Page 110 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Spanish

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EL BANCO Y LA
Warm up (1minute)
Ask “How do I get to the OFICINA DE CORREOS
bank?” and “How do I get Bank and post office
to the post office?”
(pp.50–1)
Banks and post offices usually open only until
What’s the Spanish lunchtime (approximately 2 pm) and are generally
for “passport”? (pp.54–5) closed on weekends. Cajas de ahorros (savings banks (savings banks ( )
How do you ask “What have different hours. In the summer, opening times
time is the meeting?” may be shorter.
(pp.30–1)

Words to remember: mail (3 minutes)
los sellos stamps Familiarize yourself with these words
los seyos yos seyos se and test yourself using the cover flap
la postal postcard to conceal the Spanish on the left.
lah postal
el paquete package
el paketay
por avión by air mail
por abyonyonor abyonor ab
p p
el correo certificado registered
el korrayrrayoh mail
therteefeekadoh
el buzón mailbox
el boothon
el código postal postal (ZIP) code
el kodeegoh postal el sobre
el sobray
el cartero mail carrier envelope
el kartairoh ¿Cuánto es para el Reino Unido?
kwantoh es paparah el rrayeeyeerah el rrayeerah el rra noh ooneedoh
How much is it to the United Kingdom?

In conversation (3 minutes)

Quisiera sacar dinero. ¿Tiene identificación? Sí, aquí tiene mi
keesyairsyairah sakar deekar deekar neroh t tyeyenay eedenteefeekathyonyonnay eedenteefeekathyonnay eedenteefeekath pasaporte.
see, ahkee tyetyenay mee
I’d like to withdraw Do you have any ID? pasaporportay
some money.
Yes, here’s my passport.