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Since Columbus landed on the island in …, calling it "Hispañola", the people of the Dominican Republic essentially converse in the Spanish language. In the past several years, however, a Haitian workforce has crossed the border and has, for all practical purposes, set up residence in the Dominican Republic. They essentially brought the French language and their native tongue "Créole" to their adopted land. As a result, you might may run into these two languages, as well, albeit sparsely. Dominicans are distinguished by genuinely affable character traits, amplified when trying to converse with them in their native tongue. Hereby you will find a few words and phrases which may assist in order to make your stay all the more enjoyable. |
| Important words | Continuation in general | |||
| Where can I find | por favor, donde hay...? | |||
| yes/no | si/no | What is your name? | córno se llama usted? | |
| please | por favor | My name is ..... | me llamo... | |
| breakfast | desayuno | I am pleased to meet you | encantado/encantada | |
| lunch | almuerzo/ comida | Here is my business card | tenga mi tarjeta | |
| dinner | cena | Please, call the police! | por favor, avise Ia policía! | |
| today | hoy | Please call an ambulance immediately! | Ilame en seguida una arnbulancia! | |
| yesterday | ayer | |||
| tomorrow | mañana | Conversation | ||
| shop | tienda | Do you speak English? | habla usted inglés? | |
| store | colmado | Do you understand English? | entiende usted el inglés? | |
| market | mercado | I don't speak Spanisch or Castelan | no hablo español/castellano | |
| bakery | panadería | a little | un poco | |
| I like it/I don't like | (no) me gusta | I can't understand you | no Ie entiendo | |
| nice | bonito, lindo | What did you say? | qué me ha dicho? | |
| bad, ugly | feo | Please speak more slowly | por favor, hable un poco rnás despacio | |
| cheap | barato | What is this called? | cóme se llama esto? | |
| expensive | caro | I would like to speak with an interpreter | quiziera hablar cen un interprete | |
| to haggle | negociar | Please give me ...... | déme por favor... | |
| special price | precio especial | I would like to | quiero | |
| difficult | dificíl | I wish | deseo | |
| easy | fácil | Please excuse | perdón | |
| heavy | pesado | Please excuse me, | discúlpeme, por favor | |
| good | bueno | I'm sorry | lo siento mucho | |
| bad | malo | Don't mention it! | de nada | |
| light | Iigero | Good bye! | hasta luego | |
| warm | caliente | Until tomorrow | hasta mañana | |
| cold | frio | Have a safe trip! | buen viaje | |
| much/many | mucho/muy | How do I get to | cómo se va a.. | |
| a little | un poco/chin | How far is it | a que distancia está? | |
| big | grande | What is the time? | qué hora es? | |
| small | pequeño | |||
| dirty | sucio | In the hotel | ||
| clean | Iimpio | Do you have a room? | alquila un cuarto? | |
| long | largo | May I see it? | puedo verlo? | |
| short | corto | Double/single room | doble/sencilla | |
| right | derecha | Are there problems with electricity? | hay cortes de Iuz? | |
| left | izquierda | Do you serve breakfast? | sirve usted desayuno? | |
| straight ahead | todo seguido | |||
| close by/far away | cerca/Iejos | Numbers | ||
| above | arriba | 1 | uno | |
| beneath | abajo | 2 | dos | |
| fast | rápido | 3 | tres | |
| slow | despacio | 4 | cuatro | |
| 5 | cinco | |||
| Time | 6 | seis | ||
| at 9 o'clock | a las nueve | 7 | siete | |
| exactly at 4.00 p.m. | a las quatro de la tarde en punto | 8 | ocho | |
| at 12 past 6 | a las seis y doce | 9 | nueve | |
| half past four | a las tres y media | 10 | diez | |
| midnight | medianoche | 11 | once | |
| late | tarde | 12 | doce | |
| early | temprano | 13 | trece | |
| weekend | fin de semana | 14 | catorce | |
| Monday | Iunes | 15 | quince | |
| Tuesday | martes | 16 | dieciséis | |
| Wednesday | miércoles | 17 | diecisiete | |
| Thursday | jueves | 18 | dieciocho | |
| Friday | viernes | 19 | diecinueve | |
| Saturday | sábado | 20 | veinte | |
| Sunday | domingo | 30 | treinta | |
| day | día | 40 | cuarenta | |
| week | semana | 50 | cincuenta | |
| month | mes | 60 | sesenta | |
| year | año | 70 | setenta | |
| 80 | ochenta | |||
| in general | 90 | noventa | ||
| Good morning | buenos dias | 101 | cien | |
| Good afternoon | buenas tardes | 200 | doscientos | |
| Good night | buenas noches | 500 | quinientos | |
| How are you? | cómo está usted? | |||
| Thank you, very good | rnuy bien, gracias | |||
