Common spanish phrases for traveling in South America?

Question

just looking for some common phrases that would be useful to have when traveling though SA thx

Answer 1

Your local library probably has a wealth of information.Make sure the books, CD's or tapes are "Latin America"spanish and not "Spain" spanish. Copy everything you need into a cheap 8 1/2 X 11 sprial composition notebook from the dollar store or Wal-Mart. Also there are many language resources on the web...see example links below.

http://www.spanishprograms.com/spanish-t...

http://www.surfersteve.com/quick_spanish...

http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishfortr...

You can also find "beginning" Spanish videos on youtube.com

Answer 2

¡Barman! ¡Un Pepto Bismal solo!

Bartender! A Pepto Bismal, straight up!

Disculpa, guapa.  ÃƒÂ‚¿Quiseieras acompañme a una siesta?

Excuse me, beautiful.  Would you join me for a siesta?

Gracias, pero no necesito Chicles/muñecas/alfombras.

Thanks, but I don't need any Chiclets/dolls/rugs.

Answer 3

Phrases vary from country to country, not unlike English. Australians have a way of saying things differently from Irish or Canadians for example.

If you are talking about basic Spanish phrases then most phrase books will help you with that.

Buena suerte...