Spanish Steps - Vocabulary list

Spanish to English Vocabulary

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Choose the first letter of the word you are looking for from the list below.
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Spanish	English	Unit
un café	a coffee (black)	Ordering a snack
un café con leche	a latte, hot milk with coffee	Going for breakfast
un café solo	an espresso	Going for breakfast
el cajero	the cash machine	Using a cash machine
la calle	the street	Finding your way around
la camarera	the waitress	Saying what you do
una camiseta	a T-shirt	Choosing clothes
el campo	the countryside	Visiting the sights
una caña	a draught beer	Ordering tapas
la carne	the meat	At the restaurant
caro	expensive	At a market
la carrera	the road	Taking a taxi ride
una casa	a house	Being shown round a flat
el centro	the centre	Taking a taxi ride
el cepillo de dientes	a tooth-brush	At the supermarket
cero	zero	Checking into a hotel
cerrado	closed	Getting tourist info
una cerveza	a beer	Ordering tapas
una chaqueta	a jacket	Choosing clothes
el cheque	the cheque	Using a cash machine
un chocolate	a hot chocolate	Going for breakfast
el chorizo	the sausage	At the restaurant
unos churros	plain fritter sticks	Going for breakfast
cinco	five	Checking into a hotel
cincuenta	fifty	Using a cash machine
la ciudad	the city	Getting tourist info
¡Claro!	Of course!	An invitation
el cliente	the customer	Describing a company
en coche	by car	Visiting the sights
el cocido	the stew	At the restaurant
la cocina	the kitchen	Being shown round a flat
como	I eat	Going for breakfast
como	like	Describing a company
¿Cómo estás?	How are you?	Meeting a Spanish family
Cómo se dice...?;	How do you say...?	Chatting over a meal
¿Cómo se escribe?	How do you spell it?	Finding a hotel room
¿Cómo te llamas?	What's your name?	Meeting people
¿Cómo?	Pardon?	Finding your way
se compone de	it consists of	At the restaurant
comprar	to buy	Describing a company
con retraso	delayed	Buying a ticket
la contestadora automática	the answer phone	Getting tourist info
correr	to run	Your spare time
creo	I believe	Visiting the sights
¿Cuándo?	When?	Arranging a meeting
¿Cuánto cuesta?	How much does it cost?	At a market
cuarenta	forty	Using a cash machine
cuatro	four	Checking into a hotel
la cuenta	the bill	Ordering a snack