One of the most useful phrases I learned in my first year in Spain was:
¿Donde esta la marcha? – Where is the nightlife?
As my friend Alistair and I traveled from city to city in search of fun and photographic subjects for possible exhibitions (full story here, plug plug!), we never bothered looking in a guidebook to work out how to find the best of the city’s entertainment at night. We just asked the locals…
¿Donde esta la marcha? would elicit a string of information from passers-by about which bar-filled lane to head to from, say, 9.30 pm until midnight, where everyone went for copas after that, and which disco was best from 2 a.m. onwards. Plus we got chatting to the people we asked, which lead to other adventures along the way…
What’s the most useful phrase you use in Spain?
Useful Link: What to take out when you hit the nightlife in Madrid!
luke
1 Oct 07 at 1:02 pm
When I got married I was told by some Spanish male relatives that the most useful phrase for me to say to my wife would be… “ni de coña”!
Ben
1 Oct 07 at 2:04 pm
Luke… I suspect they were right
Katie L.
1 Oct 07 at 9:30 pm
-Necesito un billete para…
-¡Vino tinto, por favor!
-Me gustaría recargar mi móvil…
-¿Se vende bonobus?
-¿Dónde está un cajero?
y finalmente…
¡En tus sueños!
(Y eso no es útil pero me encantaba cuando las señoras decían, “¡Síííí, hooombre, claro!)
spaniard
2 Oct 07 at 1:26 pm
Normally, the first phrase british learn is ” two cercevas, pur fevor “
BrianA
3 Oct 07 at 6:35 pm
Por favor, habla mas despacio.
ValenciaSon
4 Oct 07 at 2:33 pm
Un bocadillo de jamon (o chorizo o sobrasada o lomo) y una cerveza.