USA Facts & Geography
What is ONE thing that was invented in the United States?
Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, airplanes, mobile phones, the lightbulb, baseball, basketball etc...
Translate this correctly to English:
"actualmente"
Currently, Presently
What was my profession in the US?
Social Worker
translate "a buck"?
Exp: "Can you lend me a buck?"
a dollar
50 bucks=$50
How do you say "galletas" in American English and British English?
American English: Cookies
British English: Biscuits
And which is the biggest state by population in the USA?
California (39.5 million)
Translate this correctly to English:
grabar
grabar=to record
recordar (Spanish)= to remember (English)
Aside from Santa Cruz where else have I lived in Spain?
Madrid & Málaga
What does "hang out" mean?
relax, do nothing in particular
How do you say "piso" in American English and British English?
American English: apartment
British English: flat
Which is the biggest state (amount of land) in the USA?
Translate this correctly to English:
"molestar"
irritate, annoy, bother
"molest" in English="acosar/abusar sexualmente"
Aside from Chicago where else have I lived in the US?
Phoenix, AZ
Michigan
What does it mean when someone says "oh no, that's a bummer!"?
That's a bummer = That's a shame / That's disappointing
Qué pena
How do you say "pantalones" in American English and British English?
American English: pants
British English: trousers
What is the most profitable American company?
Apple
(most profitable in the world)
Translate this correctly to English:
"Sensible"
Sensitive
sensible (English)=sensato/a (Spanish)
What is my last name/surname?
Woods
translate "creepy"
weird/scary, someplace/someone that makes you uncomfortable
"This creepy guy sat next to me on the bus"
raro, extraño, horripilante
How do you say "paso de zebra" in American English and British English?
American English: crosswalk
British English: zebra crossing
How many people live in the United States? (within 100 million)
372 million people
Translate this correctly to English:
"Estar constipado/a"
To have a cold, To be congested, To be stuffed up
constipated=estreñida/o
What is the most common mistake that Spanish speakers make when speaking English?
(and the mistake that frustrates me the most)
"People is"
It should be "people are"
In English people are plural
What does it mean when a friend tells you "my treat, it's on me, I got it"?
My treat, it's on me, I got it = I'll pay for you
(Te invito)
How do you say "farmacia" in American English and British English?
American English: Pharmacy
British English: the Chemist's