Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Section: Food and Drink

• The word for food in Spanish is comida.
• For breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the respective terms are desayuno, almuerzo, and cena.
• La fruta and la verdura signify fruit and vegetables.
• The terms for meat, fish, and eggs are carne, pescado, and huevos, respectively.
• You express you’re hungry/thirsty with Tengo hambre/sed.
• To ask for the bill in a restaurant, say La cuenta, por favor.

Section: Health and Fitness

• El deporte is the Spanish term for sport.
• The terms for exercise and gym are ejercicio and gimnasio, respectively.
• Correr means to run; nadar signifies to swim.
• The term for health is salud, and healthy is expressed as saludable.
• To say you feel sick, use the phrase Me siento mal.

Section: House and Home

• The word for home in Spanish is casa; flat is expressed as piso.
• Specific rooms such as kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom are denoted as cocina, baño, and dormitorio, respectively.
• Common furniture include cama (bed), mesa (table), and silla (chair).
• Sofá is the Spanish term for couch.
• The phrases for cleaning and cooking are limpiar and cocinar, respectively.

Section: Daily Routine

• To say you wake up at a specific time, use Me despierto a las…
• Desayuno a las… signifies breakfast at a certain time.
• The word for shower is ducha; to take a shower translates to Tomar una ducha.
• Me acuesto a las… is used for indicating the time you go to bed.
• To express the times you leave for and return from work/school, use Salgo para el trabajo/la escuela a las… and Regreso del trabajo/la escuela a las…

Section: Shopping

• Tienda de comestibles means grocery store; supermercado translates into supermarket.
• For clothes shopping, use tienda de ropa.
• To say something is expensive or cheap, use es caro or es barato.
• Tarjeta de crédito and efectivo are the terms for credit card and cash.
• Quisiera comprar… is a way to express “I would like to buy…”