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FOR A BETTER COMMUNICATION

Here you will find an useful and practical list of expresions, organized according to situations like: the restaurant; the telephone; the taxi; the hotel; shopping, that will help you to communicate and know our language and our culture.

 




  
H En el restaurant -At the restaurant



-¿Dónde hay un restaurante?/ Where's there a restaurant?
-¿Dónde hay un restaurante de comidas rápidas?/ Where's there a fast food restaurant?
-¿Dónde hay un restaurante vegetariano?/ Where's there a vegetarian restaurant?
-¿Dónde hay un tenedor libre?/ where's a self-servise restaurant?
-¿Dónde hay una parrilla?/ Where's there a grill?
-¿Dónde está el restaurant ...?/ where's the ... restaurent?
-Zona fumadores- no fumadores/ Smoking area- Non smoking area
-Pan hielo/ Bread -Ice
-Agua mineral con-sin gas/ Mineral water with gas- without gas
-Gaseosa- Cervesa- Vino/ Soda- Beer- Wine
-Fría- Natural/ Cold- Natural
-El menú, por favor/ (Could I have) the menu, please?
-La carne a punto- cocida- roja/ The beef medium- well done- rare
-Quisiera desayunar- almorzar- cenar/ I'd like tohave breakfast- lunch- dinner
-El menú más barato/ The cheapest menu
-Mozo, ¿qué nos recomienda?/ Waiter, what do you recommend?
-Mozo, quiero.../ Waiter, I'd like...




É

Charlas telefónicas -Speaking on the phone


- Hola/ Hello
-Por favor, necesito hablar con/ I'd like to speak to...please
-¿De parte de quién?/ Who's calling
-De parte de.../ ...speaking




p

En el taxi o remise- In the taxi or remise

  

-¿A dónde lo llevo?/ Where to
-Voy a .../ I'm going to...
-¿Cuánto es?/ How much is it?



B 

En el hotel- At the hotel

 

-Tengo una reserva a nombre de .../ I have a reservation to behalf of...
-Llene la ficha y firme abajo/ Fill out the form and sign here
-Esta en el piso..., es la habitación número.../ It's on the ...floor, it's room number...
-Deseo una habitación/ I'd like a room
-Hola, hablo de la habitación..., deseo.../ Hello, I'm colling from room..., I'd like...
-Por favor, puede traerme...?/ Could you please brimg me...?


e   De compras- Shopping



-Puedo mirar?/ May I have a look?
-Me gusta- No me gusta/ I like it- I don't like it
-¿Puedo probarlo?/ Can I try it on?
-No es mi talle/ It's not my size
-Necesito más grande- más chico/ I need a larger- smaller size
-¿Cuánto cuesta?/ How much is it?
-Es muy caro/ It's too expensive
-¿Hay algo más barato?/ Do you have anything cheaper?
-¿Hay descuento?/ Do you give a discount?
-¿Aceptan dólares?/ Do you take dollars?
-Pago al contado- con tarjeta de crédito/ I pay cash- by credit card



CONTACT:

www.cedic.com.ar 
cedic@tarcos.com 
spanish@cedic.com.ar 
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RECONQUISTA 715 ,11° "E"-Zip code 1003
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Prof. SUSANA BERNARDI