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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lago | noun | lake | Nadamos en el lago. |
| lejos | adverb | far | La escuela está lejos. |
| lejos | adverb | far | La playa está lejos. |
| lejos de | prepositional phrase | far from | Mi casa está lejos de aquí. |
| loco | noun | crazy, insane, mad, nuts (asserting that something is out of place in the head) | No digas eso, parece loco. |
| lugar | noun | place | Este lugar es tranquilo. |
| mama | noun | mamma, breast | La mama del bebé está descansando. |
| mapa | noun | map (sheet with geographical information on it) | Mira el mapa para encontrar la calle. |
| mar | noun | sea | El mar está muy tranquilo hoy. |
| más allá | Adverb | beyond, further on | Hay un parque más allá del puente. |
| mercado | noun | market | Compramos frutas en el mercado. |
| monstruo | noun | monster, beast, behemoth | El monstruo vive en la cueva. |
| montaña | noun | mountain | La montaña es muy alta. |
| mover | verb | to move (to cause to change place or posture) | No puedo mover la mesa solo. |
| mundial | noun | related to all the parts of the world | El problema es mundial. |
| mundo | noun | world, earth (human collective existence) | El mundo es muy grande. |
| norte | noun | north | El norte de España es más frío en invierno. |
| océano | noun | ocean | El océano es muy grande y azul. |
| oeste | noun | west | La playa está al oeste de la ciudad. |
| oficina | noun | office (a room used for non-manual work) | Trabajo en una oficina grande. |
| país | noun | country (the territory of a nation) | Mi país está en América del Sur. |
| pared | noun | wall, especially of a house or room | Hay un cuadro en la pared del salón. |
| parque | noun | park | Los niños juegan en el parque. |
| patas arriba | adverbial phrase | upside down | Después del juego, la mesa quedó patas arriba. |
| playa | noun | beach | La playa está llena de familias. |
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