Essential Spanish Vocabulary for Entertainment and Communication
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Essential Spanish Vocabulary and English Collocations
Music and Concert Terminology
- Escenario
- stage
- Batería
- drum set
- Guitarra
- guitar
- Bajo
- bass
- Traste
- fret
- Baqueta
- drumstick
- Púa
- pick
- Lista de canciones
- setlist
- Teclado
- keyboard
- Altavoz
- speaker
- Público
- crowd
- Pista
- floor
- Entrada de pista
- floor seats
- Reventa
- scalped
- Agotar
- sold out
- Consecutivas
- in a row
- Arriba del todo
- nosebleed
- Telonero
- opening act
- Calmarse
- calm down
- Hoy en día
- nowadays
- Cartel
- lineup
- Cantante
- lead singer
- Tirarse desde el escenario
- stage dives
- Aplastar
- crushed
- Parte delantera
- pit
- Fans
- groupies
- Cabeza de cartel
- headlining
Sound, Acoustics, and Listening Phrases
- Hazme caso
- listen to me
- Auriculares
- headphones
- No me molestes
- don't bother me
- Suena bien
- it sounds good
- Áspero
- raspy
- Amortiguado
- muffled
- Chillido
- screech
- Murmullo
- murmur
- Ensordecedor
- deafening
- Chirriante
- squeaky
- Bajos
- bass
- Agudos
- treble
- Silbido
- hissing
- Rugir
- growling
- Sonido muy bajo
- faint sound
- Fondo
- background
Theater and Performance Terminology
- Reparto
- cast
- Director
- director
- Dramaturgo
- playwright
- Telón
- curtain
- Anfiteatro
- amphitheater
- Backstage
- wings
- Focos
- lights
- Tramoyista
- stagehand
- Palco
- box
- Patio de butacas
- orchestra seats
- Entrepiso
- mezzanine
- Decorado
- set
- Intermedio
- intermission
- Descuento
- discount available
- Sesión matinal
- the matinee
- Dar el pie a
- cue
- Estreno
- premiere
- Presentarse
- turned up
- Casting
- audition
- Hizo el papel
- played the role
- Diseñador de escenarios
- set designer
- Asistentes al teatro
- theatergoers
- Aprender el texto
- learn your lines
- El estreno
- opening night
- Ensayar
- rehearse
- Hacer el ridículo
- make a fool of yourself
- Sobreactuar
- overact
- Abuchear
- boo
- Saludos de los actores
- curtain call
- Presentar una denuncia
- file a complaint
Understanding Modal Verbs and Obligation
- Should: It's the right thing to do, a good idea.
- Shouldn't: It's the wrong thing to do, a bad idea.
- Have to: Necessary, obligatory.
- Don't have to: Not necessary.
- Must: Obligatory.
- Mustn't: Prohibited.
Essential English Verb Collocations
Collocations with "Get"
- Get: a bus, a taxi, a text message, dinner, emails, lunch, something to eat, home, to know someone, to work.
Collocations with "Take"
- Take: a bus, a long time, a taxi, photos, time, a snooze, away, a slice of bread.
Collocations with "Have"
- Have: a good time, a shower, a sleep, dinner, fun, lunch, something to eat, a cup of coffee, a refreshment, time, a snooze, a boring time, a slice of bread.
Common Connectors and Conjunctions
- So: then, for this, therefore, hence, in this way.
- Because: since, for, that's why.