Ever point at a map and feel stuck because you can’t name the country, the river, or even the street corner in Spanish? This list hands you about 238 practical geography and location words that’ll have you describing places, giving directions, and talking about the world around you without flipping through a dictionary.
We pulled together vocabulary that shows up in real conversations – not dusty textbook relics. You’ll find words for natural landmarks (like montaña and río), city spots (plaza, calle), cardinal directions, and phrases to say where something is. Every entry gives you a clear meaning and a natural example sentence so you see exactly how the word behaves in the wild.
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| calle | noun | street | La calle está llena de coches. |
| cámara | noun | room | La cámara está limpia y ordenada. |
| campo | noun | countryside, country | Mis abuelos viven en el campo. |
| capacidad | noun | capacity, capability, ability | El estadio tiene capacidad para mil personas. |
| capital | noun | capital (important) | Madrid es la capital de España. |
| carmen | noun | a type of house in Granada | Vivimos en un carmen bonito en Granada. |
| carretera | noun | road, highway | La carretera va hasta la ciudad. |
| casa | noun | house | Mi casa está cerca del parque. |
| castillo | noun | castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences) | Visitamos un castillo antiguo. |
| cerca | adverb | near | Vivo cerca. |
| cerca | adverb | near | Vivo cerca del centro. |
| cerca de | prepositional phrase | near | Vivo cerca de la escuela. |
| cine | noun | cinema, moviehouse | Vamos al cine esta noche. |
| ciudad | noun | city | La ciudad tiene muchas luces. |
| clima | noun | climate, weather | Hoy el clima está muy frío. |
| colegio | noun | school | El colegio está cerca de mi casa. |
| conductor | noun | driver | El conductor del autobús es muy amable. |
| conocer | verb | to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with | Yo conozco esta ciudad muy bien. |
| costa | noun | coast, coastline | Caminamos por la costa y vimos el mar. |
| cualquiera | noun | anyone, whoever, whomever | Cualquiera puede entrar por esa puerta. |
| cuesta abajo | adverb | downhill | Bajamos cuesta abajo con cuidado. |
| cuesta arriba | adverb | uphill | Subimos cuesta arriba hasta la escuela. |
| cuidar | verb | to look after, take care of (e.g. a house, a person) [[[Appendix:Glossary#transitive_verb|transitive]] or +de (of)] | Voy a cuidar la casa este fin de semana. |
| cura | noun | cure (something that restores good health) | El médico encontró una cura para la enfermedad. |
| de aquel lado | phrase | on that side (distant) | La tienda está de aquel lado de la plaza. |
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