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Spanish surviving sentences in a restaurant or a hotel Posted by on Jan 31, 2013 in Learning, Spanish Vocabulary

Good day everybody!

Today´s post is intended to be a quick review and practical excercise on some typical expressions you will need when going into a bar, a restaurant or a hotel.  I´m giving you the Spanish one, and the idea is that you try to translate them into English, and provide some answer to them (in the case an answer is needed). This will only work if you help me. I will give you the answers after you have written yours as a comment, ok?

In a bar or restaurant:

  1. ¿Me puede dejar el menú/ la carta?
  2. ¿Me puede traer…?
  3. Me gustaría tomar otro.
  4. ¿Nos llena, por favor?
  5. ¿Me puede traer la cuenta?
  6. No gracias, no quiero nada más.
  7. ¿Cuanto cuesta la coca-cola?
  8. ¿Dónde están los baños?
  9. ¿Tienen bocadillos de tortilla española?
  10. Camarero, ¡se ha olvidado mi tapa!

In a hotel:

  1. ¿Me puede dejar la llave de la habitación por favor?
  2. ¿En qué piso está mi habitación?
  3. Me gustaría que nos despertase a las…
  4. Perdone, ¿a que hora es el desayuno?
  5. Perdone la calefacción de mi cuarto no funciona.
  6. ¿El mando de la tele está en la habitación?
  7. Perdone, ¿estamos lejos del centro?
  8. Perdone, ¿como puedo llegar a la calle…?
  9. ¿Qué lugares debería visitar de la ciudad?
  10. ¿Qué lugar me sugiere para almorzar?

And now let´s try to do the exercise. I´ll wait for your answers and suggestions!

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About the Author: Magda

Hi all! I’m Magda, a Spanish native speaker writing the culture posts in the Transparent Language Spanish blog. I have a Bachelor’s in English Philology and a Master’s in Linguistics and Literature from the University of Granada, in Spain. I have also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and then worked as an English teacher in several schools and academies for several years. Last year was my first at university level. In addition, I work as a private tutor, teaching English and Spanish as a foreign language to students and adults. In my free time, I’m an avid reader and writer, editing and collaborating in several literary blogs. I have published my first poetry book recently. And last but not least, I love photography!

Comments:

  1. Estrellita:

    1. Can you give me the menu?
    2. Can you bring me…?
    3. I would like another one.
    4. Can you please fill up our coffee cups? (or other drink)
    5. Can you bring me the bill?
    6. No thank you, I don’t want anything else.
    7. How much is the Coke?
    8. Where are the bathrooms?
    9. Do you have Spanish tortilla sandwiches?
    10. Waiter, you forgot my tapa!

    1. Can you please give me the key to my room.
    2. What floor is my room on?
    3. I would like you to wake us up at…
    4. Excuse me, what time is breakfast?
    5. Excuse me, the heater in my room does not work.
    6. Is the TV remote control in the room?
    7. Excuse me, are we far from downtown?
    8. Excuse me, how do I get to … street.
    9. What places should I visit in the city?
    10. Where do you suggest I have lunch?

  2. Marlene:

    De acuerdo con las repuestas de Estrellita complemente!

  3. Magda:

    Here we have Patricia Salerno´s ones:

    1. Can you let me have a menu?
    2. Can you bring me a beer with my meal?
    3.I’d like another.
    4. Could we have a refill?
    5. Can you bring the check?
    6. No thanks, I don’t want anything else.
    7. How much is a coke?
    8 Where are the restrooms?
    9. Do you have omlet (egg and potato) sandwiches?
    10. Waiter, you’ve forgotten my tapa.

    En hotel:
    1. Can you let me have the room key, please
    2. What floor is my room on?
    3. I’d like you to give us a wake up call at 7:30AM.
    4. Excuse me, what time is breakfast?
    5 Excuse me, but the heat isn’t working in my room.
    6 Is the control for the TV in the room?
    7. Pardon, are we far from the center?
    8 Excuse me; how to I get to Zaragoza Street?
    9. What places should I visit in the city?
    10 Where do you suggest I have lunch?

  4. JOHN:

    1. Can you leave me the menu?
    2. Can you bring me?
    3. I would like to have another.
    4. Fill us please?
    5. Can you bring me the bill?
    6. No thanks, I don’t want nothing more.
    7. How much is a coke?
    8. Where are the bathrooms?
    9. Do they have spanish omlette sandwiches?
    10. Waiter, you’ve forgotten my tapa.

    En hotel:
    1. Can you leave me the room key, please
    2. What floor is my room?
    3. I’d like you to give us an alarm call at……..
    4. Excuse me, what time is breakfast?
    5. Excuse me, but the heater isn’t working in my room.
    6. Is the control for the TV in the room?
    7. Excuse me, are we far from the center?
    8. Excuse me; how can I get to …. Street?
    9. What places should I visit in the city?
    10 What place do you suggest for me to have lunch?