Learning the Language 233Cuánto cuesta...? How much does it cost...?
Cuánto es...? How much is it?
Dónde está...? Where is...?
Dónde están...? Where are...?
Gracias Thank you
Hable más despacio
por favor Speak more slowly, please
No hablo español I don’t speak Spanish
Tiene Usted...? Do you have...?
Perdón Excuse me, pardon me
Por favor PleaseQuisiera or Me gustaría I’d like (followed by either
a noun or an infi nitive)... and places you may need to fi nd quickly in order of
urgency ...
Banco Bank
Baño Bathroom
Boleto Ticket
Casa de cambio Currency exchange
Correo Post offi ce
Farmacia Pharmacy or chemist
Ofi cina de turismo Tourist offi ceGrammar
Between Spanish and English, grammar does not vary a whole
lot. In Spanish, verbs change their endings (conjugations)
according to the subject pronoun, so that the ending of
the verb will usually indicate the subject. Even though yo
hablo means ‘I speak,’ the yo is not necessary except for
emphasis, since the o ending tells the listener you are in fi rst
person. An excessive use of the pronoun yo could make you
seem egotistical. The following rules demonstrate some basic
differences concerning adjectives: