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Dominican Spanish words: nature
7 Dominican words and phrases about nature, the most used first, each with an example. Open any word to hear it.
- mata — plant, tree
«Tengo una mata de limón en el patio.» I have a lemon tree in the yard. - el balneario — a river bathing spot (with food and music)
«Ese balneario tiene agua bien fría.» That river spot has really cold water. - la loma — the hill
«Hay que subir la loma para llegar.» You have to climb the hill to get there. - el arroyo — the stream
«Detrás de la casa pasa un arroyo.» There's a stream behind the house. - el charco — a river pool (the deep spot you swim in)
«Nos bañamos en el charco de arriba.» We swam in the upper pool. - el conuco — a small family plot
«Mi abuelo tenía un conuco detrás de la casa.» My grandfather had a small plot behind the house. - el temblor — the tremor
«¿Tú sentiste el temblor anoche?» Did you feel the tremor last night?
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