How to Say Some Spanish Phrases When Visiting A Spanish Country

If you a going to a Spanish country then you should take into consideration that there are some Spanish phrases that you must know before traveling. As we all know, it is important to have a little ability of communication with the people of the country that we are going to be visiting. Maybe, you will find some people in the those countries that may speak your language but.. what about if there's no body around and you need to do something and you can't even say Hello to others in their language?. Here are some of the must frequent and used Spanish phrases for visitors in Spanish countries.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A note book
• a pencil or a pen

1. If you want to meet people you should tell them:
   !Hola!
   means: Hello!,
   Me llamo Peter
   means: My name is Peter.,
   Vengo de los Estados Unidos de América
   means: I am from the USA,
   Dónde vives?
   means: Where do you live?,
   Me puedes ayudar?
   means: Could you help me?,
   Gracias.
   Means: Thank you.

2. If you are going shopping you should ask them:
   Dónde puedo tomar un taxi?,
   means:Where can I take a taxi?,
   Dónde puedo coger el tren?
   means: Where can I take a train?,
   Dónde hay una tienda?
   means: Is there any store around?,
   Cuánto cuesta?
   means: How much it cost?,

3. If you want to eat you should ask them:
   Dónde puedo encontrar un buen restaurante?
   means: Where can I find a good restaurant?,
   Cuál es el mejor restaurante de esta ciudad?
   means: Which is the best restaurant in this city?,
   Dónde puedo comprar ropa?
   means: Where can I buy clothes?

4. If you get sick:
   Estoy enfermo. (for males)
   means: I am sick,
   Estoy enferma. (for females)
   means:I am sick. Note that the female form for the word enferma it is form with an a after the letter m.
   Dónde hay un hospital?
   means: Where can I find an hospital?,
   Dónde puedo encontrar una farmacia? means:
   Where can I find a drug store?,

5. For time and location:
   Qué hora es?
   means: What time is it?,
   Dónde estoy?
   means: Where am I?,
   Me puede decir donde queda...
   means: Could you tell me where is...,
   la tienda
   means: the store,
   el hospital
   means: the hospital,
   el restaurante
   means: the restaurant,
   la farmacia
   means: the drug store,
   el doctor
   means: the doctor

Tips & Warnings

• Ask a Spanish speaker to help you with the pronunciation
• You can go to a store and get a software of basic Spanish to practice a little bit the language before leaving your country.
• You can also check what can you find searching the web. I have seen basic languages software for less than 30 dollars.
• This is not going to work if you don't practice. The idea is to know some basic phrases and not to be an expert in Spanish.