Shops and hotels in Basque
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Basque words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Basque phrases in this lesson
- Ba al duzu...?ba al DOO-zoo
- Do you have...?
- Non dago...?non DA-go
- Where is...?
- Irekitaee-re-KEE-ta
- Open
- Itxitaee-CHEE-ta
- Closed
- Poltsa bat?POL-tsa bat
- A bag?
- Garestiegiaga-res-tee-E-gee-a
- Too expensive
- Erreserba bat dute-rre-SER-ba bat doot
- I have a reservation
- Gosaria barne al dago?go-SA-ree-a BAR-ne al DA-go
- Is breakfast included?
- Zein da wifiaren pasahitza?sayn da WEE-fee-a-ren pa-sa-EE-tsa
- What's the wifi password?
- ... ahal dut?a-HAL doot
- Can I...?
A handy question for asking about stock. Follow it with the item name and a rising intonation. Pointing at a picture or label works just as well.
"Non" means "where" and "dago" means "is it." Follow with the item: "non dago ogia?" (where is the bread?). Works in shops, streets, and restaurants.
Many small shops close for lunch, roughly from 1:30 to 4:30.
Plastic bags cost extra in Spanish and French supermarkets. Cashiers will ask if you want one; knowing this phrase helps you understand and answer quickly.
Literally "too expensive". Prices in shops are fixed.
Pasahitza is literally "pass word".
"Ordaindu ahal dut?", can I pay?