OVERVIEW
Here you’re going to learn and practise the words you heard in the 3 conversations.
I’m going to take you step by step through this lesson’s vocabulary. By the time you reach the bottom of this page, you’ll have learned dozens of Spanish words.
VOCABULARY
Step 1: press Play and listen to the words. For now, avoid the temptation to read their transcript. Alternatively, play the vocabulary flashcards now.
You might not be able to understand many of the spoken words at this point, but listening to them before reading them will help you develop your listening skills faster.
PLAY THE WORDS
Step 2: listen to the words once more. Notice how you can understand a few more this time.
PLAY THE WORDS
Step 3: now look at the transcript while you listen to the words. Press Play.
LISTEN WHILE READING THE WORDS
- a la derecha – on the right
- el agua – the water
- al fondo – at the end
- algo – something, anything
- algún – any, some
- el arroz – the rice
- asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
- asado – grilled, baked, roasted
- el atún – the tuna
- beber – to drink
- la botella – the bottle
- la carne – the meat
- la carta – the menu
- la casa – the house
- cenar – to have dinner
- cómo no – of course
- completo – full
- con gas – sparkling, fizzy
- la cuenta – the bill
- de primero – as a starter
- de segundo – for the main course
- decir – to tell, to say
- dentro de – in
- la derecha – the right
- la ensalada – the salad
- los espaguetis – the spaghetti
- están – you (ustedes) are, they are
- el filete – the steak
- francesa – French
- fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
- les – to you, to them
- el marisco – the shellfish
- más – more
- la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
- la mesa – the table
- mineral – mineral
- mixta – mixed
- nos – us, to us
- la patata – the potato
- el pato – the duck
- el pavo – the turkey
- el pescado – the fish
- la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
- el plato – the dish, the plate
- el pollo – the chicken
- por aquí – this way
- pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
- pues – then
- quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
- recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
- la sal – the salt
- el salmón – the salmon
- la sardina – the sardine
- los servicios – the toilets
- si – if
- la sopa – the soup
- tenemos – we have
- tinto – red (wine)
- tomar – to take, to have
- la tortilla – the omelette
- traer – to bring
- la vaca – the beef, the cow
- vamos – we go/are going
- van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
- vegetariano – vegetarian
- el vino – the wine
- volver – to come back
- voy – I go/am going
Step 4: read the Spanish words and their translation. Notice how you’re starting to get familiar with them.
READ THE SPANISH & ENGLISH WORDS
- a la derecha – on the right
- el agua – the water
- al fondo – at the end
- algo – something, anything
- algún – any, some
- el arroz – the rice
- asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
- asado – grilled, baked, roasted
- el atún – the tuna
- beber – to drink
- la botella – the bottle
- la carne – the meat
- la carta – the menu
- la casa – the house
- cenar – to have dinner
- cómo no – of course
- completo – full
- con gas – sparkling, fizzy
- la cuenta – the bill
- de primero – as a starter
- de segundo – for the main course
- decir – to tell, to say
- dentro de – in
- la derecha – the right
- la ensalada – the salad
- los espaguetis – the spaghetti
- están – you (ustedes) are, they are
- el filete – the steak
- francesa – French
- fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
- les – to you, to them
- el marisco – the shellfish
- más – more
- la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
- la mesa – the table
- mineral – mineral
- mixta – mixed
- nos – us, to us
- la patata – the potato
- el pato – the duck
- el pavo – the turkey
- el pescado – the fish
- la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
- el plato – the dish, the plate
- el pollo – the chicken
- por aquí – this way
- pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
- pues – then
- quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
- recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
- la sal – the salt
- el salmón – the salmon
- la sardina – the sardine
- los servicios – the toilets
- si – if
- la sopa – the soup
- tenemos – we have
- tinto – red (wine)
- tomar – to take, to have
- la tortilla – the omelette
- traer – to bring
- la vaca – the beef, the cow
- vamos – we go/are going
- van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
- vegetariano – vegetarian
- el vino – the wine
- volver – to come back
- voy – I go/am going
Step 5: speaking time! Play the words once more, but this time read them out loud, along with the native speakers. Imitate the way they say those words as much as you can.
Remember: the better you pronounce them, the better you’ll understand them.
SAY THE SPANISH WORDS OUT LOUD
- a la derecha – on the right
- el agua – the water
- al fondo – at the end
- algo – something, anything
- algún – any, some
- el arroz – the rice
- asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
- asado – grilled, baked, roasted
- el atún – the tuna
- beber – to drink
- la botella – the bottle
- la carne – the meat
- la carta – the menu
- la casa – the house
- cenar – to have dinner
- cómo no – of course
- completo – full
- con gas – sparkling, fizzy
- la cuenta – the bill
- de primero – as a starter
- de segundo – for the main course
- decir – to tell, to say
- dentro de – in
- la derecha – the right
- la ensalada – the salad
- los espaguetis – the spaghetti
- están – you (ustedes) are, they are
- el filete – the steak
- francesa – French
- fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
- les – to you, to them
- el marisco – the shellfish
- más – more
- la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
- la mesa – the table
- mineral – mineral
- mixta – mixed
- nos – us, to us
- la patata – the potato
- el pato – the duck
- el pavo – the turkey
- el pescado – the fish
- la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
- el plato – the dish, the plate
- el pollo – the chicken
- por aquí – this way
- pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
- pues – then
- quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
- recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
- la sal – the salt
- el salmón – the salmon
- la sardina – the sardine
- los servicios – the toilets
- si – if
- la sopa – the soup
- tenemos – we have
- tinto – red (wine)
- tomar – to take, to have
- la tortilla – the omelette
- traer – to bring
- la vaca – the beef, the cow
- vamos – we go/are going
- van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
- vegetariano – vegetarian
- el vino – the wine
- volver – to come back
- voy – I go/am going
Step 6: say those words once more. Make sure you speak up, as if you were talking to someone in front of you. That’s the best way to get the confidence to speak Spanish.
SAY THOSE WORDS OUT LOUD ONE MORE TIME
- a la derecha – on the right
- el agua – the water
- al fondo – at the end
- algo – something, anything
- algún – any, some
- el arroz – the rice
- asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
- asado – grilled, baked, roasted
- el atún – the tuna
- beber – to drink
- la botella – the bottle
- la carne – the meat
- la carta – the menu
- la casa – the house
- cenar – to have dinner
- cómo no – of course
- completo – full
- con gas – sparkling, fizzy
- la cuenta – the bill
- de primero – as a starter
- de segundo – for the main course
- decir – to tell, to say
- dentro de – in
- la derecha – the right
- la ensalada – the salad
- los espaguetis – the spaghetti
- están – you (ustedes) are, they are
- el filete – the steak
- francesa – French
- fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
- les – to you, to them
- el marisco – the shellfish
- más – more
- la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
- la mesa – the table
- mineral – mineral
- mixta – mixed
- nos – us, to us
- la patata – the potato
- el pato – the duck
- el pavo – the turkey
- el pescado – the fish
- la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
- el plato – the dish, the plate
- el pollo – the chicken
- por aquí – this way
- pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
- pues – then
- quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
- recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
- la sal – the salt
- el salmón – the salmon
- la sardina – the sardine
- los servicios – the toilets
- si – if
- la sopa – the soup
- tenemos – we have
- tinto – red (wine)
- tomar – to take, to have
- la tortilla – the omelette
- traer – to bring
- la vaca – the beef, the cow
- vamos – we go/are going
- van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
- vegetariano – vegetarian
- el vino – the wine
- volver – to come back
- voy – I go/am going
Do you want to learn those words really fast?
In the next steps, I bring you the multimedia flashcards. With them you can practise understanding and saying those words one by one, at your own pace.
Step 7: press Play to hear the flashcards. Press the red arrows to flip them and see the English translations.
Step 8: Play those flashcards once more!
Play them as many times as you want. Aim at getting familiar with all the Spanish words and their translation.
HOW TO LEARN WORDS FAST
The fastest way to expand your Spanish vocabulary is with the exercises you’ve done on this page.
Come back to them from time to time to make sure you’ve mastered all the words and you’re not forgetting them!
MORE SPEAKING
Before you go to the next section, Pronunciation, you’re going to say the three conversations in this lesson out loud, along with the native speakers.
Notice how much easier they’re now.
PLAY CONVERSATION 1 & SAY IT OUT LOUD
PLAY CONVERSATION 2 & SAY IT OUT LOUD
PLAY CONVERSATION 3 & SAY IT OUT LOUD
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve done the Lesson 4 Vocabulary. Don’t forget to mark this page as Complete.

Now you’re going to move on to the Pronunciation section.