Monday, May 18, 2009

I need a taxi

You just landed at your vacation destination in Mexico. You need to find yourself a taxi and tell him where you need to go.

Today is a double phrase.

You have your luggage and you walk through the airport. Stop and say this to someone...
Hola, necesito un taxi por favor.
Pronounced: Ohlah, neh-seh-see-toh oon taxi pohr fah-vohr
Translates to: Hello, I need a taxi please.

With your perfect Spanish they will probably think you are a native speaker and start telling you how to find a taxi in real fast Spanish that will overwhelm you. Don't worry, along with all that crazy talk they will probably point. Just go towards where they point and ask someone else. If you get lucky they might walk you to the taxi area.

You found a taxi and all your stuff is in the trunk. You get in and you say...
Lleveme a el hotel [hotel name] por favor.
Pronounced: Yeh-veh-meh ah el Oh-tehl [hotel name] pohr fah-vohr
Translates to: Take me to hotel [insert hotel name here] please.

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