Places (Lugares)
| la playa | the beach |
| el hotel | the hotel |
| la piscina | the pool |
| el campo | the countryside |
| la ciudad | the city |
| España / Francia / Inglaterra | Spain / France / England |
Holiday Activities
Past-tense "I" forms (the preterite):
| nadé | I swam |
| jugué | I played |
| visité | I visited |
| comí | I ate |
| bebí | I drank |
| saqué fotos | I took photos |
| fui / vi / hice | I went / I saw / I did |
Watch outnadé = "I swam" (not "I drank" — that's bebí).
Time Phrases
| ayer | yesterday |
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el verano pasado | last summer |
| el año pasado | last year |
Opinions
| fue fantástico | it was fantastic |
| fue divertido | it was fun |
| fue aburrido | it was boring |
| me gustó | I liked it |
| no me gustó | I didn't like it |
y = and · pero = but · porque = because · también = also · muy = very
Building a Sentence
time→verb (I…)→detail→opinion
- Fui a España con mi familia. — I went to Spain with my family.
- Nadé en la piscina y saqué fotos. — I swam in the pool and took photos.
- Comí pizza y bebí limonada. — I ate pizza and drank lemonade.
- Fue fantástico porque hacía calor. — It was fantastic because it was hot.