Essential Travel Phrases, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Basic Travel Vocabulary
Frozen-congelado / On board-a bordo / Seals-foca / Claims-afirmar / Perils-peligros / Billboards- carteleras publicitarias / Cruise-crucero / Research-investigación / Damage-daño / Treacherous- traicionero / Landscape-paisaje / Belong to-pertenecer a / Sign up-inscribirse / Rescuing-rescatar / Leak-tener una fuga / TRAVEL / Overnight-una noche / Return ticket-viaje de vuelta / Delayed-retraso / Departure time-horario de salida / Go abroad-ir al extranjero / Accommodation-alojamiento / Passenger-viajero / Queue-fila / Youth hostel-albergue juvenil / Flight-vuelo / Airline-aerolínea / Luggage-equipaje / Stay..at a hotel / Go..on holiday / Hire..a car / Go..sightseeing / Book..a ticket
Key Concepts
Purpose = aim, goal – propósito / Keep in mind = remember – tener en mente / Aware = conscious of – consciente / Balance = equilibrium – equilibrio / Concerned = worried – preocupado
Suffixes
Decision / Darkness / Difference / Relationship / Information / Possibility / Appointment / Environmentalist / Excitement / Construction / Thickness / Impression
Useful Adjectives and Verbs
Astounding-asombroso / Rough-peligroso / Brain-cerebro / Conduct-realizar / Put up-colgar / Figure- cifra / Likely-probable / It’s a pity-es una pena / Behave-comportarse / Ensure-asegurar / Tend to- tender a / Choice-elección / Signals-señales / Take place-tener lugar / Staff-plantilla de trabajo / Worldwide-internacional / Tempted-tentación
Honesty Vocabulary
HONESTY / White lie-mentirijilla / Cheated-copiar / Trust-confiar / Change my ways-cambiar mi manera de comportarme / Stole-robar / Got caught- pillar / Liar-mentiroso / Thief-ladrón / Frank-sincero / Guilty-culpable / Blame-culpar / Admit-admitir / Deceived-engañar / Suspected-sospechar / Plagiarising-plagiar / Shoplifting-robar en tiendas / Got into trouble-meterse en líos / Got away with it-irse de rositas / Caught him red handed-pillarle con las manos en la masa / Rip-off-atraco a mano armada o estafa / Sticky fingers-manos largas
Prepositions
Sorry: for, about / Proud: of / Similar: to / Good: at, with, for / Worried: about / Pleased: with, to / Late: for / Interested: in
Verb Forms
To + Verb: Los otros verbos.
-ING: Admit, avoid, consider, continue, deny, dislike, enjoy, feel like, finish, imagine, like, love, mind, miss, prefer, recommend, spend, suggest.
Conditional Sentences
Zero Conditional (seguro): If present + present.
First Conditional (probable): If present + will verb.
Second Conditional (imposible): If past simple (went) + would infinitive (solo were).
Third Conditional (irreales, pasadas): If verb past perfect simple (had + 3rd column/-ed) + would have 3rd column/-ed.
Rewrite: Unless (If) pasa verb al signo contrario y demás igual. Present, se usa 2º y cambiamos signos, pasado 3º y cambiamos símbolos. Because 1º segunda part, so 1º primera parte.
Modal Verbs
Ability: can + inf / could + inf
Prohibition: mustn’t / can’t + inf / couldn’t + inf
Obligation: must + inf / had to + inf
Request: can + inf
Certainty: must + inf / must have + 3rd or -ed
Impossibility: can’t + inf / can’t have + ed or 3rd
Possibility: may (can) + infinitive / may or can + have + ed or 3rd
Advice: should + inf / should + inf + ed or 3rd
Suggestion: could + inf
Offer: would + inf
Passive Voice
Present Simple (hábitos, rutinas): inf / am, is, are + 3rd
Present Continuous (now): am, is, are + verb + ing / am, is, are being + 3rd ed
Present Perfect Simple (pasado pero sigue) (recently yet): have, has + past / have, has been + 3rd ed
Past Simple (pasado): past / was, were + 3rd ed
Past Continuous (dos acciones): was, were + verb + ing / was, were being + 3rd ed
Past Perfect Simple (antes que otro pasado): had + 3rd / had been + 3rd
Will (predicciones o decisión instantánea): will + verb / will be + 3rd ed
Going to (planeada para futuro, va a pasar): am, is, are going to + verb / am, is, are going to be + 3rd ed
Future Continuous (acción futura en tiempo exacto): will be + verb + ing / will be being + 3rd ed
Future Perfect (recientes con hora exacta): will + have + 3rd ed / will + have + been + 3rd ed
Conditional: would + verb / would be + 3rd ed
Modal Verbs: can (etc) + verb / can (etc) be + 3rd ed
Rewrite: primero – subject + active verb + object /// object + passive verb + subject (by + noun)