How to Say "sightseer" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “sightseer” is “turista” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Soy un turista en esta ciudad y no tengo mapa.
I am a tourist in this city and I don't have a map.
La oficina de turismo ayuda a los turistas extranjeros.
The tourism office helps foreign tourists.
A veces es divertido hacer el turista en tu propia ciudad.
Sometimes it's fun to play the tourist in your own city.
The 'ista' rule
Words ending in '-ista' like 'turista' stay the same for both men and women. You only change the word before it: 'el turista' for a man and 'la turista' for a woman.
Plural forms
To talk about more than one tourist, simply add an 's' at the end: 'los turistas' or 'las turistas'.
Avoid 'Turisto'
Mistake: “El turisto es simpático.”
Correction: El turista es simpático. Even though 'o' usually means masculine in Spanish, 'turista' always ends in 'a'.
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