Learn useful Spanish travel phrases
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| Rosa: Welcome to Fun and Easy Spanish by SpanishPod101.com! |
| English: If you are learning Spanish, chances are that you might like to visit Spain or another Spanish-speaking country. |
| In order to understand—and be understood by—the local people while traveling, knowing common travel phrases and expression is essential. So why not study some common travel phrases with us? |
| Rosa: Hola a todos. Soy Rosa. |
| Hi everyone! I'm Rosa. |
| And I’m (name.) |
| Rosa: In this lesson, you'll learn Spanish travel phrases. |
| English: Learning different types of Spanish travel phrases is a must if you want to be understood when traveling in Spain. |
| English: They're very helpful when you want to order food, get a cab, ask for directions, and do other things as a traveler. Don't worry, they're not that hard to learn, because they're short, and some of them you may have already heard before! |
| English: In this video you'll learn: |
| basic expressions for everyday conversation, |
| phrases useful in different situations, such as shopping or eating out, |
| phrases for expressing your likes and interests, |
| and even phrases to overcome language barriers. |
| Rosa: Let's start with 10 basic expressions for everyday conversation. |
| Rosa: Our first basic expression is Hola, |
| "Hello" |
| [SLOW] Hola |
| Hola |
| It's the most commonly used greeting in Spanish and can be used at any time of the day. |
| Next is Gracias, |
| "Thank You" |
| [SLOW] Gracias |
| Gracias |
| If you're a tourist, you might find yourself saying Gracias quite often. |
| Rosa: We also have De nada. |
| The literal translation means "of nothing," but it is actually translated as "You're welcome." You say it after another person says, Gracias or "Thank you." |
| [SLOW] De nada |
| De nada |
| Rosa: Another basic expression in Spanish is Si. |
| You probably already know what this means, but just in case you don't, it means "Yes." |
| [SLOW] Si |
| Si |
| Rosa: Of course, there is also the basic expression No, which, as you might expect, means "No" in Spanish. |
| [SLOW] No |
| No |
| Rosa: Lo siento, on the other hand, is a basic expression in Spanish that means "I'm sorry." |
| [SLOW] Lo siento. |
| Lo siento. |
| This phrase is (of course) used when you would like to apologize to someone. |
| Rosa: Next is No hablo español. |
| "I don't speak Spanish." |
| [SLOW] No hablo español. |
| No hablo español. |
| Rosa: You can use this expression if you're not comfortable in speaking Spanish yet. If you want to apologize for not speaking the language, you can say: Lo siento, no hablo español. |
| "I'm sorry. I don't speak Spanish." |
| [SLOW] Lo siento, no hablo español. |
| Lo siento, no hablo español. |
| Rosa: We also have Me gusta... |
| When you like something, you use this phrase along with a verb in its infinitive form, a noun, or a pronoun. |
| [SLOW] Me gusta... |
| Me gusta... |
| Rosa: For example: |
| Me gusta bailar. |
| "I like dancing." |
| [SLOW] Me gusta bailar. |
| Me gusta bailar. |
| Rosa: Me gustan los helados. |
| "I like ice cream." |
| [SLOW] Me gustan los helados. |
| Me gustan los helados. |
| Rosa: Next is No me gusta. This is used if you don't like something. |
| [SLOW] No me gusta. |
| No me gusta. |
| Rosa: For example: |
| No me gusta correr. |
| "I don't like running." |
| [SLOW] No me gusta correr. |
| No me gusta correr. |
| Rosa: And our last basic expression in Spanish is Por Supuesto. |
| "Of course" |
| [SLOW] Por Supuesto. |
| Por Supuesto. |
| This expression is not as important as the previous expressions we discussed, but it's still good to know. |
| Rosa: Next are essential conversational phrases. |
| Rosa: You will find these phrases useful when meeting someone for the first time. |
| First is ¿Cómo te llamas? |
| "What's your name?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cómo te llamas? |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? |
| Rosa: If you want to make friends when traveling in Spain, this phrase will surely be of great help. |
| Next we have Me llamo Ana. or Soy Ana. |
| "My name is Ana." or "I'm Ana." |
| [SLOW] Me llamo Ana. or Soy Ana. |
| Me llamo Ana. or Soy Ana. |
| Rosa: You have two options when introducing your name in Spanish, just like when you introduce your name in English. |
| Another simple conversational phrase is ¿Cuántos años tienes? |
| "How old are you?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cuántos años tienes? |
| ¿Cuántos años tienes? |
| English: You obviously use this phrase when you ask someone about their age. Spanish people use the verb tener, which means "to have," when they talk about their age." As you can see, the literal translation of this phrase is, "How many years do you have?" |
| Rosa: Next are phrases useful when using public transportation. |
| Rosa: When you need to take a cab, you can use these three phrases: |
| First, we have ¿Dónde puedo coger un taxi? |
| "Where can I take a cab?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Dónde puedo coger un taxi? |
| ¿Dónde puedo coger un taxi? |
| Rosa: Next, we have Me puedes llevar a la calle San Juan, ¿por favor? |
| "Could you take me to Saint John's Street, please?" |
| [SLOW] Me puedes llevar a la calle San Juan, ¿por favor? |
| Me puedes llevar a la calle San Juan, ¿por favor? |
| You can replace la calle San Juan with the name of your destination. |
| Rosa: Lastly, you can simply say Al aeropuerto, por favor. |
| "To the airport, please." |
| [SLOW] Al aeropuerto, por favor. |
| Al aeropuerto, por favor. |
| As before, you can replace el aeropuerto with the name of your destination. Note that al is a contraction of a el. |
| Rosa: When you need to take a train, you will definitely find the following three phrases useful: |
| First, we have Dos billetes para ir a Pamplona, por favor. |
| "Two tickets to go to Pamplona, please." |
| [SLOW] Dos billetes para ir a Pamplona, por favor. |
| Dos billetes para ir a Pamplona, por favor. |
| Rosa: Second, we have Un billete de ida y vuelta a Madrid, por favor. |
| "One round-trip ticket to Madrid, please." |
| [SLOW] Un billete de ida y vuelta a Madrid, por favor. |
| Un billete de ida y vuelta a Madrid, por favor. |
| And third, we have ¿En qué andén se coge el tren R5? |
| "On which platform can I take the R5 train?" |
| [SLOW] ¿En qué andén se coge el tren R5? |
| ¿En qué andén se coge el tren R5? |
| Rosa: If you feel like traveling by bus, you might use one of the next three sentences: |
| The first sentence is ¿Me puedes avisar cuando lleguemos al Museo del Prado? |
| "Could you let me know when we arrive to the Museo del Prado?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Me puedes avisar cuando lleguemos al Museo del Prado? |
| ¿Me puedes avisar cuando lleguemos al Museo del Prado? |
| Rosa: The second sentence is ¿Dónde me bajo para visitar la catedral? |
| "Where do I get off to visit the cathedral?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Dónde me bajo para visitar la catedral? |
| ¿Dónde me bajo para visitar la catedral? |
| And the third sentence is ¿Qué autobús tengo que coger para ir a Valencia? |
| "What bus do I need to take to get to Valencia?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Qué autobús tengo que coger para ir a Valencia? |
| ¿Qué autobús tengo que coger para ir a Valencia? |
| Rosa: Next are sentences you might need when shopping. |
| Rosa: First we have ¿Cuánto cuesta? |
| "How much does this cost?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cuánto cuesta? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta? |
| English: This phrase is important when shopping because you might need to ask about the price of something. |
| Rosa: Here's an example of how a conversation might go: |
| Perdona, ¿cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta? |
| "Excuse me, how much does this jacket cost?" |
| [SLOW] Perdona, ¿cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta? |
| Perdona, ¿cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta? |
| Cuesta 35 (treinta y cinco) euros. |
| "It costs 35 euros." |
| [SLOW] Cuesta 35 (treinta y cinco) euros. |
| Cuesta 35 (treinta y cinco) euros. |
| Rosa: Another phrase you might find useful when shopping is ¿Qué me recomiendas? |
| "What's your recommendation?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Qué me recomiendas? |
| ¿Qué me recomiendas? |
| You obviously ask this when you're not sure what to get in the grocery store or even at a restaurant. Here's an example of how the conversation might go: |
| Rosa: Qué jamón me recomiendas? |
| "What ham do you recommend?" |
| [SLOW] Qué jamón me recomiendas? |
| Qué jamón me recomiendas? |
| Este es buenísimo y no es muy caro. |
| "This one is really good and it's not too expensive." |
| [SLOW] Este es buenísimo y no es muy caro. |
| Este es buenísimo y no es muy caro. |
| You'll notice in our given example that we added a noun, which is the thing we're interested in, after qué. However, this is only optional. |
| Rosa: Next we have Quiero cambiar dólares a euros. |
| "I want to exchange dollars for euros." |
| [SLOW] Quiero cambiar dólares a euros. |
| Quiero cambiar dólares a euros. |
| It's common for most travellers to change their currency to a local one, so this phrase should be extremely useful for you when traveling. |
| Rosa: Next are sentences you might need in a restaurant. |
| Rosa: First is ¿Cuál es el menú del día? |
| "What's the menu of the day?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cuál es el menú del día? |
| ¿Cuál es el menú del día? |
| Spanish restaurants usually have a special menu for each day so you can use this phrase to ask about it. |
| Rosa: Another phrase is Por favor, ¿me tomas nota? |
| "Can you write down my order, please?" |
| [SLOW] Por favor, ¿me tomas nota? |
| Por favor, ¿me tomas nota? |
| English: The waiter usually is the one who will approach you to ask about your order, but if you're starting to get hungry, you can ask him to take your order already by using this phrase. |
| Rosa: You might also hear the phrase ¿Qué van a tomar? |
| "What would you like to order?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Qué van a tomar? |
| ¿Qué van a tomar? |
| The waiter will ask you this question once he comes over to your table. It's common for waiters to use the formal usted instead of tú, so the sample sentence we gave is ¿Qué van a tomar? |
| Rosa: The question ¿Ya han decidido qué van a tomar? is also a question frequently used by waiters. It means "Have you decided what you're going to have?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Ya han decidido qué van a tomar? |
| ¿Ya han decidido qué van a tomar? |
| Rosa: Next are phrases useful when asking and giving directions. |
| Rosa: First we have Estoy perdido. |
| "I'm lost." |
| [SLOW] Estoy perdido. |
| Estoy perdido. |
| When asking for directions, you can say ¿Cómo se va a la Plaza Mayor? |
| "How can I get to the Main Square?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cómo se va a la Plaza Mayor? |
| ¿Cómo se va a la Plaza Mayor? |
| Rosa: When giving directions, you can say Ve/gira hacia la derecha |
| "Go/turn to the right." |
| [SLOW] Ve/gira hacia la derecha |
| Ve/gira hacia la derecha |
| You can also say Ve recto |
| "Go straight." |
| [SLOW] Ve recto |
| Ve recto |
| Rosa: Next are the most common emergency phrases. |
| English: You don't want to get yourself in trouble or be in an accident, but just in case you find yourself in a difficult situation, knowing the following phrases will be extremely helpful: |
| Rosa: |
| ¡Ayuda! |
| "Help!" |
| [SLOW] ¡Ayuda! |
| ¡Ayuda! |
| Rosa: |
| ¡Necesito ayuda! |
| "I need help!" |
| [SLOW] ¡Necesito ayuda! |
| ¡Necesito ayuda! |
| Llama a una ambulancia. |
| "Call an ambulance." |
| [SLOW] Llama a una ambulancia. |
| Llama a una ambulancia. |
| Rosa: |
| ¿Hay algún médico? |
| "Is there a doctor?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Hay algún médico? |
| ¿Hay algún médico? |
| Rosa: |
| Llama al 112 (cien doce) |
| "Call 112 [the emergency number]." |
| [SLOW] Llama al 112 (cien doce) |
| Llama al 112 (cien doce) |
| He perdido la cartera. |
| "I've lost my wallet." |
| [SLOW] He perdido la cartera. |
| He perdido la cartera. |
| Rosa: Now we'll look at some phrases for expressing your likes and interests. |
| These phrases are useful when you want to express what you like about your trip to Spain, or when you want to talk about your interests in general: |
| Rosa: |
| Me gustan los españoles. |
| "I like Spaniards." |
| [SLOW] Me gustan los españoles. |
| Me gustan los españoles. |
| Rosa: |
| Me gusta la comida española. |
| "I like Spanish food." |
| [SLOW] Me gusta la comida española. |
| Me gusta la comida española. |
| Rosa: |
| Me encanta España. |
| "I love Spain." |
| [SLOW] Me encanta España. |
| Me encanta España. |
| Rosa: |
| Muy amable, gracias. |
| "Very kind, thank you." |
| [SLOW] Muy amable, gracias. |
| Muy amable, gracias. |
| ¿Tienes Facebook o Instagram? |
| "Do you have Facebook or Instagram?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Tienes Facebook o Instagram? |
| ¿Tienes Facebook o Instagram? |
| Rosa: Last, but not least, we have phrases useful to overcome language barriers. |
| Rosa: In case you have trouble understanding someone or don't feel too confident speaking Spanish, you can use these phrases: |
| ¿Hablas inglés? |
| "Do you speak English?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Hablas inglés? |
| ¿Hablas inglés? |
| No te entiendo. |
| "I can't understand you." |
| [SLOW] No te entiendo. |
| No te entiendo. |
| Rosa: |
| No lo sé. |
| "I don't know." |
| [SLOW] No lo sé. |
| No lo sé. |
| ¿Me lo puedes repetir? |
| "Could you repeat that?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Me lo puedes repetir? |
| ¿Me lo puedes repetir? |
| Rosa: ¿Puedes hablar más despacio? |
| "Could you speak slower?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Puedes hablar más despacio? |
| ¿Puedes hablar más despacio? |
| Rosa: |
| ¿Cómo se dice esto en español? |
| "How do you say this in Spanish?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cómo se dice esto en español? |
| ¿Cómo se dice esto en español? |
| Rosa: |
| ¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? |
| "How do you pronounce this word?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? |
| ¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? |
| Rosa: |
| Escríbelo, por favor. |
| "Write it down, please." |
| [SLOW] Escríbelo, por favor. |
| Escríbelo, por favor. |
| ¿Lo puedes deletrear? |
| "Could you spell it?" |
| [SLOW] ¿Lo puedes deletrear? |
| ¿Lo puedes deletrear? |
| English: In this lesson, you learned some basic expressions in Spanish, some essential conversational phrases, Spanish phrases useful when traveling, sentences you might need when you're shopping and when you're in a restaurant, sentences to ask or give directions, expressions you might need in case of emergency, phrases to express your interests, and useful phrases when you're having language problems. |
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| Rosa: That's it for today! See you next time! |
| ¡Hasta la próxima! |
| See you next time! |
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