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Spanish Words for In-car Lessons

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When teaching Spanish students how to drive, these translations could be helpful. Asterisks will note the important, safety words to remember! There's room below to add any more words that you may want to use. Click Here to link to an intuitive site that allows you to type a word- English or Spanish- to see or hear it's translation. Check out the in-car word list below.

  English  = Spanish English  = Spanish
  
  Around   Alrededor   * Middle   Medio  
  Blue   Azul   * Move   Mover  
  Body   su Cuerpo     Orange   Anaranjado  
  Brown   Marron     Outside   Afuera  
  Cancel   Cancel     Park (gear)   Parque  
  Car   el Coche     Park (ie parallel)   Parqueas  
  Change   Cambia     Pedestrians   Peatones  
* Check   Cheque   * Red   Roja  
  Closest   mas Cercano     Reverse   Reves  
  Curve   la Curva   * Right   Primero  
  Double   Doble     Read   Leer
  Down   Abajo   * Safe   Seguro
  Drift   Deriva     Second   Segundo  
  Drive (gear)   Impulsion     Shoulders   su Hombros  
  Drive (ie forward)   Maneja   * Sign   Muestra  
  Farthest   mas Lejano   * Signal   la Senal  
* Faster   Rapido   * Slower   Arpaso  
* First   Alli   * Stop   Pare  
  For   Para   * Straight   Derecho  
* Go   Vaya     Straighten   Enderezarte  
  Green   Verde     There   Derecha  
  Head   su Cabeza   * Turn   Vuelta  
  Here   Aqui     Twice   Dos veces  
  Hill   la Cuesta     Until   Hasta  
  Inside   Adentro     Up   Ariba  
  Lane   el Carril   * Wait   Espera  
* Left   Izquierda   * Watch   Reloj hacia fuera  
  Let's Go   Vamanos     Wheel   la Rueda  
  Light   la Luz     White   Blanco  
  Line   Linia     Yellow   Amarillo  
* Look   Mirada   * Yield   Rindes  
                   
                   
Change lanes to the left.   Cambio del carril a la izquierda.
Make a head check.   Hacer un cheque principal.
Read all the traffic signs.   Leer cada senal de trafico.
Turn left into the closest lane.   Dar vuelta a la izquierda en el carril más cercano.
Shift into reverse (forward).   Cambiar de puesto en revés (delantero).
What do you see?   Que ves?