Here are a few other ways to ask for directions in Spanish: ❽ónde hay un restaurante? - Where is a restaurant?Ī few more locations you might need to ask directions for include: (DOHN-des-TAH la ehs-ta-see-OHN deh feh-roh-cahr-REEL?) ❽ónde está la estación de ferrocarril? - Where is the railway station? “❽ónde está?” is the simplest way of asking for directions.
If you get a bit lost or unsure of how to get somewhere, you need some simple ways of finding how to find your way. (yoh kee-EH-roh oon boh-LEH-toh, oon oh-TEHL, oon tahk-SEE) Asking for Directions in Spanish Yo quiero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi - I want a ticket, a hotel, a taxi It may not be the sophisticated way you speak in English, but you will be understood. I want a hotel, I want a taxi, I need pesos. Where is the train station? The bathroom? The airport? The fact of the matter is that you can say a lot using the verbs we introduced above. You can say a lot of things with very simple verbs. (yoh ehn-tee-EHN-doh, yoh noh ehn-tee-EHN-doh) Yo entiendo, yo no entiendo - I understand, I don’t understand Yo tengo, yo no tengo - I have, I don’t have
Since donde ends in e and está starts with one, these two words flow into each other, almost like they were a single word. Yo quiero, yo no quiero - I want, I don’t want You can always use “I want,” “I like” and “Do you have…?” and if you do not know the noun, you can simply point at the object. You can go far with some very easy-to-remember travel phrases and words. While it is never correct to assume that someone speaks English, you can ask if they do and they will appreciate that you asked in Spanish.įor even more useful Spanish greetings, check out the FluentU post on the topic.īasic Spanish Travel Vocabulary for Many Uses Use this phrase when you are introduced to someone, and they will likely say it back to you. This is the response to “how are you?” Use it if someone directs the question to you to show that you, too, are a polite person.ĭo not ever forget: These are two very important words in Spanish! To ask someone you know how they are doing, use ❼ómo estás? ( COH-moh es-TAHS ), instead. This is the polite version, to be used with people you do not know. Just try your best and they will be happy to reciprocate. Spanish-speaking countries are generally very polite and you must always be courteous and say “hello” and “how are you?”ĭo not worry about making mistakes: Most people will try their utmost to understand you and to make sure you understand them.
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