Want to go the extra mile?

Navigating a foreign culture is difficult without language barriers getting in the way. This Spanish pocketbook is ideal for those travelling to a Spanish-speaking part of the globe. I’ve incorporated the most essential words, basic phrases and expressions.

Perhaps you might meet a Spanish lad or lass amid your journey... Now wouldn’t it be helpful to know how to converse... like a boss... ¡Venga vámanos!

I moved to Spain not knowing a single word of Spanish… okay, that’s not entirely true. I knew the cuss words and a handful of other bad boys… But after studying Italian in Australia for ten years, I thought I could pick up Spanish quite quickly… oh how I was wrong.

The first few months in Spain were like a big pimp slap to the face, to say the very least. My decision to free-ball it and not brush up on some basic Spanish skills beforehand was not exactly the wisest of judgements on my part. But hey, you live, and you learn, right?

After five years of living in Barcelona, I can finally and proudly say that that is no longer the case.

I can converse with locals and maintain an opinion in discussions; sometimes, I can even sprinkle a bit of banter into the conversation… And we all love a bit of banter… If you want more information on Learning a Language Abroad, check out the link here.

Here’s what we cover:

• Basic Conversational Skills

• Directions

• Transportation

• Accommodation

• Airport

• Money

• Time

• Weather

• Shopping

• Emergency

• Restaurants

• Food & Drink

• Random

If you want to improve your Spanish skills further, some good sites worth checking out include 
www.studyspanish.com and www.conjuguemos.com.

I can honestly say that DuoLingo played a big role in familiarising me with the basics. The app includes many images, which is great if you’re a visual learner.

FAQS

What are some easy Spanish sentences?

•       Buenos días – Good morning

•       Buenas tardes – Good afternoon

•       Buenas noches – Good evening

•       Me llamo Jessica – My name is Jessica

•       ¿Cómo estás? – How are you?

How do you say how are you in Spanish?

•       ¿Cómo estás?

•       ¿Qué tal?

What are the basic Spanish words?

•       Hola – Hello

•       Adios – Goodbye

•       Gracias – Thank you

•       Por favor – Please

•       Si – Yes

•       Claro – Of course

What are the most useful Spanish expressions?

•       ¿Puedes ayudarme? – Can you help me?

•       Estoy perdido/a – I’m lost

•       ¿Qué hora es? – What time is it?

•       ¿Dónde está …? – Where is …?

Got any questions about this Spanish pocketbook?