Visit a Museum in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to visit a museum in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask for information about a museum

• describe a work of art

• inquire about opening and closing times

Vocabulary

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

Nouns

Spanish	English
el/la autor	author, painter
la cafetería	café
el compañero, la compañera	classmate
el cuadro	painting
la donación	donation
la exposición	exhibition
la vez	time
la visita	visit

examples
La cafetería está abierta. The café is open.
Durante la visita vemos cuadros. During the visit, we see paintings.
Siempre doy una donación al museo. I always give a donation to the museum.

Adverbs

Spanish	English
nunca	never
siempre	always

examples
¿Siempre visitas exposiciones nuevas? Do you always visit new exhibitions?
Nunca dan donaciones al museo. They never give donations to the museum.

Preposition

Spanish	English
durante	during

examples
Durante la visita vemos cuadros. During the visit, we see paintings.

Pronouns

Spanish	English
nadie	nobody
ninguno	none

examples
Ninguno de los dos cuadros tiene flores. None of the two paintings has flowers.
Nadie comprende este cuadro. Nobody understands this painting.

Gender Tip: Ninguno

The pronoun ninguno changes to reflect the gender of the noun it refers to.

• Masculine: ninguno

• Feminine: ninguna

examples
Ninguno de los dos cuadros tiene flores. None of the two paintings has flowers.
Ninguna de las cafeterías está abierta. None of the cafés are open.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Cerrar

Cerrar(to close) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," ce, changes to cie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cierro	I close
tú	cierras	you close	informal singular you
vos	cerrás	you close	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cierra	he, she closes
usted	cierra	you close	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cerramos	we close
vosotros, vosotras	cerráis	you close	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cierran	they close
ustedes	cierran	you close	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dar

Daris an -ar verb with an irregular yo form that means to give.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	doy	I give
tú	das	you give	informal singular you
vos	das	you give	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	da	he, she gives
usted	da	you give	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	damos	we give
vosotros, vosotras	dais	you give	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dan	they give
ustedes	dan	you give	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Note that the vos and vosotros forms of dar do not have an accent.

Explicar

Explicaris a regular -ar verb that means to explain.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	explico	I explain
tú	explicas	you explain	informal singular you
vos	explicás	you explain	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	explica	he, she explains
usted	explica	you explain	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	explicamos	we explain
vosotros, vosotras	explicáis	you explain	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	explican	they explain
ustedes	explican	you explain	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Invitar

Invitaris a regular -ar verb that means to invite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	invito	I invite
tú	invitas	you invite	informal singular you
vos	invitás	you invite	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	invita	he, she invites
usted	invita	you invite	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	invitamos	we invite
vosotros, vosotras	invitáis	you invite	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	invitan	they invite
ustedes	invitan	you invite	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mostrar

Mostrar(to show) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," mo, changes to mue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	muestro	I show
tú	muestras	you show	informal singular you
vos	mostrás	you show	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	muestra	he, she shows
usted	muestra	you show	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	mostramos	we show
vosotros, vosotras	mostráis	you show	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	muestran	they show
ustedes	muestran	you show	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pasar

Pasaris a regular -ar verb that means to go by.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	paso	I go by
tú	pasas	you go by	informal singular you
vos	pasás	you go by	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pasa	he, she goes by
usted	pasa	you go by	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pasamos	we go by
vosotros, vosotras	pasáis	you go by	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pasan	they go by
ustedes	pasan	you go by	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Recorrer

Recorreris a regular -er verb that means to go through.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recorro	I go through
tú	recorres	you go through	informal singular you
vos	recorrés	you go through	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recorre	he, she goes through
usted	recorre	you go through	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recorremos	we go through
vosotros, vosotras	recorréis	you go through	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	recorren	they go through
ustedes	recorren	you go through	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Terminar

Terminaris a regular -ar verb that means to end.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	termino	I end
tú	terminas	you end	informal singular you
vos	terminás	you end	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	termina	he, she ends
usted	termina	you end	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	terminamos	we end
vosotros, vosotras	termináis	you end	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	terminan	they end
ustedes	terminan	you end	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Visitar

Visitaris a regular -ar verb that means to visit.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	visito	I visit
tú	visitas	you visit	informal singular you
vos	visitás	you visit	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	visita	he, she visits
usted	visita	you visit	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	visitamos	we visit
vosotros, vosotras	visitáis	you visit	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	visitan	they visit
ustedes	visitan	you visit	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿A qué hora abre?	At what time does it open?
¿A qué hora cierra?	At what time does it close?
¿Es gratis?	Is it free?
¿Hay descuento para estudiantes?	Is there a discount for students?
nada de+ sustantivo	no + noun

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Juliana:

¿A qué hora cierra el museo, Alex? ¿Tienes tiempo para mostrarme más cuadros?

What time does the museum close, Alex? Do you have time to show me more paintings?

Alex:

El museo cierra a las cinco. Tenemos una hora. Este es un cuadro de Joan Miró.

The museum closes at five o’clock. We have an hour. This is a painting by Joan Miro.

Juliana:

¿Me explicas este cuadro?

Can you explain this painting to me?

Alex:

Nadie comprende este cuadro, pero este otro cuadro sí. Se llama "La masía". Es una casa en el campo. Este cuadro muestra la vida en Cataluña.

Nobody understands this painting, but they do understand this other painting. It’s called “La Masía.” It’s a house in the countryside. This painting shows life in Catalonia.

Juliana:

¡Me gusta mucho este cuadro!

I really like this painting!

Alex:

Aquí termina la visita, Juliana. Gracias.

The visit ends here, Juliana. Thank you.

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