Vocabulary in context — The worlds of everyday life
Vocabulary is best learned in context, not in isolated lists. In this chapter you will explore 6 thematic "worlds".
🏠 Hogar (Home)
| English | Spanish | Placement |
|---|
| furniture | muebles | a piece of furniture |
| appliance | household appliance | kitchen appliance |
| chores | housework | do the chores |
| vacuum | aspiradora | vacuum the floor |
| drawer | drawer | open the drawer |
🏥 Salud (Health)
| English | Spanish | Placement |
|---|
| appointment | medical appointment | make an appointment |
| symptom | symptom | have symptoms |
| prescription | prescription | write a prescription |
| headache | headache | have a headache |
| fever | fiebre | have a fever |
💼 Trabajo (Work)
| English | Spanish | Placement |
|---|
| deadline | deadline | meet the deadline |
| colleague | colega | a close colleague |
| salary | salario | earn a salary |
| promotion | ascenso | get a promotion |
| resign | renunciar | resign from a job |
| English | Spanish | Placement |
|---|
| receipt | recibo | keep the receipt |
| discount | descuento | get a discount |
| refund | reembolso | ask for a refund |
| fitting room | probador | try on in the fitting room |
| bargain | ganga | find a bargain |
Colocaciones importantes
💡 Tip: A collocation is a natural combination of words. We don't say "do the bed" but "make the bed".
| MAKE | DO | TAKE | HAVE |
|---|
| make the bed | do homework | take a shower | have breakfast |
| make a decision | do the dishes | take medicine | have a meeting |
| make a mistake | do exercise | take a photo | have fun |
| make a reservation | do the laundry | take a break | have a headache |