Yes, you do speak SPANISH

   If an earthquake strikes when you are living in a Spanish speaking country such as Chile, or visiting on holiday or business, you will either follow or lead the crowd, adults and children, locals and foreigners. You will be glad to recognise a sign saying
ZONA DE SECURIDAD which means safe zone.

Here are some more handy words:
adios - goodbye
amigos - friends
el aeropuerto - airport
el avion - plane
el banco - bank
elbiblioteca - library
bodega - wine
credito - credit
favorito - favourite
mañana - tomorrow
Mayo - May
menu - menu
mi - my
bien - good / well
bienvenido - welcome
fruta - fruit

buenos dias -  good day / good morning / hello
buenos tardes, good afternoon, good evening
buenos noches, good evening / good night
hola - hello
momento moment
Noviembre November
numero number
Octubre October
padre father
parador
pasaporte passport
patatas potatoes
persona person
por favour please
hotel - hotel
hora - hur
libreria - bookshop
libros - books
gracias thanks
grande - big, large
gran problema - big problem
nanan - morning
mermelada ( not marmalade but jam)

profession - profession
restaurante - restaurant
salmon - salmon
securidad - security/safety
Septiembre - September
si - yes
sombrero - hat
sopa - soup
vigilante - watchman
vistas - views
por favour - please
senor - sir
señora - madam
senorita - miss / young lady
supermercado - supermarket
si - yes
no - no or not zona zone

MENU
azucar - sugar - think of it as a sugar, s turned into Z, c turned into g

HANDY, HARD TO RECOGNISE WORDS
breakfast - desayuno

Spanish is spoken in Spain, North America, South America (e.g. Chile), and Mexico.

To learn Spanish:

Useful Websites
earworms Spanish in 2 vols 200+words (buy on ebay). Disc and phrase books. You can buy vol 1 or vol 2 or both. I bought both.
www.linguaphone.com

For children an easy start, fifty flashcards with pictures on one side. £5.99. 

You might also join or start a Spanish speaking Toastmasters International public speaking club. Google the website for Toastmasters International Find a club. Toastmasters International has speakers' manuals in several languages including Spanish.

Also see

Duolingo websites for learning languages

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer. I have more posts on Spanish and other languages and Spain and other destinations. Also see my books on Amazon and lulu.com Please share links to your favourite pages.