Vacation in Roatan in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to vacation in Roatan in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about Roatan, an island in Honduras

• use vocabulary related to beach tourism

• use the subjunctive to make recommendations

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
autóctono	local
corriente	tap [water]
embotellado	bottled
hondureño	Honduran
ligero	light
marino	marine

examples
Que compres recuerdos autóctonos. That you buy local souvenirs.
Te sugiero que evites el agua corriente. I suggest you avoid tap water.
Te recomiendo que bebas agua embotellada. I recommend that you drink bottled water.

Nouns

Spanish	English
la baleada	baleada
el buceo	diving
el efectivo	cash
la fábrica	factory
el faro	lighthouse
el ferry	ferry
el garífuna	Garifuna
la iguana	iguana
el manglar	mangrove
las pertenencias	belongings
el repelente	repellent
Roatán	Roatan

examples
Te recomiendo que hagas buceo en Roatán. I recommend that you go diving in Roatan.
Que no te quedes sin efectivo. That you don't run out of cash.
Te aconsejo que visites el faro. I advise you to visit the lighthouse.

Baleadas are a popular Honduran dish. The most basic iteration is a folded flour tortilla filled with refried beans, cheese, and cream, but you can basically add whatever you want!

Garífuna

The term garífuna refers to both a language and a people. The Garifuna people live along the Carribean coast of central America. They are of African and Indigenous descent. Garífuna also refers to the Arawakan language spoken by the Garifuna people.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
el arrecife de coral	coral reef

examples
Que veas el arrecife de coral. That you see the coral reef.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Hidratarse

Hidratarse(to stay hydrated) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me hidrate	I stay hydrated
tú	te hidrates	you stay hydrated	informal singular you
vos	te hidrates	you stay hydrated	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se hidrate	he, she stays hydrated
usted	se hidrate	you stay hydrated	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos hidratemos	we stay hydrated
vosotros, vosotras	os hidratéis	you stay hydrated	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se hidraten	they stay hydrated
ustedes	se hidraten	you stay hydrated	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Proteger

Proteger(to protect) is an -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	proteja	I protect
tú	protejas	you protect	informal singular you
vos	protejas	you protect	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	proteja	he, she protects
usted	proteja	you protect	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	protejamos	we protect
vosotros, vosotras	protejáis	you protect	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	protejan	they protect
ustedes	protejan	you protect	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.

Unlike the present indicative, the present subjunctive is generally subjective.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.