Rodríguez - Spanish to go: a weekends worth of essential words and phrases

First published in Great Britain in 2014 by
Michael OMara Books Limited
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Tremadoc Road
London SW4 7NQ Copyright Michael OMara Books Limited 2014 This electronic edition published in 2014 All rights reserved. You may not copy, store, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or by any means (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-78243-208-1 in paperback print format
ISBN: 978-1-78243-291-3 in e-book format Designed and typeset by Claire Cater www.mombooks.com

Concise yet informative, Spanish to go is ideal for weekend visits to the beautiful country of Spain a regular glance at the contents of this pocket-sized book will ensure youll never be lost for words. Clear and precise, the pronunciation that follows each word and phrase has been devised to simplify the Spanish language for the English-speaking user, with the aim of producing more relaxed and flowing conversations with the people you meet.

Make the most of your Spanish adventure with Spanish to go whether youre making a hotel reservation, finding your way to the beach or chatting up the locals, speaking Spanish has never been easier.

c before i or e sounds like th in think g before e or i sounds like a guttural h h is always silent j sounds like a guttural h ll sounds like y in yellow v often sounds like b z sounds like th in think Female adjectives often end in a; masculine adjectives usually end in o. The stressed syllable is marked with after it: i.e. telfono = tay-layfo-noh (lay is stressed). Hello Holaohlah Goodbye Adisah-dee-os Good morning Buenos dasboo-aynos deeahs Good afternoon Buenas tardesboo-aynahs tardays Good evening Buenas tardesboo-aynahs tardays Good night Buenas nochesboo-aynahs nochays Yes Ssee No Nonoh Please Por favorpor fah-bor Thank you Graciasgrahthee-ahs Youre welcome De nadaday nahdah Thank you very much Muchsimas graciasmoo-cheesee-mahs grahthee-ahs How are you? Qu tal est?kay tahl es-tah Fine. And you? Bien.

Y t?bee-en. ee too Pleased to meet you. (m/f) Encantado / encantada.en-kahn-tahdoh / en-kahn-tahdah Excuse me Disculpedis-koolpay Sorry Lo sientoloh see-ayntoh Pardon? Perdn?per-don Do you speak English? Habla ingls?ahblah in-glays I speak some Spanish. Hablo un poco de espaol.ahbloh oon pokoh day ay-spa-nyol I dont understand. No entiendono en-tee-endoh Im English (m/f) Soy ingls / inglesasoy in-glays / in-glaysah My name is ... Mi maleta ha sufrido daos.mee ma-laytah ah soo-freedoh danyos Are there any cash machines here? Hay algn cajero por aqu?ahee al-goon kah-hayroh por ah-kee Is there a bureau de change nearby? Hay una oficina de cambio por aqu?ahee oonah o-fee-theenah day kahmbee-oh por ah-kee Is there a bus / train to the town centre? Hay autobuses / trenes que vayan al centro?ahee ah-oo-toh-booses / trenes kay bahyahn al thentroh

TAXI! Is there a taxi rank nearby? Hay una parada de taxi por aqu?ahee oonah pah-rahdah day taksee por ah-kee Could I book a taxi for ? Podra reservar un taxi a ?po-dreeah ray-ser-bar oon taksee ah How much will it cost to get to ? Cunto cuesta ir a ?koo-ahntoh koo-estah eer ah Take me to this address, please. Llveme a esta direccin, por favor.yaybay-may ah estah dee-rek-thee-on por fah-borPUBLIC TRANSPORT Id like a single / return to Un billete de ida / de ida y vuelta aoon bee-yetay day eedah / day eedah ee boo-eltah ah What time does the next train / bus / tram to leave? A qu hora sale el siguiente tren / autobs / tranva a ?ah kay orah sahlay el see-gee-entay tren / ah-oo-to-boos / tran-beeah ah How long does it take to get to ... ? Cunto tiempo se tarda en llegar a ... ?koo-ahntoh tee-empoh say tardah en yay-gar ah Does this bus / train / tram go to ... ? Va este autobs / tren / tranva a ... ?bah estay ah-oo-to-boos / tren / tran-beeah ah Which platform do I need for a train to ? A qu andn debo de ir para coger el tren a ?ah kay an-den dayboh day eer pahrah ko-hair el tren ahPOSSIBLE REPLY Your train will leave from platform number El tren sale del andn nmeroel tren sahlay del an-den noomay-roh Which bus goes to ? Qu autobs va a ?kay ah-oo-to-boos bah ahPOSSIBLE REPLY Youll need bus number for ... El nmero va ael noomay-roh bah ah Where should I catch the number bus? Dnde tengo que coger el autobs nmero ?donday tayngoh kay ko-hair el ah-oo-to-boos noomay-roh Do I have to change? Tendr que hacer transbordo?ten-dray kay ah-thair trans-bordoh How much is the fare to ? Cunto cuesta a ?koo-ahntoh koo-estah ah What time is the last bus / train / tram to ? A qu hora sale el ltimo autobs / tren / tranva a ?ah kay orah sahlay el ooltee-moh ah-oo-to-boos / tren / tran-beeah ah What is the next stop? Cul es la prxima parada?koo-ahl es lah proxee-mah pah-rahdah Please tell me when we get to ? Por favor, podra avisarme cuando lleguemos a ?por fah-bor po-dreeah ah-bee-sarmay koo-ahndoh yay-gaymohs ah Is this seat free? Disculpe, est ocupado este asiento?dis-koolpay es-tah oh-koo-pahdoh estay ah-see-entoh Do you have any left luggage lockers? Hay consigna?ahee kon-seegnahCAR & BICYCLE HIRE Where can I hire a car / a bicycle? Dnde puedo alquilar un coche / una bicicleta?Next page