| Learning Spanish has to start somewhere, | | | | ask nicely you may want to say "por favor" |
| because it is such a valuable commodity, you | | | | (pore fah vore) which means please. |
| should start now at learning the basic phrases of | | | | If you are lost and you need directions you may |
| the language. Most of the beginning courses that | | | | ask someone "Donde Esta?" (don -day -es -sta) |
| you would want to take will start with the basic | | | | which is another way of saying, Where is it? |
| phrases, so that you get the idea of pronunciation | | | | If you are still lost and your limited Spanish is not |
| and how the sentence structure works. It also | | | | helping, you should ask "Habla Ingles" |
| gets you prepared in case you meet a new friend | | | | (ah-bla-een-glase) and then you would be able to |
| who only speaks Spanish. | | | | find someone who speaks your language, because |
| The first thing you will want to do is say hello or | | | | you asked them "Do you speak English?" |
| goodbye to anyone that you meet, so you would | | | | Applying these short phrases will at least inform |
| say "Hola" (oh-la) for hello and "Adios (ah-dee-ose) | | | | your new friend as to who you are, or help you |
| means goodbye. Now if you meet someone, you | | | | get where you are going. There are many other |
| will be able to greet someone. | | | | very easy phrases to help aid you in |
| The next thing you may want to do is let | | | | conversation, and steering your self around |
| someone know who you are. So start your | | | | Spanish speaking countries. Another great |
| sentence with "Mi Nombre Es" | | | | recommendation would be to buy a Spanish |
| (me-nome-bray-ess) before your name, this | | | | phrase dictionary to help you out with more |
| simple phase means "My Name is..." | | | | phases. |
| If someone does something nice for you, you | | | | One last phrase every traveler should know is |
| may want to say "gracias" (grah-see-ahs), and if | | | | "Donde es el bao" (don-day-es-I-bon-yo), which |
| you want them to do something and you want to | | | | means "Where is the bathroom? |