Languages Of The Iberian Peninsula: Places In The City

Iberian languages city vocabulary comparison

Languages Of The Iberian Peninsula: Places In The City

Compare how to say common places in town like library, hospital, park, museum, airport and more across English, Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese. Use the language pills, search filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore patterns and similarities.

? How to use this guide

Use the search box to find a place or form in any language. Then use the language chips or 2-column tool to focus on a specific pair, such as Portuguese and Galician, Spanish and Aragonese, or Catalan and Aranese.

🏙 What this page compares

This page compares useful city and town vocabulary in Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese, with English as the reference column.

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🏙 Places in the city across Iberian languages

English Portuguese Galician Mirandese Asturian Spanish Aragonese Catalan Aranese
library 📚 biblioteca biblioteca biblioteca biblioteca biblioteca biblioteca biblioteca bibliotèca
hospital 🏥 hospital hospital spital hospital hospital espital hospital ospitau
post office ✉️ correios correos correios correos correos correyo correus corrèus
police station 👮 delegacia comisaría delegacie comisaría comisaría comisaría comissaria comissariat
fire station 🚒 quartel de bombeiros parque de bombeiros quartel de bumbeiros parque de bomberos parque de bomberos parque de pomperos parc de bombers parc de pompièrs
park 🌳 parque parque parque parque parque parque parc parc
museum 🏛 museu museo museu muséu museo museu museu musèu
theater 🎭 teatro teatro triato teatru teatro teatro teatre teatre
cinema 🎬 cinema cine cinema cine cine zine cinema cine
shopping centre 🛍 centro comercial centro comercial centro comercial centru comercial centro comercial zentro comerzial centre comercial centre comerciau
supermarket 🛒 supermercado supermercado supermercado supermercáu supermercado supermercau supermercat supermercat
restaurant 🍽 restaurante restaurante restourante restorán restaurante restaurant restaurant restaurant
café ☕ café cafetaría café cafetería cafetería cafetería cafeteria cafeteria
bank 🏦 banco banco banco bancu banco banco banc banc
school 🏫 escola colexio / escola scuola colexu / escuela colegio / escuela colechio / escuela col·legi / escola collègi / escòla
university 🎓 universidade universidade ounibersidade universidá universidad universidat universitat universitat
gym 💪 ginásio ximnasio ginásio ximnasiu gimnasio chimnasio gimnàs gimnàs
stadium 🏟 estádio estadio stádio estadiu estadio estadio estadi estadi
train station 🚆 estação ferroviária estación de tren staçon de camboios estación de tren estación de tren estazión de tren estació de tren estacion de tren
bus station 🚌 rodoviária estación de autobuses rodobiária estación d’autobuses estación de autobuses estazión d’autobuses estació d’autobusos estacion
airport 🛫 aeroporto aeroporto aeroporto aeropuertu aeropuerto aeropuerto aeroport aeropòrt
hotel 🏨 hotel hotel hotel hotel hotel hotel hotel hotèl
pharmacy 💊 farmácia farmacia framácia farmacia farmacia botica farmàcia farmàcia
zoo 🦁 zoológico zoolóxico zológico zoolóxicu zoológico zoolochico zoològic zoologic
aquarium 🐠 aquário acuario aquairo acuariu acuario acuario aquari aquari
market 🧺 mercado mercado mercado mercáu mercado mercau mercat mercat
church ⛪ igreja igrexa eigreija ilesia iglesia ilesia església glèisa

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✧ Patterns to notice

Very recognisable words Several city words are easy to recognise across the table, especially biblioteca, hospital, parque, hotel, mercado and museo/museu.
Catalan and Aranese links Catalan and Aranese are often close: parc, banc, supermercat, universitat, aquari and mercat are useful examples.
Portuguese stands apart Portuguese has distinctive forms such as correios, delegacia, ginásio, estação ferroviária, rodoviária and igreja.
Mirandese adds depth Mirandese forms such as spital, delegacie, triato, ounibersidade, staçon de camboios and eigreija make this comparison richer.

◎ Quick facts

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27 city-place rowsCommon town and city places are compared side by side.
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8 Iberian varietiesPortuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese.
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? Iberian city places FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares places in the city in English, Portuguese, Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, Spanish, Aragonese, Catalan and Aranese.

Which city words look especially similar?

Words such as biblioteca, hospital, parque, hotel, banco/banc, mercado/mercat and museo/museu are especially recognisable across several languages.

Which language has distinctive city vocabulary here?

Portuguese has several distinctive forms in this table, including correios, delegacia, ginásio, estação ferroviária, rodoviária and igreja.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on pairs such as Portuguese-Galician, Spanish-Aragonese, Catalan-Aranese or Spanish-Catalan.