English Vocabulary: Everyday Words and Phrases
Everyday English Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs with “Turn”
- Turn on/Switch on the TV: Encender el televisor
- Turn off/Switch off the TV: Apagar el televisor
- Turn up the TV: Subir volumen al televisor
- Turn down the TV: Bajar volumen al televisor
- Be on: The series is on now – La serie está en marcha ahora
- Turn over to another channel: Cambiar a otro canal
Phrasal Verbs with “Give”
- Give away some money: Donar un poco de dinero
- Give back: Devolver
Phrasal Verbs with “Take”
- Take out some money: Sacar algo de dinero
- Take apart a bookcase: Desmontar una estantería de libros
- Take out: Sacar
- Take off your shoes: Quitarse los zapatos
- Take up a sport: Practicar un deporte
- Take after/look like: Parecer como
- Take over: Tomar el control
- Take apart: Desmontar
Phrasal Verbs with “Look”
- Look for a sweater: Buscar un jersey
- Look forward to my holiday: Desear mis vacaciones
- Look around: Mirar a tu alrededor
- Look up: Buscar en un diccionario, página web…
Other Phrasal Verbs
- Try on a sweater: Probarse un jersey
- Put together a bookcase: Montar una estantería de libros
- Grow up: Crecer
- Set up: Instalar
- Close down: Cerrar permanentemente
- Settle down: Tranquilizar
- Throw away: Tirar
- Pick up: Recoger
- Fill in: Rellenar
- Pay back: Devolver dinero
- Put away: Guardar en su sitio
- Fit in: Encajar
- Give up: Rendirse
- Live off: Vivir de
- Live on: Mantenerse
- Pay off: Saldar
Nature Vocabulary
- Branch: Rama
- Bush: Arbusto
- Cliff: Acantilado
- Fence: Valla
- Field: Campo
- Gate: Verja
- Grass: Hierba
- Hedge: Seto
- Hill: Colina
- Lake: Lago
- Leaf: Hoja
- Mud: Lodo
- Path: Sendero
- Rocks: Rocas
- Sticks: Palos
- Stones: Piedras
- Valley: Valle
- Well: Pozo
- Wood: Madera
On a Farm
- Barn: Granero
- Cockerel: Gallo
- Cow: Vaca
- Donkey: Burro
- Farmhouse: Casa de campo
- Hens: Gallina
- Lambs: Corderos
- Sheep: Oveja
- Tractor: Tractor
- Chicks: Pollitos
- Grow: Cultivar
- Harvested: Cosechado
- Pick: Recoger
- Planted: Plantado
Things on the Table
- Bowl: Cuenco
- Candle: Vela
- Corkscrew: Sacacorchos (a device for pulling corks from bottles)
- Cup: Taza (a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle)
- Fork: Tenedor
- Glass: Vaso
- Jug: Jarra
- Knife: Cuchillo
- Mug: Taza (a large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer)
- Napkin: Servilleta
- Oil and vinegar: Aceite y vinagre
- Plate: Plato
- Salt and pepper: Sal y pimienta
- Saucer: Platillo (a shallow dish, typically having a circular indentation in the center, on which a cup is placed)
- Serving dish: Plato de servir
- Spoon: Cuchara
- Tablecloth: Manteles
- Teapot: Tetera
- Teaspoon: Cucharilla
- Tray: Bandeja
- Wine glass: Copa de vino
- Cutlery: Cubiertos
Restaurant Vocabulary
Waiters
- Lay the table/Clear the table (opposite): Poner la mesa / Limpiar la mesa
- Take an order: Tomar nota
- Recommend a dish: Recomendar un plato
- Carry a tray: Llevar una bandeja
- Serve customers: Servir a los clientes
- Pour the wine: Servir el vino
Customers
- Book a table: Reservar una mesa
- Order food: Ordenar comida
- Try the wine: Catar el vino
- Send something back: Enviar algo de vuelta (si le pasa algo a la comida)
- Ask for the bill: Pedir la cuenta
- Leave a tip: Dejar una propina
Tools and Things for Repairs
- Brick: Ladrillo
- Bucket: Cubo
- Drill: Taladro
- Hammer: Martillo
- Ladder: Escalera
- Nail: Clavo
- Padlock: Candado
- Paintbrush: Brocha/Pincel
- Piece of wood: Pieza de madera
- Rope: Cuerda (a length of strong cord made by twisting together strands of natural fibers such as hemp or artificial fibers such as polypropylene)
- Screwdriver: Destornillador
- Screw: Tornillo
- Spanner: Llave inglesa
- Tap: Grifo
- Tile: Azulejo
- Wire: Cable
Do It Yourself
- Rinse: Enjuagar
- Rub: Frotar
- Absorb: Absorber
- Apply: Aplicar
- Seal: Sellar
- Place: Lugar
- Crumple: Arruga
- Restore: Restaurar
- Keep away: Mantenerse alejado
- Stuff: Cosas
Using a Cash Machine
- Insert = put in / Insertar = poner
- Enter = key in / Entrar = teclear
- Select = choose / Seleccionar = elegir
- Withdraw = take money out of a bank account / Retirar = sacar dinero de una cuenta bancaria
- Remove = take out / Quitar = sacar
Useful Things Around the House
- Box of matches: Caja de fósforos
- Drawing pin: Chincheta
- Fuse: Fusible
- Glue: Pegamento
- Handle: Mango/Asa
- Light bulb: Bombilla
- Needle and thread: Aguja e hilo
- Penknife: Navaja
- Sellotape: Cinta adhesiva
- String: Cuerda (material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length)
- Tape measure: Cinta métrica (a length of tape or thin flexible metal, marked at intervals for measuring)
- Torch: Linterna
Verb Phrases
- Change (cambiar) a light bulb or a wheel
- Drill (taladrar) a hole in a wall or in a piece of wood
- Mend (arreglar) something that’s broken
- Put together (juntar) flat-pack furniture
- Put up (colocar) shelves or curtains
- Set up (instalar) a new wi-fi network or a home cinema system
- Sew (coser) a button on a shirt
- Stick (pegar) something together with glue or sellotape
- Tie (atar) two things together