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Find useful phrases for your trip to Latin America, Spain
or Portugal free on this
site. This is a useful way to learn some phrases before your Total
Immersion course so you can greet your host family in their
own language.
If you want to practice or increase your knowledge of your new
language quickly, a one-week Crash Course would
be ideal for you. We also run 10-week Group
Evening Classes in Spanish and Portuguese. Our methodology will
ensure you learn to speak your new language fast and with confidence.
English courses are run for 24 or 36 weeks during the day or evening.
Learning the pronunciation of the Spanish or Portuguese alphabet
first will help you get started. Contact us to get a copy along
with a FREE vocabulary list in a topic
of your choice (restaurant, shopping, family, etc) in English into
Spanish or Portuguese.
LALS can also help you Translating your
documents quickly and cost effectively.
SPANISH KEY PHRASES
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| GREETINGS |
|
| Good morning/afternoon/evening |
Buenos días/buenas tardes/buenas noches |
| What's your name? |
Cómo
se llama? |
| I am...
My name is… |
Yo
soy...
Me llamo... |
| Pleased to meet you |
Mucho
gusto |
| Pleased to meet you |
Encantado
(m)
Encantada (f) |
| GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE |
|
| Where are you from? |
¿De
dónde es usted? |
| I am British |
Soy
Británico (m)
Soy Británica (f) |
| Are you Scottish? |
¿Es
usted escocés/escocesa? |
| No, I am not Scottish.
I am English |
No,
no soy escocés. Soy inglés (m)
No, no soy escocesa. Soy inglesa (f) |
| Where do you work? |
¿Dónde
trabaja? |
| I work for Continental
Bank |
Trabajo
en el Banco Continental |
| What is your position |
¿Cuál
es su cargo? |
| I am a Director |
Soy
director(m)
Soy directora (f) |
| INTRODUCING A SECOND PERSON |
|
| How are you? |
¿Qué
tal está señor Lopez? |
| I am well, thank you |
Muy
bien gracias |
| Let me introduce you
to Mrs Sanchez |
Le
presento la señora Sanchez |
| Pleased to meet you |
Mucho
gusto |
| This is Mr Lopez |
(looking
at Mrs Sanchez) Este es el señor López |
| Pleased to meet you |
Encantada
(f)
Encantado (m) |
| AT THE AIRPORT |
|
| What time does the plane
leave for Mexico? |
¿A
qué hora sale el avión para México? |
| It leaves at 3.30 |
Sale
a las 3 y media |
| From which door does
it leave? |
¿De
qué puerta sale el avión? |
| It leaves from door
number 8A |
Sale
de la puerta número 8A |
| Do you need to change? |
¿Hace
falta hacer transbordo? |
| Yes, you need to change
in… |
Sí
hay que hacer transbordo en... |
| Your passport please |
Su
pasaporte por favor |
| Here it is |
Aquí
tiene |
| Is there any tube station
near here? |
¿Hay
alguna estación de metro por aquí? |
| The nearest tube station
is Libertadores |
La
estación más cercana es Libertadores |
| IN THE TAXI |
|
| To Hotel X, please
To this address, please |
Al
hotel X, por favor
A esta dirección, por favor |
| Yes, of course |
Sí,
como no |
| Just leave me here to
the right/to the left |
Déjeme
aquí a la derecha/izquierda |
| OK sir/madam |
Está
bien, señor/ señorita |
| how much is it? |
¿Cuánto
es? |
| It is $XXX |
Son
$XXX |
| do you have change? |
¿Tiene
cambio? |
| Yes, here it is |
Si,
aquí tiene |
| Thank you very much |
Muchas
gracias |
| You are welcome |
A
la orden/De nada |
| AT THE HOTEL |
|
| I have a reservation |
Tengo
una reserva |
| Your name please |
Su
nombre, por favor |
| I am Mr Sanchez |
Soy
el Sr Sanchez |
| Your room is number
230 |
Su
habitación es la número 230 |
| Thank you |
Gracias
|
| You are welcome |
De
nada |
| What time is the breakfast/lunch/dinner? |
¿A
qué hora es el desayuno/el almuerzo/la cena? |
| From seven until ten
in the morning/night |
Desde
las siete hasta las diez de la mañana/noche |
| Could I change my room? |
¿Puedo
cambiar de habitación? |
| Of course. Room 200
is free |
Por
supuesto. La habitación 200 está libre |
| Could I see it first? |
¿Puedo
verla primero? |
PORTUGUESE KEY PHRASES
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| GREETINGS |
|
| Good morning/afternoon/evening |
Bom dia/ boa tarde/noite |
| What's your name? |
¿Como
o senhor/a senhora se chama? |
| My name is… |
Me
chamo |
| Pleased to meet you |
Muito
prazer |
| Pleased to meet you |
Prazer
|
| Getting to know people |
|
| Where are you from? |
De onde e voce? |
| I am British |
Sou
Britanico (m)
Sou Britanica (f) |
| Are you Scottish? |
E
voce escoces/escocesa? |
| No, I am not Scottish.
I am English |
Nao,
nao sou escoces. Sou ingles (m) inglesa(f) |
| Where do you work? |
Onde
trabalha? |
| I work for Continental
Bank |
Trábalo
no Banco Continental |
| What is your position |
Que
voce faze? |
| I am a Director |
Sou
director (m)
Sou directora (f) |
| INRODUCING A PERSON |
|
| How are you? |
Como vai? |
| I am well, thank you |
Vou
bien, obrigado (m)
Vou bien, obrigada (f) |
| This is Mr Lopez |
Este
é o senhor Sanchez |
| Please to meet you |
Muito
prazer |
| AT The Airport |
|
| What time does the plane
leave for Rio? |
Que
hora sai o avião para o Rio? |
| It leaves at 3.30 |
Sai
às 3 e meia |
| From which door does
it leave? |
De
que portão sai o avião? |
| It leaves from door
number 8A |
Sai
do portão número 8A |
| Do you need to change? |
Você
precisa fazer escala? |
| Yes, you need to change
in… |
Sim,
tenho de fazer escala em... |
| Your passport please |
Seu
passaporte por favor |
| Here it is |
Aqui
está |
| Is there any tube station
near here? |
Há
alguma estação de metrô por aqui? |
| The nearest tube station
is Libertadores |
A
estação mais próxima é Libertadores |
| IN THE TAXI |
|
| To Hotel X, please..or
To this address, please |
Para
o hotel X, por favor
Para este endereço, por favor |
| Yes, of course |
Sim,
claro |
| Just leave me here to
the right/to the left |
Deixe-me
aqui à direita/esquerda |
| OK sir/madam |
Esta
bem, senhor/ senhora |
| how much is it? |
Quanto
é? |
| It is $XXX |
É
$XXX |
| do you have change? |
Tem
troco? |
| Yes, here it is |
Sim,
aqui está |
| Thank you very much |
Muito
obrigado |
| You are welcome |
Às
suas ordens/De nada |
| AT THE HOTEL |
|
| I have a reservation |
Tenho uma reserva |
| Your name please |
Seu
nome, por favor |
| I am Mr Sanchez |
Sou
o Sr Sanchez |
| Your room is number
230 |
O
número do seu quarto é 230 |
| Thank you |
Obrigado |
| You are welcome |
De
nada |
| What time is the breakfast/lunch/dinner? |
Que
hora é o café da manhã/almoço/jantar? |
| From seven until ten
in the morning/night |
Das
sete às dez da manhã/noite |
| Could I change my room? |
Posso
mudar de quarto? |
| Of course. Room 203
is free |
Naturalmente.
O quarto 203 está livre |
| Could I see it first? |
Poderia
vê-lo primeiro? |
| Yes, come with me |
Sim,
venha comigo |
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