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Spanish Phrase: Donde está el banco?

Pronunciation: don-day es-tah’ yel-bhan’-co

Translation: Where is the bank?
By now, you may have already learned that the Spanish term for the phrase “Where is..?” is donde está. If you want to ask for directions, all you need to do is combine this phrase with the Spanish term of where it is that you want to go.

For example, “Donde está el banco?” means “Where is the bank?” “Donde está el bar más cercano?” means “Where is the nearest bar?” and “Donde está el hotel?” means “Where is the hotel?”

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Spanish Phrase: Puedo verla?

Pronunciation: pu-weh’-doh ver’-lah

Translation: May I see it?
Again, let us use the scenario of a foreigner in a Spanish-speaking country who is looking forward to booking a room. After negotiating about the terms of staying and the price that you will get billed on a per day basis, you would naturally want to see what the room looks like. If you want to ask permission to see a room, you say “Puedo verla?”

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Spanish Phrase: Estoy buscando…

Pronunciation: es-toy-boos-kan-doh’

Translation: I am looking for…
Whether it’s a person or a place that you’re looking for, it would be helpful if you will learn how to say “I am looking for…” in Spanish. For example, if you want to book a room for yourself but you are on a limited budget, you would say “Estoy buscando un hotel barato.” This literally means “I am looking for a cheap hotel.”

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Spanish Phrase: Bien, gracias.

Pronunciation: bee-in,grah-see-us

Translation: Fine, thank you.
If you’ve already graduated to learning Spanish phrases rather than just mere words, then you probably already know when you are politely being asked how you are doing. When a local says “Hola, como estas?” – it literally means “Hello, how are you?”

If this is the case, then the proper response would be “Bien, gracias” which means “ Fine, thank you”.

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Spanish Word: Gringo

English Meaning: a man from the United Sates
(The feminine term is gringa.)

Pronunciation: \’gri?-(,)g?\

Function: noun
In a broader sense, the term gringo or gringa refers to a foreigner in Spain or in Latin America, who are usually from the United States or the United Kingdom. This reference to a non-Hispanic person is often disparaging.

Example: Que es que la gringa?
Translation: Who is that gringa?

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Spanish Phrase: ¿Se puede pagar…?

Pronunciation: se pwe-de pagar…?

Translation: Can I pay…?
Whether you’re on business or on vacation, settling payments is the one transaction that you would always have to do. As such, it would help if you know the Spanish equivalent of whether you can pay using your credit card or a check.

For example, if you want to ask if you can pay via credit card, the correct sentence is”¿Se puede pagar con tajeta de crédito?” If you want to ask if you can pay using your check, the correct sentence is “”¿Se puede pagar con talon?”

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Spanish Phrase: De done eres?

Pronunciation: De doen day air es?

Translation: Where are you from?
You might often hear this question addressed to you. You don’t need to be all panicky and flip through your Spanish phrase book when someone asks you this: what it simply means is where you are from. A simple answer of the city or country that you are from should suffice.

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Spanish Phrase: El bano.

Pronunciation: ell bon yo

Translation: The bathroom
Drinking all that good yet cheap beer along with the tapas will make you answer the call of nature more often than you would like. As such, it would definitely help if you know how to ask directions and know where the bathroom is.

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Spanish Phrase: Me lla ma es ____.

Pronunciation: may yama s ____.

Translation: My name is _____.
To fully immerse yourself in the Spanish culture, you need to exert the effort in speaking the language – the locals will surely appreciate it. Let’s say that you are sampling some tapas at a local bar and you would like to introduce yourself to someone. The phrase “Me lla ma es”, followed by your name, is exactly how you should do it.

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Spanish Phrase: ¿Cuanto cuesto?

Pronunciation: quan-toe ques-toe

Translation: How much does it cost?

No visit to any country will ever be complete without shopping for souvenirs. And the experience is even more worth it when you are in a Spanish-speaking country, because you are in for some serious bargaining. So before browsing through goods at a souvenir shop, arm yourself with this phrase as well as the Spanish equivalent of numbers – the effort in learning the words will all be worth it.

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