The 3Oth Word of the Month is: SURVIVAL SPANISH
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| Introduction This page on SURVIVAL SPANISH possibly represents the minimum requirement for travelling in a Spanish country. So maybe if you have a medium level of Spanish this will only be useful to give to your travelling companions who know very little so they can order a beer when you are not around. The first time I ever came to Spain I had to buy a dictionary to find out how to say "yes" and "no". By the way, if you visit Spain you must visit Granada which is where we live and there is an excellent list of places to stay on this page. |
| Spanish |
English |
| USEFUL
WORDS / PHRASES | |
| Hola | Hello |
| Adiós | Goodbye |
| Hasta luego | See you later |
| Sí. | Yes. |
| No. | No. |
| Por favor | Please |
| Perdón | Excuse me |
| De nada | You're welcome. / Not at all. |
| No importa. | It doesn't matter. |
| Lo siento | I'm sorry |
| No entiendo | I don't understand. |
| No lo sé. | I don't know. |
| Vale | OK. |
| Quiero ... | I want / I would like ... |
| Muchas gracias | Thank you very much |
| Gracias | Thank you |
| antes | before |
| después | after |
| izquierda | left |
| derecha | right |
| ¿Dónde está el servicio? | Where is the toilet? |
| ¿Cuánto es? | How much is it? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta? | How much does it cost? |
| ¿Qué hora es? | What's the time? |
| ¿Dónde
está ...? ¿Dónde están ...? |
Where
is ...? Where are ...? |
| ¿Hay un banco cerca de aquí? | Is there a bank near here? |
| una oficina de correos | a post office |
| una agencia de viajes | a travel agent's |
| No hablo español (muy bien). | I don't speak Spanish (very well). |
| ¡¡¡Déjeme en paz!!! | Leave me alone!!! |
| ¿Puede
...? ¿Me puede despertar a las ocho? |
Can
you + (verb)? to ask someone to do something for you Can you wake me up at eight o'clock? |
| ¿Puedo
...? ¿Puedo sentarme aquí? |
Can
I + (verb)? to ask permission to do something Can I sit here? |
| ¿Habla inglés? | Do you speak English? |
| Hable despacio por favor. | Please speak slowly. |
| EL
HOTEL - THE HOTEL | |
| ¿Hay
....? ¿Hay una piscina? ¿Hay bares cerca de aquí? ¿Hay aparcamiento? |
Is/Are there ....? Is there a swimming pool? Are there any bars near here? Is there a car park? |
| una habitación individual | a single room |
| una habitación doble | a double room |
| una cama de matrimonio | a double bed |
| camas individuales | single beds |
| con / sin ducha / baño | with / without a shower/bathroom |
|
VIAJAR - TRAVEL | |
| un billete | a ticket |
| un billete de avión | a plane ticket |
| un billete de tren | a train ticket |
| un billete de autobús | a bus ticket |
| el aeropuerto | the airport |
| la estación de trenes | the train station |
| la estación de autobuses | the bus station |
| un billete de ida y vuelta a ... | a return ticket to ... |
| una litera | a couchette |
| un billete de ida sólo a ... | a single/one-way ticket to ... |
| ¿A qué hora ...? | What time ...? |
| ¿A qué hora llega? | What time does it arrive? |
| ¿A qué hora sale? | What time does it leave? |
| ¿De qué andén sale? | What platform does it leave from? |
|
TAXI - TAXI | |
| Quiero ir a la estación de trenes. | I want to go to the train station. |
| Aquí mismo. | Drop me here. / Right here. |
| BAR
/ RESTAURANTE - BAR / RESTAURANT | |
| ¡Oiga! | Excuse me (to attract attention) |
| la cuenta, por favor | the bill, please |
| Me pone un/una/unos/unas ... | Can I have
a/some ... (literally can you put me a/some ...) |
| una
cerveza Note: in Spain, una caña is a small beer (1/5 litre) and un tubo is a large beer (1/3 litre) |
a beer |
| un vino tinto | a red wine |
| un vino blanco | a white wine |
| una botella de vino tinto | a bottle of red wine |
| una copa de vino blanco | a glass of white wine |
| un vaso de agua | a glass of water |
| carne | meat |
| verduras | vegetables |
| fruta | fruit |
| un helado | an ice-cream |
| el pan | bread |
| un café con leche | a white coffee |
| un café solo | a black coffee |
| un té | a tea |
| una tostada con mermelada | a piece of toast with jam |
| mantequilla | butter |
| un zumo de naranja | an orange juice |
| leche | milk |
| azúcar | sugar |
| COMISARÍA
- POLICE STATION | |
| perder | to lose |
| He perdido mi ... | I have lost my ... |
| Me han robado mi ... | I have had my ... stolen. |
| un pasaporte | a passport |
| un carné de identidad | an identity card |
| un carné de conducir | a driving licence |
| BANCO
- BANK | |
| cambiar dinero | to change money |
| Quiero cambiar unos
cheques de viaje. Quiero cambiar unas libras esterlinas. Quiero cambiar unos dólares. |
I want to cash
some traveller's cheques. I want to change some pounds. I want to change some dollars. |
|
FECHAS - DATES | |
| el 25 de de agosto de 2002 | the 25th of August, 2002 |
| Note: to say years 2002 = dos mil dos |
Note: to say years 2002 = two thousand and two |
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