This document provides information about Spanish culture through various English to Spanish dictionaries focused on different topics like food, festivals, greetings, and school. It also summarizes important places in Spain like Santiago's Cathedral, the Alhambra, El Prado museum, and Doñana National Park. Finally, it outlines aspects of Spanish cuisine including popular dishes, meat and seafood, vegetables/fruit, pulses, desserts, and drinks.

1. Comenius project
2012-2014
Let me know you:
United in Diversity

2. Visual dictionary about cultures
Chapter 2:
Spain

3. Dictionary English - Spanish
English Food Spanish
1. omelette 1. tortilla
2. olives 2. aceitunas
3. cold cuts 3. embutido
4. lettuce 4. lechuga
5. chicken 5. pollo
6. cake 6. tarta
7. ice cream 7. helado
8. tea 8. te
9. cheese 9. queso
10. apple 10. manzana
11. pear 11. pera
12. potatoes 12. patatas
13. scrambled eggs 13. huevos revueltos
14. fruit juice 14. zumo de frutas
15. tomato soup 15. sopa de tomate

4. Dictionary English - Spanish
English Festivals Spanish
1. Christmas tree 1. Árbol de navidad
2. ornament 2. adorno
3. mistletoe 3. muérdago
4. Sea bream 4. besugo
5. Christmas carol 5. villancico
6. Father Christmas 6. Papá Noel
7. reindeer 7. reno
8. angel 8. ángel
9. Ash Wednesday 9. Miércoles de Ceniza
10. Maundy Thursday 10. Jueves Santo
11. Good Friday 11. Viernes Santo
12. Palm Sunday 12. Domingo de Ramos
13. Easter egg 13. Huevo de Pascua
14. Easter Bunny 14. Conejo de Pascua
15. spring 15. primavera

5. Dictionary English - Spanish
Greetings
English Spanish
1. welcome 1. bienvenido
2. goodnight 2. Buenas noches
3. goodbye 3. adiós
4. Hi 4. hola
5. good morning 5. Buenos días
6. please 6. Por favor
7. Thank you 7. gracias
8. yes 8. sí
9. no 9. no
10. What’s your name ? 10. ¿Cómo te llamas?
11. How are you ? 11. ¿Cómo estás?
12. How old are you ? 12. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
13. What is your hobby ? 13. ¿Cuál es tu hobby ?
14. Everything’s ok, thanks 14. Todo está bien, gracias
15. Where are you from ? 15. ¿De dónde eres?

6. Dictionary English - Spanish
School
English Spanish
1. lesson 1. lección
2. teacher 2. profesor
3. pupil 3. alumno
4. pencil case 4. estuche
5. pen 5. bolígrafo
6. ruler 6. regla
7. sharpener 7. sacapuntas
6. schoolbag 6. mochila
7. classroom 7. clase
9. grade 9. curso
11. report 11. boletín
12. playground 12. patio
13. Chemistry 13. Química
14. Biology 14. Biología
15. Maths 15. Matemáticas

7. The most important places in Spain
Santiago’s Cathedral
This building was created
in the 12th century by
wish of the Pope
‘’Calixto III’’.
It is one of the most
important symbols of
the Christianity.
It is situated in Santiago
(Galicia) and it is the
goal of the ‘’Camino de
Santiago’’

8. The most important places in Spain
Alhambra
Alhambra is a palace and
fortress complex located in
Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
It was originally constructed as a
fortress in 889,and it was
converted into a royal palace
in 1333 by Yusuf I Sultan of
Granada.
The Alhambra is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, and the
inspiration for many songs
and stories.

9. The most important places in Spain
National Museum of El Prado
The National Museum of El
Prado, in Madrid, is one of
the most important and
most visited museums of
the world.
The collection was formed by
some kings very fond of art.
It contains some works by the
most famous artists in the
world: Velázquez, El
Greco, Rubens, El
Bosco, Van
Dyck, Zurbarán, Tintoretto…

10. The most important places in Spain
Aqueduct of Segovia
It is a Roman
Aqueduct and one of
the most significant
ones in the world.
It was built between 1st
and 2nd century A.C.
It runs for another
15 km, before arriving
in the city.

11. The most important places in Spain
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
is a modern art museum
designed by the well-known
Canadian architect Frank O.
Geary.
It is located in Bilbao(Basque
country), Spain.
It is one of the five “Solomon R.
Guggenheim Foundation”
museums.
Inaugurated by the king Juan
Carlos I the 18th of October, it
is a cruise-shaped building
placed on the riverside.

12. The most important places in Spain
La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia is a Catholic
basilica in Barcelona (Spain),
designed by the architect Antoni
Gaudí. Begun in 1882, it is still
under construction. It is Gaudi’s
masterpiece and the landmark of
modernist architecture.
When finished, it will have 18 towers:
4 on each of its three facades, and
six towers more as a dome, the
central one devoted to Jesus,
another one devoted to Virgin
Mary and the other four devoted
to the evangelists.
Both the inside and the outside
present a unique construction
system based on geometry.

13. The most important places in Spain
El Teide
El Teide is a volcano situated
in Tenerife Island (Canary
Islands, Spain). At 3,718
metres high, it is the
highest peak in Spain.
El Teide is part of the Teide
National Park, declared
World Heritage by UNESCO.
El Teide is considered the
most representative
natural monument of the
Canary Islands.

14. The most important places in Spain
Doñana
Doñana is a protected
natural area located in
Andalusia. It comprises
104,970 hectares.
Doñana National Park and
its vast marshlands is the
winter home of a wide
variety of aquatic bird
species, reaching the
200.000 specimens.
It was declared World
Heritage by UNESCO in
1994.

15. The most important festivals in Spain
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Spain
On the 24th of December, we
celebrate the birth of Jesus.
We usually celebrate it with
a family dinner and the
menu depends on the region
where you live.
During the night, Santa Claus
comes and leaves presents
that we open the next
morning.
On the 25th of December we
celebrate the Birth of Jesus
with a family meal at
lunchtime.

16. The most important festivals in Spain
New Year
On New Year’s Eve we have
a big dinner of
seafood, fish, meat and
desserts.
After dinner, when the bells
of a clock placed in
Madrid strike
midnight, we eat twelve
grapes, one on each
stroke. They bring good
luck for the New Year.
Then, most people go out to
a party to celebrate the
New Year.

17. The most important festivals in Spain
Epiphany
In Spain, Epiphany day is called El Día de los
Reyes, the day when a group of
Kings, arrived to worship and bring three
gifts to baby Jesus after following a star in
heaven.
In Spain the Kings: Melchior, Gaspar, and
Balthazar, representing
Arabia, Orient, and Africa, arrive the night
of 5th January bringing presents for
children.
The next morning, 6th January, presents will
appear or, if children have misbehaved
during the year, coal .
Most towns in Spain arrange colourful parades representing the arrival of the
Reyes Magos to town so children can see them in their camels or carriages
before they go to bed.
Sweet wine, nibbles, fruit and milk are left for the Kings and their camels.

18. The most important festivals in Spain
Easter
In Easter Christians
commemorate the
death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
In Spain it is celebrated
with processions of
floats with sacred
images called “pasos”.

19. Spanish cuisine
Spanish cuisine, which belongs to the
Mediterranean diet, is characterised by
being very healthy and varied. Our most
important ingredient is olive oil.

20. Spanish cuisine
Most famous dishes
Perhaps the two most
famous dishes are
paella and Spanish
omelette.
Paella is made with rice
and vegetables, seafood
or meat.
Spanish omelette is made
with eggs and potatoes.

21. Spanish cuisine
Meat and cold cuts
In Spain all kinds of meat
are eaten.
It is very famous the
embutido (cold cuts). It
is made of seasoned
and dried pork or beef
meat.
Jamón Ibérico is a
worldwide famous
cured ham.

22. Spanish cuisine
Fish and seafood
As it is surrounded by
sea, there is a wide
variety of fresh fish
available in Spain.
Seafood is also very popular
specially spider
crab, lobster, prawns, cla
ms and mussels.
Spanish people eat anything
coming from the
sea, including octopus
and sea urchins.

23. Spanish cuisine
Vegetables and Fruit
A lot of fruit and
vegetables is grown in
Spain and exported
worldwide.
Gazpacho is a cold soup
made with vegetables.
The Canary Islands have
their own variety of
banana, which is tastier
than other varieties.

24. Spanish cuisine
Pulses
There are many
traditional dishes
made with pulses:
lentils, chickpeas, be
ans.
The most famous ones
are Fabada, made
with beans and
Cocido, made with
chickpeas

25. Spanish cuisine
Desserts
There are many typical
desserts corresponding to
the different regions of
Spain.
At Christmas, the traditional
desserts are turrón (made
with almond, honey and
egg white), polvorones
(made with
flour, sugar, milk and
nuts) and marzipan
(made with sugar, almond
meal and egg yolk).

26. Spanish cuisine
Drinks
Spain is famous for its wines.
Rioja and Ribera del Duero
are two important wine
regions.
In Catalonia it is produced a
sparkling wine similar to
champagne called Cava
In Asturias the typical
traditional drink is cider.