Mi barrio

Vocabulario

• neighbourhoodbarrio, vecindario
• pharmacyfarmacia
• post officecorreos, oficina de correos
• librarybiblioteca
• parkparque
• bakerypanadería
• corner shoptienda de barrio
• traffictráfico, circulación
• noisyruidoso/a
• peacefultranquilo/a, apacible
• livelyanimado/a, con vida
• convenientconveniente, bien situado/a
• roundaboutrotonda, glorieta
• pavementacera

Expresiones

• There's a bakery around the cornerIndicar que hay una panadería a la vuelta de la
• Are there any good restaurants nearby?Preguntar si hay buenos restaurantes cerca
• There isn't a post office nearbyDecir que no hay una oficina de correos cerca
• The neighbourhood is very livelyDescribir un barrio animado
• It's generally quite peacefulDecir que un lugar es generalmente tranquilo
• It's very convenient for workDecir que un lugar es conveniente para ir al
• It's within walking distanceDecir que un lugar está a distancia a pie
• The area has changed a lot recentlyDecir que el barrio ha cambiado mucho

Errores frecuentes

• ✗There is many shops nearby
  ✓There are many shops nearby

  Many shops es plural — se usa there are, no there is.

• ✗Is there some parks?
  ✓Are there any parks?

  Con un plural en pregunta, se usa are there any (no is there some).

• ✗There are a park near here
  ✓There is a park near here

  A park es singular — se usa there is, no there are.

• ✗There isn't no pharmacy
  ✓There isn't a pharmacy / There is no pharmacy

  En inglés estándar no se usan dos negaciones en la misma frase.

• ✗Near of my house, there is a park
  ✓Near my house, there is a park

  Se dice "near" solo (no "near of")

• ✗My neighbourhood have a lot of shops
  ✓My neighbourhood has a lot of shops

  "Neighbourhood" es singular, así que se usa "has" (no "have")

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