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Learning Spanish is not a difficult task and whether you are going to the Costa del Sol
The Spanish people are very tolerant of all the foriegners who reguarly, and often permanently, invade their shores but they really do appreciate it if you make some attempt to converse in their language.
You will find that Spanish has a lot of similarities with English and the secret when trying to learn Spannish is to take it one step at a time and not to be overwhelmed by it. Just start slowly, practise what you know when you are here, and most importantly enjoy the challenge.
Below are a few words and phrases to get you started but it really is important to get a good course consisting of books and Cds. I found this a better way to learn Spanish than going to a classes, you can study at home in your own time, or even in the car, and get the pronunciation right with the Cds.
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A Few Simple Words and Phrases
To Get You Started.
¡Hola!------------------------------Hello¿como esta?------------------------how are you?
¿habla ingles?----------------do you speak English?
No Hablo espanol--------------I don't speak Spanish
Buenas Dias--------------------Good day
Buenas Tardes-----------------Good Afternoon
Buenas Noches----------------Good Night. ( however you often find people simply say buenas at any time.)
Da me ( pronunced da, with a short a me) This literally means give me, which may sound rude to us but is the normal way to ask for things e. g.:-
da me una cerveza---------Give me a beer ( or as we would say can I have a beer)
da me un cafe con leche-----Give me a white cofeee
dame medio kilo de queso----Give me half a kilo of cheese.
Gracias---------------------------Thankyou.
Por Favor------------------------Please.
Vale-------------------------------You will hear this alot.It basically means O.K. alright, and often ends a conversation. ( remember that V is pronnounced as B )
¿Donde Estar?------------------ a very useful phrase meaning where is it?
¿Donde esta los servicios?---- where are the toilets?
¿Donde esta la playa?--------where is the beach?
¿Donde esta el correos?-----where is the Post Office?
¿Cuanto es? ----------------------another useful phrase meaning how much is it?
¿Tiene? ---------------------------Do you have? This is the word normaly used to ask for something in a shop or restaurant etc.e.g.
¿Tiene leche? -----------------Do you have milk?
¿Tiene azucar-----------------Do you have sugar?
¿Tiene pollo?------------------Do you have chicken?
Mas or menos-------------------More or less
Numbers:- NumerosUno--------------------One
Dos--------------------Two
Tres-------------------Three
Cuatro ---------------Four
Cinco-----------------Five
Seis-------------------Six
Seite------------------Seven
Ocho-----------------Eight
Nueve---------------Nine
Diez-----------------Ten
Days of the Week:- Dias de la Semana.
Lunes-------------------------------Monday
Martes-----------------------------Tuesday
Miercoles-----------------------Wednesday
Jueves -------------------------Thursday
Viernes----------------------------Friday
Sabado----------------------------Saturday
Domingo-------------------------Sunday
¿Como se llame en español?--------------------------What is it called in Spanish? A good way to improve your Spanish to to ask the name of things, people are nearly always happy to oblige.
Asking the Time.
¿Que hora es? -------------------What time is it?
es dos y media------------------it is half past two
es la una---------------------------it is one o´clock.
es tres menos quince ------------- it is a quarter to three.( quince meaning 15 and menos =less)
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Well I could go on for ever but I hope that just gives you a start and maybe inspires some of you to learn Spanish. If you are serious though do give consideration to one of the language courses mentioned above, it will be money very well invested and will add another dimension to your stay in Spain.
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Some helpful advice for those trying to learn a second language.
If you do not feel ready yet to commit yourself to a complete Spanish Language course then you may find one of the CD packs recommended below useful.They will help you attain a good basic understanding of the Spanish language and it's vocabulary.
"Instant Recall Spanish" is an innovative new technique which has been scientifically proven to help you remember words faster than you thought possible.
"Learn Spanish in Your Car, Spanish Levels 1 and 2."These are audio books each containing 2 60 minute CDs which are ideal for teaching you Spanish whilst driving or at home.They come complete with full text listening guides and lead you from the absolute basics to more complex sentence construction and advanced grammar, building your confidence as you go.
Start to learn Spanish with ease using either of these audiobooks.
Learn Spanish for the Kids.Here is one for the children, in the super "1st 1000 series" it is a delightful sticker book full of busy interesting pages which will have them learning Spanish in no time at all, you too probably!
Spanish for Kids
A Useful article on helping your kids to learn Spanish.
Spanish Grammar This article is another aid to help you learn Spanish as it contains much useful Spanish grammer.
There is a very interesting project known as Englishtown which exchanges 8 days accommodation in Spain for English language conversation. You provide the conversation for Spainards wishing to learn English and they provide the accommodation. Click on the link above to read more about it.
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