| Spanish Phrases
In most places you'll go in Sosua or Cabarete the people you meet will speak at least some English. If you get off the beaten path or you just want to try your hand at Spanish, here are some helpful hints. Try to speak the lenguage and you have access to 99% of what makes life in the Dominican Republic interesting -- the Dominicans. |
| Being Polite
(the short list) "hello." "hola." "bless you." "salud." "by your leave." "con permiso." "excuse me." "perdón." "good morning." "buenos días" "good afternoon." "buenas tardes." "good night." "buenas noches." "nice to meet you." "mucho gusto." "please." "por favor." "thank you." ""gracias." "thank you very much." "muchas gracias." "goodbye." "adiós." |
| Emergencies
"help!" "socorro!" "I am lost." "ando perdido." "look out!" "cuidado!" "may I use the bathroom?" "puedo usar el baño?" "please call a doctor." "por favor, llame al médico." "please call the police." "por favor, llame al policía." "please help me." "ayúdeme, por favor." |
| Eating Out
"where is a good restaurant?" "Donde hay un buen restaurante?" "check, please." "la cuenta, por favor." "I am hungry." "Tengo hambre." "I am thirsty." "Tengo sed." "I want to see the menu, please." "Quiero ver la carta, por favor." |
| Travel
"I need a taxi." "Necesito un taxi." "I need to go..." "Necesito ir..." "....to the Airport." "....al aeropuerto." "....to the Bus station." "....al central de autobús." "....to the Train station." "....al Estación de Tren." * *technically 'ferrocarriles', but 'tren' works too!? "I need a gas station." "Necesito una gasolinera." "I need a mechanic." "Necesito un mecánico." "I need a tire repairer." ....unfortunately, the conditions of some of the roads here means you will probably say this quite often... "Necesito una vulcanizadora." |
| Getting Directions
"straight ahead." "derecho." "on the left (side)." "a la izquierda." "on the right (side)." "a la derecha." "forward" "adelante." "backward" "por atrás." "(number) (city) blocks." "(x) cuadras." "past the (landmark)." "pasando (landmark)." |
| Communication
"yes." "si." "no." "no." "I don't understand." "No entiendo." "My name is..." "Me llamo..." "What is your name?" "¿Como te llamas?" "I am from...(city name)" "Soy de...(city name)" "Where are you from?" "¿De donde eres?" |
| Numbers
one uno two dos three tres four cuatro five cinco six seis seven siete eight ocho nine nueve ten diez eleven once twelve doce thirteen trece fourteen catorce fifteen quince 16, 17, 18, 19 dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve twenty veinte From now on all numbers follow the same pattern, like in English, twenty-one is " veintiuno", twenty-two is "veintidós", etc. thirty treinta forty cuarenta fifty cincuenta sixty sesenta seventy setenta eighty ochenta ninety noventa one hundred cien two hundred doscientos three hundred trescientos four hundred cuatrocientos five hundred quinientos six hundred seiscientos seven hundred setecientos eight hundred ochocientos nine hundred novecientos one thousand un mil two thousand dos mil one hundred thousand cien mil one million un millón |
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| Sosua / Dominican Republic |
| ....at "Villa Brigitte" we speak english, spanish and german |
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