
A combo plate with chicken.
Casar
Un casado con pollo.
Husband
El marido
El esposo
Wife
I declare you husband and wife.
La esposa
La mujer (also means woman)
Los declaro marido y mujer.
Bedroom
La habitación
-most common
El cuarto
-also means 1/4
El dormitorio
Living Room
-has several translations
El Salón (Spain,for the formal room for entertaining company) rarely used in LA.
La sala (Spain-Family room with tv) (LA-living Room)
La Sala de Estar
Seat or Chair
The pilot asks that everyone returns to their seats.
La silla is used more for chair as in furniture
El asiento is used more for “seat” as in a theatre or plane, train or bus
Although both can be used for seat or chair, only “el asiento” is used when speaking seats in a plane.
El piloto pide que todos regresan a sus asientos.
Barbershop
La Peluquería
peh-loo-keh-REE-ah
El barbero
-not very common
Hair
-2 ways
El pelo (most common)
El cabello
Not be confused with El Caballo (horse)
