A tourist is looking for a restaurant in a Spanish town. He stops a passerby and asks for diretions.Unit 4a-1
A tourist is looking for a restaurant in a Spanish town. He stops a passerby and asks for diretions.
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Tourist: |
Perdone, ¿hay algún restaurante por aquí? |
Pardon me, are there some restaurants this way? |
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Passerby: |
Pues, el restaurante El Faro es muy bueno y está muy cerca de aquí. Conoce usted la Calle Esmeralda? |
Well, the El Faro restaurant is very good and is nearby. Do you know Emerald Street? |
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Tourist: |
No, no la conozco. No soy de aquí |
No, I don’t know it. I am not from here. |
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Passerby: |
Es la segunda calle a la derecha. El restaurante está casi al final de la calle. |
It is the second street to the right. The restaurant is almost at the end of the street. |
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Tourist: |
¿La segunda calle a la derecha? |
The second street to the right? |
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Passerby: |
Sí, sí, está a unos cien metros de aquí. |
Yes, yes, it is about 100 meters from here. |
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Tourist: |
Pues, muchas gracias. |
Well, thanks a lot. |
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Passerby: |
De nada. |
You are welcome. |
Practice reading the above dialogue with a partner until you are comfortable and say it without looking at the text. Then vary the conversation using some of the expressions below or others of your own.
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Useful Expressions |
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La Avenida de las Palmeras |
Palmeras Avenue |
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La primera / cuarta calle |
The first / fourth street |
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A la izquierda |
To the left |
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A cinco minutos de aquí |
Five minutes from here |
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