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Vale, now you've
found a canny place to eat, here's a couple of Streetwise tips to help you make
a great impression and enjoy first-calss service - and maybe a drink or two on
the house! One very big mistake gringos and guiris make is clicking their
fingers and saying "¡hombre!" o "¡guapa!" o "¡amigo/a!" to attract
the attention of los camareros. This can lead to a very embarrassing or
humiliating rebuke. Bueno, the following Spanish phrase is by far the best to use
and will earn you respect too:
¡Oiga Señor/Señorita/Señora!
If you're in Latin America, you may wish to
substitute ¡oiga! with ¡disculpe!
and perdone is also fine but less common. These are very polite and you
will not cause any unintentional offence and you'll also receive good service. I
always refer to las camareras as "Señorita" no matter what their
age and it always earns me a smile and great service too!
You know when
you're in two minds about what to order and you say "I'm in two minds, it's
either the steak or the chicken", yes? It's so easy to say this in Spanish:
Estoy dudando entre
el bistéc y el pollo - I'm choosing between the steak and the chicken.
Another tasty
Spanish phrase I use a lot when dining concerns expressing that you fancy something,
like this:
Me apetece algo
dulce - I fancy something sweet
Me apetece una
pizza - I quite fancy a pizza
And how about
this for a another cracking authentic Spanish phrase to add to your growing
vocab. You've smelt the appetizing aromas coming from the kitchen and you say "Mmm,
something smells good!" yes? The equivalent phrase in Spanish - and you won't
believe this - is vividly descriptive:
¡Huele de muerte! -
It smells of death!
Why they say
this I don't know but they do and it is a gem of a phrase used by very few
guiris but you'll earn bucket-loads of admiration when you say this!
Bueno, you're
enjoying a delicious meal and you want to express how good the food is. Here's
another vibrant Spanish phrase that'll separate you from the guiris and
gives more punch to the commonly used "¡Qué delicioso/a!" just by adding
a nice easy extension, like this:
La paella está como
Dios manda - ¡Qué deliciosa! - The paella is just how it should be - it's
delicious!
And talking of
paella, sometimes it can be really heavy and even when at its best I just cannot
eat a full portion, it's so filling. The following Spanish phrase comes in
ever-so-useful for these times:
Esta paella es
deliciosa pero, llena mucho - This paella is delicious but it's very
filling.
If you have a a
sweet tooth and you want to leave room to enjoy desert, you're bound to use this
phrase a lot:
Me reservo para el
postre - I'm leaving room for desert
Enjoy using
these authentic Spanish phrases, have fun y ¡buen provecho!
Hasta pronto,
Peter
Christian
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