Spain remains the top destination this summer for customers booking hotels on Hotelopia and in spite of the recent ETA explosions, Majorca remains top.
So leave prepared and learn a few phrases of essential Spanish, courtesy of Hotelopia, to ensure you get the most out of your holiday.
“Una cerveza por favor,” or one beer please is probably the phrase most used by tourists within minutes of touchdown. And when you’ve had one too many, just ask for “la cuenta” or the bill.
When you’re going out for food and you’re vegetarian, you’ll need the phrase “soy vegetariano” (or “soy vegetariana” if you’re a girl). But since the Spanish add ham into just about every dish (including salads), you may want to say, “no puedo comer carne” (I can’t eat meat). That may suggest some kind of food allergy, and to avoid a hospital incident the waiter may just make the effort to let the chef know.
Another popular phrase is “no hablo español” or you don’t speak Spanish which will be immediately apparent when you look at who you’re speaking to with complete confusion.
And if you’re a girl and want to fend off the advances of a Spanish lothario, you may want to say “tu puta madre”, which literally means that you’ve just described the guy as offspring of a prostitute. Do not confuse this with the compliment “puta madre” which means that something’s fantastic! Also words like “cabron” and “coño” also work wonders, but they’re far too rude to translate here
All if this leads you to be in the bad mood or “tener mala leche” refer back to the first phrase, “una cervesa por favour” and the world will feel right again. Just watch out for the “resaca” (or hangover) the next day.
To learn more essential holiday Spanish, visit the BBC Language website, where you can also get lessons in Italian, German, Greek and Portuguse among others.
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