Learn Spanish for Travel
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Are You Trying to Learn Spanish for Travel?
If you're taking a trip - whether for business or pleasure - to a Spanish speaking country, you're probably eager to learn Spanish for travel before you go. I know in my case, I was moving to Peru and was desperate to learn Spanish! Although I had wanted to learn Spanish for a long time, my move to S. America was what really got me moving on it.
That was back in 2004, and since then, Spanish has become a part of my everyday life. I speak, read and understand Spanish to the point where I rarely even think about it - as a matter of fact, I usually think to myself in Spanish!
I was 40 years old when I started learning Spanish for travel, and I'm here to tell you that if I could learn a new language, you can too! I'm going to give you some tips and tricks on this lens - the same tricks I used to really get a headstart on absorbing a new language. They worked for me, and they can work for you too.
If you're eager to start learning Spanish now, check out what I feel is the best way to learn Spanish for travel..
Learn Spanish for Travel - Some Helpful Phrases
Here are some phrases that can really help you out.
Goodbye - Adios
Where is...? - ¿Donde está...?
Where are....? - ¿Donde están...?
Please - Por favor
Thank you - Gracias
Customs - aduana
Airport - aeropuerto
Ticket - Boleta
Seat - Asiento
When does the plane leave? - ¿Cuándo sale el avión?
When does the plane arrive? - ¿Cuándo llega el avión?
Back in Florida, my doctor was actually a Peruvian who had immigrated to the US. When i told him I was going to be moving to Peru, he told me the most important thing I needed to know was this handy phrase:
¿Donde está el baño? - Where is the bathroom?
He wasn't kidding!!
If you want to learn more vital Spanish phrases and conversation for travel, check out Web Spanish!
Learn Spanish for Travel - How can you practice pronunciation?
There's a teacher as close as your DVD player
Of course, if you really want to advance quickly, a private tutor is a great option. Did you know you could get a private tutor online? You can study Spanish one on one with an experienced and qualified teacher, right in the comfort of your own home - and on your own schedule!
Check out the options available for one on one teachers at Web Spanish.
Learning Spanish for Travel - You mean there's more than ONE Spanish?
And do I need to learn a certain kind of Spanish for where I'm going?
BUT! Don't worry about it - Just like people from the UK and the US have very little problem understanding each other, people from different parts of the Spanish-speaking world also understand each other just fine. If you learn basic Spanish, you'll be understood where ever you might go, from Peru to Puerto Rico.
However - there are some things you should be aware of, and that's the fact that words that can be part of every day use in one country can actually be considered quite obscene in others. The most common example is the verb 'coger', which means 'to catch or grab'. In Spain, it's used quite frequently in phrases like 'Donde puedo coger el bus?' (where can i catch the bus) but if you used that same phrase in most of S. America, you'd get some pretty odd stares, as it has a very obscene meaning there!
If you'd like to read more about the language differences in various Spanish speaking countries, you may find this article interesting.
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Learn Spanish for Travel - Where are you going?
Tell us where you're traveling with your Spanish skills!
Are you taking a trip for business or pleasure? Are you coming to Peru?? Don't forget to visit Machu Picchu!
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Jan 26, 2012 @ 7:51 pm | delete
- Si Si on teh Machu Picchu! Don't know when but I have an addition destination for the bucket list and a requirement to learn traveling Spanish Aye yay yay!
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