In this mini blog series, we’ll be equipping you with 10 of the most common phrases you’ll need for your holiday this summer!
First up, Spanish.
To make it a bit easier, we’ve included the English, the Spanish and the phonetic pronunciation.
The Basics
Hello/Goodbye
Hola/Adios (Oh-la/Addy-oss)
Yes/No
Si/No (See/N-oh)
Please/Thank you
Por favor/Gracias (Poor fa-vor/Gra-thee-ass)
Key Phrases
1. Where is the toilet?
Dónde está el servicio? (Don-de esta el serbee-theeyo?)
2. How much?
Cuánto? (Kwan-to?)
3. Is there a good restaurant near here?
Hay un buen restaurante cerca de aqui? (Eye oon bwen restaurant-ay therka de akee?)
4. Where can I/we get a taxi?
Dónde se cogen los taxis? (Don-de se kog-gen loss tak-sees?)
5. Where can I find a bureau de change?
Dónde está el despacho de cambio mas cercano? (Don-de esta el despacho deh kambeeyo mas therkano?)
6. What time is it?
Qué hora es? (Keh oor-ra ez?)
7. Do you accept credit cards?
Aceptan tarjetas de crédito? (A-sep-tan tar-hay-tas de cred-ee-to?)
8. A beer, please
Una cerveza, por favor. (Oona therbetha por favor.)
9. I would like a glass of red/white wine, please
Quiero un vaso de vino tinto/blanco, por favor. (Kyero oon basso deh beeno teento/blanko, por favor.)
And if all else fails…
10. Excuse me, do you speak English?
Con permiso, habla usted inglés? (Kon per-mi-so, Ab-la oos-ted een-glez?)
Tomorrow we’ll be giving you the 10 most common Portuguese holiday phrases.