This post contains lists of words related to typical buildings and places commonly found in cities so that you can find your way around town.

*Remember! Try learning the words together with their article: “el” (masculine singular) or “la” (feminine singular)!

To start, let’s learn different buildings that you might find around town to help you navigate the city. 

We’ve also included different types of stores you’d see too.

You might encounter different names for what we call a convenience store or corner store in English.  For example, in Mexico, it’s a “tienda de abarrotes” but in Central America, a “pulpería”.

Next, this list covers different eateries and places to get a drink.

This table includes other types of services you might find in a normal town.

Then we have leisure activities people like to do in the cities.

Finally, here is some important vocabulary that can help you give or get directions. Remember, in many parts of Latin America, there are few street names and people often use landmarks to give directions (like 2 blocks from the palace, the street that passes the bridge, etc.)

Now let’s put some of this new vocabulary into practice with these examples.

In this post, we’ve covered all of the important places you might find around town, as well as some basic vocabulary to give directions in a city.  If you haven’t seen our grammar lesson on the Verb “Estar”  now would be a good time to learn it so you can talk about locations in Spanish.  Also, see our vocabulary post on Useful Expressions  so you can continue to expand your Spanish speaking abilities.