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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Galician

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Galician words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

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Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Galician phrases in this lesson

Ten...?ten
Do you have...?

Short and easy. Point at an empty shelf or the item on your phone to complete the question.

Onde está...?ON-deh eh-STAH
Where is...?

Follow with the item name or show a picture. Staff will usually walk you to the aisle.

Abertoah-BEHR-toh
Open
Pechadopeh-CHAH-doh
Closed

Many shops close from two to five.

Unha bolsa?OON-yah BOHL-sah
A bag?

Plastic bags cost a few cents in Spanish supermarkets. Bring a reusable bag to avoid the charge.

Moi caromoy KAH-roh
Too expensive
Teño unha reservaTEN-yoh OON-ha reh-SEHR-vah
I have a reservation
O almorzo está incluído?oh al-MOR-thoh es-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh
Is breakfast included?
Cal é o contrasinal da wifi?kal eh oh kon-tra-see-NAL dah WEE-fee
What's the wifi password?
Podo...?POH-doh
Can I...?

"Podo sentar aquí?", can I sit here?

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