Spanish Phrases

Ibicenco & Spanish lanquage

No hablo Espanol = I don't speak Spanish

Hola!                      "Oh-lah"                        Hello!

Buenas dias!        "Bwenas dee-as"             Good day!

Buenas tardes!     "Bwenas tar-des"            Good afternoon (2.00pm ish - dark)

Buenas nochas!    "Bwenas not-chas"         Good evening/night! (after dark)

Mi das.               "Me dass"                       Give me a ...

Por favor               "Poor-favor"                    Please!

Gracias!                "Grasy-ass!                     Thank you!

Adios!                    "Adee-os"                       Farewell!

Hasta lluego!        "Hasta -loo-aago"           See you soon/See you again!

Amigo                   "Ameego"                        Friend/aquaintance (male)

Amiga                   "Amiga"                          Friend/aquaintance (female)

Amor                    "Ah-more"                      Close friend/lover

Mi                         "mee"                             my ..

Para                      "Para"                             for ..

Usted                    "Ooo-sted"                      you   (acquaintance/stranger)

Tu                         "Tuu"                              you  (friend/partner/family)

Guapa                  "Gwap-ah"                      Handsome/attractive woman

Guapo                  "Gwap-oh"                      Handsome/attractive man

Ok - so you meet someone you know.

Hola!  Buenas dias mi amigo!
Or
Hola guapo! Buenas dias mi amigo!
Or
Hola guapa! Buenas dias mi amor!

And on leaving....

Adios amigo! Hasta lluego!

And on to the important stuff!

Cerrado                "Serr-ado"                       Closed    (shops/bars etc)

Abierto                 "Aa-bee-air-tow"             Open

Vino tinto             "Vino tin-toh"                 Red wine

Vino blanco          "Vino blanco"                  White wine

Cerveza                "Sir-veh-thah"                 Beer

Grande                 "Gran-day"                     Large

Medio                             "May-dee-oh"                 Medium

Pequena               "Puh-ken-yuh"               Small

Caňa           "Can-yah" =                    Small beer (half litre = half pint-ish)

El mismo              "El mismo"                     Same again

Mas                      "Mass"                            More  

Muy                      "Mwoy"                           very ..

Buen/bueno        "Bwen/bueno"               good

Dos mas  =  two more

La canya es muy beueno!

La Casera             "La Ca-sera"                    Lemonade (name of good brand)

Gaseosa                "Gazz-e-oh-za"                Lemonade (any make)

Agua                     "Ag-wah"                        Water (sin gas = still; con gas = fizzy)

Botella de agua con gas por favor

y                           "Eee" =                           and.. 

(vino tinto y gaseosa por favor)

Botella                  "Bot-ellya"                       bottle

Vaso                     "Vassoh"                         glass

de                         "dee"                              of

Dos canyas                                                 Two glasses of beer 
(canya is local for glass of beer)

Dos cervezas                                               Two beers...  probably in a glass

Un bottela  cerveza para tu                         A bottle of beer for you

Un vino blanco para mi                                        A white wine for me.

Un botella vino tinto/blanco/rosado           A bottle of red/white/rose wine

Dos coca colas                                            Two cokes please

Los servicio?                                                The toilets.?

Derecha                                                      Right

Izquierda                                                     Left

Lavabos                                                       Toilet (signs)

Hombres                                                     Men                              

Mujeres                                                      Women

Donde estan los servicio?                            Where are the toilets ?

But man shall not live on beer alone.

La carta                "La cartah"                     The menu please

Bocadillo              "Bok-a-deeyo"                Baguette & filling/Sandwich

La cuenta             "La qwenta"                     The bill please

Vallee                   "Valley"                          Ok/right. 
As with English many many uses. exclamation, question, stop, go,hello.   Intonation sets the context.   In fact not a real Spanish word. 

Menu del dia                                              Set meal of the day

Pan                                                             Bread

Alioli                                                           Alioli  (cheap starter)
(a mayonnaise, with garlic & parsley)

Pan y alioli por favor

Pollo                                                           Chicken

Bif-steck                                                     Steak

Lomo                                                           Pork

Cordero                                                       Lamb

Pescado                                                       Fish

Calamari                                                     Squid rings

y patatas fritas                                            and chips

Tienes camidas vegeteriano?                      Do you have vegetarian meals?

'La/El ###### contiene el carne?                Does ###### contain meat ?

Perdona                "Per-doh-na"                   Excuse me/Sorry

Lo Siento              "Low-siento"                   I'm very sorry

Quanto es ?          "Qwanto ess?"                How much is.?

Quando es?          "Qwando ess?                 When is.?

Donde vas el bus de.?  "Don-day"             Where is the bus stop for ........ ?

Quanto es un viaje a Ibiza?                         How much to Ibiza ?

No entiendo                                               I don't understand

Donde esta ?                                               Where is ?

Que ?                                                          What ?

Quando?                                                     When ?

Quien?                                                        Who ?

Por que?                                                     Why ?

Como?                                                        How ?

Que hora es?                                              What time is it ?

No pasanada!                                              No problem!

Mercado                                                      Supermarket

Donde es el mercardo  =  Where is the supermarket?

Tienda                                                         Small shop

And just how many??

Uno                      "Oohno"                         One

Dos                       "Doss"                            Two

Tres                      "Trez"                             Three

Quatro                  "Quattro"                       Four

Cinco                    "Sin-co"                          Five           

Seis                      "Says" =                          Six

Siete                     "See-etay"                      Seven

Ocho                     "Otcho"                          Eight

Nueve                             "New-evy"                       Nine

Diez                      "Dee-eth"                       Ten

Once                     "On-say"                         Eleven

Doce                     "Dossay"                         Twelve

Trece                    "Tressay"                        Thirteen

Catorce                 "Cator-say"                     Fourteen

Quince                 "Kin-say"                        Fifteen

Dieciseis               "Dee-essay-says"           Sixteen

Diecisiete             "Dee-essay-see-ety"        Seventeen

Diez  y ocho           "Dee-eth-ee-otcho"         Eighteen

Diezenueve           "Dee-essay-new-evy"     Nineteen

Viente                   "Bain-tee"                       Twenty

Vienteuno            "Bain-tee-uno                Twenty one

Triente                  "Train-ta"                       Thirty

Cuarenta              "Quar-enta"                    Forty

Cincuenta            "Sin-quenta"                  Fifty

Sesenta                "Say-sentaa"                   Sixty

Setenta                 "Sat-tentaa                     Seventy

Ochenta               "O-chenta"                     Eighty

Noventa                "No-venta"                      Ninety
Cien/ciento                   "See-en/see-ento"                   Hundred

Mil                        "Meel"                            Thousand

General Shopping words
Bank -                                                         Banco
Post Office -                                                Correos
Chemist -                                                    Farmacia
Bookshop -                                                 Libreria
Fish shop -                                                  Pescaderia
Fruit and vegetables -                                 Verdulero
Butchers -                                                   Carniceria
Bread shop or bakers -                              Panaderia
Pastry Shop -                                              Pasteleria
Tobacconists -                                             Estanquero
Stationery -                                                 Papeleria
Travel agent -                                              Agencia de Viajes
Shoe shop or cobblers -                                        Zapatero
Vets -                                                          Vetinario
Dry cleaners -                                             Tintoreria
Florist -                                                       Florista
Jewellers -                                                  Joyeria
Lawyer or solicitor -                                    Abogado

Ibicenco & Spanish lanquage

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