Essential City Places & Services – Spanish-English Vocabulary Quiz

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

Practice 46 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 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
4dentist’s officeconsultorio dental
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 salon, beauty salonsalón de belleza, estética
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
40post officeoficina de correos
41ATMcajero automático
42doctor’s officeconsultorio médico
43veterinary clinicveterinaria
44marketmercado
45bus stopparada de autobús
46hardware storeferretería

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 46 English–Spanish word pairs, with two-way practice (English → Spanish and Spanish → English) and mini-quizzes.