That may sound weird at first, but if you were to come to El Paso, you would understand. See, a large amount of people from here in El Paso speak Spanish. I can't teach you a language through a website, but I can show you some words you might want to use.
Hello- Hola (oh-lah)
How much does this cost?- Cuanto cuesta esto (ku-an-toh, ku-es-tah, es-toh)
Where is the bathroom?- en donde esta el baño (en, don- deh, es-tah, el,ba-nio)
Where is the exit?- en donde esta la salida (en, don-deh, es-tah, la, sa-li-dah)
How are you?- como estas (co-moh, es-tahs)
Where is this?- en donde esta esto (en, don-day, es-tah, es-toh)
And of course, manners are VERY important! You shouldn't be rude to someone just because there is a language barrier. Remember your please and thank you's.
Please- porfavor ( pour, fah-vour
Thank you- gracias (gr- ah- see- ahs)
You're welcome- por nada (pohr, nah-dah)
Mr.- señor (seh-nee-or)
Ms.- señorita (seh-nee-or-ee-tah)
Mrs.- señora (seh-nee-or-ah)
When you come to El Paso, you have to remember that we are a border-town so a lot of people know how to speak Spanish. A lot of people also know how to speak English but it's best if you know a bit of Spanish, just in case.
