Essential City Places & Services – Spanish-English Vocabulary Quiz

Lugares y servicios esenciales de la ciudad – Vocabulario Español-Inglés

Practice 37 of the most useful places and services you’ll find in any city—learn all the essential words for hospitals, clinics, shops, religious buildings, hotels, transportation, emergency services, and more in English and Mexican Spanish. Study the full list or focus on mini-quizzes. Test yourself both ways: English ⇄ Spanish.

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# English Spanish
1hospitalhospital
2clinicclínica
3pharmacyfarmacia
4dentistdentista
5police stationestación de policía
6fire stationestación de bomberos
7supermarketsupermercado
8grocery storetienda de abarrotes
9bakerypanadería
10butcher shopcarnicería
11laundromatlavandería
12gas stationgasolinera
13car repair shoptaller mecánico
14barber shopbarbería
15hair salonpeluquería
16restaurantrestaurante
17cafécafetería
18hotelhotel
19motelmotel
20apartment buildingedificio de departamentos
21housecasa
22churchiglesia
23mosquemezquita
24synagoguesinagoga
25templetemplo
26cemeterycementerio
27prison, jailcárcel
28public restroombaño público
29insurance officeoficina de seguros
30employment officeoficina de empleo
31schoolescuela
32universityuniversidad
33librarybiblioteca
34parking lotestacionamiento
35bus stationcentral de autobuses
36train stationestación de tren
37airportaeropuerto
38taxi standsitio de taxis
39waiting roomsala de espera

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “hospital” in Spanish?
“hospital” in Spanish is “hospital”.
How do you say “clinic” in Spanish?
“clinic” in Spanish is “clínica”.
How do you say “pharmacy” in Spanish?
“pharmacy” in Spanish is “farmacia”.
How many words are in this quiz?
This quiz has 39 English–Spanish word pairs, with two-way practice (English → Spanish and Spanish → English) and mini-quizzes.