Learn essential Spanish vocabulary for cities
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| Lisboa |
| París |
| Londres |
| What do these words mean? Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you’ll learn Spanish words for cities. |
| But first, did you know that some Mexican cities used to have names in Indigenous languages before they were changed to Spanish names? Can you guess which city was once called 'Tenochtitlán'? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| Ciudad de México |
| "Mexico City" |
| [SLOW] Ciudad de México |
| Ciudad de México |
| Did you know that Mexico City is also known as La Ciudad de los Palacios, the City of |
| Palaces? |
| Come and visit La Ciudad de los Palacios. |
| Lina and Amelia chat about famous cities. |
| Lina: ¿Puedes nombrar una ciudad grande en el mundo? |
| Amelia: La Ciudad de México es una de las ciudades más grandes del mundo. |
| Washington D.C. |
| "Washington, D.C." |
| [SLOW] Washington D.C. |
| Washington D.C. |
| Did you know there's a George Washington statue in one of Mexico's biggest parks? |
| This park is called Chapultepec. |
| Jack quizzes Steve on capital cities. |
| Jack: ¿Cuál es la capital de los Estados Unidos? |
| Steve: Washington, D.C. es la capital de los Estados Unidos. |
| Toronto |
| "Toronto" |
| [SLOW] Toronto |
| Toronto |
| You can actually go from Toronto to Mexico City by car, but it will take you 36 hours. |
| Susan and Tom chat about Canadian cities. |
| Susan: ¿Cuál es la ciudad más grande de Canadá? |
| Tom: Toronto es la ciudad más grande de Canadá. |
| Londres |
| "London" |
| [SLOW] Londres |
| Londres |
| Did you know there's a city in Mexico called Real del Monte where British people established |
| silver mines? |
| Nowadays, it still has a lot of British influence, like street names and even pastries. |
| Steve and Jack chat about famous landmarks. |
| Steve: ¿Cuál es un edificio famoso en Londres? |
| Jack: ¿Conoces el Big Ben? |
| París |
| "Paris" |
| [SLOW] París |
| París |
| Did you know there's a student residence in Paris called Casa de México? |
| It accommodates Mexican students in Paris. |
| Susan and Tom chat about their favorite cities. |
| Susan: ¿Qué piensas de París? |
| Tom: París es una ciudad muy hermosa. |
| Lisboa |
| "Lisbon" |
| [SLOW] Lisboa |
| Lisboa |
| Did you know the official language in Lisbon is Portuguese, and the second most spoken language is actually English? |
| Lina plans a trip to Portugal with Amelia. |
| Lina: ¿Qué ciudad debería visitar en Portugal? |
| Amelia: Lisboa es la capital de Portugal. Deberías visitar esa ciudad. |
| Lima |
| "Lima" |
| [SLOW] Lima |
| Lima |
| Did you know Lima and Mexico City are pretty similar cities? |
| They are both capital cities, and they both have Spanish as their official language. |
| Susan and Tom chat about Peruvian cities. |
| Susan: ¿Puedes nombrar una ciudad junto al mar en Perú? |
| Tom: Lima está junto al mar en Perú. |
| Brasilia |
| "Brasilia" |
| [SLOW] Brasilia |
| Brasilia |
| The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia. |
| It changed in 1960. |
| It took over from Rio de Janeiro. |
| Tom and Oscar chat about capital cities. |
| Tom: ¿Cuál es la capital de Brasil? |
| Oscar: Brasilia es la capital de Brasil. |
| Buenos Aires |
| "Buenos Aires" |
| [SLOW] Buenos Aires |
| Buenos Aires |
| Did you know that Buenos Aires is also known as the Paris of South America? |
| Tom plans a trip to Argentina with Oscar. |
| Tom: ¿Qué ciudad deberíamos visitar en Argentina? |
| Oscar: ¿Qué tal Buenos Aires? |
| Berlín |
| "Berlin" |
| [SLOW] Berlín |
| Berlín |
| Did you know there's an actual piece of the Berlin Wall in a Mexican museum called Museo Memoria y Tolerancia? |
| Oscar tells Tom about a recent trip to Germany. |
| Oscar: Visité una ciudad famosa en Alemania. |
| Tom: ¿Fue Berlín? |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Spanish. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "Mexico City"? |
| Ciudad de México |
| Ciudad de México |
| And how to say "Washington, D.C."? |
| Washington D.C. |
| Washington D.C. |
| How about "Toronto"? |
| Toronto |
| Toronto |
| Do you remember how to say "London"? |
| Londres |
| Londres |
| And how to say "Paris"? |
| París |
| París |
| Let's try "Lisbon"! |
| Lisboa |
| Lisboa |
| What about "Lima"? |
| Lima |
| Lima |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to say "Brasilia"! |
| Brasilia |
| Brasilia |
| Another one! What about "Buenos Aires"? |
| Buenos Aires |
| Buenos Aires |
| And finally, do you remember how to say "Berlin"? |
| Berlín |
| Berlín |
| Some Mexican cities used to have names in Indigenous languages before they were changed to Spanish names. Can you guess which city was once called 'Tenochtitlán'? |
| That's Mexico City! It was founded by the Aztecs and was known as Tenochtitlán before the Spanish arrived. |
| Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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