Recipes & Reminiscing with Karen Wright – Midi-Pyrenees
Whenever you go abroad it’s always worth learning a few words of the local lingo to get by. Locals appreciate you making an effort to speak their language and not just assuming that everyone will speak English.
In the resorts in Spain, a fair amount of English will be spoken but it’s always fun to throw in a few words of the local language if you can. If in doubt, good old smiling and pointing usually works pretty well.
Greetings
Hello: Hola
Goodbye: Adios
Good morning: Buenos dias
Good night: Buenas noches
See you tomorrow: Hasta mañana (man-yan-a)
Thank you: Gracias
Where is?
Where is…: Donde esta?
Swimming pool: La piscina
Train station: Estación de tren
Restaurant: Restaurante
The shop: La tienda
Reception: Recepción
Food & drink
Ice cream: un helado (eh-la-doe)
Coffee: café
Tea: Té
Milk: Leche
Beer: Cerveza (ser-vess-a)
Wine: Vino
Bread: Pan
Butter: Mantequilla (mant-A-key-ya)
Useful to know
Open: Abierto
Closed: Cerrado
Danger: Peligro
No entry: No hay entrada
Numbers
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez
It’s worth noting that some of the sounds in Spanish are different to English: v’s are pronounced as b’s, z’s as a th. Also in Catalan regions some of the words may vary and there may be a few x’s thrown in to words.
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