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 I started translating sentences I was thinking.

I thought, what is this? This is my diary.

But the Spanish translation was que esto

este es mi diario

Why was este use in one place, este in another.

Este is like the. it comes before a noun. esto is alone.

Just remember este es, the letter e appears three times.

But what about esta!

¿Dónde está mi diario?

Notice the accent on the letter a.

And the accent on the o in where. |The accents for emphasis. Think of panic. WHERE IS my diary?

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Set 6 of handy Albanian words

 English - Albanian

Checkin / security - Regjistrimi / siguria

here is - ketu eshte

where is -  ku është

I need - kam nevoje

Events

what time is it now

what time does it start

What time must I be there

I need a toilet/hotel

I want to buy

.....

Albanian - English  

Regjistrimi / siguria - checkin / Security

ketu eshte - here is

ku është - where is

kam nevoje - I want to buy

Ngjarjet

sa është ora

Ne cfare ore fillon

Në çfarë ore duhet të jem atje

Kam nevoj per nje tualet/hotel - I need a toilet/hotel

Unë dua të blej

....

ku eshte pija ime?

I

ju

të

hengra

dhe

ose

 jo po

me fal

eshte ne rregull

.......................

left

straight on

mountain

sandwich

sea

shop

stop

street

supermarket

toilet

water

This Will Make You Laugh At Language Misunderstandings

Problems
You ask, 'Where do you live?'
Somebody replies, 'America'.
'Oh, yes,' you reply. 'Where?' (You mean which city.)
They repeat, 'America'.

Where can mean which country, which city, or which type of building, or what is the name of the street or block of flats.

Singaporeans use the word 'stay' to mean living. They ask, 'Where do you stay?"

Stay also implies overnight.

If I am going to Malaysia for the weekend, "I might reply, I'm just doing for the day. I'm not staying there."

You stay in a hotel. Few people are lucky enough to live long-term in a hotel nowadays.

Problems

Where do you live, exactly?Interesting, it is a curiosity - that the questions 'where?' can mean in general, which area or city, and specifically, which building. 

Do you know it?

I had an experience of misunderstanding of a basic, common question. I got off a bus in Singapore, map in hand, and asked a passer-by, "Do you know Sixth Avenue?" 

She replied, "No. Where is it?" 

For a second I thought she was being unhelpful and sarcastic. But she simply looked baffled. 

Back then, I reckoned her native language must use a different construction. 

Any English person would recognize, 'Do you know it?' as short for, 'Do you know it? If so, tell me where it is.' 

The answer would be, 'Yes over there,' or, 'Sorry, I'm a stranger.' 

I should have been more specific and asked, 'Where is Sixth Avenue?' 

Literally

An additional factor I did not know then, but know now, is that it might not be a question of linguistic confusion, but autism, taking everything literally.  

Newspaper Headlines

Newspapers use a lot of metaphors. I remember reading: Kinnock hits Thatcher. I assumed they meant it literally. A member of the opposition party had resorted to physical attack. I read on and discovered he had merely verbally hit her ideas.

Metaphors and Messages

English is full of metaphors and messages 'between the lines'. That makes it confusing initially, but full of long-term treasures and discoveries.

Translate into Spanish - words at the airport, hotel,

Problem
Next year I am taking a holiday with a group of ex-pats who speak English, Indonesian, German and Dutch. We will be in Bulgaria. So I need to brush up on the basics of sentences in four languages, enough to grasp what they are saying. I have chosen half a dozen vital sentence which I will learn in each of the three languages.

I also go to a Toastmasters group where two people speak Spanish, one from Spain, another from Venezuela. Although I can read Spanish, when I was asked, in Spanish, 'do you understand Spanish,' I was flummoxed because I could not immediately summon up the reply, only a little. So I am collecting the phrases one might need, which I habitually need, in three of four languages which I will be needing when checking into airports and accosting strangers who speak assorted languages. Here's the Spanish.

I started by spending ten minutes on the German, as I already know German. That is in another post. I need to practise saying these sentences so I can not only understand, but also speak!

Read the English, then the German / Spanish / other language. Come back to the English and see if you can remember the German / Spanish / other language.

ENGLISH
AIRPORT
Excuse me - do you speak English / German / Dutch / Indonesian / Malaysian?
No, sorry. / Yes, I do. I am English!
Only - a little. Slowly, please!
Can you write it down?
I have a dictionary - can you Google translate it?

1
Airport
Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening
Welcome
Excuse me
Can you help me?

2
Where is the check-in? Where is the Lufthansa / KLM desk?
Where is the lounge?
Where is the toilet? The ladies / The gents /
Men / Women/ Boys / Girls/ male / female
And - What time is the shuttle bus?

3
It's due now /
in Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes,
in half an hour, every hour, on the hour
Sorry - it does not run on Sunday / the evening / bank holidays
If you can't wait, how about a taxi - over there

4
Where is the bus stop?
Where is the car park?
We are in a hurry. We are late!
You are late. You must hurry!
Calm down. You are in good time. You've plenty of time.

5
I don't know
I am also looking for it
No idea
I'm a stranger
Ask over there

6
Ask him / her / them
Come with me
I'll show you
Thanks
Bon voyage / have a safe journey

7
Mind out! Watch out!
Take care / Look after yourself
See you soon
See you later
Goodbye

AEROPUERTO
Disculpe, ¿usted habla inglés / hablas alemán / holandés / indonesio / hablas malayo?
No, lo siento / Sí, lo hago. ¡Soy Inglés! Soy alemán, soy indonesio, soy holandés
Solo un poco. ¡Lentamente por favor!
Puedes escribirlo?
Tengo un diccionario. ¿Puedes traducir Google?

1
aeropuerto
Buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas tardes
Bienvenido
lo siento
¿Me puedes ayudar?

2
¿Dónde está el check-in? ¿Dónde está el medidor Lufthansa / KLM?
¿Donde está la habitación?
¿Dónde está el baño? Las damas / caballeros /
Hombres / mujeres / niños / niñas / hombres / mujeres
Y, ¿a qué hora es el servicio de autobús?

3
Es debido /
en cinco minutos, diez minutos, quince minutos,
en media hora, cada hora, cada hora a cada hora
Lo sentimos, no se ejecuta los domingos / noches / días festivos
Si no puedes esperar, ¿qué piensas de un taxi?

4
¿Dónde esta la parada de autobus?
¿Dónde está el estacionamiento?
Estamos en apuros. ¡Llegamos tarde!
Llegas tarde ¡Tienes que darte prisa!
Cálmese. Usted está allí a tiempo. Tienes mucho tiempo.

5
No lo sé
También lo estoy buscando
Ni idea
Soy un extraño
Pregunta por allí

6
Pregunta pregunta
Ven conmigo
te mostrare
Muchas gracias
Buen viaje / viaje seguro

7
¡Cuidado! ¡Cuidado!
Cuídate)
Hasta pronto (Literalmente en español Adiós por hoy)
Nos vemos más tarde
Adios que Te Vaya Bien

GERMAN
FLUGHAFEN
Entschuldigung - Sprechen Sie Englisch / Sprechen Sie Deutsch / Niederländisch / Indonesisch / Sprechen Sie Malaysisch?
Nein Entschuldigung. / Ja, mache ich. Ich bin Engländer! Ich bin Deutsche. Ich bin Indonesisch. Ich bin Niederländisch.
Nur ein bisschen. Langsam Bitte!
Kannst du es aufschreiben?
Ich habe ein Wörterbuch - kannst du Google übersetzen?

1
Flughafen
Guten Morgen / guten Nachmittag / guten Abend
Herzlich willkommen
Entschuldigen Sie mich
Kannst du mir helfen?

2
Wo ist der Check-in? Wo ist der Lufthansa / KLM Schalter?
Wo ist die Lounge?
Wo ist die Toilette? Die Damen / Die Herren /
Männer / Frauen / Jungen / Mädchen / männlich / weiblich
Und - Um wie viel Uhr ist der Shuttlebus?

3
Wo ist die Bushaltestelle?
Wo ist der Parkplatz?
Wir sind in Eile. Wir sind spät!
Du bist spät. Du musst dich beeilen!
Beruhigen. Du bist rechtzeitig da. Du hast viel Zeit.

4
Ich weiß es nicht
Ich suche auch danach
Keine Ahnung
Ich bin ein Fremder
Frag dort drüben

5
Frag ihn / sie / sie
Komm mit mir
Ich werde Ihnen zeigen
Vielen Dank
Gute Reise / sichere Reise

6
Pass auf
Sich selbst versorgen
Bis bald
Bis später
Auf Wiedersehen

***

English - German
AIRPORT
Airport
Good morning / afternoon / evening
Welcome
Excuse me
Can you help me?

I don't know
I am also looking for it
No idea
I'm a stranger
Ask over there

Where do I check in?
Here / Just there / Over there
On the right / left
Upstairs / downstairs
Up the stairs / up the escalator

Through the doors
At the far end
Where is the exit?
Where are the taxis?
Is there a cheap bus /shuttle bus?

Where does it go?
Does it go into the city / to my hotel
Where is the tourist office?
Can you point (to it)?
I see it!

I can't see it
Thank you
You're welcome
I need water
I would like a cup of coffee

We have black coffee
We only have tea
That's fine
No thanks, I'll leave it
Sorry, I haven't time

How much is it?
Is that the right money?
Do you take Euros?
Yes/no
Is that right?

Is that the right money?
Just right / That's it!
Nearly / almost
Another 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Where's my change?
Keep the change
Where's my change
The bill, please
Keep the change

What time is check in?
They are calling my flight!
I have to go!
Please hurry!
Can I get past?

You have time - plenty of time
Please sit down and wait
Can I sit down, somewhere?
Where can I sit?
I'll be over there

Hotel
Welcome to our hotel
Here is your key
Please fill in this form
We need your name
Write it here

We need a credit card?
Do you have another credit card?
We do not take American Express
That's fine / ok
Just a moment / minute!

We need a signature
You must sign it
Cash will do
Do you take credit cards?
I need a taxi

I need a toilet
Where are the toilets:
Over there
To the right
To the left

See the sign
You can't miss it
Is that everything?
Yes, we're finished
You may go

Later post - Restaurant

Later post - Friends

Earworms has recordings of sentences for these situations
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Italian Words From Maps and Streets Translated

Italian - English
dove - where is
museo - museum
via - street

English - Italian
museum - museo
street - via
where is - dove

Tips
https://dreamdiscoveritalia.com/2015/06/23/italian-101-how-to-ask-where-is-the-toilet/

(I got interrupted - More later)
Author
Angela Lansbury