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Travel and holidays in Spanish

MFL, Spanish vocabulary. Usually met in years 7 to 11.

Learn Spanish words for transport, holidays and the weather, from the English meaning to the Spanish word and back.

What you practise

Starts with everyday words and builds to the words met in GCSE papers. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.

Sample questions

Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.

Sample question, level 2 of 5

What does ‘hace buen tiempo’ mean?

  1. stay (a trip)
  2. sea
  3. to book
  4. to travel
  5. the weather is nice
Show the answer and method

Answer: E, the weather is nice

The method: ‘hace buen tiempo’ means ‘the weather is nice’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, stay (a trip): ‘stay (a trip)’ is ‘la estancia’ in Spanish.
  • B, sea: ‘sea’ is ‘el mar’ in Spanish.
  • C, to book: ‘to book’ is ‘reservar’ in Spanish.
  • D, to travel: ‘to travel’ is ‘viajar’ in Spanish.

Sample question, level 4 of 5

How do you say ‘to stay (somewhere)’ in Spanish?

  1. el equipaje
  2. viajar
  3. el barco
  4. alojarse
  5. la playa
Show the answer and method

Answer: D, alojarse

The method: ‘alojarse’ means ‘to stay (somewhere)’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, el equipaje: ‘el equipaje’ means ‘luggage’.
  • B, viajar: ‘viajar’ means ‘to travel’.
  • C, el barco: ‘el barco’ means ‘boat’.
  • E, la playa: ‘la playa’ means ‘beach’.

See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.

Related topics: People and family, School, Home and town, Free time, Food and drink, Work and the future.