SpanishPod101 Culture Class: Essential Peruvian Spanish Vocabulary Curriculum
What are the 5 most popular sweets in Peru? What vocabulary do I need to know to have a conversation with Spanish-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class Series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Spanish. In this 25-lesson series, you’ll learn the *most* essential Spanish vocabulary words related to culture and daily life. These words have been hand picked by our Spanish native speakers and cover topics like popular Peruvian dishes, national holidays and cities.
| Lesson # | Title (English) |
Topic (English) |
Target sentences (Target Language) |
| 1 | National Holidays | Daily Life | Navidad Año nuevo Día de la Independecia de Perú Santa Rosa de Lima Domingo Santo |
| 2 | Food | Food & Drink | ceviche pachamanca trucha frita anticucho pollo a la brasa |
| 3 | Drinks | Food & Drink | Inca Kola chicha morada mate de coca jugo de maracuyá Pisco |
| 4 | Home-cooked Meals | Food & Drink | arroz con pollo arroz con lentejas arroz chaufa ají de gallina lomo saltado |
| 5 | Sweets and Desserts | Food & Drink | arroz con leche mazamorra morada picarón suspiro a la limeña turrón de Doña Pepa |
| 6 | Fruits | Food & Drink | maracuyá lúcuma guanábana granadilla mango |
| 7 | Vegetables | Food & Drink | papa maíz morado betarraga yuca camote |
| 8 | Pop and Traditional Culture | Society & Culture | chocolatada pollada carnavales yunza El Señor de los Milagros |
| 9 | Animals | Geography & Nature | alpaca cóndor andino cuy llama paiche |
| 10 | Plants | Geography & Nature | uña de gato coca maca quinua Camu camu |
| 11 | Geographical Features | Geography & Nature | Huascarán Islas Ballestas Callejón de Huaylas Cañón del Colca Meseta del Collao |
| 12 | Cities | Geography & Nature | Lima Trujillo Cusco Arequipa Huancayo |
| 13 | Sports | Recreation & Leisure | fútbol vóley tenis básquet surf |
| 14 | Recreational Activities | Recreation & Leisure | parrillada domingo familiar ir de compras ir a tomar fulbito |
| 15 | Tourist Attractions and Places | Recreation & Leisure | Machu Picchu Lago Titicaca Líneas de Nazca Chan Chan Parque Nacional del Manú |
| 16 | 5 Common Things in the Home | People & Homes | imagene religiosa balón de gas bidón de agua mortero prensa papa |
| 17 | Medicines and drugs | Health & Emergencies | Panadol Apronax Aspirina Diazepam Ponstan |
| 18 | Modes of transportation | Transportation & around town | micro/bus tren taxi taxi colectivo combi |
| 19 | Shops or services in town | Transportation & around town | bodega galería centro comercial mercado supermercado |
| 20 | Chain Stores | Transportation & around town | Wong Bembos Rosatel Ripley Pasquale Hnos. |
| 21 | Traditional Clothing | Culture & Society | chullo ojota pollera poncho k’eperina |
| 22 | Natural Disasters | Geography & Nature | temblor terromoto huayco helada inundación |
| 23 | Musicians | Fine Arts | Chabuca Granda Eva Ayllón Gian Marco Zignago Juan Diego Flórez Pedro Suárez Vértiz |
| 24 | Writers | Fine Arts | Alfredo Bryce Echenique César Vallejo Ricardo Palma Julio Ramón Ribeyro Mario Vargas Llosa |
| 25 | Historical Figures | Culture & Society | Francisco Pizarro José de San Martín Miguel Grau Simón Bolívar Túpac Amaru II |