Couchsurfing<\/a>, you can find a local anfitri\u00f3n<\/i> to receive you as hu\u00e9sped<\/i> in their house.<\/p>\nGetting around Latin America can be challenging, and sometimes just talking about moving around can be equally challenging. What’s called an autobus<\/i> in one country may be a cami\u00f3n<\/i> or a guagua<\/i> in the next, and sometimes it seems like each individual city has their own word for things like the metro<\/i>. Thankfully, an avi\u00f3n<\/i> is usually always just an avi\u00f3n<\/i>, so language mix-ups shouldn’t lead you to miss your vuelo<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Slow down for a few days or weeks somewhere and really give yourself a chance to conocer la ciudad<\/i> and conocer la gente<\/i>, but don’t be confused by the use of conocer<\/i>. When locals ask you questions like conoces la\u00a0capital?<\/i> or conoces otros paises suramericanos?<\/i>, they’re not asking if you’ve heard of these places, but rather if you’ve been there.<\/p>\n
During your stay in la ciudad<\/i>, you’ll want to pasear<\/i>, walking around taking in the sights and maybe taking some photos or having a meal. Pasear<\/i> is explorar<\/i>, but if you’re hitting the local nightlife en la noche<\/i>, then we’re talking about salir<\/i>.<\/p>\n
But don’t let the bright lights and tourist attractions distract you from your purpose:\u00a0aprender (o practicar) el idioma<\/em>!<\/p>\nThe most important thing you can do on your trip is just\u00a0platicar\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0charlar\u00a0<\/em>with the locals, striking up conversations in bars, hostels, and wherever else you may find yourself along the way. You may be surprised to find out how warm and welcoming the people of Latin America are in general, and in many places that\u00a0calidez\u00a0<\/em>reaches a whole new level once you’ve impressed the locals with your Spanish!<\/p>\nVocabulario<\/u><\/b>
\nViajar<\/em> — to travel
\nEl viaje<\/em> — the trip
\nEl viajero<\/em> — the traveler
\nMochilear<\/em> — to backpack
\nEl mochilero<\/em> — the backpacker
\nEl pa\u00eds<\/em> — the country
\nLa ciudad<\/em> — the city
\nEl barrio<\/em> — the neighborhood; this word has many different connotations throughout Latin America, in some places referring to poorer neighborhoods, in others replaced entirely by words like\u00a0zona\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0colonia<\/em>, but in general with the neutral connotation of simply a neighborhood of any kind
\nEl lugar<\/em> — the place
\nEl hostal<\/em> — the hostel
\nEl hospedaje<\/em> — the lodging
\nEl anfitri\u00f3n<\/em> — the host
\nEl hu\u00e9sped<\/em> — the guest
\nLa calidez\u00a0<\/em>— the warmth, friendliness (of people)
\nEl autobus\/el cami\u00f3n\/la guagua<\/em> — the bus
\nEl avi\u00f3n<\/em> — the plane
\nEl metro<\/em> — the metro
\nEl vuelo<\/em> — the flight
\nQuedarse<\/em> — to stay (in a place)
\nConocer<\/em> — to know, get to know; when talking about places, to have been there
\nPlaticar\/charlar<\/em> — to chat
\nUbicarse<\/em> — to locate or orient; of places, to be located (“La tienda se ubica en la esquina<\/em>” = “the store is located on the corner”)
\nPasear<\/em> — to stroll, wander, explore (i.e.\u00a0pasear por la ciudad<\/em>)
\nExplorar<\/em> — to explore
\nSalir<\/em> — to leave; to go out (as in nightlife)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"latin](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/bellasartes-350x263.jpg\")
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