Travel

7 sentences you need on vacation

In France, Spain, Italy or Portugal

Finally. I booked a vacation last week too. I got jealous from the Instagram feeds of friends who were wandering around Bali or in Lisbon and Ibiza. Beginning of September it's finally my turn for ‘destination sunshine’. A week long doing nothing but chilling on the beach, reading books by the pool (thanks, Marion) and eating. A lot of eating. I'm already ready for it. Now just need to work on my Portuguese...

 
Are you heading towards la douce France/viva España/Italy or like me towards Portugal? Here are a few sentences à la Amayzine that are handy to know abroad.

  1. What is your wifi password? (Because hey, that Instagram account needs to stay up to date with envy-inducing vacation pics.)
  2. Can you take a photo of me? (Because only selfies all the time is just not acceptable.)
  3. For me a white wine, please. (At least a sentence that the ladies of Amayzine find very important to know.)
  4. Cheers! (Because you want to toast when you've just received a cold glass of white.)
  5. Where is the coolest restaurant? (Because when you're on vacation, you want to check out the trendiest of the trendy.)
  6. What is the nicest place to go shopping? (Do I really have to explain this?)
  7. Do you have the cocktail menu? (Because you definitely deserve that after a day of shopping.)

It could very well be that there are some grammar and sentence structure mistakes in here, so my apologies in advance. All grammar enthusiasts can email me at elke@amayzine.com. Please do, then I can also improve my language skills.

France

  1. What is the wifi password?
  2. Could you take a photo of me?
  3. A white wine, please.
  4. Cheers!
  5. Which restaurant is really cool?
  6. Where should I go shopping?
  7. Do you have a cocktail menu?

Spain

  1. What is your wifi password?
  2. Can you take a photo of me?
  3. A white wine, please.
  4. Cheers!
  5. What is a cool restaurant in the city?
  6. Where should I go shopping?
  7. Do you have a cocktail menu?

Italy

  1. What is the internet password?
  2. Could you take a photo of me?
  3. A white wine, please.
  4. Salute!
  5. Do you know a famous restaurant in the area?
  6. Where should I go shopping?
  7. Do you have a cocktail menu? / Can I have a cocktail menu?

Portugal

  1. 1. What is the wifi password?
  2. 2. Can you take a photo of me, please? (formal) / Can you take a photo for me? (informal)
  3. A white wine, please.
  4. Cheers!
  5. Do you know a cool restaurant in the city?
  6. Where could I go shopping?
  7. Do you have a cocktail menu? (formal) Do you have a cocktail menu? (informal)

If you are going abroad for a longer period and really want to focus on learning a new language, then it is this app definitely a recommendation. And if you want to laugh at Google Translate translations: this remains brilliant.