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Conversation guide Spanish Published by: Editorial Stanley Illustrated by: Daniel Redondo First page design: Diseno Irunes © Editorial Stanley Apdo. 207 - 20302 IRUN - ESPANA Telf. (943) 64 04 12 - Fax. (943) 64 38 63 ISBN: 84-7873-299-3 Dep. Leg. BI-2634-03 First edition 1996 Reprinted 1997 Reprinted 1998 Reprinted 2003 Printers: Imprenta Berekintza Pronunciation In order to achieve an approximation to the phonetics of some Spanish words it is necessary to resort to complicated phonetic symbols; for that reason, the use of a pocket book such as our Conversation Guide, would be very restricted. The user would have first to memorize all the phonetic symbols before being able to use the book. Our aim is not, therefore, to teach the traveller correct pronounciation, but, to attain that, using the normal English letters, s/he may make himself/ herself understood in any Spanish-speaking country. In some cases we have preferred to sacrifice the possibility of a smart Castilian pronounciation for another, less smart perhaps, but more within reach of an English-speaking person. This page intentionally left blank Contents At the customs 1 At the restaurant 49 At dinner and an invitation At passport control 2 Vocabulary 50 to dinner 102 Vocabulary 3 Ordering breakfast 51 Vocabulary 104 Hotels &boarding houses. 4 Vocabulary 52 Saying good-bye 106 Vocabulary 5 Ordering dinner 53 Vocabulary 108 General requirements 6 Vocabulary 55 Vocabulary 7 Room service 8 The menu: Starters 55 Miscellaneous Vocabulary 9 Typical Spanish dishes.56 Paying the bill 10 Soups 57 Vocabulary 12 Omelets 57 Countries 109 Money 13 Fish and seafood 58 Ordinal numbers 109 Vocabulary 14 Meats 60 Cardinal numbers 110 This is how food can be Calendar 110 Travel(l)ing 15 Travel(l)ing by taxi 15 cooked 63 Seasons 111 Vocabulary 16 Poultry and game 63 Dates 111 Travel(l)ing by air 16 Vegetables and legumes .. 65 Days of the week 111 Vocabulary 17 Fruits 66 Warnings/Notices 112 Travelling by train 18 Desserts 67 Usual phrases 113 Vocabulary 19 Drinks 69 Greetings 113 Travelling by bus 20 Asking for the bill 70 Questions 114 Vocabulary 21 Age and jobs 71 Introductions 114 Hiring a car 21 Vocabulary 73 Politeness 114 Vocabulary 23 At the travel agent's 74 Adjectives and Driving 23 Vocabulary 76 pronouns 114 Vocabulary 24 At the bank 77 Possessive adjectives . 114 At the garage 25 Vocabulary 79 Demonstrative Vocabulary 26 Buying in a department pronouns 114 Sightseeing 27 store 81 Possessive pronouns ..114 Vocabulary 30 Vocabulary 83 Verb To Be 115~ What time is it? 33 At the doctor's 85 Verb To Be 115 Vocabulary 34 Vocabulary 90 Verb To Have 116 Asking the way 35 Vocabulary 37 Chemist's /drugstore 93 Times Differences of G.M.T. in relation with Vocabulary 94 Making a phone 39 other countries 117 Vocabulary 41 Buying in a shop or Money 118 At the police 42 street market 96 Equivalence 118 Vocabulary 44 Vocabulary 98 Distances, measures At the post office 45 On the beach 99 and weights 119 Vocabulary 48 Vocabulary 100 Map of Spain 121 This page intentionally left blank 1 At the customs En la aduana Have you anything iTiene algo que Tyaynay ahlgoa kay to declare? declarar? dayklharahr? I have nothing to No tengo nada Noa tayngoa nahdah declare, que declarar. kay dayklharahr. I only have some Solo tengo unos Soaloa tayngoa presents. regalos. oonoahss raygahloas. Which is your lug- es su Kwahl ayss soo gage? equipaje? aykeepahkhay? How many cases tCuantas maletas Kwahntass mahlaytahs do you have? tienen ustedes? tyaynayn oostaydhess? We have three Tenemos tres Taynaymoass trayss cases. maletas. mahlaytahs. How many ciga- tCuantos Kwahntoass rettes? cigarrillos? theegahrreelyoass? I have two hundred Tengo doscientos Tayngoa cigarettes. cigarrillos. dosthyayntoass theegahrreelyoas. How many bottles tCuantas botellas Kwahntass of liquor? de licor? boataylyahss day leekor? I have a bottle of Tengo una botella Tayngoa oonah brandy and a bottle de conac y una de boataylyah day konyak of whisky. whisky. ee oonah day weeskee. Are you on holi- cEsta usted de Aystah oostdayd day day? vacaciones? bahkahthyonayss? I'm on business. Estoy en viaje de Aystoy ayn byahkhay negocios. day naygoathyoass. You will have to Tendra que pagar Teyndrah kay pahgahr pay duty on this. aduana por esto. ahdwahnah porr aystoa. Open this case, Abra esta maleta, Ahbrah aystah please. por favor. mahlaytah, porr fahbor. Where's Informa- <j,D6nde esta Doanday aystah tion? Informaciones? eenformahthyoness? At the customs - En la aduana 2 My baggage has Mi equipaje no ha Mee aykeepahkhay noa not arrived. llegado. ah lyaygahdhoa? One case is miss- Fatta una maleta. Fahltah oonah ing. mahlaytah. Where are the lug- <,D6nde esta Doanday aystah gage lockers? consigna? konseegnah? Take these cases Lleve estas male- Lyaybay aystahss to a taxi. tas a un taxi. mahlaytahs ah oon tahksee. Where are the bag- <,D6nde estan Doanday aystahn loss gage trolleys? los carritos del kahrreetoss dayl equipaje? aykeepahkhay? Where's the informa- &D6nde esta Doanday aystah tion bureau? informaciones? eenformahthyoness? At passport control - En el control de pasaportes Your passport, Su pasaporte, por Soo pahssahportay, please. favor. porr fahbhor. May 1 see your pa- i,Me ensena su May aynsaynyah soo pers? documentacion? dokoomentahthyon? Here's my passport. Aqui tiene mi pasa- Ahkee tyaynay mee porte. pahssahportay. My wife travels Mi esposa viaja Mee ayspoasah with me. conmigo. byahkah konmeegoa. iHow long are you &Cuanto tiempo se Kwantoa tyaynpoa say staying? va a quedar? bah ah keydahr? I'll be staying... Me quedare... May keydahreh.... a few days. unos dfas. oonoass deeahss. two weeks. dos semanas. doss saymahnahss. I'm travelling Viajo solo. Byahkoh soaloa. alone. I'm American. Soy norteamericano.Soy nortayahmayreekahnoa. Where are you tDonde se Doanday say staying? hospeda? ospehdhah? What's your address &Cual es su Kwahl ayss soo in...? direccion en...? deeraykthyon ayn...? Are you together? &Estan ustedes Aystahn oostaydhayss juntos? hoontoss? 3 At the customs - En la aduana I'm just passing Estoy de paso. Aystoy day pahssoh. through. Vocabulary - Vocabulario customs aduanas ahdwahnahs anything algo ahlgoa bag bolsa bolsah bottle hotel la boataylyah trolley carrito kahreetoa cigarettes cigarrillos theegahrreelyoass brandy cohac koanyak to declare declarer dayklahrahr duty derechos de dayraychoass day aduana ahdwahnah papers documentacion dokoomentathyon luggage equipaje aykeepahkhay missing falta fahltah spirits licores leekorayss suitcase maleta mahlaytah camera maquina mahkeenah fotografica foatoagrahfeekah porter mozo moathoa nothing nada nahdhah business negocios naygothyoass to pay pagar pahgahr passport pasaporte pahssahportay gift regalo raygahloa tobacco tabaco tahbahkoh holidays vacaciones bahkahthyonayss to travel viajar byahkar traveller viajero byahkhayroa