Page 34 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Spanish

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LAS CITAS
Warm up (1minute)
Say the days of the week. Appointments
(pp.28–9) Business in Spain is generally conducted more
Say “three o’clock.” formally than in the United States. The Spanish
(pp.30–1) also tend to leave the office for the lunch hour,
What’s the Spanish for often having a sit-down meal. Remember to use
“today,” “tomorrow,” and the formal forms of you (usted, ustedes) in
“yesterday”? (pp.28–9) business situations.

Bienvenido.
byenveneedoh
Welcome.

Useful phrases (5 minutes)
Learn these phrases and then test yourself.
¿Nos reunimos mañana? Shall we
nos reh-ooneemos meet tomorrow?
ma
ma
manyayanyan nah
¿Con quién? With whom?
kon kee-en
¿Cuándo está libre? When are
kwandoh esta leebray you free?
Lo siento, estoy I’m sorry,
ocupado(-a). I’m busy.
loh syensyentoh, estoy toy
okoopapadoh(-ah)
¿Qué tal el jueves? How about el apretón
keh tal el hwebes Thursday? de manos
el apreton
A mí me va bien. That’s good day manos
ah mee may bah byen for me. handshake

In conversation (4 minutes)

Buenos días. Tengo ¿Con quién es la cita? Con el Señor Montoya.
una cita. kon kee-en es lah theetah kon el senyoryornyornyor monyor montoytoyahtoyahtoy
bwenos deeyas. yas. deeyas. dee tengoh goh
oonah theetah With whom is With Mr. Montoya.
the appointment?
Good morning. I have
an appointment.