So a great majority of the people in Ecuador speak Spanish, and one of the most important things to know how to say are questions such as where is the bathroom? Because why, on earth would you choose to go the bathroom in the woods when there was a restroom nearby? Unless you like practice going the bathroom in the woods, or if the bathrooms smelled really really bad, there is no good reason. Below are some questions that are good to know:
Where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el baño
How much is this? ¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
Do you speak English? ¿habla usted Inglés
Do you have change for...? ¿tiene cambio para ...?
Can I eat this?
What time is it? ¿qué hora es?
Where am I? ¿Dónde estoy?
Cuando... ¿When
What is your name? ¿Como te llama?
The word llama reminds me of llama (hmm I wonder why) so please enjoy this picture of a Chilean llama.
In addition to asking questions, there are other words that may be helpful to know such as one of the basic necessities for human life to function, water.
Water Agua
Food Comida
Bathroom El bano
Please Por favor (to be used at the end of sentences)
Thanks Gracis
Man Hombre88.
Woman Mujer
We, us Nosotros
Boy, girl Chico, chica
Usted You
Help me Ayudame (used if you happen to be in trouble)
Thing Cosa
Bad Malo, mal
To understand Entender
To find Encontra
I want Quiero (said at a market, or when in a restaurant)
Nice to meet you Mucho gusto (said when greeting someone)
Numbers will also prove themselves useful and hopefully everyone knows how to count to at least ten. Here is a list of numbers that might be needed:
20 veinte
25 veinticinco
30 treinta
40 cuarenta
50 cincuenta
100 cien
Keep in mind that after 30, you say the number in the tens place, add "y" and then the number in the ones place. Well, to wrap it up, I hope this post helped those that didn't know much Spanish (such as myself) and hopefully even if you know Spanish well you still learned something.
~Nikisha
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