| A | B |
|---|
| El año pasado | Last year |
| El invierno/verano pasado | Last winter/summer |
| La Navidad | Christmas |
| La Semana Santa | Easter |
| Hace dos años | 2 years ago |
| Las vacaciones escolares | School holidays |
| Fui/Iba | I went/would go |
| Fuimos/Ibamos | We went/would go |
| Viajé/Viajaba | I travelled/would travel |
| Viajamos/Viajábamos | We travelled/would travel |
| Me quedé/Me quedaba | I stayed/I would stay |
| Nos quedamos/Nos quedábamos | We stayed/would stay |
| Pasé/Pasaba | I spent/would spend |
| Tuve/Tenía | I had/would have |
| para + infinitive | in order to... |
| Había | There was/were |
| Era | He/She/It was |
| Eran | They were |
| Éramos | We were |
| un viaje de estudio | a study trip |
| un grupo escolar | a school group |
| un intercambio escolar | a school exchange |
| alrededor de | around |
| Tomé/Tomaba | I took/would take |
| Tomamos/Tomábamos | We took/would take |
| desde...a | from...to |
| en avion/barco/tren/coche | by plane/boat/train/car |
| Salí/Salía | I left/went out |
| Salimos/Salíamos | We left/went out |
| por la mañana/tarde/noche | in the morning/afternoon/evening |
| Llegué | I arrived |
| Llegamos | We arrived |
| Tuve/Tenía miedo | I was scared |
| Tuve/Tenía hambre | I was hungry |
| Tuve/Tenía sed | I was thirsty |
| el viaje | the journey |
| el vuelo | the flight |
| Tuve que + infinitive | I had to (once) |
| Tenía que + infinitive | I had to (regularly) |
| cómodo | comfy |
| espacioso | spacious |
| Me mareo | I get sick |
| Me mareé | I got sick |
| Duró | lasted |
| Dormí/Dormía | I slept/would sleep |
| Hablé/Hablaba | I spoke/would speak |
| Miré/Miraba | I looked/would look |
| Vi/Veía | I saw/would see |
| Me divertí | I enjoyed |
| Nos divertimos | We enjoyed |
| Pasé el tiempo leyendo/viendo/durmiendo/jugando/hablando | I spent the time reading/watching/sleeping/playing/speaking |
| una quincena | a fortnight |
| un trabajo veraniego | a summer job |
| un hotel de tres estrellas | a 3 star hotel |
| un albergue juvenil | a youth hostel |
| lejos de | far from |
| al lado de | beside |
| se situaba | was situated |
| estaba | was (location) |
| una vista de | a view of |
| el mar | the sea |
| el rio | the river |
| la playa | the beach |
| el paisaje | the scenery |
| hacía frio/calor/viento/sol | it was cold/hot/windy/sunny |
| Había | There was/were |
| llena de | full of |
| la habitacion | the room |
| estropeado | broken |
| grosero | rude |
| limpio | clean |
| sucio | dirty |
| compartir | to share |
| propio/propia | own |
| Di/Daba | I gave/would give |
| Visité/Visitaba | I visited/would visit |
| Fui/Iba | I went/would go |
| Hice/Hacía | I did/would do |
| Comí/Comía | I ate/would eat |
| Salí/Salía | I went out/would go out |
| el barrio antiguo | the old part of town |
| los regalos | gifts |
| el buceo | diving |
| la bolera | bowling alley |
| cerca de | near |
| mi familia de acogida | my host familiy |
| nos llevábamos bien | we got on well |
| hacía de canguro | I babysat |
| tomaba el sol | I sunbathed (regularly) |
| Me perdí | I got lost (once) |
| a menudo | often |
| a veces | sometimes |
| trabajaba en/de | I worked in/as |
| empezaba | I started (regularly) |
| terminaba | I finished (regularly) |
| contestaba | I answered (regularly) |
| ayudaba | I helped (regularly) |
| servía a | I served (regularly) |
| los clientes | the customers |
| la limpieza | the cleaning |
| los niños | the children |
| tenía que (+ infinitive) | I had to (regularly) |
| gruñón | grumpy |
| un desafío/reto | a challenge |
| las destrezas | skills |
| espero que | I hope that |
| lo encontré... | I found it... |
| gratificante | rewarding |
| siento que | I feel that |
| el estilo de vida | the lifestyle |
| feliz | happy |
| insólito | unusual |
| eché de menos a (mi familia/mi casa etc) | I missed (my family/my house etc) |
| fueron | they were |
| ...me pareció/parecieron | ... seemed ... to me |
| ...me sorprendió/sorprendieron | ... surprised me |
| ...me interesó/interesaron | ... interested me |
| me aburrí | I got bored |
| tuve suerte | I was lucky |
| pude/podía | I could/was able to |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| Recomendaría | I would recommend (for the future) |
| Me gustaría | I would like (in the future) |
| Me encantaría | I would love (in the future) |
| Volvería | I would go back |
| pesado | annoying |
| seguiré | I will continue |
| mi compañero de intercambio | my exchange partner |
| Asistía a | I attended (regularly) |
| No entendía | I did not understand |
| Charlaba | I chatted (regularly) |
| Disfrutaba | I enjoyed (regularly) |
| Me sentía | I felt |
| acogedor | welcoming |
| ... me permitió | ... allowed me to |
