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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Spanish

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

Olive groves covering the hills of Jaén to the horizon
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Spanish phrases in this lesson

¿Tiene...?TYEH-neh
Do you have...?

The shop question: "¿tiene pan?", "¿tiene leche sin lactosa?". Combine with showing your phone screen for anything you cannot name.

¿Dónde está...?DOHN-deh ehs-TAH
Where is...?

"¿Dónde está el pan?" gets you an aisle number or, more often, a wave in the right direction. That wave is all you need.

Abiertoah-BYEHR-toh
Open
Cerradotheh-RRAH-doh
Closed

Many small shops close from about two to five.

¿Una bolsa?OO-nah BOHL-sah
A bag?

Bags cost a few cents by law, so the cashier will ask "¿bolsa?" at speed. Answer sí or no and you have survived the checkout listening test.

Demasiado carodeh-mah-SYAH-doh KAH-roh
Too expensive
Tengo una reservaTEHN-goh OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
I have a reservation
¿El desayuno está incluido?ehl deh-sah-YOO-noh ehs-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh
Is breakfast included?
¿Cuál es la contraseña del wifi?kwahl ehs lah kohn-trah-SEH-nyah dehl WEE-fee
What's the wifi password?
¿Puedo...?PWEH-doh
Can I...?

"¿Puedo sentarme?", can I sit?

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