Study guide: Spanish Vocabulary and Expressions

📋 Course Outline

1. Political and Economic Vocabulary
2. Positions, Time, and Movement
3. Architecture and Heritage
4. Business and Professional Life
5. Actions, Opinions, and Relations
6. Travel, Society, and Experience
7. Politics, Labour, and Europe

📖 1. Political and Economic Vocabulary

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Political vocabulary: Political and economic vocabulary includes tranquilizar = to reassure, arraigar = to take root, deuda = debt, aunque = even if, libre = free, anunciar = to announce, ministerio = ministry, ministro = minister, economía = economy, proyecto = project, rey = king, monarquía = monarchy, and mentira = lie.

📖 2. Positions, Time, and Movement

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Spatial vocabulary: Spatial and temporal vocabulary includes antes = before, tras = after, desde = since, debajo = under or below, dentro = inside, después = afterwards, delante = in front of, detrás = behind, and abajo = underneath.
• Movement vocabulary: Movement and position vocabulary includes apetecer = to feel like, ofrecer = to offer, tirar = to throw, entregar = to hand over, secuestrar = to kidnap, en vuelo = in flight, and girar = to turn.

💡 Memory Hook

Delante/detrás and dentro/debajo mark opposite spatial positions.

📖 3. Architecture and Heritage

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Architectural vocabulary: Architectural and heritage vocabulary includes lujo = luxury, decoración = decoration, nazarí = Nasrid, recientemente = recently, reforma = renovation, construir = to build, subterránea = underground, arquitectónico = architectural, pertenecer = to belong, and arabesco = arabesque.

💡 Memory Hook

Picture a Nasrid palace with underground architecture, arabesques, and luxury.

📖 4. Business and Professional Life

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Business vocabulary: Business vocabulary includes empresa = company, mejorar = to improve, competitividad = competitiveness, convertirse en = to become, invertir = to invest, banco = bank, buscar = to seek, apoyar = to support, apoyo = support, adquirir = to acquire, extranjero = abroad, negocio = business, negociar = to do business, and expandir = to expand.

📖 5. Actions, Opinions, and Relations

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Opinions and relations: Expressions for opinions and relations include decidirse a = to decide to, quejarse = to complain, insistir en = to insist on, ya = already, consejo = advice, replicar = to reply, patria = homeland, lo cual = which, el cual = which, significar = to mean, consenso = consensus, esposa = wife, and compañero = partner.

📖 6. Travel, Society, and Experience

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Travel and society: Travel and society vocabulary includes uruguayo = Uruguayan, cárcel = prison, abrirse a = to open oneself to, preferir = to prefer, destino = destination, turístico = tourist, socio = associate, misión cumplida = mission accomplished, en realidad = in fact, torturador = torturer, asiento = seat, década = decade, varios = several, experimentar = to experience, desarrollo = development, and en particular = particularly.

📖 7. Politics, Labour, and Europe

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Political vocabulary: Political vocabulary includes se trata de = it is about, asunto = matter, narcótica = narcotic, política = politics, fracasar = to fail, fortalecer = to strengthen, desacreditar = to discredit, dejar = to leave, fuerzas oficiales = official forces, votar por = to vote for, representantes = representatives, gobernar = to govern, medio siglo = half a century, and impedir = to prevent.
• Labour and Europe: Labour and European vocabulary includes salario = salary, elevado = high, paro or desempleo = unemployment, trabajador = worker, estar tentado = to be tempted, cualificado = qualified, resurgimiento = resurgence, riesgo = risk, derecho laboral = labour law, vacaciones pagadas = paid holidays, sistema de seguridad social = social security system, ámbito = field, disparidad = disparity, hoy en día = nowadays, sectorial = sectoral, and europeo = European.