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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Ok so I haven't used much Spanish since middle school but...

¿Esto es un baño?

Lo siento, no hablo español.

... Are those the correct forms?

[–] Just_a_person@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

"¿Esto es un baño?" Would be "Is this a bathroom?" If you were pointing at the door I think any spanish speaker would understand. Though I would use "¿Aque es el baño?" Which would be closer to "Is this the bathroom?"

If you weren't pointing at a door and want to ask where the bathroom is it'd be "¿Dónde está el baño?" Translation: "Where is the bathroom?". Other options are

  • "¿Me enseñas dónde está el bano?" = Can you show me where the bathroom is?

  • "¿Puedo usar tu baño?"= Can I use your bathroom?

  • "¿Tienen un baño que puedo usar?= Do you have a bathroom I could use? Or just "¿Tienen un baño?"= Do you have a bathroom.

"Lo siento no habló español" is "I'm sorry I don't speak Spanish." Alternatives:

  • "Lo siento no ~~habló~~ hablo mucho español." = I'm sorry I dont speak much spanish.
  • "Lo siento no sé mucho español." = I'm sorry I don't know a lot of spanish.
  • "Lo siento nomas sé poquito español." = I'm sorry I only know a little spanish.
  • "Lo siento nomas puedo hablar poquito español." = I'm sorry I can only speak a little spanish.

Either sentence could be started with a form of "disculpa". But honestly my thumbs are getting tired of typing so I'm just going to leave it there.

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

As I'm someone slowly and difficultly learning Spanish, for the soul purpose of visiting because, yo quiero comé muchos tacos de cabeza y bebe unas micheladas, I appreciate you. I'll bet I missed a dozen accents.

[–] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bebe is drinks. beber is to drink. I want to drink. Yo quiero beber. (or tomar) synonyms.

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Appreciate the correction. All the conjugations are hardest thing for my brain to remember.

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