🌍 Vacation
In this section, you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary and everyday expressions for talking about vacations, planning trips, describing travel experiences, and discussing activities while you're away.
🟢 Basic Vacation Vocabulary
🏖️ Vacation → Vacaciones
✈️ Trip / Journey → Viaje
🏨 Hotel → Hotel
🧳 Luggage → Equipaje
📸 Photo → Foto
🗺️ Map → Mapa
🟡 Tourism & Activities Vocabulary
🏝️ Island → Isla
🌊 Beach → Playa
🏛️ Museum → Museo
🍽️ Restaurant → Restaurante
🎟️ Ticket → Boleto / Billete
🚶 Tourist → Turista
🔵 Travel & Vacation Actions
✈️ To travel → Viajar
🧳 To pack → Hacer la maleta
🏨 To book / reserve → Reservar
🏛️ To visit → Visitar
📸 To take photos → Tomar fotos / Sacar fotos
🗺️ To explore → Explorar / Recorrer
🧠 Talking About Vacations and Travel
💡 Use estar de vacaciones to say that someone is on vacation.
Estamos de vacaciones en la costa.
We are on vacation on the coast.
Mis padres están de vacaciones esta semana.
My parents are on vacation this week.
Estamos de vacaciones en la costa.
We are on vacation on the coast.
Mis padres están de vacaciones esta semana.
My parents are on vacation this week.
💡 Use ir a + infinitive to talk about travel plans you are going to do.
Vamos a visitar varios pueblos durante el viaje.
We are going to visit several towns during the trip.
Voy a reservar el hotel esta noche.
I'm going to book the hotel tonight.
Vamos a visitar varios pueblos durante el viaje.
We are going to visit several towns during the trip.
Voy a reservar el hotel esta noche.
I'm going to book the hotel tonight.
💡 Use estar en to talk about your current location and ir a to talk about your destination.
Estamos en Madrid.
We are in Madrid.
Mañana vamos a Toledo.
Tomorrow we're going to Toledo.
Estamos en Madrid.
We are in Madrid.
Mañana vamos a Toledo.
Tomorrow we're going to Toledo.
❓ Useful Vacation & Travel Questions
✈️ ¿Adónde vas de vacaciones?
Where are you going on vacation?
Where are you going on vacation?
🏨 ¿Ya reservaste el hotel?
Have you booked the hotel yet?
Have you booked the hotel yet?
🗓️ ¿Cuánto tiempo vas a estar allí?
How long are you going to be there?
How long are you going to be there?
🗺️ ¿Qué lugares quieres visitar durante el viaje?
What places do you want to visit during the trip?
What places do you want to visit during the trip?
💬 Common Vacation Phrases
🏖️ Estamos pasando unos días de vacaciones cerca del mar.
We're spending a few days on vacation near the sea.
We're spending a few days on vacation near the sea.
✈️ Me gustaría conocer un país nuevo durante mis próximas vacaciones.
I'd like to visit a new country during my next vacation.
I'd like to visit a new country during my next vacation.
📸 Sacamos fotos de los lugares que más nos llamaron la atención.
We took photos of the places that caught our attention the most.
We took photos of the places that caught our attention the most.
🌊 Encontramos una playa tranquila lejos de las zonas más turísticas.
We found a quiet beach away from the busiest tourist areas.
We found a quiet beach away from the busiest tourist areas.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Talking about vacation plans
A: ¿Ya sabes adónde vas a ir de vacaciones este verano?
B: Sí. Vamos a pasar una semana en una isla y queremos recorrerla en coche.
A: Do you already know where you're going on vacation this summer?
B: Yes. We're going to spend a week on an island, and we want to explore it by car.
A: ¿Ya sabes adónde vas a ir de vacaciones este verano?
B: Sí. Vamos a pasar una semana en una isla y queremos recorrerla en coche.
A: Do you already know where you're going on vacation this summer?
B: Yes. We're going to spend a week on an island, and we want to explore it by car.
Planning a day of sightseeing
A: ¿Qué te gustaría hacer mañana?
B: Podemos visitar el museo por la mañana y después buscar un restaurante cerca del centro.
A: What would you like to do tomorrow?
B: We can visit the museum in the morning and then look for a restaurant near downtown.
A: ¿Qué te gustaría hacer mañana?
B: Podemos visitar el museo por la mañana y después buscar un restaurante cerca del centro.
A: What would you like to do tomorrow?
B: We can visit the museum in the morning and then look for a restaurant near downtown.
📝 Example Sentences
🏨 Elegimos un hotel pequeño desde donde podíamos caminar hasta el centro histórico.
We chose a small hotel from which we could walk to the historic center.
We chose a small hotel from which we could walk to the historic center.
🏛️ La visita al museo duró más de lo esperado porque había mucho que ver.
The visit to the museum lasted longer than expected because there was so much to see.
The visit to the museum lasted longer than expected because there was so much to see.
🍽️ Una persona del lugar nos recomendó un restaurante que no aparecía en nuestra guía.
A local recommended a restaurant that wasn't listed in our guidebook.
A local recommended a restaurant that wasn't listed in our guidebook.
🧳 Intento llevar poco equipaje para moverme con más facilidad durante el viaje.
I try to travel with little luggage so I can get around more easily during the trip.
I try to travel with little luggage so I can get around more easily during the trip.
🏝️ Recorrimos gran parte de la isla y descubrimos varios pueblos junto al mar.
We explored much of the island and discovered several seaside towns.
We explored much of the island and discovered several seaside towns.
🗺️ Antes de salir del hotel, revisamos el mapa para decidir qué lugares visitar primero.
Before leaving the hotel, we checked the map to decide which places to visit first.
Before leaving the hotel, we checked the map to decide which places to visit first.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¿Adónde vas de vacaciones?
- Estamos de vacaciones cerca del mar.
- Voy a reservar el hotel esta noche.
- ¿Cuánto tiempo vas a estar allí?
- Queremos visitar varios lugares durante el viaje.
- Mañana vamos a recorrer el centro histórico.