Basic Lesson #1 - Holiday Vocabulary

Basic lesson #1

Hi everyone,

I’ve decided it’s time for a lesson, and I think we’ll start nice and easy with just a bit of vocabulary.

Since the summer is now in full swing, what better subject to focus on than

the holidays/vacation.

So let’s start with a bit of basic vocabulary with a vacation theme;

Italian

The Vacation – La Vacanza

The aeroplane – L’aereo

The flight – il volo

Money – soldi

The passport – il passaporto

The beach – La Spiaggia

The Sea – Il Mare

To swim – Fare il Bagno / Nuotare

The mountains – Le Montagne

Hire a car – noleggiare una macchina

Foreign country – paese straniero/Estero

Foreign language – Lingua straniera

Communicate with the locals – comunicare con la gente del posto

Food and drink – cibo e bevande

Order food – ordinare del cibo

Local customs – costumi locali

Sightseeing tour – visita guidata

Return trip – viaggio di ritorno

The hangover – la sbornia

French

The Vacation – Les vacances

The aeroplane – L'avion

the flight – le vol

the Money – l’argent

The passport – le passeport

The beach – La Plage

The Sea – La Mer

To swim - Nager

The mountains –Les Montagnes

Hire a car – louer une voiture

Foreign country – pays étranger

Foreign language – Langue étrangère

Communicate with the locals – Communiquer avec les gens du coin

Food and drink – Alimentation et boissons

Order food – Commander un repas

Local customs – Les coutumes locales

Sightseeing tour – visite guideé

Return trip – Voyage de retour

The hangover - La gueule de bois

Spanish

The Vacation – las vacaciones

The aeroplane – el avión

 the flight – el vuelo

the Money – el dinero

The passport – el pasaporte

The beach – La Playa

The Sea – El Mar

To swim - Nadar

The mountains –las Montañas

to Hire a car – alquilar un coche

Foreign country – país extranjero

Foreign language – lengua extranjera

Communicate with the locals – comunicarse con la gente del lugar

Food and drink – alimentos y bebidas

Order food – ordenar comidas

Local customs – costumbres locales

Sightseeing tour – recorrido guiado

Return trip – viaje de regreso

The hangover –la Resaca

German

The Vacation – Der Urlaub

The aeroplane – Das Flugzeug

the flight – Der Flug

the Money – Das Geld

The passport – Der Reisepass

The beach – Der Strand

the Sea – Das Meer

To swim - Schwimmen

The mountains –Die Berge

to Hire a car – ein auto mieten

Foreign country –  Ausland

Foreign language – Fremdsprachen

Communicate with the locals – Kommunizieren mit den Einheimischen

Food and drink – Essen und Trinken

Order food – Essen Bestellen

Local customs – Lokale Bräuche

Sightseeing tour – Besichtigungsreise

Return trip – Rückfahrt

The hangover – Der Kater

Portuguese

The Vacation – As férias

The aeroplane – O avião

the flight – O vôo -

the Money – O dinheiro

The passport – O passaporte

The beach – A Praia

the Sea – O Mar

To swim - Nadar

The mountains – Os Montanhas

to Hire a car – alugar um carro

Foreign country – País estrangeiro

Foreign language – Língua estrangeira

Communicate with the locals – Comunique-se com os moradores locais

Food and drink – Alimentos e bebidas

Order food – ordenar comida

Local customs – Os costumes locais

Sightseeing tour – A excursão turística

Return trip – O vôo de volta

The hangover - A ressaca

I’ll go a little more in-depth in certain lessons and themes and provide a narrative in whichever language is the focus of the particular lesson, I just wanted to keep it basic for now.

If you have any requests for a particular theme or language or any specific lesson type; vocab, grammar, prepositions etc, please contact me and i'll try to tailor-make a lesson for you.

Until next time,

Enjoy your holidays

Buone vacanze

Bonnes vacances

Felices fiestas

Frohe feiertage

Boas festas