It’s Summer Time! Time to Go to the Beach 🏝️
The sun, the sand, and the sound of waves invite you to take a well-deserved rest.
In this episode of Speaking Spanish for Beginners, you’ll learn basic Spanish beach vocabulary.
This way, you can bond with your amigos and talk about common activities you can do at the beach ¡Vamos!
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Spanish Beach Vocabulary
The “beach” in Spanish is “la playa.”
Some common words and phrases about the beach, featured in this episode, are the following:
- Tomar el sol: to sunbathe
- Las olas: waves
- Nadar: to swim
- Jugar vóleibol: to play volleyball
- Leer un libro: to read a book
- Jugar frisbee: to play frisbee
- Tocar la guitarra: to play the guitar
- La arena: sand
- Conchas de mar: seashells
Episode Dialogue Transcript
Time to improve your listening skills. Here is the transcript of the dialogue. Let’s put those Spanish summer words into PRACTICE.
| Spanish (Original) | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Jessica: ¡Qué chévere estar hoy en la playa! Me encanta venir aquí, ¿y a ti? | Jessica: How cool to be at the beach today! I love coming here, and you? |
| Marco: Sí, es relajante venir aquí. Sentir las olas, mirar el mar. ¿Qué haces cuando vienes a la playa? | Marco: Yes, it’s relaxing to come here. Feeling the waves, looking at the sea. What do you do when you come to the beach? |
| Jessica: A menudo tomo el sol y nado en el mar. También juego vóleibol de playa. Es muy divertido. ¿Y tú? ¿Qué haces? | Jessica: I often sunbathe and swim in the sea. I also play beach volleyball. It’s a lot of fun. And you? What do you do? |
| Marco: Yo leo un libro al lado del mar. Es relajante. También, juego frisbee con mis amigos o toco la guitarra. | Marco: I read a book by the sea. It’s relaxing. I also play frisbee with my friends or play the guitar. |
| Jessica: Me gusta el frisbee también. Aquí tengo uno. | Jessica: I like frisbee too. I have one here. |
| Marco: ¡Ah, genial! Juguemos un rato, así entramos en calor antes de nadar. | Marco: Oh, great! Let’s play for a while, so we warm up before swimming. |
Have Fun In La Playa!
We hope this episode helps you learn Spanish and that you gain a lot of new beach vocabulary to talk with your amigos latinos.
These Spanish words and phrases related to the beach are a great start to discuss your beach activities and get into the summer spirit en español.
¡Hasta la próxima!
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