I can read both French and Spanish, and say a handful of phrases, but when someone is speaking it to me I can't understand a word they say.
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I can read both French and Spanish, and say a handful of phrases, but when someone is speaking it to me I can't understand a word they say.
Auntie Biache'
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Yeah, it's harder on the receiving end, for sure. I had that problem, too. It only improves when you stop translating what you're hearing, and you start thinking in Spanish. That's hard to do until you've been at it for a while.
terbear1225
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servicio literally just means services, can be used in any number of ways. depending on your location it could be easily misinterpreted, especially given that it's use to refer to bathrooms is generally more of a Spain thing than a Latin America thing. Ba~no is far more common.
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Auntie Biache'
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Maybe northern Spain. If you ask for a bano in southern space, you get a bath. I learned my Spanish from the locals. Andalucian is the only Spanish I've ever spoken. I'm not saying you're not correct, but not in southern Spain.
In Texico, "donde esta el bano" is correct, and that's all I care about. I'm also learning only one word for something and not the synonyms. Keeps it simple.
Auntie Biache'
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Like I said. Different places, different dialects.
glhs837
Power with Control
Been to Panama, El Salvador, and Argentina and never been directed to a tub when asking for the bano. As noted, it's pretty commonly understood and situational, at least in Central and South America. Trying to equate western hemisphere spanish and old world might be a problem. Just order a biscuit in Atlanta and one in Southampton, for instance.
Chris0nllyn
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Spain uses different second person plural also. Instead of ustedes (both formal and informal), it's vosotros (informal) and ustedes (formal). I think that was one of the biggest things I learned.
Toxick
Splat
I have found the following to be useful:
Si, lechuga, tomate y mayonesa por favor.
Puta y cerveza por favor.
¿Donde esta el sanitario? ¡Tengo que orinar mal!
Guacamole, perras!
He encontrado El Squirtle. ¿Dónde está mi premio?
No he venido por metanfetamina, pendejo. Vete.
Tu perro se ve enfermo. ¿Quieres que lo mate por ti?
¿Estos pantalones me hacen parecer gordo?
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Chris0nllyn
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Fixed two for you. "Cuanto cuesta" is good for basic "how much". But it's not "esa" it's "esta".
You can just say "De donde eres" and don't need to add the "tu" but a spanish speaker would know what you meant. If someone askes you that, you would say "Soy de Los Estados Unidos".
One big thing is to differentiate masucline and feminine. If the word is feminine (ending in "a"), the definite article (el or la) needs to match.
Example, "camisa" is feminine. So it's "La camisa".
"Banco" is masculine, so it's "El banco".
Same goes for plurals. Then banks - Los Bancos. The shirts=Las camisas.
Another reply for "How are you" is "asi asi", or "so so".
"Claro que si" is like "Ah, of course!"
And probably the most important: Cerveza = beer.
AnthonyJames
R.I.P. My Brother Rick
Learn to say this: Por qué están todos estos malditos mexicanos aquí?
Committing this one to memory.....
gemma_rae
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This is why Tox is my forum mentor, he cuts through the tommyrot and teaches you the essentials first!
Toxick
Splat
Yeah - that one's useful in Tijuana and around Nogales.
Toxick
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gemma_rae
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MiddleGround
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How about....
Habla Engles?
No hablo Espnaol!
Habla Engles?
No hablo Espnaol!