The summer is almost here!! Do you like Spanish beaches? … Learn beach vocabulary in Spanish and useful phrases to use with your family or Spanish friends. ¿Vamos a la playa?
Useful Spanish phrases at the beach
Este parece un buen sitio para clavar la sombrilla
This seems like a good spot to stick the parasol.
¿Dónde ponemos las toallas?
Where do we put the towels?
Hay bandera verde / amarilla / roja
There is a green / yellow / red flag
Hace mucho calor
It is too hot
¿vamos al agua?
Shall we go for a swim?
Yo te espero en el agua que me estoy muriendo de calor
I’ll wait for you in the water, I’m dying of heat
¿Me pones protector solar en la espalda, por favor?
Could you put sunscreen on my back, please?
¿Te apetece jugar un rato a las palas?
Do you feel like playing beach tennis a bit?
¿Te apetece caminar por la orilla?
Do you feel like walking along the seashore?
¿Vamos al chiringuito a tomar una cerveza?
Shall we go to the beach bar and have a beer?
Learn beach vocabulary in Spanish
Things you take at the beach
- gafas de sol / sunglasses
- chanclas / flip-flops
- bañador / swimsuit
- sombrero / hat
- toalla / towel
- bikini / bikini
- protector solar / sun cream
- sombrilla / parasol
- hamaca / hammock
- palas / paddles
- colchoneta /inflatable lilo
- flotador / float
- gafas de bucear y tubo / mask and snorkel
- pelota / inflatable ball
- cubo, pala y rastrillo / bucket, shovel and rake
Learn beach vocabulary in Spanish
Things you find at the beach
- orilla / seashore
- arena / sand
- mar / sea
- ola / wave
- sol / sun
- socorrista / lifeguard
- bañistas / swimmers
- barco / ship
- chiringuito / beach bar
Actions at the beach
- bañarse / to bathe
- caminar por la orilla / to walk along the seashore
- tomar el sol / to sunbathe
- hacer un castillo de arena / to build a sandcastle
- nadar / to swim
- hacer surf / to surf
- jugar a vóley-playa /to play beach volleyball
- bucear / to snorkel / to dive
Learn beach vocabulary in Spanish
Let’s practice with EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
Complete these dialogues at the beach
EXERCISE 3
¿Y tú? ¿Qué objetos llevas cuando vas a la playa?
¿Qué actividades haces en la playa?
Reply in comments 🙂
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