PART II.

USEFUL PHRASES.

SEGUNDA PARTE.

FRASES ÚTILES.

ENGLISH. |SPANISH. | _Titles._ |_Títulos._ | Sir, or gentleman |Señor, caballero | Sirs, or gentlemen |Señores, caballeros | Madam |Señora | Miss |Señorita | A lady |Una señora | Ladies |Señoras | Some ladies |Unas (Algunas) señoras | A young lady |Una señorita | Young ladies |Señoritas | Some young ladies |Unas (Algunas) señoritas | | _Asking Questions._ |_Hacer Preguntas._ | What is that? |¿Qué es eso? | What is this? |¿Qué es esto? | What is it? |¿Que es? | What do you call that? |¿Cómo (le) llama V. a eso? | What is the name of this? |¿Cómo se llama esto? | This is called.... |Esto se llama.... | What is the Spanish |¿Cómo se dice en for...? |español...? | Tell me the Spanish |Dígame V. como se for this word. |dice esta palabra |en español. | May I ask you if...? |¿Me permite V. que |le pregunte si...? | May I take the liberty |¿Puedo permitirme of asking you |preguntarle si...? if...? | | May I trouble you |¿Me hace V. el favor to...? |de...? | What do you want? |¿Qué quiere V.? |¿Qué pide V.? | What do you wish to |¿Qué desea V.? ¿Qué have? |se le ofrece a V.? | Do you hear me? |¿Me oye V.? | Do you understand |¿Comprende V. lo que what I say? |le digo? | Yes, Sir (I do) |Sí, Señor (comprendo). | No, Sir (I do not) |No, Señor (no comprendo). | Will you have the |¿Quiere V. tener la goodness to say it |bondad de repetirlo? again? | | What do you say? |¿Qué dice V.? | What do you mean? |¿Qué quiere V. decir? | What do you say to |¿Qué dice V. de ello? it? |¿Qué le parece a |V.? | Does she understand |¿Comprende ella lo what we say? |que decimos? | Did you speak to me? |¿Me habló V. a mí? | Why do you not answer? |¿Por qué no responde |V.? | What did they answer? |¿Qué respondieron ellos? | When did you hear |¿Cuándo oyó V. eso? that? | | Are you sure of that? |¿Está V. seguro de |eso? | Who told you so? |¿Quién se lo ha dicho |a V.? | What does it mean? |¿Qué quiere decir eso? | What is the matter? |¿Qué hay? ¿Qué pasa? | What are you doing? |¿Qué hace V.? | What are you asking |¿Qué pide V.? for? | | Whom do you ask |¿Por quién pregunta for? |V.? | What do you think |¿Qué piensa V. de of it? |ello? | What are you thinking |¿En qué está V. pensando? of? | | Where are you going? |¿A dónde va V.? | Are you going there? |¿Va V. allá? | Are you going home? |¿Va V. a casa? | How far do you go? |¿Hasta dónde va V.? | Where do you wish to go? |¿Dónde quiere V. ir? | Which way shall we go? |¿Por dónde iremos? | Has he gone? |¿Se marchó? | Where do you come from? |¿De dónde viene V.? | Will you come with me? |¿Quiere V. venir conmigo? | Will you be at home |¿Estará V. en casa to-night? |esta noche? | When will you come? |¿Cuándo vendrá V.? | When do you leave |¿Cuándo se marcha V. for England? |para Inglaterra? | Whose stick is this? |¿De quién es este bastón? | Will you have it? |¿Lo quiere V.? | Whose books are these? |¿De quién son estos libros? | Will you send them to me? |¿Quiere V. enviármelos? | How much will you give? |¿Cuánto quiere V. dar (pagar)? | How much do you want? |¿Cuánto pide V.? | How much do I owe you? |¿Cuánto le debo a V.? | What shall we do? |¿Qué haremos? | I do not know what |No sé qué hacer. to do. | | What would you advise |¿Qué me aconseja V. me to do? |que haga? | What is to be done? |¿Qué hacer? ¿Que se |ha de hacer? | What is the news? |¿Qué noticias hay? | Is there any news? |¿Hay noticias? | Have you seen the |¿Ha visto V. los newspapers? |periódicos? | Where is it? |¿Dónde está? | Where are they? |¿Dónde están? | What is the use of that? |¿Para qué sirve eso? | For whom is it? |¿Para quién es? | What do you want me for? |¿Para qué me quiere V.? | Is the door open? |¿Está abierta la puerta? | Are the windows shut? |¿Están cerradas las ventanas? | Will you allow me? |¿Me permite V.? | Will you do me a |¿Me hace V. un favour? |favor? | Will you do me the |¿Quiere V. hacerme el favour of...? |favor de...? | Will you be kind |¿Quiere V. tener la enough to...? |bondad de...? | I have a favour to ask |Tengo que pedirle a of you. |V. un favor. | Will you render me a |¿Quiere V. prestarme service? |un servicio? | | _Thanks._ |_Gracias._ | Thank you. Thanks. |Doy a V. las gracias. Gracias. | Many thanks. Thank |Muchas gracias. Muchísimas you very much. |gracias. |Mil gracias. Un |millón de gracias. | I am very much |Estoy muy agradecido obliged to you. |(reconocido) a V. | I am giving you a |Doy a V. mucho trabajo great deal of |(mucha molestia). trouble. | | I am sorry to trouble |Siento molestarle tanto. you (give you so |Siento darle much trouble). |(causarle) tanta |molestia. | No trouble at all. |Molestia, ninguna. | Do not mention it. |No hay de qué. | | _Asking the Way in_ |_Preguntar por el_ _Town._ _In the Street._ |_Camino en una Ciudad._ |_En la Calle._ | Is this the way to...? |¿Es éste el camino de...? | Is this the way to go |¿Es éste el camino to...? |para ir a...? | Is this the road that |¿Es éste el camino que leads to...? |conduce a...? | Does this road lead |¿Conduce este camino to...? |a...? | Which is the way |¿Por dónde se va a...? to...? | | You are going the |Va V. bien. right way. | | You are going the |Va V. mal. No va V. wrong way. |bien. | How far is it from |¿Cuánto hay de aquí here to...? |a...? | Is it far from here |¿Está lejos de aquí to...? |el...? | Is it very far from |¿Está muy lejos de here to...? |aquí el...? | No, it is not far. |No, no está lejos. | It is scarcely two |Hay apenas dos millas. miles. | | It is only two steps |Sólo está a dos pasos from here. |de aquí. | It is only a short |Está a poca distancia distance away. |(a corto trecho). | One Spanish league. |Una legua española. | One English mile. |Una milla inglesa. | Three miles are one |Tres millas hacen una league (5 kilometres). |legua (5 kilómetros). | It is about one mile. |Hay cosa de una milla. | It is quite a mile from |Hay una buena milla here to.... |de aquí a.... | It is not quite a mile. |Hay apenas una milla. | Which way am I to go? |¿Qué camino debo seguir? | Which way must I go? |¿Por dónde debo ir? | Go straight on. |Vaya V. todo derecho. | Turn to the right. |Tome V. a la derecha. | Go to the left. |Tome V. a la izquierda. | You will turn to the |En la primera esquina right at the first |tomará V. a la corner, then to |derecha, luego a the left, and then |la izquierda, y keep straight on. |después irá V. |todo derecho. | You are going a |Hace V. un rodeo. Va round-about way. |V. descaminado |(fuera de camino). | Pardon me, Sir, can |V. dispense, Caballero, you direct me to |¿podría V. enseñarme the hotel "Four |el camino Nations?" |de la fonda "Cuatro |Naciones?" | Sir, would you have |Señor, ¿tendría V. la the kindness to |bondad de enseñarme show me the way |el camino to ... Street? |de la calle...? | I have lost my way. |Me he extraviado. He |errado el camino. | I have lost myself in |Me he perdido (extraviado) these narrow |en estas streets. |calles estrechas. | Do you know which |¿Sabe V. cuál es el is the way to the |camino del Teatro Theatre Royal? |Real? | I am very sorry, Sir, |Siento mucho, Señor, I do not know, |no saberlo, pero but this policeman |este municipal podrá here will be |decírselo. able to tell you. | | How far is it from |¿Cuánto hay de aquí here to the Southern |a la Estación del Railway Station? |Ferrocarril del |Sur? | Where can I find a |¿Dónde encontraré un cab? |coche? | Is there a 'bus from |¿Hay algún ómnibus here to the Zoological |de aquí al Jardín Gardens? |Zoológico? | Yes, Sir, there is the |Sí, Señor, hay el green 'bus which |ómnibus verde runs along the |que pasa por los embankment. |muelles. | There is a tramway. |Hay tranvía. | How much is the |¿Cuánto se cobra? fare? |¿Cuánto es? | Is there a museum in |¿Hay algún museo en this town? |esta ciudad? | Can you tell me where |¿Puede V. decirme the Picture Gallery |dónde se halla la is? |Galería de Pinturas? | Could you show me |¿Podría V. enseñarme the way to the |el camino de la Royal Square? |Plaza Real? | Is it far to the theatre |¿Está lejos de aquí el from here? |teatro? | Will you have the |¿Quiere V. tener la kindness to tell |bondad de decirme me in which part |en qué parte de of the town is the |la ciudad se encuentra Royal Palace? |el Palacio |Real? | If you follow this |Si sigue V. por esta street until you |calle hasta llegar come to the |a la catedral, verá Cathedral, you |V. el palacio a su will see the palace |derecha. on the right. | | The theatre is on your |El teatro está a su left, about fifty |izquierda de V., a paces from here. |unos cincuenta |pasos de aquí. | Where is the post-office? |¿Donde está el correo? | It is not far from here; |No está lejos de aquí; you will get there |siguiendo el tranvía, in five minutes, |llegará V. if you follow the |allí dentro de tram-lines. |cinco minutos. | Cabman, drive me |Cochero, lléveme a to the Northern |la Estación del Station; hurry up. |Norte; despache |V. | Drive faster. |Apriete V. el paso. | Drive me to the |Lléveme V. a la Fonda Victoria Hotel. |Victoria. | I engage you by the |Le tomaré por hora(s) hour (by distance). |(por carrera). | Take me first to |Lléveme primero a la St. John Street, |calle San Juan, number four. |número cuatro. | And now I want to go |Y ahora quiero ir al to the Botanical |Jardín Botánico. Gardens. | | How much is your |¿Cuánto lleva V.? fare? |¿Cuánto es? | Three pesetas, if you |Tres pesetas, si V. please. |gusta. | | _Making Enquiries_ |_Informarse de Alguien._ _about Someone._ | | Will you have the |¿Quiere V. tener la goodness to tell |bondad de decirme...? me...? | | Will you tell me, if |¿Me hace V. el favor you please...? |de decirme...? | Where does Mr. B. live? |¿Dónde vive el señor B.? | Do you know Mr. B.? |¿Conoce V. al señor B.? | No, Sir. |No, Señor. | No, Sir, I do not. |No, Señor, no le conozco. | I do not know anybody |No conozco a nadie body of that name |aquí que así se here. |llame. | Yes, Sir, I know him. |Sí, Señor, le conozco. | I know him very well. |Le conozco muy bien. | I have the honour of |Tengo el honor de his acquaintance. |conocerle. | Will you favour me |¿Tiene V. la bondad with his address? |de darme sus señas? | In what street does he |¿En qué calle vive? live? | | He lives near.... |Vive cerca de... | Is it far from here? |¿Está lejos de aquí? | It is only a stone's throw. |Está a tiro de piedra. | Can you direct me to |¿Puede V. dirigirme his house? |a su casa? | I am going that way |Voy yo mismo por ese myself. |camino. | I will show you his house. |Le enseñaré su casa. | It is very far from here. |Está muy lejos de aquí. | In that case I will take |En ese caso tomaré un a cab. |coche. | Call a cab. |Llame V. un coche. | Drive me to No. 4, ... |Lléveme V. a la calle Street. |..., número cuatro. | Stop at this house. |Pare V. en esta casa. | On the right side going |Subiendo, a la derecha. up. | | On the left side going |Bajando, a la izquierda. down. | | At that brick house. |En esa casa de ladrillos. | At that marble house. |En esa casa de mármol. | | _Enquiries concerning_ |_Preguntas acerca de_ _a Journey._ |_un Viaje._ | I want to go to ... |Quiero ir a ... | Is the road good? |¿Es bueno el camino? | It is not very bad. |No es muy malo. | It is shocking in |En invierno está malísimo. winter. | | It is pretty good at |En esta estación está this season. |bastante bueno. | Is the road sandy? |¿Es arenoso el camino? | The road is wide. |El camino es ancho. | I am going to book |Voy al paradero de my seat at the |diligencias para coach office. |tomar mi asiento. | I prefer going by the |Prefiero ir en el correo. mail. | | I do not like the |No me gusta el vapor. steamboat. | | How much is the fare? |¿Cuál es el precio del billete? | Three pesetas. |Tres pesetas. | How many miles is it |¿Cuántas millas hay from here to B.? |de aquí a B.? | I did not think it was |No creía que estuviese so far. |tan lejos. | When shall we start? |¿Cuándo saldremos? | To-morrow morning |Mañana por la mañana at six o'clock. |a las seis. | And at what o'clock |¿Y a qué hora llegaremos shall we reach |a B.? B.? | | At eight in the evening. |A las ocho de la noche. | Where are we to |¿Dónde almorzamos? breakfast? | | Where shall we dine? |¿Dónde comeremos? | Where shall we have tea? |¿Dónde tomaremos el té? | All the passengers |Todos los pasajeros are here. |están aquí. | Let us start then. |Pues, vamos. | Driver, what prevents |Cochero, ¿por qué se you from starting? |demora? | At last we have started. |Por fin estamos en camino. | Shut the door. |Cierre V. la portezuela. | Where are we? |¿Dónde estamos? | What is the name of |¿Cómo se llama esta this village? |aldea? | Does the coach stop |¿Se para aquí la here? |diligencia? | Yes, Sir, to change |Sí, Señor, para cambiar the horses. |de tiro. | Shall we have time for |¿Tendremos tiempo refreshments? |para tomar algún |refresco? | At what hotel does the |¿En qué hotel se para coach put up? |la diligencia? | At the United States |En el Hotel de los Hotel. |Estados Unidos. | We have arrived at |Por fin hemos llegado. last. | | Have you any baggage |Señor, ¿tiene V. algún to carry, |equipaje que llevar? Sir? | | Yes, take this trunk. |Sí, tome V. este baúl. | Yes, take this portmanteau. |Sí, tome V. esta maleta. | I want a single bedded room. |Necesito un cuarto con cama para uno. | At what o'clock shall |¿A qué hora cenaremos? we have supper? | | At half-past eight. |A las ocho y media. | I shall go to bed early. |Me acostaré temprano. | I am very tired. |Estoy muy cansado. | The road was very bad. |El camino estaba muy malo. | Why did you not |¿Por qué no tomó V. choose the steamboat? |el vapor? | One travels by it |Por vapor se viaja con much more comfortably. |mucha más comodidad. | I think I shall go by it |Creo que otra vez lo another time. |tomaré. | Where is the railway |¿Dónde está la estación station? |del ferrocarril? | Show me the booking |Enséñeme V. el despacho office. |de billetes. | I want a ticket to Paris. |Un billete para París. | What class? |¿Qué clase? | 1st cl., 2nd cl., 3rd cl. |Primera, segunda, tercera clase. | Single or return? |¿Sencillo o de ida y vuelta? | Is there a through |¿Hay tren directo para...? train to...? | | May I break my |¿Puedo pararme en...? journey at...? | | Is there a ladies' compartment? |¿Hay coche para señoras? | Is there a smoking |¿Hay coche para fumadores? compartment?[13] | | Is there a lavatory? |¿Hay retrete? | Can I get a seat reserved |¿Puedo hacerme reservar in advance |un asiento from Calais? |anticipadamente |desde Calais? | Certainly; what seat |Seguramente; ¿qué would you like? |asiento quiere V.? | A corner seat facing |Un asiento junto a la the engine. |ventanilla (Un rincón), |de cara a la máquina. | My friend wants the |Mi amigo quiere el seat opposite, |asiento de enfrente, with back to the |de espaldas engine. |a la máquina. | There is an extra |Hay un recargo (un charge of 2/- a |suplemento) que seat to pay. |pagar de 2 chelines |por asiento. | Where is the luggage-office? |¿Dónde está el despacho |de equipajes? | My luggage is in the |Mi equipaje está en el cloak-room. |depósito de equipajes. | Have you the luggage-ticket? |¿Tiene V. el talón? | Can I have my luggage |¿Puedo hacer facturar registered |mi equipaje directamente through to...? |para...? | What is the charge? |¿Cuánto se abona? | What luggage does |¿A cuánto equipaje my ticket entitle |tengo derecho con me to take free? |este billete? | When does the train |¿A qué hora sale el to Dover start? |tren para Dovres? | From which platform? |¿De qué andén? | Which is the departure |¿Cual es el andén platform? |de salida? | The arrival platform. |El andén de llegada. | Take your seats! |¡Señores viajeros al tren! | Tickets, please. |Los billetes, Señores. | Do you object to my |¿Permite V. que abra opening the window? |la ventanilla? | Is there a restaurant-car |¿Hay vagón-restaurant attached to |en este tren? this train? | | Can I get sleeping-car |¿Puedo hacerme reservar accommodation |un sitio en reserved from |el coche-cama Paris? |desde París? | What extra is there to |¿Qué recargo hay que pay? |pagar? | I hope I am not in the |Espero que no haya wrong train. |errado de tren. | Where must I change |¿Dónde tendré que to get a train |cambiar de tren for...? |para ir a...? | How long does the |¿Cuánto tiempo se train stop here? |para aquí el tren? | Is there a refreshment-room? |¿Hay fonda? | All change here! |¡Cambio, Señores! | Porter, take my luggage |Mozo, lleve V. mi to the |equipaje al vapor. steamer. | | Carry it down to the |Póngalo en el salón first-class saloon. |de primera clase. | I shall remain on deck. |Voy a quedarme sobre cubierta. | The sea is somewhat |El mar está un poco rough. |agitado. | Are you a good sailor? |¿Tiene V. pie marino? | I have never been sea-sick, |Nunca me he mareado, but I must |pero debo decir say I have always |que siempre que crossed when the |he hecho la travesía sea was calm. |el mar ha |estado tranquilo. | There is Calais. |Allí está Calais. | What do you intend |¿Qué piensa V. hacer doing in Paris? |en París? | I shall see the sights |Visitaré los puntos de of the town. |interés de la |ciudad. | Shall we hire a motor |¿Tomaremos un automóvil car for sight-seeing? |para visitar |la ciudad? | Where can we hire a |¿Dónde podemos alquilar motor car? |un automóvil? | There are several |Hay varios garajes large garages |importantes donde where motor cars |se pueden alquilar can be had by the |automóviles por day or week. |día o por semana. | What is the horsepower |¿De cuántos caballos of this |es este automóvil? car? | | What is your charge |¿Cuánto lleva V. for a day or a |(cobra V.) para un week? |día o para una |semana? | Does this price include |¿Incluye este precio the driver's |los gastos del expenses? |chauffeur? | What is the average |¿Cual es el promedio number of kilometres |de kilómetros (millas) (miles) |que se puede that can be done |recorrer en un in a day? |día? | What make is this |¿De qué fábrica es car? |este automóvil? | Is it in good condition? |¿Está en buena condición? | Do you guarantee that |¿Garantiza V. que no it will not break |se descompondrá down en route? |en camino? | Is your driver reliable |¿Es su chauffeur de and experienced? |V. de toda confianza |y experiencia? | | _The Custom House._ |_La Aduana._ | Where does the customs' |¿Dónde se efectúa la examination |revisión de equipaje? take place? | | Must I be present at |¿Debo estar presente the customs' |cuando se registra examination? |(se visita) el equipaje? | Must we open our |¿Tendremos que abrir luggage at the |el equipaje en la customs? |aduana? | Have you anything to |¿Tiene V. algo que declare? |declarar? | No, nothing. |No, nada. | I have nothing but |No llevo sino efectos personal effects. |de mi uso personal. | Would you like to see |¿Quiere V. verlo por for yourself? |sí mismo? | These are my things. |Estas son mis cosas. | Here are the keys. |Aquí están las llaves. | Must I open this? |¿Debo abrir esto? | Do you want to |¿Desea V. examinar examine this? |esto? | All these things are for |Todas estas cosas son my own use. |de mi propio uso. | Have you anything |¿Lleva V. algo de liable to duty? |pago? | Have you any tobacco? |¿Tiene V. algún tabaco? | I have some (a few) |Tengo algunos (unos cigars and cigarettes. |pocos) cigarros y |cigarrillos. | What does the duty |¿Cuánto importan los amount to? |derechos? | Will this be refunded |¿Me reembolsarán esto on my return? |a mi vuelta? | You can close your |Puede V. cerrar ya las boxes. |maletas. | | _Getting up._ |_Levantarse._ | Are you up already? |¿Está V. ya levantado? | At what time do you |¿A qué hora se get up? |levanta V.? | I get up at six o'clock. |Me levanto a las seis. | It is too early. |Es demasiado temprano. | You get up very early. |Se levanta V. muy temprano. | I like to get up early. |Me gusta levantarme temprano. | It is a very good habit. |Es muy buena costumbre. | It is very good for the |Es muy bueno para la health. |salud. | Get up! |Levántese V. | You have been called |Le han llamado a V. twice. |dos veces. | How sleepy you are! |¡Qué sueño tiene V.! | You go to bed too |Se acuesta V. demasiado late. |tarde. | Let me sleep. |Déjeme V. dormir. | It is too early to get |Es demasiado temprano up yet. |todavía para |levantarse. | Too early? |¿Demasiado temprano? | Do you know the time? |¿Sabe V. qué hora es? | It cannot be late. |No puede ser tarde. | It may be five o'clock. |Las cinco, tal vez. | Five o'clock? It is |¿Las cinco? Son las half past eight. |ocho y media. | I did not think it was |No creía que fuese so late. |tan tarde. | I am going to get up |Voy a levantarme directly. |ahora mismo. | Make haste and dress |Vístase V. pronto. yourself. | | I shall not be long. |No tardaré mucho. | How did you sleep last |¿Cómo ha pasado V. night? |la noche? | I slept well. |He dormido bien. | I never woke all |No he despertado en night. |toda la noche. | I did not sleep well. |No he dormido bien. | I could not sleep. |No he podido dormir. | Let us go for a little |Vamos a dar una walk. |pequeña vuelta. | Shall we have time |¿Tendremos tiempo before breakfast? |antes de almorzar? | We shall have a good |Tendremos lo menos hour. |una hora. | | _The Bath._ |_El Baño._ | Tell me, waiter, is |Dígame, mozo, ¿se there a bath to be |puede tomar aquí had here? |un baño? | Yes, Sir, we have |Sí, Señor, tenemos a cold and warm |baño frío y caliente, bath, and a |y también shower-bath. |ducha. | I want another towel |Necesito otra toalla y and a piece of |un pedazo de soap. |jabón. | See that the water is |Vea V. que el agua not too hot. |no esté demasiado |caliente. | Waiter, a little more |Mozo, un poco más de hot water. |agua caliente. | Enough! Thanks. |¡Basta! Gracias. | | _Dressing._ |_Vestirse._ | Give me my stockings. |Deme V. mis medias. | Bring me my shoes. |Tráigame V. mis zapatos. | Clean them better; |Límpielos V. mejor; they are not properly |no están bien cleaned. |limpiados. | My linen is damp; air |Mi ropa está húmeda; it a little. |séquela V. un |poco al fuego. | Has the washerwoman |¿Ha traído la lavandera brought my linen? |mi ropa? | Pay her bill. |Páguele V. su cuenta. | Give me some warm |Deme V. un poco de (cold) water. |agua caliente |(fría). | Where is the soap? |¿Dónde está el jabón? | Go and fetch me a |Vaya V. a buscarme towel. |una toalla. | Bring me my razors. |Tráigame V. mis navajas. | Do you want a pin? |¿Necesita V. un alfiler? | Give me a needle. |Deme V. una aguja. | Give me a collar and |Deme V. un cuello y a necktie. |una corbata. | Where are my gloves? |¿Dónde están mis guantes? | I cannot find them. |No puedo encontrarlos. | They cannot be lost. |No pueden haberse perdido. | Brush my hat. |Cepílleme V. el sombrero. | | _Breakfast._ |_El Desayuno._ _El_ |_Almuerzo._[14] | Have you had your |¿Ha almorzado V. ya? breakfast? | | Not yet. |Todavía no. | You come just in time. |V. llega precisamente a tiempo. | You will breakfast |Almorzará V. con with us. |nosotros. | Is breakfast ready? |¿Está pronto el almuerzo? | It will soon be ready. |Estará pronto de aquí a poco. | Everybody is up. |Todos están levantados. | They are only waiting |Sólo esperan a V. for you. | | I am coming down directly. |Bajo en seguida. | I beg your pardon for |Perdone V. el haberle having kept you |hecho esperar. waiting. | | Do you drink tea or |¿Toma V. té o café? coffee ? | | Here is coffee. |Aquí tiene V. café. | There is tea. |Ahí tiene V. té. | You have your chocolate |Tiene V. ahí cerca su near you. |chocolate. | What do you prefer? |¿Qué prefiere V.? | What do you like best? |¿Qué le gusta a V. más? | I prefer coffee. |Prefiero el café. | Will you give me |¿Quiere V. darme some chocolate? |chocolate? | Is your coffee sweet |¿Tiene bastante azúcar enough? |su café de V.? | It is excellent. |Es excelente. | There are rolls. |Ahí tiene V. panecillos. | There is toast. |Ahí tiene V. tostadas. | Would you mind passing |¿Me hace V. el favor me the butter? |de la manteca?[15] | Pass me the bread, if |Hágame V. el favor you please. |de pasarme el pan. | The tea is rather weak. |El té está un poco flojo. | I like it strong. |Me gusta fuerte. | I drink it without sugar. |Lo tomo sin azúcar. | What may I offer you? |¿Qué puedo ofrecerle? | Nothing more, thank you. |Nada más, gracias. | Do you take cream |¿Toma V. crema con with coffee? |el café? | There are some fresh |Ahí tiene V. huevos eggs; allow me to |frescos; permítame give you one. |V. que le |ofrezca uno. | Will you have some |¿Quiere V. un poco cold meat? |(un trocito) de |carne fiambre? | Will you have a sausage? |¿Quiere V. una salchicha? | I have made an excellent |He almorzado muy breakfast. |bien. | What do you prefer--tea |¿Cuál prefiere V.--té or coffee? |o café? | Will you be kind |¿Tiene V. la bondad enough to give |de darme una taza me a cup of tea? |de té? | Is it to your liking? |¿Está a su gusto de V.? | I should like a little |Quisiera un poco más more sugar. |de azúcar. | What will you take--ham |¿Qué quiere V. tomar--jamón, or a piece |o un of roast chicken? |poco de pollo |asado? | May I offer you a cup |¿Puedo ofrecerle una of coffee with |taza de café con milk? |leche? | Thanks, but I prefer |Gracias, prefiero el my coffee without |café sin leche. milk. | | Please help yourself |Sírvase V. tomar un to a little more. |poco más. | No, thank you, I have |No, mil gracias, he made a very good |almorzado muy breakfast. |bien. | | _Lunch or Dinner._ |_El Almuerzo_[16] _o la_ |_Comida_. | It will soon be two |Pronto serán las dos. o'clock. | | It is almost two o'clock. |Son casi las dos. | It is nearly two o'clock. |Son cerca de las dos. | It is half past one. |Es la una y media. | Let us return home. |Volvamos a casa. | What time shall we |¿A qué hora almorzaremos have lunch (dinner) |(comeremos) to-day? |hoy? | The cloth will be laid |La mesa se pondrá presently. |luego. | Lunch is on the table. |El almuerzo está ya en la mesa. | Let us sit down. |Sentémonos. | No, not yet. |No, todavía no. | Do you expect company? |¿Espera V. gente? | I expect Mr. and Mrs. B. |Espero al señor y la señora B. | Have you ordered dinner? |¿Ha dado V. órdenes para la comida? | What have you ordered? |¿Qué ha pedido V. ? | What shall we have |¿Qué tendremos para for dinner? |la comida? | Shall we have any fish? |¿Tendremos pescado? | There was no fish in |No había pescado en the market. |el mercado. | Mr. and Mrs. B. will |El señor y la señora not come. |B. no vendrán. | Let us begin lunch. |Empecemos el almuerzo. | What may I offer you? |¿Qué puedo ofrecerle a V.? | Will you have some soup? |¿Quiere V. sopa? | Will you take some soup? |¿Quiere V. tomar sopa? | If you please. |Si V. gusta. | Thank you. |Gracias. | Kindly pass me a little |Hágame V. el favor beef. |de pasarme un |poco de carne. | It looks very nice. |Parece muy buena. | This fowl is delicious. |Este polio es delicioso. | Will you have a wing? |¿Quiere V. un alón? | If you please. |Si V. gusta. | I will thank you for |Le agradecería a V. some gravy. |un poco de salsa. | Shall I give you some |¿Quiere V. que le vegetables? |sirva legumbres? | Will you have some salad? |¿Quiere V. ensalada? | I will take some salad. |Tomaré ensalada. | Will you have a little |¿Quiere V. un poco sauce? |de salsa? | May I offer you a |¿Le daré a V. un piece of this roast |pedacito de esta beef? |carne asada? | I will take a small |Tomaré un poquito. piece. | | Will you have it well |¿Lo quiere V. bien done? |asado? | Will you have it |¿Lo quiere V. poco underdone? |asado? | Rather well done. |Bien asado. | I like it underdone. |Lo prefiero poco asado. | Did I help you to your |¿Le he servido a V. liking? |a su gusto? | It is excellent. |Es excelente. | It is as tender as a |Es tan tierna como un chicken. |pollo. | Gentlemen, allow me |Señores, permítanme to drink your |Vs. que beba a su health. |salud. | This claret is delicious. |Este clarete es delicioso. | Let us have a bottle |Tomemos una botella of champagne. |de champaña. | How do you like it? |¿Cómo le gusta a V.? | It has a very pleasant |Tiene un gusto muy flavour. |agradable. | Have you any good |¿Tiene V. buen queso? cheese? | | Give me a small piece |Deme V. un pedacito of cheese. |de queso. | Which will you have? |¿Cuál quiere (prefiere) V.? | English cheese. |El queso inglés. | You are giving me |Me da V. demasiado. too much. | | Give me only half of it. |Deme V. sólamente la mitad. | Cut that in two. |Corte V. eso en dos. | Bring the dessert. |Traiga V. los postres. | We have had a good lunch. |Hemos almorzado muy bien. | Let us taste these |Probemos estos melocotones. peaches. | | | These pears are delicious. |Estas peras son deliciosas. | You may clear the table. |Puede V. levantar la mesa. | Bring us some wine. |Traiga V. vino. | Lunch is over. |Se acabó el almuerzo. | Dinner is announced |Señores, nos avisan gentlemen; let us |que la comida está go into the |servida; pasemos dining-room. |al comedor. | A little more soup, Sir? |¿Un poco más de sopa, Señor? | I will take a little |Tomaré un poco más, more if you |si V. gusta. please. | | What wine would you |¿Cuál vino prefiere V., like, claret or |clarete o vino de port? |Oporto? | Your health, Sir. |A la salud de V., Señor. | Yours, Sir. |A la de V. | Do you care for this |¿Le gusta a V. este wine? |vino? | I like this wine very |Este vino me gusta much. |mucho. | Allow me to help you |Permítame V. que le to a little of this |sirva un poco de shoulder of lamb. |esta espalda de |cordero. | And what can I help |¿Y qué puedo ofrecerle you to? |a V.? | I will take a little |Tomaré un poco de beef, it looks very |vaca, parece muy good. |buena. | Will you kindly pass |¿Tiene V. la bondad me the cruet? |de pasarme las |vinagreras? | A potato, if you please. |Una patata, si V. gusta. | Which part of this |¿De qué parte de este duck may I help |pato quiere V. you to? |que le sirva? | I will take a leg, |Tomaré una pierna, si please. |V. gusta. | Will you kindly pass |¿Me hace V. el favor the mustard? |de pasarme la |mostaza? | With much pleasure. |Con mucho gusto. | I shall be delighted. |Con el mayor placer. | Madam, allow me to |Señora, permítame V. help you to some |que le sirva un of this whiting. |poco de esta |pescadilla. | Madam, permit your |Señora, permita a su servant to drink |servidor de V. your health. |brindar a su salud. | Yours, my friend. |A la de V., amigo. | Which cheese do you |¿Cuál queso prefiere like best? |V.? | Give me a little bread |Deme V. un poco de and butter. |pan con manteca |(mantequilla). | Do you like grapes, |¿Le gustan a V. las or would you |uvas, o prefiere prefer an apple? |V. una manzana? | These oranges are |Estas naranjas son very sweet. |muy dulces. | Let me offer you a |Permítame V. ofrecerle cigar. Do you |un cigarro prefer Havanas or |(un tabaco, un Manillas? |puro). ¿Prefiere |V. habanos o filipinos? | This is an excellent |Este cigarro es excelente. cigar. | | Take another. |Tome V. otro. | Waiter, the bill of |Mozo,[17] tráiganos V. fare, please. |la lista (denos V. |la carta). | Here it is, Sir. What |Aquí está, Señor. would you like, |¿Qué desean Vs. gentlemen? |tomar? | What time is table |¿A qué hora es la d'hôte? |mesa redonda? | Have you dinners at |¿Tienen Vs. comidas fixed price? |a precio fijo? | We will dine at fixed |Comeremos por cubierto. price. | | We are going to order |Vamos a pedir a la from the bill of |carta. fare. | | Have you a table free |¿Hay vacante alguna near the window? |mesa cerca de la |ventana? | This is the only one |Esta es la única que disengaged. |no se ha tomado. | What soup have you? |¿Qué sopa tiene V.? | Bring us some vegetable |Tráiganos sopa de soup. |menestras (de |yerbas). | Is there any fish |¿Hay listo algún pescado? ready? | | Let us have some leg |Tráiganos espalda de of mutton, with |carnero con patatas fried potatoes and |fritas y cauliflower for |coliflor para dos, two, and half a |y media ave con fowl with boiled |patatas cocidas. potatoes. | | Waiter, a bottle of |Mozo, una botella de English beer. |cerveza inglesa. | I am very sorry, Sir, |Siento mucho, Señor, we haven't any |no tenemos cerveza, beer, but we have |pero tenemos splendid wine. |muy buen |vino. | Well then, a bottle |Pues entonces, una of claret. |botella de clarete. | Waiter, two coffees. |Mozo, dos cafés. | Black coffee. White |Café solo. Café con coffee. |leche. | A cognac. |Un coñac. Una copita |de coñac. | Nothing more for me. |Para mí, nada más. | Have you any good |¿Tienen Vs. buenos cigars? |cigarros? | Yes, Sir, we have |Sí, Señor, tenemos superior Havanas. |habanos superiores. | I don't care for these; |No me gustan éstos; they are too |son demasiado strong (too mild). |fuertes (demasiado |flojos). | Let us have some |Tráiganos cigarrillos. cigarettes. | | The matches, please. |Haga V. el favor de |las cerillas. | You have forgotten to |Se ha olvidado V. de bring the sugar. |traernos el azúcar. | Waiter, the bill. |Mozo, la cuenta. | Here it is, Sir. |Aquí la tiene V., Señor. | How much have we to pay? |¿Cuánto tenemos que pagar? | Here is your account, |Aquí tiene V. su Sir. |cuenta, Señor. | You may keep the change. |Guárdese V. la vuelta. | | _Tea._ |_El Té_[18]. | It is five o'clock. |Son las cinco. | Tea will be ready in a |El té estará pronto al moment. |instante. | Do you hear the bell? |¿Oye V. la campanilla? | Let us go down. |Bajemos. | Sit down, Gentlemen. |Siéntense Vs., Señores. | I like tea without sugar. |Me gusta el té sin azúcar. | And I without cream. |Y a mí sin crema. | I like my tea strong. |Me gusta el té fuerte (cargado). | I prefer it weak. |Yo lo prefiero flojo (claro). | Allow me to give you |Permítame V. darle another cup. |otra taza. | I never take more |Nunca tomo más que than one cup. |una taza. | Will you have some milk? |¿Quiere V. leche? | Bring some more boiling |Traiga V. más agua water. |hirviente. | This water is not hot |Esta agua no está enough. |bastante caliente. | There is fresh butter. |Ahí tiene V. manteca fresca. | This bread is good. |Este pan es bueno. | I will willingly take |Tomaré con gusto half a cup more. |media taza más. | Will you have some |¿Quiere V. tostada? toast? | | I shall come and take |Mañana iré a tomar el tea to-morrow at |té en su casa de your house. |V. | I shall be very glad |Me alegraré mucho de to see you. |verle a V. | We take tea exactly |Tomamos el té a las at five. |cinco en punto. | | _Supper._ |_La Cena._ | Will you stay and sup |¿Quiere V. quedarse with us? |a cenar con nosotros? | Have supper with us |Cene V. con nosotros without ceremony. |sin ceremonia. | Bring a plate, and a |Traiga V. un plato y knife and fork for |un cubierto para this gentleman. |este señor. | No, really. |No, de veras. No, |muchas gracias. | I never take supper. |Nunca ceno. | Well, sit near the |Bueno, pues siéntese table. |V. junto a la |mesa. | We will talk. |Hablaremos. Conversaremos. |Charlaremos. | You will take a glass |¿V. tomará, por supuesto, of wine, will you |una copa not? |de vino? | You cannot refuse that. |Eso no lo puede V. rehusar. | Do you like oysters? |¿Le gustan a V. las ostras? | I am very fond of them. |Me gustan mucho. | I will take a few. |Tomaré algunas. | How do you like them? |¿Cómo le gustan a V.? | They are good and |Son buenas y muy very fresh. |frescas. | Will you take a slice |¿Quiere V. un poco de of cold turkey? |pavo frío? | No, thank you. |No, gracias. | I am satisfied with |Me contento con un my piece of bread |poco de pan con and butter. |manteca. | Will you take a glass |¿Quiere V. tomar un of beer? |vaso de cerveza? | Willingly; I do not |De buena gana; no me like tea. |gusta el té. | In England the beer |En Inglaterra la cerveza is excellent. |es excelente. | I like beer. |Me gusta la cerveza. | It is an agreeable and |Es una bedida agradable wholesome drink. |y sana. | | _Evening._ |_La Tarde._ | It is getting late. |Se hace tarde. | It is almost time to |Es casi hora de acostarse. go to bed. | | Mr. A. has not come |El señor A. no ha home yet. |vuelto todavía. | Will he be late? |¿Tardará en volver? | He generally comes |Generalmente vuelve home early. |temprano. | I hear a knock. |Oigo llamar. | Very likely it is he. |Es él, probablemente. | Go and see. |Vaya V. a ver. | Yes, it is he. |Sí, es él. | I hope I have not kept |Espero que no le haya you waiting. |hecho esperar. | Not in the least. |Ni un momento. | It is only ten o'clock. |Son sólamente las diez. | We never go to bed |Nunca nos acostamos before half-past |antes de las diez ten. |y media. | How did you like your |¿Cómo le ha gustado a walk this evening? |V. su paseo de esta tarde? | Very much. |Muchísimo. | It is a charming evening. |Es una tarde deliciosa. | Are you not tired? |¿No está V. cansado? | Not very. |No mucho. | Will you not rest a |¿No quiere V. descansar little? |un poco? | No, thank you. |No, gracias. | I am going to bed. |Voy a acostarme. | Are you going already? |¿Se marcha V. ya? | It is not late. |No es tarde. | It is early yet. |Es temprano todavía. | It is time to go to bed. |Ya es hora de acostarse. | I do not like to go to |No me gusta acostarme bed late. |tarde. | I like to go to bed |Me gusta acostarme temprano. early. | | I wish you good night. |Le deseo a V. muy |buenas noches. | I wish you a good |Deseo que pase V. night's rest. |bien la noche (que |descanse V. bien, |que duerma V. bien). | | _Going to Bed._ |_Acostarse._ | Let me see the room |Déjeme V. ver el I am to sleep in. |cuarto donde voy a dormir. | Will you show me my |¿Quiere V. mostrarme bed-room? |mi cuarto? | I should like a room |Quisiera un cuarto en on the first floor. |el primer piso. | Give me a quiet room. |Deme V. un cuarto quieto. | Your room is quite ready. |Su cuarto de V. está listo. | Well, show me the |Bueno, enséñeme V. way; I will follow |el camino; yo le you. |seguiré. | Nobody sleeps above you. |Nadie duerme en el cuarto encima. | Close the window-shutters. |Cierre V. los postigos. | Bring my baggage up |Suba V. mi equipaje a to my room. |mi cuarto. | Where have you put |¿Dónde ha puesto V. our things? |nuestras cosas? | Are the beds well aired? |¿Están las camas bien secadas? | These sheets feel damp. |Estas sábanas parcem húmedas. | I must have others. |Quiero otras. | Warm my bed. |Caliente V. mi cama. | It is very cold. |Hace mucho frío. | I shall want another |Necesitaré otra manta. blanket. | | This is too light. |Esta es demasiado ligera. | Give me another pillow. |Deme V. otra almohada. | Put some water in my basin. |Eche V. agua en mi palangana. | Will you have a nightlight? |¿Quiere V. una lamparilla? | No, that would prevent |No, no me dejaría my sleeping. |dormir. | Take away the candle. |Lleve V. la vela. | I will put it out myself. |La apagaré yo mismo. | Before you go, draw |Antes de marcharse, the curtains. |corra V. las cortinas. | Is there a bell in this |¿Hay campanilla en room? |este cuarto? | At what time do you |¿A qué hora quiere V. wish to get up tomorrow? |levantarse mañana? | When am I to call |¿A qué hora quiere V. you? |que le llame? | Exactly at six. |A las seis en punto. | I must set off early. |Tengo que marcharme temprano. | I will not fail to come |No dejaré de venir a and wake you. |despertarle. | You may rely upon me. |V. puede contar conmigo. | I should like to have |Quiero mi cuenta. my bill. | | It is ready. |Está pronta. Está hecha. | Tell your master to |Diga V. a su amo que send me the bill. |me mande la cuenta. | I will settle with him |Arreglaré con él esta to-night. |noche. | What have I to pay? |¿Cuánto tengo que pagar? | What do I owe you? |¿Cuánto le debo a V.? |¿Cuánto debo? | I have brought your bill. |He traído su cuenta. | It amounts to ten pesetas. |Sube a diez pesetas. | It is very high. |Es mucho. | Here is your money |Aquí tiene V. su dinero. | It is all right. |Está bien. | Now I am going to sleep. |Ahora quiero dormir. | Does the door shut properly? |¿Cierra bien la puerta? | Is there a lock? |¿Hay cerradura? | Where is the key? |¿Dónde está la llave? | Is there a bolt? |¿Hay cerrojo? | Sir, I wish you a good |Señor, deseo que pase night's rest. |V. bien la noche. | This bed is very hard. |Esta cama está muy dura. | I don't think I shall |No creo que pueda be able to sleep. |dormir. | | _A Meeting._ |_Un Encuentro._ | Good morning, Sir. |Buenos días,[19] Señor. | Good afternoon, Madam. |Buenas tardes, Señora. | Good evening. |Buenas tardes. | Good night. |Buenas noches. | I wish you good morning. |Le deseo a V. muy buenos días. | How are you? How |¿Cómo está V.? ¿Cómo do you do? |lo pasa V.? |(Fam.: ¿Qué tal?) | Are you well? |¿Está V. bien? | I am very well, thank |Estoy muy bien, gracias, you, and you? |¿y V.? | Quite well. |Muy bien. Sin novedad. |Perfectamente. | I am glad to find you |Me alegro de verle a in good health. |V. en buena salud. | How is your mother? |¿Cómo está su madre de V.? | How is your family? |¿Cómo está su familia de V.? | They are all well. |Todos están bien. | You look very well. |V. tiene muy buena cara. | You have never |Nunca ha tenido V. looked better. |mejor cara (aspecto, |semblante). | You do not look well. |V. no parece estar bueno. | You look ill. |V. parece enfermo. | Are you unwell? |¿Está V. malo? | I am not very well. |No estoy muy bien. | I feel indisposed. |Me siento indispuesto. | I suffer a great deal. |Padezco mucho. | I have been obliged |He tenido que guardar to keep my bed. |cama. | I have had a bad cold. |He tenido un fuerte constipado. | I have a very bad cough. |Tengo mucha tos. | I have the toothache. |Tengo dolor de muelas. | I have a headache. |Tengo dolor de cabeza. | I have a sore throat. |Tengo mal de garganta. | I did not sleep a wink |No he cerrado los ojos (all night). |(en toda la noche). | I feel greatly relieved. |Me siento muy aliviado. | I am a little better this |Estoy un poco mejor morning. |esta mañana. | I hope it will be nothing. |Espero que no será nada. | I am very sorry to |Siento mucho saberlo. hear it. | | I am sorry, but I hope |Lo siento, pero espero it will not have |que no tenga consecuencias serious consequences. |graves. | What! is it you? |¡Cómo! ¿es V.? | Is it really you? |¿Es V., de veras? | You quite surprise me. |V. me sorprende mucho. | I did not expect to |No esperaba encontrarle meet you here. |a V. aquí. | I am very glad to see |Me alegro mucho de you. |verle a V. | When did you return? |¿Cuándo volvió V.? | I thought you were in... |Yo creía que V. estaba en... | I came home last night. |Volví anoche. | How did you come? |¿Cómo vino V.? | I came by the express. |Vine por el expreso. | You came rather unexpectedly. |V. vino un poco antes |de lo que se le |esperaba. | I thought I would |Pensaba quedarme todo stay all the summer |el verano en... at... | | What made you return |¿Qué le ha hecho a so soon? |V. volver tan |pronto? | Business called me |Tuve que volver para here. |los negocios. | How did you like your |¿Cómo le ha gustado journey? |a V. el viaje? | I liked it very well. |Me ha gustado mucho. | I have had a very |He hecho un viaje pleasant journey. |muy agradable. | When shall I have the |¿Cuándo tendré el pleasure of seeing |gusto de verle a you at my house? |V. en mi casa? | When will you come |¿Cuándo vendrá V. a and dine with us? |comer con nosotros? | I cannot say. |No puedo decírselo. | I will come one of |Vendré un día de estos. these days. | | Come to-day. |Venga V. hoy. | I cannot. |No puedo. | I have some business |Tengo que hacer. to do. | | I will call on you. |Iré a verle a V. | I will call on you |Iré a verle a V. mañana. some time to-morrow. | | We shall be very |Tendremos mucho pleased to see |gusto en verle a you. |V. | Good morning, Sir. |Buenos días, Señor. | I hope you are well, |Espero encontrarle a Madam. |V. bien, Señora. | Very well, thank you, |Muy bien, gracias, ¿y and how are you, |V., Señor, cómo Sir? |está? | I am very well, thank |Estoy muy bien, gracias. you. | | Be seated. |Siéntese V. | Please take a seat. |Sírvase V. sentarse. | Take a seat. |Tome V. asiento. | I have not been very |No he estado muy well lately, but I |bien últimamente, feel better now. |pero ahora estoy |mejor. | I have caught cold to-day. |Me he resfriado hoy. | I hope you will soon |Espero que pronto se be better. |pondrá V. bueno. | I am much obliged |Le agradezco mucho to you for your |su amabilidad. kindness. | | Ah, here is Mr. C.; |¡Ah! aquí viene el I am very glad to |señor C.; me alegro see you. |de verle a V. | Allow me to introduce |Permítame V. que le Mr. C. to you. |presente al señor |C. | I am delighted to |Me alegro de conocer make your acquaintance, |a V., Señor. Sir. | | Pleased to meet you. |Mucho gusto en conocer a V. | How is your brother? |¿Cómo está su hermano |de V.? | He enjoys excellent |Goza de muy buena health, and does |salud, y no sabe not know what |lo que es el estar sickness is. |enfermo. | Yes, doubtless; but he |Sí, sin duda; pero must take care of |debe cuidarse. himself. We don't |Sólo apreciamos know the value of |la buena salud health till we have |cuando la hemos lost it. |perdido. | He has not been well |Hace una semana que for a week, and |no está bien, y no was not able to |ha podido salir go out all that |durante todo ese time. |tiempo. | I hope he is not seriously |Espero que su enfermedad ill. |no sea |grave. | I hope your father is |Espero que su padre well. I have not |de V. se encuentre had the pleasure |bien. No he tenido of seeing him |el gusto de since his return |verle desde su from London. |vuelta de Londres. | He is first-rate. I |Está admirablemente. think he will be |Creo que estará here directly. |aquí dentro de |poco. | How do you like my |¿Cómo le gustan a V. new rooms? |mis nuevos cuartos? | I think you very fortunate |Creo que V. ha tenido in having |suerte en encontrar found such a |tan hermosa splendid house. |casa. | What are you going |¿Qué piensa V. hacer to do this evening? |esta tarde? | I have to take my sister |Tengo que acompañar to the theatre. |a mi hermana al Are you coming |teatro. ¿Vendrá too? |V. también? | There is nothing I |No hay nada que me should enjoy more. |gustaría más. | Very well, good-bye |Muy bien, pues hasta till then. |entonces. | Good-bye. |Adiós. | | _A Visit._ |_Una Visita._ | There is someone |Alguien llama. knocking. | | Go and see who it is. |Vaya V. a ver quien es. | Go and open the door. |Vaya V. a abrir la puerta. | It is Mr. B. |Es el señor B. | Good morning, Madam, |Buenos días, Señora; how do you do? |¿cómo está V.? | Very well, thank you, |Muy bien, gracias, ¿y and you? |V.? | All right, thank you. |Sin novedad, gracias. | I have not seen you |Hace mucho que no for a long time. |le veo. | You are quite a |Se vende V. muy caro. stranger. | | Will you stay and dine |¿Quiere V. quedarse with us? |a comer con nosotros? | No, thank you, I cannot |¿No, gracias, no puedo stay; I only |quedarme; he venido came down to |sólamente know how you |para saber cómo were. |estaba V. | How is Mrs. B.? |¿Cómo está la señora B.? | Thank you very much, |Muchas gracias, Señora; Madam; Mrs. B. |la señora B. is quite well, and |está muy bien, y she would certainly |me habría acompañado, have accompanied |por cierto, me if |to, si su hermana her sister had not |no hubiera venido come from Paris |de París para hacerle to pay her a short |una corta visit. |visita. | I am sorry she did not |Siento que no le haya accompany you; |acompañado; hubiera I should have |tenido mucho been very pleased |gusto en conocer to make Miss S's |a la señorita S. acquaintance. | | Miss S. was very tired |La señorita S. estaba after her journey, |muy cansada después but she will not |de su viaje; leave ... without |pero no saldrá de coming to see |... sin venir a you. |verle a V. | Tell her how pleased |Dígale V. que tendré I shall be to see |mucho gusto en her; I am generally |verla; generalmente at home |estoy en every day after |casa todos los four o'clock, except |días después de Thursdays, |las cuatro de la and never go out |tarde, excepto los in the evening. |jueves,[20] y nunca Have you been in |salgo de noche. the country with |¿Ha estado V. en your family? |el campo con su |familia? | Yes, Madam; we only |Sí, Señora; sólo hace returned a fortnight |una quincena que ago. |estamos de vuelta. | How was the weather |¿Qué tiempo ha hecho while you were |durante su estancia away? |allí? | We were very fortunate; |Hemos tenido mucha during |suerte; durante the three weeks |las tres semanas we remained at |que hemos estado X. the weather |en X. ha hecho was extremely fine. |un tiempo hermosísimo. | Have you heard from |¿Ha tenido V. noticias your brother lately? |de su hermano |últimamente? | Yes, I had a letter |Sí, ayer recibí carta from him yesterday. |de él. | Have you seen the |¿Ha visto V. el last number of |último número the _Illustrated_ |del _Mundo Ilustrado_?[21] _World_? | | Yes, Madam; I am |Si, Señora; estoy a subscriber to |abonado a esa that illustrated paper. |ilustración. | Is there anything |¿Hay algo de interés specially interesting |especial en este in this number? |número? | There are very good |Hay muy buenos dibujos sketches from the |del corresponsal correspondent at |en el teatro the seat of war. |de la guerra. | I must go. |Tengo que marcharme. | Are you going already? |¿Se marcha V. ya? | You are in a great hurry. |V. tiene mucha prisa. | Why are you in such |¿Por qué tiene V. tanta a hurry? |prisa? | I have a great many |Tengo muchas cosas things to do. |que hacer. | Surely you can stay |V. puede quedarse un a little longer. |poco más, seguramente. | I am very sorry I cannot |Siento no poder quedarme stay any |más; tengo longer; I must |cita con el señor meet Mr. T. at |T. para las cuatro half-past four; |y media ; me quedaré but I will stay |más otra vez longer another time. |(en otra ocasión). | I thank you for your |Gracias por su visita. visit. | | | _Departure._ |_Despedirse._ | It is time to go. |Es hora de marcharme. | I must leave you. |Tengo que dejarle a V. | We must part. |Debemos separarnos. | I must take leave of you. |Es preciso que me despida de V. | Shall I have the pleasure |¿Tendré el gusto de of seeing you |volver a verle a again? |V. ? | Shall we meet again? |¿Nos volveremos a ver? | Good-bye. |Adiós. (Fam.: Abur). | Good-bye. |Que V. siga bien. | Till we meet again. |Hasta la vista. Hasta más ver. | Good-bye for the present. |Hasta luego. | Your servant, Sir. |Servidor de V., Señor. | Your servant, Madam. |Servidor de V., Señora. | Your humble servant. |Beso a V. la mano, |Caballero. A los |pies de V., Señora.[22] | I wish you good morning. |Le deseo a V. muy |buenos días. | I wish you good evening. |Le deseo a V. muy |buenas tardes. | I wish you good |Le deseo a V. muy night. |buenas noches. | My compliments to |Muchas cosas a su your brother. |hermano de V. | Give my kind regards |Dé V. memorias de mi to your sister. |parte a su hermana. | Present my respects |Presente V. mis respetos to your mother. |a su señora |madre. | Present my respects |Muchos recuerdos a to your aunt. |su señora tía. | Give my kind regards |Dé V. mis recuerdos to your wife. |a su señora. | Remember me to all |Recuerdos (Memorias, at home. |Expresiones) a todos |en casa. | I will not fail to do so. |No faltaré. | | _Going and Coming._ |_Ir y Venir._ | Where are you going? |¿A dónde va V.? | I am going home. |Voy a casa. | I am coming from |Vengo de casa de V. your house. | | I came from him. |Venía de casa de é1. | I am going to his house. |Voy a casa de él. | I shall be at home. |Estaré en casa. | You will find him at |Le encontrara V. en his house. |casa. | I came from your |Venia de casa de su father's. |padre de V. | I shall go to-morrow |Mañana iré a casa de to my friend's. |mi amigo. | Where do you come from? |¿De dónde viene V.? | I come from Mr. B's. |Vengo de casa del señor B. | I was to go to Paris. |Debía ir a París. | I shall perhaps go to |Iré tal vez a España. Spain. | | I am going away; it |Me voy; ya es hora. is time. | | I am going to take a |Voy a dar un paseo. walk. | | I was going to church. |Iba a la iglesia. | Will you come with me? |¿Quiere V. venir conmigo? | Where do you wish to go? |¿A dónde quiere V. ir? | Where shall we go? |¿A dónde iremos? | We will go for a walk. |Iremos a pasear. | Let us call on Mrs. F. |Vamos a ver a la señora F. | Let us rather go to |Vamos antes al Museo. the Museum. | | Let us go this way. |Vamos por aquí. | Give me your arm. |Deme V. el brazo. | Let us cross the road. |Atrevesemos la calle. |Pasemos a la otra |acera. | Mind the motor-cars. |Cuidado con los automóviles. | Which way shall we go? |¿Por dónde iremos? | Any way you please. |Por donde V. quiera. | Let us go for a walk. |Vamos a dar un paseo. | I have no objection. |No me opongo. | Let us call on your |Tomemos de paso a brother on our |su hermano de V. way. | | Is Mr. B. at home? |¿Está en casa el señor B.? | Is Mrs. C. at home? |¿Está en casa la |señora C.? La |señora C. ¿está? | She has just gone out. |Acaba de salir. | He has gone out. |Ha salido. | He is not at home. |No está en casa. | Can you tell me where |¿Puede V. decirme a he has gone? |dónde ha ido? | I cannot tell you exactly. |No puedo decírselo precisamente. | I think he has gone |Creo que ha ido a ver to see his sister. |a su hermana. | Do you know when |¿Sabe V. cuando volverá? he will return? | | No, Sir, he did not |No, Señor, no dijo say anything |nada al salir. when he went | out. | | He may be back soon. |Es posible que vuelva pronto. | Tell him to come and see me. |Dígale V. que venga a verme. | I will come again to-morrow. |Volveré mañana. | When must I call again |¿Cuándo debo volver to find him |para encontrarle in? |en casa? | Call again at four o'clock. |Vuelva V. a las cuatro. | Did you return late? |¿Volvió V. tarde? | They have returned from... |Han vuelto de... | How long will it be |¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardará before you come |V. en volver ? back? | | I shall come back at |Volveré a las diez lo ten o'clock at the |más tarde. latest. | | Will you come back again? |¿Volverá V.? | What will you gain by it? |¿Qué provecho sacará V. de ello? | You will get nothing by it. |V. no sacará nada de ello. | When did you return |¿Cuándo volvió V. from the country? |del campo? | Come back as soon |Vuelva V. tan pronto as you can. |como pueda. | Come back quickly. |Vuelva V. pronto. | How much does that |¿A cuánto sube eso? come to? |¿Cuánto importa? | I shall see you on my |Le veré a V. a mi return. |vuelta. | When I had returned |Cuándo había vuelto home... |a casa... | I must return home. |Debo volver a casa. | I shall go to ... tomorrow. |Mañana iré a... | I will not fail to go |No dejaré de ir allá. there. | | I will go with you. |Le acompañaré. | You go too fast. |V. anda con demasiada |prisa. | I will go the first |Iré en la primera opportunity. |oportunidad. | So far so good. |Hasta ahora, todo va bien. | How far shall we go? |¿Hasta dónde iremos? | Go in front. |Vaya V. delante. | I will go there from |Iré allá de cuando en time to time. |cuando. | Do you believe that |¿Cree V. que irá allá? he will go there? | | I intend going there. |Pienso ir allá. | I go there twice a week. |Voy allá dos veces a la semana. | Will he go with you? |¿Irá con V.? | I believe he has gone |Creo que ha ido a casa. home. | | All goes well. |Todo va bien. | I am going away. |Me voy. | I went there twice. |Fuí allá dos veces. | She has gone into |Ella ha ido al campo. the country. | | Are you going to...? |¿Va V. a...? | It will soon be time |Pronto será hora de to start. |partir. | He has been gone an hour. |Hace una hora que se marchó. | Come up here quickly. |Suba V. pronto. | Come as early as you |Venga V. tan pronto please. |como quiera. | Do not fail to go there. |No deje V. de ir allá. | I shall come and see |Vendré a verle a V. you to-morrow |mañana sin falta. for certain. | | | _Exigencies of Life._ |_Exigencias de la Vida._ | I am (feel) hungry. |Tengo hambre. | I am very hungry. |Tengo mucha hambre. | I am dying with hunger. |Me muero de hambre. | I am thirsty. |Tengo sed. | I am very thirsty. |Tengo mucha sed. | I am dying with thirst. |Me muero de sed. | I could drink with |Bebería con gusto. pleasure. | | Give me something |Deme V. algo que to drink. |beber. | Give me a glass of water. |Deme V. un vaso de agua. | I am very tired. |Estoy muy cansado. | I am very much fatigued. |Estoy muy fatigado. | I am cold. |Tengo frío. | My hands are cold. |Tengo las manos frías. | I am warm. |Tengo calor. | I am sleepy. |Tengo sueño. | I think I shall sleep |Creo que dormiré bien. well. | | I am overcome with |Me estoy cayendo sleep. |(cayendo muerto) |de sueño. | I wish I were in bed. |Quisiera estar en la cama. | I have slept well. |He dormido bien. | I have slept badly. |He dormido mal. | I could not get to sleep. |No he podido dormir. | I have not been able |No he podido cerrar to close my eyes |los ojos en toda all night. |la noche. | | _The Fire._ |_El Fuego._ | What a poor fire! |¡Qué mal fuego! | You have not taken |V. no ha cuidado del care of the fire. |fuego. | You have not kept |V. no ha sostenido el the fire up. |fuego. | You have let the fire |V. ha dejado apagarse out. |el fuego. | It is not quite out. |No está del todo apagado. | It must be lighted |Es preciso encenderlo again. |de nuevo. | Come and make up |Venga V. a arreglar the fire. |el fuego. | What are you looking for? |¿Qué busca V.? | I am looking for the |Busco las tenazas. tongs. | | Here they are in the |Aquí están en el corner. |rincón. | Where are the bellows? |¿Dónde está el fuelle? | Go and fetch the bellows. |Vaya V. a buscar el fuelle. | Blow the fire. |Sople V. el fuego. | Do not blow so hard. |No sople V. tan fuerte. | Put a few shavings under. |Ponga V. debajo algunas virutas. | Now put on two or |Ahora ponga V. dos three pieces of |o tres pedazos de wood. |leña. | It will soon draw. |Pronto prenderá (arderá). | Is there any coal in |¿Hay carbón en el the scuttle? |cubo? | Take the shovel and |Tome V. la pala y put some coal on |ponga carbón en the fire. |el fuego. | Do not put on too |No ponga V. demasiado much at a time. |de una vez. | If you put on too |Si pone V. demasiado, much, you will |apagará el fuego. put the fire out. | | You have almost |Casi ha apagado V. smothered the |el fuego. fire. | | Raise it up with the |Levántelo V. con el poker. |atizador. | It will give it a little |Eso le dará un poco air. |de aire. | The fire begins to |El fuego principia a blaze. |arder. | Now the fire is very |Ahora tenemos un good. |buen fuego. | You have made it up |Lo ha arreglado V. again very well. |muy bien. | Which do you prefer--a |¿Cuál prefiere V.--un coal fire, or a |fuego de carbón o wood fire? |un fuego de leña? | I prefer a wood fire. |Prefiero un fuego de leña. | I prefer a coal fire. |Yo prefiero un fuego de carbón. | A wood fire does not |Un fuego de leña no give so much heat. |da tanto calor. | It is some trouble to |Da también algún trabajo keep up too. |para conservarlo. | Do you burn your |¿Quema V. su carbón coal in a grate? |en una reja? | No, in a stove. |No, en una estufa. | I do not like stoves. |No me gustan las estufas. | I like to see the blaze. |Me gusta ver las llamas. | | _Marketing._ |_Compras._ | I must go to market. |Es preciso que vaya yo al mercado. | I shall buy some chickens. |Compraré pollos. | Perhaps a pair of ducks. |Tal vez un par de patos. | Here is a couple of |Aquí hay un par de nice ducks. |patos buenos. | Have you fresh eggs? |¿Tiene V. huevos frescos? | How many pounds of |¿Cuántas libras de butter do you |manteca quiere want? |V.? | I have left something |He dejado algo en at home. |casa. | I must go back. |Tengo que volver. | Mary, you will finish |Maria, tú[23] acabarás marketing. |las compras. | Get three pounds of |Compra tres libras de butter, if it is |manteca, si es good. |buena. | As you come back, |Al volver, pasa por la call at the butcher's. |carnicería. | What meat shall I |¿Qué carne quiere V. order? |que encargue? | Tell him to send a |Dile que mande un sirloin for to-day. |lomo para hoy. | For to-morrow two or |Para mañana dos o three ribs of beef. |tres costillas de vaca. | And for the day after, |Y para pasado mañana a leg of mutton. |una pierna de carnero. | I should like to have |Quisiera un pecho de a breast of veal. |ternera. | If there is none, take |Si no lo hay, toma un a loin of veal. |lomo de ternera. | Do not forget a |No olivides un cuarto quarter of lamb. |de cordero. | A leg of mutton. |Una pierna de carnero. | A calf's head. |Una cabeza de ternera. | A neck of mutton. |Un pescuezo de carnero. | Ask him for a good |Pídele una buena molleja. sweet-bread. | | See whether he has |Ve si tiene una buena a nice ox-tongue. |lengua de buey. | Tell him to send all |Dile que mande todo at once. |en seguida. | Tell him to send the |Dile que mande la bill with it. |cuenta al mismo |tiempo. | Do you wish me to |¿Quiere V. que compre buy any fish? |pescado? | Yes, I forgot to mention it. |Si, olvidé decírtelo. | Is there any fish at the |¿Hay pescado en el market? |mercado? | There is plenty of fish. |Hay mucho pescado. | There is scarcely any fish. |No hay casi ningún pescado. | What fish is there? |¿Qué pescado hay? | There are herrings |Hay arenques y escombros. and mackerel. | | Buy a plaice. |Compra una platija. | Will you have a salmon? |¿Quiere V. un salmón? | I prefer fresh cod. |Prefiero el bacalao fresco. | I have seen a fine turbot. |He visto un rodaballo hermoso. | What is the price of |¿A cómo se venden soles? |los lenguados? | Two shillings a pound. |A dos chelines la libra. | Is there any shell-fish? |¿Hay mariscos? | Shell-fish are now in |Los mariscos están season. |ahora en sazón. | Buy also a dozen |Compra también una eggs. |docena de huevos. | | _The Walk._ |_El Paseo._ | Shall we take a little |¿Quiere V. que demos walk? |una pequeña vuelta? | With pleasure. |Con mucho gusto. | Allow me to go and |Permítame V. ir a fetch my hat. |buscar mi sombrero. | I will be with you in |Estaré con V. al a minute. |instante. | I am at your service. |Estoy a las ordenes de V. | We will go when you like. |Iremos cuando V. quiera. | The weather is very |Hace un tiempo muy fine at present, |hermoso en este and I think it will |momento, y creo remain so all day. |que lo hará durante |todo el día. | Which way shall we go? |¿Por donde iremos? | Let us go across the |Atravesemos los campos. fields. | | I do not like walking |No me gusta pasearme on the high |en el camino real. road. | | There is always a |Hay siempre mucho great deal of |polvo. dust. | | The rain has laid the |La lluvia ha batido un dust a little. |poco el polvo. | Let us cross the meadow. |Atravesemos el prado. | It is a very pleasant |Es un camino muy way. |agradable. | Under this large oak |Bajo esta encina we shall be sheltered |grande estaremos from the |abrigados del sol. sun. | | Shall we cross this |¿Quiere V. que atravesemos field? |este campo? | Is there a thoroughfare |¿Se puede atravesar across this |este campo? field? |¿Hay vía pública |a través de este |campo? | Let us take this path. |Vamos por esta senda. | Is this the nearest |¿Es éste el camino way (to go) |más corto para home? |(ir a) casa? | It is not late. |No es tarde. | Let us walk a little |Paseémonos un poco longer. |más. | I should like to be |Quisiera volver a home early. |casa temprano. | We are not far from |No estamos lejos de the house. |la casa. | We shall be there in |Estaremos allá en less than half an |menos de media hour. |hora. | We shall be back at |Estaremos de vuelta a seven. |las siete. | Are you going to |¿Va V. a quedarse en stay indoors all |casa todo el día? day? | | No, my friend, I was |No, amigo, pensaba just thinking of |(estaba pensando) having a walk in |en dar una vuelta the park. |en el parque. | Will you come with me? |¿Quiere V. venir conmigo? | With pleasure. |Con mucho gusto. | We are having beautiful |Hace un tiempo delicioso, weather, and |y no hay there is no doubt |duda que toda la that all the fashionable |gente de buen people will be assembled |tono se encontrará there. |allí. | Let us go. |Vamos. | Well, then, let us go. |Pues entonces vamos (vámonos). | Let us be off, then. |Pues, andando. | Is this gentleman an |Este señor que le ha acquaintance of |saludado a V., ¿es yours--the one |conocido suyo? who took off his | hat? | | Oh, yes, he is a friend |Ah, sí, es amigo mío; of mine; I will |le presentaré a V. introduce him to |con mucho gusto. you with pleasure. | | Your friend is a very |Su amigo de V. es un agreeable man. |hombre muy agradable. | Yes, I like him very |Sí, le quiero mucho; much; he knows |conoce a todo el everybody and |mundo y ha viajado has travelled in |por todas all parts of Europe. |partes de Europa. | Then your friend |Entonces su amigo de must know several |V. debe saber foreign languages. |varias lenguas |extranjeras. | He is reported to |Se dice que habla speak half a |media docena de dozen languages. |lenguas. | What a fortunate |¡Qué hombre tan man! I should be |feliz! Estaría muy very pleased if I |contento si pudiera could speak half |hablar la mitad as many. |de ellas. | Do you know this lady? |¿Conoce V. a esta señora? | I much regret I do not. |Siento mucho que no. | Yes. she is a friend |Sí, es una amiga de of my younger |mi hermana menor. sister. | | That is fortunate. |¡Qué suerte! Señor Mr. B. I am |B., me alegro de happy to see you. |verle. Espero se I trust you are |encuentre bien. well. | | Where have you been |¿Dónde ha estado V. all this time? |todo este tiempo? | When did you arrive? |¿Cuándo llegó V.? | I arrived yesterday, |Llegué ayer, después after a few weeks' |de un viaje de travelling in |algunas semanas Spain. |en España. | When will you be |¿Cuándo estará V. de back? |vuelta? ¿Cuándo |volverá V.? | In a few weeks. |Dentro de pocas semanas. | Don't forget to look |No olvide V. venir a me up. |verme. | I shall have much |Lo haré con mucho pleasure in doing |gusto. so. | | Have you been away? |¿Ha estado V. ausente? | Only for a few days; |Algunos días sólamente; I was in Madrid. |he estado en Madrid. | And how have you |¿Y cómo lo ha pasado been getting on? |V.? | Very well; I met |Muy bien; encontré some friends. |algunos amigos. | I must go and see |Debo ir a ver a mi my uncle to-night. |tío esta noche. | Pardon me, I have |Dispense V., quiero a few words to |decir una palabra say to my friend |a este amigo. here. | | Will you be kind |¿Quiere V. tener la enough to give |bondad de saludar my compliments |de mi parte al to Mr. D.? |señor D.? | With the greatest |Con el mayor placer. pleasure. I am |Voy a casa para going home to |comer. dinner. | | Adieu, till we meet again. |Adiós, hasta la vista. | Good-bye. |Adiós. | | _In the Garden._ |_En el Jardín._[24] | Would you like to |¿Quiere V. dar una take a walk in |vuelta en el jardín? the garden? | | With great pleasure. |Con mucho gusto. | I like gardens very much. |Me gustan mucho los jardines. | Let us go into the |Pasemos primero al fruit-garden first. |huerto. | There is a fine show |Hay abundancia de of plums this |ciruelas este año. year. | | What a quantity of |¡Qué de manzanas apples there will |habrá! be! | | Yes, if one may judge |Si, a juzgar por las by the blossom. |flores. | The apricots will be |Los albaricoques serán very fine this |muy buenos year. |este año. | These peaches look well. |Estos melocotones parecen buenos. | You will have plenty |Tendrá V. muchas of apples. |manzanas. | Cherries and strawberries |Las cerezas y las are now |fresas están ahora in their prime. |en su mejor punto. | They will soon be over. |Pronto se pasarán. | These grapes are quite ripe. |Estas uvas están enteramente maduras. | These pears are very juicy. |Estas peras son muy jugosas. | All fruit is very early |Toda la fruta es muy this season. |tempranera este |año (en la estación |actual). | The espaliers especially. |Especialmente las de las espalderas. | And how are the trees |¿Y cómo están los in your orchard? |árboles de su |huerto? | They are laden with fruit. |Están cargados de fruta. | Now let us go into |Vamos ahora al the flower-garden. |jardín. | You have not yet |V. no ha visto todavía seen my flowers. |mis flores. | Come and see my |Venga V. a ver mis flowers, they are |flores, son hermosas. beautiful. | | The garden begins to |El jardín principia a look pleasant. |presentar buen aspecto. | The flowers come in |Las flores vienen en abundance. |abundancia. | The tulips have been |Hace ya algún tiempo in blossom some |que los tulipanes time. |están en flor. | The narcissus will |Los narcisos estarán soon come out. |pronto en flor. | What a fine bed you |¡Qué hermoso cuadro have of them ! |de ellos tiene V.! | The hyacinths are |Los jacintos están ya nearly over. |casi pasados. | What do you call this |¿Cómo llama V. a esta flower? |flor? | What a beautiful |¡Qué hermosa dalia double dahlia! |doble! | Here is a fine cactus. |Aquí tiene V. un hermoso cacto. | Are you fond of carnations? |¿Le gustan a V. los |claveles (claveles |dobles)? | Yes, but I do not like |Sí, pero no me gusta the smell. |el olor. | Here are some very |Aquí tiene V. unos fine ones. |muy buenos. | I like the odour of the |Me gusta el olor de violet. |la violeta. | I prefer the scent of |Prefiero el olor de las roses. |rosas. | You have not seen |V. no ha visto mis my sweet peas. |guisantes de olor. | They are astonishingly |Son hermosísimos. beautiful. | | You have a very fine |V. tiene una hermosa collection of |colección de flores. flowers. | | You keep your garden |V. tiene su jardín muy very neat. |bien arreglado. | Your garden is perfectly |Su jardín de V. está well kept. |en muy buen estado. | Let us see your |Vamos a ver su huerta kitchen-garden. |de V. | How everything grows! |¡Cómo brota todo! | The rain has done a |La lluvia ha hecho great deal of |mucho bien. good. | | There was a great |Hacía mucha falta. need of it. | | We need more. |Nos hace falta más. | What a quantity of |¡Qué cantidad de coles! cabbages! | | What fine cauliflowers! |¡Qué hermosas coliflores! | Here is a fine bed of |¡Tiene V. aquí un hermoso asparagus. |plantel de |espárragos. | I am very fond of it. |Me gustan mucho. | I like artichokes nearly |Me gustan casi tanto as well. |las alcachofas. | These peas are in |Estos guisantes están blossom already. |ya en flor. | I have some in pod |Tengo algunos en in another place. |cáscara en otro |sitio. | Have you planted any |¿Ha plantado V. habas? beans? | | You will have some |Las tendrá V. muy very early. |temprano. | What are these? |¿Qué son éstos? | They are carrots and |Son zanahorias y nabos. turnips. | | What have you there? |¿Que tiene V. allí? | They are truffles. |Son trufas. | I had never seen any |No las había visto before. |hasta ahora. | Are these onions? |¿Son éstas cebollas? | No, they are leeks. |No, son puerros. | They are very much |Se parecen mucho a like onions. |las cebollas. | I see you have all |Veo que tiene V. toda sorts of salad. |clase de ensalada. | Here is lettuce. |Aquí tiene V. lechuga. | This is endive. |Esta es escarola. | I do not see any celery. |No veo apio. | It is in another part |Está en otra parte de of the garden. |la huerta. | I think your garden is |Su huerta de V. me very well stocked. |parece muy bien |surtida. | You have plenty of |Tiene V. de todo en everything. |abundancia. | It is better to have |Mejor es tener demasiado too much than |que no bastante, too little, for |pues lo que store is no sore. |abunda no daña.[25] | | _To write a Letter._ |_Escribir una Carta._ | I have a letter to |Tengo que escribir write to-day. |una carta hoy. | Is it for the mail? |¿Es para el correo? | Yes, it must leave |Sí, es preciso que to-night. |vaya esta noche. | You have no time to |V. no tiene tiempo write, it is very |para escribir, es late already. |ya muy tarde. | I shall not be long. |No tardaré mucho. | Do you want any |¿Necesita V. papel de note-paper? |cartas? | I have a whole quire. |Tengo una mano entera. | Lend me a sheet if |Hágame V. el favor you please. |de prestarme una |hoja. | Be good enough to |Tenga V. la bondad bring me some |de traerme sobres, envelopes, ink, |tinta, plumas y pens and sealing-wax. |lacre. | Here they are. Do |Aquí están. ¿Necesita you require any |V. sellos? stamps? | | I shall want a shilling's |Necesitaré por valor de worth of |un chelín en sellos half-penny |de medio penique stamps to send |para poder mandar some circular letters |algunas cartas to my friends |circulares a mis on the continent; |amigos del continente; twelve penny |doce de ones, and four two |un penique, y pence half-penny |cuatro de dos ones, as I shall |peniques y medio, have to write to |porque tendré que my brothers in |escribir a mis hermanos Spain. |en España. | I also want some |Necesito también algunas post-cards and |tarjetas two envelopes for |postales y dos registered letters. |sobres para cartas |certificadas. | What is the day of |¿A cuántos estamos the month? |del mes? ¿Qué |fecha somos? | It is the third. |Estamos a tres, |Hoy es día tres. | Now, I have only the |Ahora sólo tengo que address to write. |escribir la dirección. | When does the mail |¿Cuándo sale el correo? start? | | The letters must be |Las cartas se deben posted before |echar en el buzón half-past five, if |antes de las cinco you want them |y media, si quiere to go by the |V. que vayan por evening mail. |el correo de la |tarde. | Do you not think |¿No le parece a V. this letter is too |que esta carta heavy? |es demasiado pesada? | I do not think so. |Me parece que no. | Shall I get you the |¿Quiere V. que le procure Post Office Order |el Giro you mentioned |Postal de que last night? |me habló anoche? | Yes, please. |Sí, hágame V. el favor. | What amount do you |¿Qué suma quiere V. want to send? |mandar? | Two hundred and |Doscientas treinta y thirty-two pesetas |dos pesetas y twenty-five centimos. |veinticinco céntimos. I am just |Salgo ahora going out and |mismo y tomaré shall get the |el dinero en casa money at my |de mi banquero. banker's. | | Do you know whether |¿Sabe V. si se emiten Post Office Orders |(se expiden) Giros are issued |Postales después after five o'clock? |de las cinco? | Take this letter to the |Lleve V. esta carta al Post Office, and |correo, y franquéela. pay the postage. | | Get it registered. |Hágala certificar. | The mail was just going. |El correo estaba para salir. | Will my letter go off |¿Irá mi carta esta to-night? |noche? | Yes, I arrived in time. |Sí, llegué a tiempo. | Your letter will be |Su carta de V. se delivered to-morrow |entregará mañana morning. |por la mañana. | When does the mail |¿Cuándo sale el correo for England |para Inglaterra? leave? | | It goes at six o'clock. |Sale a las seis. | How much is the postage |¿Cuánto es el porte de for letters to |las cartas para England? |Inglaterra? | Twenty-five centimos |Veinticinco céntimos for every fifteen |por cada quince grammes. |gramos. | Can you tell me when |¿Puede V. decirme these letters will |cuándo llegarán arrive at their |estas cartas a su destination ? |destino? | They ought to arrive |Deben llegar dentro within three days, |de tres días, Señor. Sir. | | This letter is too |Esta carta es demasiado heavy, the postage |pesada, el will be fifty |porte será cincuenta centimos. |céntimos. | I am expecting a letter |Espero una carta hoy from X... today, |de X..., hágame do me the |V. el favor de favour to send to |enviar al correo the Post Office to |a preguntar si hay enquire if there |cartas para mí. are any letters for | me. | | Here is my card. Will |Aquí tiene V. mi tarjeta. you please tell me |¿Quiere V. if there are any |decirme si hay letters for me |cartas para mí de from Paris? |París? | Must I seal the registered |¿Debo sellar la carta letter? |certificada? | No, Sir, it is not |No, Señor, no es necessary. |necesario. | Take this letter to |Lleve V. esta carta a Madam E. and |la señora E., y espere wait for the |la respuesta. answer. | | These envelopes are |Estos sobres son inferiores, inferior, I want |los quiero better ones. |mejores. | Get me a dozen |Cómpreme V. una docena stamps of twenty-five |de sellos[26] de centimos, |veinticinco céntimos, and two foreign |y dos tarjetas post-cards. |postales para |el extranjero. | Very good, Sir. |Muy bien, Señor. | | _With a Tailor._ |_Con un Sastre._ | Somebody is asking for you. |Preguntan por V. | Who is it ? Who |¿Quién es? ¿Quién wants to speak to |quiere hablarme? me. | | It is the tailor. |Es el sastre. | Tell him to come up. |Dígale V. que suba. | I have brought your |Traigo su levita de V., coat, Sir. |Senor. | I am glad you have |Me alegro que V. come this morning. |haya venido esta |mañana. | I began to be impatient. |Principiaba a impacientarme. | I have just finished it. |La he acabado ahora mismo. | I hope you will be |Espero que le gustará pleased with it. |a V. | Let me try it on. |Déjeme V. ensayarla |(probarla). | Let me see whether it |Veamos si me sienta fits me. |bien. | It fits you like a |Le viene a V. como glove. |anillo al dedo. | It fits me very well. |Me viene muy bien. | Are not the sleeves |¿No son las mangas too long and too |demasiado largas wide? |y anchas? | They are worn so now. |Así se llevan ahora. | It is too tight. |Es demasiado estrecha. | It will stretch. |Se ensanchará. | I think it is too long. |Me parece demasiado larga. | It cuts me under the |Me aprieta en el arms. |sobaco. | I do not see what |No veo ningún cambio alterations there |que hacer. are to make. | | It could not fit you |No podría sentarle better. |mejor. | Look in the glass. |Mírese V. en el espejo. | What is your charge |¿Cuánto me pide V. for this coat? |por esta levita? | It is rather dear. |Es un poco cara. | Is there no reduction? |¿No se rebaja nada? | This coat is out of |Esta levita está fuera fashion. |de moda. | The waistcoat is not |El chaleco no está well made. |bien hecho. | The waistcoat must |Será preciso arreglar be altered. |el chaleco. | It is too short. |Es demasiado corto. | It is rather long. |Es algo largo. | I want another coat. |Necesito otra levita. | I want a suit of |Quiero un traje. clothes. | | Will you take my |¿Quiere V. tomarme measure(ments)? |la medida? | How will you have it |¿Cómo quiere V. que made? |se haga? | As now worn. |Como ahora se estila. | In the latest fashion. |A la última moda. | I like to be neatly and |Me gusta estar aseada plainly dressed. |y sencillamente |vestido. | I want a waistcoat |Necesito un chaleco y and a pair of |un pantalón. trousers. | | Will you show me |¿Quiere V. mostrarme some patterns? |unas muestras? | Have you brought |¿Ha traído V. algunas? some with you? | | I have a great variety. |Tengo un gran surtido. | Let me see them. |Déjeme V. verlas. | I like this fine blue |Me gusta bastante este pretty well. |azul fino. | It is a very fashionable |Es un color muy a la colour. |moda. | Blue will become you |El azul le vendrá a V. very well. |muy bien. | What do you think |¿Qué le parece a V. of this blue? |de este azul? | This colour will soon |Este color perderá fade. |pronto. | What sort of buttons |¿Qué clase de botones will you have ? |quiere V.? | Will you have covered |¿Quiere V. botones buttons ? |forrados. | Do you wear your |¿Lleva V. el pantalón trousers very |muy alto? high? | | Not very. |No mucho. | Neither too high nor |Ni muy alto ni muy too low. |bajo. | Let them come up |Hágalo V. subir hasta about so high. |aquí. | I like them very low. |Me gusta muy bajo. | It is the fashion to |Es moda llevarlos muy wear them very |bajos. low. | | I do not like them too |No me gustan demasiado low. |bajos. | I must have everything |Necesito todo para the day |pasado mañana. after to-morrow. | | I shall be punctual. |Seré puntual. | When will they be |¿Cuando estarán listos? ready? | | You will have them |Los tendrá V. el lunes next Monday. |que viene. | At what time must I |¿A qué hora quiere V. call, Sir? |que venga, Señor? | At about ten. |A eso de las diez. | Between ten and eleven. |Entre diez y once. | | _With a Dressmaker._ |_Con una Modista._ | Madam, I have |Señora, traigo sus brought your |vestidos de V. gowns. | | Ah! Miss A..., is it |¡Ah! Señorita A..., you? |¿es V.? | I was impatient to see you. |Estaba impaciente de verla. | You have made me |V. me ha hecho esperar wait a long while. |mucho. | How many dresses |¿Cuántos vestidos me have you brought? |trae V.? | Are they of different |¿Son de hechuras diferentes? styles? | | This dress fits me well. |Este vestido me sienta bien. | This one appears very |Este me parece muy short. |corto. | Morning gowns are |Las batas se hacen así now made so. |ahora. | I do not like them so |No me gustan tan short. |cortas. | Let me try this on. |Déjeme V. probar ésta. | Here is a French cambric |Aquí tiene V. un dress to try |vestido de batista on. |para probar. | Here is a muslin one, |Aquí tiene V. uno de and a cambric |muselina, y otro one. |de batista. | Take that pin out. |Quite V. ese alfiler. | Is all that sewn carefully? |¿Todo se ha cosido con cuidado? | What trimmings will |¿Qué guarniciones va you put on this |V. a poner en evening dress? |este vestido de |etiqueta? | Is this trimming fashionable? |¿Es de moda esta guarnición? | They are much worn now. |Se usan mucho actualmente. | Trim it with lace. |Adórnelo con encaje. | Is not this gown too |¿No es este vestido demasiado full at the bottom? |ancho abajo? | I think it is; I can |Creo que sí; puedo easily remedy it. |remediarlo fácilmente. | The sleeves are too tight. |Las mangas son demasiado estrechas. | The sleeves are too wide. |Las mangas son demasiado anchas. | The waist is too long. |La cintura es demasiado larga. | The waist is too short. |La cintura es demasiado corta. | The gown is not wide enough. |El vestido no es bastante ancho. | The plaits do not fall |Los pliegues no caen gracefully. |con gracia. | The last fits the best. |El último me sienta mejor. | It fits my waist exactly. |Me sienta perfectamente |en la |cintura. | Take it for a pattern, |Tómelo V. por modelo, and all the others |y todos los demás will fit well. |me sentarán bien. | Remember, I expect |No olvide V. que my things in a |necesito estos few days. |vestidos dentro de |pocos días. | I will pay you when |Le pagaré a V. you bring everything |cuando me traiga you have to |todo lo que tiene make for me. |que hacerme. | Be very punctual, |Sírvase V. ser muy please. |puntual. | Madam, you shall |Señora, tendrá V. have everything |todo mañana por to-morrow morning. |la mañana. | You will oblige me. |Me hará V. un favor. | | _At a Hairdresser's_ |_En una Peluquería_ _or Barber's._ |_o Barbería._ | I want to be shaved |Quiero que me afeite as quickly as |V. tan pronto possible. |como posible. | Very good, Sir; will |Muy bien, Señor; sírvase you kindly take |V. sentarse this seat |aquí. | Ah, you have cut me! |¡Ah! me ha cortado V. | I beg your pardon, it |Perdone V., no es is not much, only |mucho, es sólamente a pimple I have |un granillo taken off. |que he levantado. | Shall I cut your hair |¿Quiere V. que le a little? |corte un poco el |pelo (el cabello)? | No thanks, it does |No, gracias, no es not require cutting |necesario todavía. yet. | | Yes please. |Sí, haga V. el favor. | Do you want it very short? |¿Lo quiere V. muy corto? | Not too short. |No mucho. | Take off a little only. |Iguálelo V. sólamente. | Quite short. |Al rape. | Middling. A trim. |A media melena. | Give me a shampoo. |Láveme V. la cabeza. |Deme V. un |champú. | Part it on the left. |Hágame V. la raya al |lado izquierdo. | Would you like a little |¿Quiere V. un poco de pomade? |pomada? | No, but you may put |No, pero puede V. on a little brilliantine. |ponerme un poco |de brillantina. | Let me have a looking-glass. |Deme V. un espejo. | | _At a Shoemaker's._ |_En una Zapatería._ | Have you shoes ready-made? |¿Tiene V. zapatos hechos ? | Show me some of different |Muéstreme V. algunos sizes.[27] |de varios tamaños. | I will try these. |Probaré éstos. | Give me the shoe-horn. |Deme V. el calzador. | They hurt me. |Me lastiman. | I cannot walk. |No puedo andar. | They are too low. |Son demasiado bajos. | They are too high. |Son demasiado altos. | They are too large. |Son demasiado grandes. | They are too small. |Son demasiado pequeños. | The heels are too wide. |Los tacones son demasiado anchos. | You had better make |Será mejor que me me a pair to measure. |haga V. un par a |medida. | Let me see some boots. |Muéstreme V. algunas botas. | These are too narrow. |Estas son demasiado estrechas. | I think these will fit |Creo que éstas le you very well. |vendrán muy bien. | The boot is narrow, |La bota es estrecha, but it will not |pero no le hará hurt you. |daño. | In fact, they fit me |En efecto, me vienen very well. |muy bien. | Give me the boot-jack |Deme V. el sacabotas to pull them off. |para quitarlas. | Make me also a pair |Hágame V. también of slippers. |un par de zapatillas. | What colour? |¿De qué color? | Make them very wide. |Hágalas muy anchas. | Do not make the soles |No haga V. las suelas too thin. |demasiado delgadas. | Take care that the |Cuidado que las viras welts be well |sean bien cosidas. sewn. | | | _At a Woollen-draper's._ |_En una Pañería._ | I want to buy some |Quiero comprar paño. cloth. | | What sort of cloth do |¿Qué clase de paño you want? |quiere V.? | Show me the best you |Enséñeme V. lo mejor have. |que tiene. | What colour do you |¿Qué color prefiere prefer? |V.? | I like this colour |Este color me gusta pretty well. |bastante. | Is it fashionable? |¿Es de moda? | Blue and black are always |El azul y el negro fashionable. |están siempre en |moda. | Show me some others. |Enséñeme V. otros. | Here are patterns of |Aquí tiene V. muestras all the superfine |de todos los paños cloth I have in |finos que tengo en my shop. |la tienda. | This colour will soon |Este color perderá fade. |pronto (durará |poco). | Excuse me, Sir, it |Perdone V., Señor, will last very well. |durará mucho. | This cloth is very thin. |Este paño es muy delgado. | Here is another piece. |Aquí tiene V. otra pieza. | It feels very soft. |Me parece muy suave. | It is substantial. |Es fuerte. | This will do. |Este me conviene. | How much do you ask |¿Cuanto pide V. por for it? |él? | How much a yard is it? |¿A cómo se vende la vara? | Five pesetas. |A cinco pesetas. | Is that the lowest price? |¿Es ése el último precio? | Cut me three yards. |Córteme V. tres varas. | Here is your money. |Aquí tiene V. su dinero. | | _At a Linen-draper's._ |_En una Lencería._ | Will you show me |Sírvase V. mostrarme some Irish linen |tela de Irlanda de of the best |la mejor calidad. quality. | | Here are several pieces. |Aquí tiene V. varias piezas. | Do you prefer it to |¿La prefiere V. a tela fine Holland? |fina de Holanda? | I will show you some. |Le mostraré a V. alguna. | It will cost you more. |Le costará a V. más. | Yes, but it is wider. |Sí, pero es más ancha. | Here is a piece at |Aquí tiene V. una one peseta, one |pieza a peseta, at one and a half, |otra a peseta y and another at |media, y esta otra two pesetas. |a dos pesetas. | This is rather fine. |Esta es un poco delgada. | I will unfold this |Abriré esta pieza. piece. | | I think you will find |Creo que la encontrará it fine. |V. fina. | This is a fine white. |Esta es de un blanco fino. | What is the price of it? |¿Cuál es el precio? | That cloth seems to |Esa tela me parece me very dear. |muy cara. | It will wear well. |Durará mucho. | Give me these two pieces. |Deme V. estas dos piezas. | Do you want any |¿Necesita V. alguna French cambric? |batista? | I have some fine |Tengo alguna batista French cambric |fina que no es which is not dear. |cara. | How many yards do |¿Cuántas varas necesita you want? |V.? | Allow me to show you |Permítame V. mostrarle some fine tablecloths |algunos and napkins. |manteles finos y |servilletas. | They are of a new pattern. |Son de un diseño nuevo. | They are indeed very |Son en efecto muy handsome. |hermosos. | But I do not want any. |Pero no necesito ningunos. | Have you any good |¿Tiene V. pañuelos de French cambric |batista de buena pocket-handkerchiefs? |calidad? | Yes, Sir, and I am |Sí, Señor, y estoy sure they will |seguro que le please you. |gustarán a V. | I will take four dozen. |Tomaré cuatro docenas. | Have them marked |Mándelos V. marcar with my initials, |con mis iniciales, and send me |y envíeme todo everything to-morrow. |mañana. | | _At a Perfumer's._ |_En una Perfumería._ | Your shop has been |Su tienda de V. me ha recommended to |sido recomendada me by Mrs. B. |por la señora B. | Have you a good assortment |¿Tiene V. buen surtido of perfumery? |de perfumes? | What articles do you |¿Qué artículos vende keep? |V.? | I have everything you |Tengo todo lo que can desire. |pueda V. desear. | My stock is as complete |Tengo un surtido tan as it can be. |completo como posible. | I want some powder. |Necesito polvos. | Will you have it scented? |¿Los quiere V. perfumados? | Yes; show me some jessamine. |Sí; enséñeme V. los de jazmín. | The scent is not very strong. |El olor no es muy fuerte. | It will suit me. |Me conviene. | I have also violet, |Los tengo también rose, and orange-flower. |de violeta, de |rosa, y de azahar. | I want also some lavender-water |Quiero también aguas and some eau de |de lavanda y de Cologne. |Colonia. | Have you any essential oils? |¿Tiene V. aceites esenciales? | Yes, Madam, several sorts. |Sí, Señora, de varias calidades. | This is of a superior quality. |Este es de una calidad superior. | How much do you sell |¿A cómo vende V. this oil of roses |este aceite de for? |rosas? | That is very dear. |Es muy caro. | It is too dear. |Es demasiado caro. | It is excessively dear. |Es carísimo. | I can buy some elsewhere |Puedo comprarlo más for less. |barato en otra parte. | It is the usual price. |Es el precio de costumbre. | It is a fixed price. |Es precio fijo. | Let me have a bottle |Necesito una botella of orange-flower |de agua de azahar. water. | | I have now all I want. |Tengo ahora todo lo que necesito. | Give me my account. |Deme V. mi cuenta. | It amounts to... |Sube a... | Here is your money |Aquí tiene V. su and my address. |dinero y mi dirección. | Send me all these |Envíeme V. todos estos articles. |artículos. | | _At a Bookseller's._ |_En una Librería._ | Have you any new books? |¿Tiene V. obras nuevas? | I should like to see |Quisiera ver los libros the books you |que V. acaba de have just received. |recibir. | With great pleasure, |Con mucho gusto, Señor; Sir; they were unpacked |acaban de just now. |desempaquetarlos. | They are books of history, |Son libros de historia, mathematics, |matemáticas, filosofía, philosophy, |teología, divinity, physics |física y derecho. and law. | | Are all these new books? |¿Son todas obras nuevas? | No, Sir, some are |No, Señor, hay nuevas new, some are old |y viejas. publications. | | I hope you will find |Espero que encontrará some to suit your |V. algunas de su taste. |gusto. | Here is a list of the |Aquí tiene V. la lista books I wish to |de los libros que have. |deseo tener. | Have you now the |¿Tiene V. ahora el Mariana that I |Mariana que le asked you for? |pedí? | I have only the 18mo. |Sólo tengo la edición edition. |en dieciochavo. | It is embellished with |Está adornada con coloured plates. |láminas de color. | Show me some volumes |Enséñeme V. algunas of Quevedo. |de las obras de |Quevedo. | They will bring you |Le traerán algunas en some immediately. |seguida. | Here are some. |Aquí tiene V. algunas. | This size suits me |Este tamaño me gusta pretty well. |bastante. | I should like to have |Las quiero encuadernadas. them bound. | | I will have them |Deseo que sean encuadernadas bound in calf, |en becerrillo, y rotuladas. and lettered. | | I wish to have the |Deseo que el canto sea edges marbled. |jaspeado. | Show me some of |Enséñeme V. algunos your most handsome |de sus libros más books |hermosos encuadernados bound in Russian |en cuero leather. |de Rusia. | Here are the best we |Estos son los mejores have at present. |que tenemos al |momento. | I like this pattern |Este diseño me gusta exceedingly. |muchísimo. | I wish this Virgil to |Quiero que este Virgilio be bound in morocco. |sea encuadernado |en tafilete. | Is the price the same |¿Es igual el precio for all colours? |para todos los |colores? | Exactly the same. |Precisamente igual. | Then I will have it |Entonces quiero que bound in green. |sea encuadernado |en verde. | What is the cost for |¿Cuál es el coste para each volume? |(¿Cuánto cuesta) |cada volumen? | Have you Moratin's |¿Tiene V. las obras works complete? |completas de Moratín? | We have the best |Tenemos la mejor edición. edition. | | I wish to have the |Quiero el Viaje del Travels of young |joven Anacarsis. Anacharsis. | | I have one in octavo, |Tengo un ejemplar en but it is only in |octavo, pero encartonado. boards. | | I will take it, but you |Lo tomaré, pero tendrá must have it |V. que mandarlo bound in Russia |encuadernar en leather. |cuero de Rusia. | Here is a fine edition |Aquí tiene V. una hermosa of Cervantes. |edición de |Cervantes. | I see in your catalogue |Veo en su catálogo de a great |V. un gran número many splendid |de ediciones editions at a very |magníficas a precios high price. |muy elevados |(altos, subidos). | Have you a Guevara |¿Tiene V. un Guevara in small size? |de tamaño pequeño? | I have the stereotype |Tengo la edición edition, on four |estereotípica, en different kinds of |cuatro clases diferentes paper. |de papel. | This edition on large |Esta edición en papel vellum paper is |vitela grande está beautifully bound. |hermosamente encuadernada. | I think I had better |Creo que haré bien en take the large |tomar el ejemplar vellum paper. |en papel vitela |grande. | Here is a very pretty |Aquí tiene V. un copy. |ejemplar muy bonito. | It is bound in green |Está encuadernado en morocco, with |tafilete verde, con gilt edges. |canto dorado. | I have romances and |Tengo romances y novelas, novels, plays, reviews, |obras teatrales, etc. |revistas, |etc. | Oh! I will not have any. |¡Oh! de ésos no quiero. | Sir, do you want anything |Señor, ¿necesita V. else? |algo más? | I want a copy of |Quiero un ejemplar de Solis; but I do |Solís; pero no veo not see one. |ninguno. | I have several, but |Tengo varies, pero they are in sheets. |están en hojas. | What sort of binding |¿Qué clase de encuadernación do you prefer? |prefiere V.? | Will you have it in |¿Lo quiere V. en calf or sheepskin? |becerrillo o en |badana? | Half-binding will do; |Bastará la media pasta; but it must be |pero quiero que lettered like that |sea rotulado como Mariana. |ese Mariana. | I will take care that |Tendré cuidado de it is done as you |mandarlo hacer wish. |como V. desea. | I also want Hossfeld's |Necesito también la English-Spanish |Gramática Inglesa-Española Grammar, as well |de Hossfeld, así como as Hossfeld's |la Gramática Spanish-English |Española-Inglesa. Grammar. | | I also require Hossfeld's |Quiero también el Libro Spanish |de Lectura Española Reader. |de Hossfeld. | Do you want anything else? |¿Necesita V. alguna cosa más? | Have you a map of Madrid? |¿Tiene V. un plano de Madrid? | I wish to have the |Quiero tener el mejor best and the most |y el más exacto correct that is |que se haya publicado. published. | | Send me everything to-day. |Envíeme V. todo hoy. | I intend to leave |Pienso salir de Madrid Madrid to-morrow |mañana por la morning. |mañana. | | _At a Jeweller's._ |_En una Joyería._ | Will you show me |¿Quiere V. mostrarme some rings? |algunas sortijas? | Are these set with |¿Están éstas engastadas fine stones? |con piedras |finas (piedras |preciosas)? | What is the price of |¿Cuál es el precio de this ring. |esta sortija? | It is much too dear. |Es demasiado cara. | That diamond has a |Ese diamante tiene beautiful lustre. |mucho brillo. | I like that ring very |Esa sortija me gusta much. |mucho. | I think it is rather too |Creo que es demasiado large for me. |grande para mí. | Show me some others. |Enséñeme V. otras. | This fits me well. |Esta me viene bien. | Is it firmly mounted? |¿Es fuerte el engaste? | What do you ask for it? |¿Cuánto pide V. por ella? | I prefer the first. |Prefiero la primera. | Can you make it smaller? |¿Puede V. achicarla? | Very easily, and without |Muy fácilmente, y sin injuring the |dañar el engaste. mounting. | | I want a gold chain. |Quiero una cadena de oro. | Mine is no longer in |La mía ya no es de fashion. |moda (ya no está en moda). | I can take it in exchange. |Puedo tomarla en cambio. | What will you allow |¿Cuánto me dará V. me for mine? |por la mía? | I will weigh it. |La pesaré. | If I exchange my |Si cambio mi cadena, chain, I must exchange |tendré que cambiar my seal |mi sello también. too. | | Here are several seals |Aquí tiene V. varios of the newest |sellos de la última fashion. |moda. | I will take these two. |Tomaré estos dos. | I should like to have |Quiero que se graben my initials engraved |mis iniciales en on this seal. |este sello. | Will you get it engraved? |¿Quiere V. mandarlo grabar? | I will give it to the |Lo daré al grabador most skilful engraver |más hábil que we have. |tenemos. | Show me some earrings. |Enséñeme V. algunos pendientes. | Here are some of exquisite |Aquí tiene V. algunos workmanship. |de una hechura exquisita. | Here is a splendid |Hay aquí un collar necklace. |magnífico. | It is not for sale. |No es para vender. | I have just sold it to |Acabo de venderlo a a lady. |una señora. | These bracelets are |Estas pulseras son for the same lady. |para la misma |señora. | What is the price of |¿Cuál es el precio de this pin? |este alfiler? | Are these pins of the |¿Son estos alfileres de latest fashion? |la última moda? | This topaz surrounded |Me gusta mucho más with pearls I |este topacio cercado like much better. |de perlas. | It is very beautiful. |Es muy hermoso. | I think it is stronger. |Me parece más fuerte. | I have something else |Tengo otra cosa que to show you. |enseñarle a V. | No, thank you; I |No, gracias; volveré will come another day. |otro día. | | _At a Watchmaker's._ |_En una Relojería._ | I am not pleased with |No me gusta el reloj the watch you |que V. me vendió. sold me. | | Yet I took it on your |Sin embargo, lo tomé word. |bajo su palabra. | It does not go well. |No va bien. | It gains. |Adelanta. | It loses. |Atrasa. | I cannot regulate it. |No puedo arreglarlo. | It is a new watch. |Es un reloj nuevo. | It will require some |Hará falta algún tiempo time to regulate it. |para arreglarlo. | I think so. |Así creo. | If you are not satisfied, |Si V. no está satisfecho, I will change |lo cambiaré. it. | | Here is a very good |Aquí tiene V. un reloj watch. |muy bueno. | It also shows the day |Indica también el día of the month. |del mes. | I do not like |No me gustan relojes such complicated |tan complicados. watches. | | They are often out of |Se descomponen a menudo. order. | | I want a good repeater. |Necesito un buen reloj |de repetición. | I have an excellent one. |Tengo uno excelente. | Do you warrant it? |¿Lo garantiza V.? | Will you let me have |¿Me lo da V. a it on trial? |prueba? | I will only take it on |Lo tomo sólamente those terms. |bajo esa condición. | I agree to it with |Convengo en ello con pleasure. |gusto. | I will let you have it |Se lo doy a prueba. on trial. | | Since I had it, it has |Después que lo tengo, not varied one |no ha variado ni minute. |un minuto. | You will be pleased |V. estará contento con with it. |él. | I can warrant it. |Puedo garantizarlo. | How much do you |¿Cuánto pide V. por want for it? |él? | I have a watch at |Tengo un reloj en casa home which |que necesita limpiarse. wants cleaning. | | It is an old watch. |Es un reloj viejo. | It has not gone for |Hace una quincena a fortnight. |que no anda. | I let it fall. |Lo dejé caer. | I think the mainspring |Creo que se ha roto is broken. |el muelle real. | I will send it to you |Se lo enviaré a V. hoy. to-day. | | I must keep it a few |Tendré que guardarlo days. |algunos días. | When will you return it? |¿Cuándo me lo devolverá V.? | I cannot promise it |No puedo prometérselo you before a fortnight. |para antes de una |quincena. | It is a long time. |Es mucho tiempo. | If there is nothing |Si no se ha roto nada, broken you shall |lo tendrá V. mañana. have it to-morrow. | | Do not disappoint me. |No falte V. | You may rely on its |Puede V. contar con being ready at |que estará listo that time. |para entonces. | Here are very beautiful |Aquí tiene V. relojes clocks. |muy hermosos. | I want one. |Necesito uno. | You can select which |Puede V. escoger el you like. |que quiera. | Not to-day. |Hoy no. | We will speak of it |Hablaremos de ello en another time. |otra ocasión. | Do you sell spectacles? |¿Vende V. anteojos? | I want an opera-glass. |Necesito gemelos de teatro. | Do you keep microscopes? |¿Tiene V. microscopios? | This glass magnifies |Este vidrio aumenta too much. |demasiado. | That does not magnify |Ese no aumenta bastante. enough. | | That opera-glass is |Esos gemelos no son not good. |buenos. | I want a better one. |Los quiero mejores. | | _At a Picture Gallery._ |_En una Galería de_ |_Pinturas._ | Is there any collection |¿Hay alguna colección of paintings in |de pinturas en this town? |esta ciudad? | Is there an annual |¿Hay exposición anual exhibition of |de pinturas en paintings in this |este lugar? place? | | Yes, Sir; I hope you |Si, Señor; espero que will be pleased |le gustará a V. with it. | | When will the exhibition |¿Cuándo tendrá lugar take place? |la exposición? | It is open now. |Está abierta ahora. | Let us go there. |Vamos allá. | I have a passion for |Soy apasionado por pictures. |(muy aficionado a) |las pinturas. | That painting is a |Esa pintura es una copy from Raphael. |copia de Rafael. | This is from Poussin. |Esta es de Poussin. | This is a copy from |Esta es una copia de Titian. |Ticiano. | Titian excelled in |Ticiano sobresalió en colouring. |el colorido. | And in drawing likewise. |Y también en el dibujo. | There is a fine blending |Hay una excelente of colours in |distribución de that picture. |colores en esa |pintura. | Its composition is fine. |Su composición es excelente. | This is an historical |Este es un cuadro picture. |histórico. | This is a well executed |Esta es una pintura painting. |bien ejecutada. | The passions are well |Las pasiones están portrayed. |bien representadas. | How do you like the |¿Qué le parece a V. foreground? |del primer plano? | That picture requires |Ese cuadro es preciso to be seen in its |verlo en buena proper light. |luz. | It is not in a good |Este no es su punto light (situation). |de vista. No le |da bien la luz. No |está bien colocado. | That picture is deficient |A esa pintura le falta in colouring. |color. | That painter draws |Ese pintor dibuja mejor better than he |que colora. colours. | | Those colours are too |Esos colores son demasiado gaudy. |vivos. | They should have |Debían haber sido suavizados. been subdued. | | There are fine tones |Hay hermosos matices of colour in that |en esa pintura. picture. | | This valuable picture |Este cuadro precioso is in fine preservation. |está bien conservado. | How well the lights |¡Qué bien distribuídos and shades are |están los claros y distributed! |oscuros! | That painter thoroughly |Ese pintor entiende understands |perfectamente la the disposition |distribución de los of the |claros (de las lights. |luces). | It is in the style of |Es del estilo de Rembrandt. Rembrandt. | | That great master |Ese gran maestro formed a style |formó un estilo adapted to great |adaptado a los effects. |grandes efectos. | A landscape forms the |Un paisaje forma el background to |fondo de las figuras the figures in that |en ese cuadro. picture. | | This is a watercolour. |Esta es una acuarela (una aguada). | That drawing is from |Ese dibujo es del natural. nature. | | That artist understands |Ese artista entiende very well |muy bien el efecto the effect of light |del claroscuro. and shade. | | These figures are |Estas figuras están painted in half |pintadas a media tone. |tinta. | | That painter succeeds |Ese pintor tiene más better in portrait |éxito con los retratos than in historical |que con los painting. |cuadros históricos. | Have you seen that |¿Ha visto V. aquel pencil-sketch? |bosquejo al lápiz? | No, I was examining |No, estaba examinando this drawing |este dibujo in Indian ink. |de tinta china. | I like oil-painting |Me gusta más la pintura better. |al oleo. | There are two very |Cerca de la ventana beautiful sea-pieces |hay dos marinas near the |muy hermosas. window. | | The reflections in the |Los reflejos en el agua water are admirable. |son admirables. | See those clouds, how |Vea V. esas nubes, skilfully the lights |¡qué bien se han are managed? |manejado las luces! | I am delighted with |Estoy muy contento all I have seen. |con todo lo que he |visto. | I think we have seen |Creo que hemos visto everything. |todo. | Let us go. |Vámonos. | We will come again |Volveremos mañana. to-morrow. | | | _Chess._ |_Ajedrez._ | Let us play a game |Juguemos una partida at chess. |de ajedrez. | I like it better than |Me gusta más que el whist, or even |whist, o el piquete. piquet. | | I do not know the |No conozco bien el game well. |juego. | Where is the chess-board. |¿Dónde está el tablero? | Here it is, with the |Aquí está, con las chess men. |piezas. | I want a bishop. |Me falta un alfil. | Your queen is not in |Su reina de V. no está its proper place. |en su casilla. | Who begins? |¿Quién sale? | Let us draw lots. |Echemos suertes. | I have the first move. |Yo soy mano. | It is a great advantage. |Es una gran ventaja. | I will move this man. |Adelantaré esta pieza. | Your pieces are well |Sus piezas de V. están supported. |bien apoyadas. | I am afraid I must |Temo que tendré que exchange pieces. |cambiar de piezas. | I have lost a knight. |He perdido un caballo. | I must castle. |Tengo que enrocar. | You cannot castle |V. no puede enrocar after having |después de haber moved your king. |movido el rey. | Check to the king. |Jaque al rey. | I will cover this check |Cubriré este jaque con with my castle. |la torre. | I take it. |La tomo. | I cannot win. |No puedo ganar. | It is a drawn game. |Son tablas. | I was in hopes you |Esperaba que V. me would have given |diese mate (jaquemate). me checkmate. | | I cannot play with you. |No puedo jugar con V. | What odds will you |¿Qué ventaja me da give me? |V.? | If you will give me a |Si V. quiere darme castle, I will try |una torre, probaré another game. |otra partida. | It is more than I |Es más de lo que debo ought to give, but |darle, pero lo haré I will do it with |con gusto. pleasure. | | | _On the Spanish_ |_Sobre la Lengua_ _Language._ |_Española._ | Do you speak Spanish? |¿Habla V. español? | I speak it a little. |Lo hablo un poco. | I speak it just enough |Lo hablo bastante to make myself |para hacerme entender. understood. | | He speaks Spanish |Habla español bastante fairly well. |bien. | Speak Spanish to me. |Hábleme V. en español. | You pronounce it well. |V. lo pronuncia bien. | What book are you |¿Qué libro traduce translating? |V.? | I have translated P.'s |He traducido las Fables. |Fábulas de P. | Now I am translating |Ahora estoy traduciendo the extracts in |los extractos Hossfeld's Spanish |en el libro de Composition |Composición y and Idioms. |Modismos Españoles |de Hossfeld. | I afterwards compare |Después comparo mi my work with the |trabajo con la translation in the |traducción dada key. |en la clave. | In order to know a |Para saber a fondo language thoroughly, |una lengua, la grammar |gramática es absolutamente is absolutely necessary. |necesaria. | In order to speak a |Para hablar bien una language well, |lengua, es preciso you must learn |aprender la phraseology. |fraseología. | One may be able to |Se puede leer y escribir read and write a |una lengua language and yet |sin poder hablarla. be unable to | speak it. | | In Spanish the written |En español la lengua language does |escrita no difiere not differ much |mucho de la lengua from the spoken |hablada. language. | | What grammar do you use? |¿Qué gramática usa V.? | I am using Hossfeld's |Estoy estudiando la Grammar, and I |Gramática de find it invaluable, |Hossfeld y la especially for |encuentro excelente, commercial purposes. |especialmente |para fines |comerciales. | How long have you |¿Cuánto tiempo hace been learning |que aprende V. Spanish? |el español? | About ten months. |Unos diez meses. | You have made a |V. ha hecho mucho great deal of progress. |progreso. | I would advise you |Le aconsejo a V. que to continue to |continúe aplicándose. apply yourself to | it. | | Spanish is a very important |El español es una language; |lengua muy importante; it is spoken not |se habla only in Spain, |no sólo en España, but also in parts |sino también of Africa, in |en partes de Africa, Mexico, Central |en Méjico, and South America, |Centro y Sud the West |América, las Indias Indies, and in the |Occidentales, y Philippine Islands. |en las Islas Filipinas. | English and Spanish |El inglés y el español are two of the |son dos de las most useful languages |lenguas más útiles that one |que se pueden can learn. |aprender. | English is a language |El inglés es una lengua of great commercial |de gran valor value. |comercial. | I learnt Spanish at |Aprendí el español en school; I took |la escuela; tomé many lessons in |muchas lecciones classes and privately; |en clase y privadamente; I know |sé bastante my grammar |bien la gramática, pretty well, and |y comprendo understand nearly |casi todo everything I read, |lo que leo, pero no but cannot say |puedo decir dos two words in an |palabras de una intelligible manner. |manera inteligible. What ought |¿Qué debo I to do? |hacer? | Hear Spanish spoken; |Oír hablar español; have a master |tener un profesor who speaks to |que le hable en you in Spanish--very |español--muy lentamente slowly at |al principio, first, and then |y después more quickly,--on |más de prisa,--sobre subjects which |asuntos que are familiar to |le sean a V. familiares. you. | | Is it then more useful |¿Es, pues, más útil oír to listen, and |y tratar de comprender to try to understand |lo que se what is |dice en una lengua, said in a language, |que tratar de than to try to |hablarla por sí speak it one's |mismo? self? | | Both are useful and |Las dos cosas son útiles necessary. |y necesarias. | Read aloud as much |Lea V. en alta voz as you can. |cuanto pueda. | | _Hiring Apartments._ |_Alquilar Cuartos._ | Can you tell me if |¿Puede V. decirme si there are any |hay cuartos desalquilados apartments to be |en esta had in this street? |calle? | Yes, Sir, there are |Si, Señor, hay varios, several, in this |en esta calle y en street and in the |las contiguas. adjoining ones. | | I have seen from |He visto por su anuncio your advertisement |en el periódico in the newspaper |que tiene V. that you |cuartos que alquilar. have some rooms |¿Puedo to let. Can I see |verlos ? them? | | Certainly, Sir. |Seguramente, Señor. | On which floor are they? |¿En qué piso están? | I have a sitting-room |Tengo en el primer and a bedroom |piso una sala y un on the first floor, |dormitorio (una and a bedroom on |alcoba), y en the second. |el segundo un |dormitorio. | These two rooms will |Estos dos cuartos espero suit you, I hope. |que le convendrán |a V. | They are well furnished |Están bien amueblados and decorated. |y decorados. | How much do you |¿Cuánto pide V. por want for these |estos cuartos? rooms? | | Fifteen pesetas a |Quince pesetas por week, including |semana, incluso el attendance. |servicio. | Could I have my |¿Podría comer aquí? meals here? I |Necesitaría tomar should want breakfast, |el almuerzo y a and sometimes |veces la comida dinner too. |también. | Yes, Sir, I shall be |Si, Señor, tendré mucho happy to supply |gusto en servirle the meals you |las comidas require, and have |que necesite, y no no doubt you will |dudo que estará be satisfied with |V. contento con our table. |nuestra mesa. | How much do you |¿Cuánto pide V. por charge for breakfast |el almuerzo y la and dinner? |comida? | Two pesetas for |Dos pesetas por el almuerzo, breakfast, and |y tres three for dinner. |por la comida. | Shall I have to pay |¿Tendré algo que pagar any extras? |aparte? | No, Sir, none except |No, Señor, nada excepto the gas, which is |el gas, que half a peseta a |cuesta medía peseta week. |por semana. | I suppose you require |Supongo que necesita some references. |V. referencias. | Yes, Sir, it is usual |Si, Señor, es nuestra with us to require |costumbre pedir y and to give references. |dar referencias. | Very good, Madam; |Muy bien, Señora; here are my references; |aquí tiene V. mis can I |referencias; ¿podré come in to-morrow? |entrar mañana? | Certainly, Sir; I shall |Ciertamente, Señor; have everything |tendré todo preparado ready for you. |para V. | Very well, here is my |Muy bien, aquí tiene rent for the first |V. el alquiler para month. My name |el primer mes. Me is... |llamo... | I thank you very |Muchas gracias; hasta much, Sir; I shall |mañana. see you to-morrow. | | | _Engaging a Man-servant._ |_Ajustar un Criado._ | Sir, I have heard you |Señor, se me ha dicho want a servant. |que necesita V. un |criado. | Yes, who sent you to me? |Sí, ¿quién le mandó a V. aquí? | By whom are you recommended? |¿Por quién viene V. recomendado? | By Mr. B., with whom |Por el señor B., con I have travelled. |quien he viajado. | I know him very well. |Le conozco muy bien. | On his recommendation |Con su recomendación, I shall not |no tengo inconveniente hesitate to engage |en tomarle you. |a V. a mi |servicio. | I suppose you possess |Supongo que V. tiene the qualifications |las calidades necesarias. I want. | | I shall stay in this |Me quedaré en esta town a fortnight |ciudad quince días longer. |más. | Where have you travelled? |¿Dónde ha viajado V.? | I have travelled in |He viajado en Alemania Germany and Italy. |e Italia. | Will you accompany |¿Quiere V. acompañarme me to Switzerland? |a Suiza? | Have you performed |¿Ha hecho V. ese viaje that journey before? |antes? | Sir, I am a Swiss. |Señor, soy Suizo. | How old are you? |¿Cuántos años tiene V.? | Are you a married man? |¿Es V. casado? | Have you been long |¿Ha estado V. mucho in Germany? |tiempo en Alemania? | Have you travelled |¿Ha viajado V. mucho much in France? |en Francia? | Can you ride a horse? |¿Sabe V. montar a caballo? | Can you write? |¿Sabe V. escribir? | Yes, Sir. |Sí, Señor. | What languages do |¿Qué lenguas sabe you know? |(posee) V.? | I understand German |Entiendo el alemán y and Italian. |el italiano. | I likewise know the |Conozco también las coins, weights |monedas, pesos y and measures of |medidas de los the countries in |países en que he which I have travelled. |viajado. | You may be very |V. puede serme muy useful to me. |útil. | What wages do you ask? |¿Qué salario pide V.? | I have always had |He tenido siempre £20 a year and |veinte libras al my board. |año y la comida. | I will give you the same. |Le daré lo mismo. | I will give you £3 a |Le daré tres libras al month, without |mes, sin comida. board. | | When we travel, I |Cuando viejemos, yo will pay your expenses. |pagaré sus gastos. | You must give me |Me dará V. todas las every evening an |noches cuenta exacta exact account of |de todo lo everything you |que haya gastado have laid out for |por cuenta mía. me. | | I will pay you immediately. |Le pagaré a V. en |seguida. | I will call on your |Voy a ver a su último former master. |amo. | | _Engaging a Maid-servant._ |_Ajustar una Criada._ | Have you been long |¿Hace mucho que in service? |sirve V.? | What was the last |¿Cuál ha sido su place you were at? |último empleo? | Do you understand |¿Entiende V. de cocina? cooking? | | Are you acquainted |¿Entiende V. del manejo with the management |de una casa? of a house? | | How old are you? |¿Cuantos años tiene V.? | You seem very young. |Parece V. muy joven. | I am twenty-two. |Tengo veintidós. | Do you understand |¿Entiende V. de costura? needlework? | | Are you a good |¿Es V. buena costurera? needlewoman? | | Can you wash fine linen? |¿Sabe V. lavar ropa fina? | Could you occasionally |¿Podría V. reemplazar replace my |de cuando en housemaid? |cuando a mi criada |de mano? | Have you been in |¿Ha servido V. en many families? |muchas casas? | Whose house have |¿Cuál es la casa que you just left? |V. acaba de dejar? | Why did you leave |¿Por qué dejó V. su your place? |empleo? | How long did you remain |¿Cuánto tiempo estuvo with her? |V. con ella? | Will Mrs. L. give you |¿Le dará a V. la a character? |señora L. una recomendación |(un testimonio)? | I have a written |Tengo una recomendación character from |por escrito Mrs. L. |de la señora L. | Let me see it; I know |Déjeme V. verla; conozco her handwriting. |su letra. | Do you like children? |¿Le gustan a V. los niños? | What wages do you expect? |¿Qué salario pide V.? | Mrs. L. gave me fifty |La señora L. me daba pesetas a month. |cincuenta pesetas |al mes. | It is a great deal. |Es mucho. | But I think you will |Pero creo que V. me suit me. |convendrá. | I engage you from |Le tomo a V. desde this moment. |ahora mismo. | You may come to-morrow. |Podrá V. venir mañana. | | _At the Hotel._ |_En el Hotel._ | We require two rooms |Necesitamos dos cuartos with good beds. |con buenas |camas. | Very well, Sir; will |Muy bien, Señor; you have the |¿quiere V. tener kindness to follow |la bondad de seguirme? me? | | On which floor have |¿En qué piso tiene V. you rooms disengaged? |cuartos desocupados? | There are some on the |Hay algunos en el segundo, second, consisting |que consisten of a drawing |en una sala and a bedroom. |y un dormitorio. | I have two splendid |Tengo dos cuartos rooms on the |magníficos en el third floor. |tercer piso. | Is there a lift? |¿Hay ascensor? | Waiter, have a room |Mozo, prepáreme V. with a good bed |un cuarto con una got ready for me. |buena cama. | See that the bed is |Vea V. que la cama well aired. |esté bien aireada. | Be careful that they |Cuidado que se pongan put clean sheets |sábanas limpias. on. | | The sheets are damp, |Las sábanas están I want some |húmedas, quiero others. |otras. | I should also like another |Quisiera también otra blanket. |manta. | I don't mind much |Poco me importa el what sort of room |cuarto que se me I have, but I |dé, con tal que want a good bed, |tenga buena cama and to be able to |y pueda dormir sleep quietly. |tranquilamente. | Have a drawing and |Prepárenos una sala y a bedroom with |un dormitorio con two beds made |dos camas; enciéndanos ready for us; |también have a fire lighted, |un fuego tan too, as quickly |pronto como posible. as possible. | | I shall take a warm |Tomaré después un bath afterwards. |baño caliente. Where is the |¿Dónde está el bath-room? |cuarto de baño? | On the same floor as |En el mismo piso que your room. |su cuarto de V. | Please have a cold |Mande V. preparar bath made ready |en seguida un at once. |baño frío. | Let my luggage be |Haga V. subir mi brought up, and |equipaje, y no don't forget the |olvide las toallas. towels. | | We want dinner at six |Queremos comer a las o'clock. |seis. | Will you dine at table |¿Quiere V. comer en d'hôte at seven, |la mesa redonda Sir? |a las siete? | No, I shall dine with |No, comeré con algunos some friends in |amigos en town and return |la cuidad y volveré late. |tarde. | It is very warm in this |Hace mucho calor en country. Have |este país. ¿Tiene you any cooling |V. algunos refrescos? drinks? | | Please reserve us two |Sírvase V. reservarnos good seats at |dos buenos asientos table d'hôte. |en la mesa |redonda. | There is a bell at the |Hay campanilla al side of the chimney-piece. |lado de la chimenea. | Is there no electric bell? |¿No hay timbre eléctrico? | No, Sir, but we have |No, Señor, pero tenemos electric light in |luz eléctrica all the rooms. |en todos los cuartos. | I notice that there is |Veo que no hay ni neither soap nor |jabón ni agua fresh water. |fresca. | The servant will put |La criada pondrá todo everything in order |en orden inmediatamente. directly. | | Please let me have my bill. |Hágame V. el favor de la cuenta. | Here is your account, Sir. |Aquí tiene V. su cuenta, Señor. | Very well, please receipt it. |Muy bien, sírvase V. poner el recibí. | Waiter here is something for you. |Mozo, aquí tiene V. para sí. | | _The Money-changer._ |_El Cambista._ | Where could I get my |¿Donde podría cambiar money changed? |mi dinero? | Where is the nearest |¿Donde está la casa money-changer's? |de cambio más |próxima? | Is there a money-changer's |¿Hay algún cambista close |cerca de aquí? by? | | I wish to change some |Quiero cambiar algún English money. |dinero inglés. | What do you give for |¿A cómo paga V. la a sovereign? |libra esterlina? | Can you change me a |¿Puede V. cambiarme five-pound note? |un billete de |banco de cinco |libras? | What is the rate of |¿A qué tipo está hoy exchange to-day? |el cambio? | I will take half in |Tomaré la mitad en silver. |plata. | I should like a peseta's |Quisiera una peseta worth of coppers. |en calderilla. | Could you cash me |¿Podría V. hacerme this cheque on |efectivo este cheque London? |sobre Londres? | | _The Theatre._ |_El Teatro._ | Is there a good theatre |¿Hay en ésta un buen (music-hall, |teatro (teatro de picture-house) here? |variedades, cine)? | Which is the best |¿Cual es el mejor theatre? |teatro? | Is there a performance |¿Hay función esta noche? to-night? | | What are they playing? |¿Qué representan? | What time does the |¿A qué hora principia performance begin? |(es) la función? | What time is the |¿A qué hora acaba performance over? |(termina) la función? | Is there a good orchestra? |¿Hay buena orquesta? | What are the prices? |¿Cuáles son los precios |(de las localidades)? | The boxes, the stalls, |Los palcos, las butacas, the circle, the |el anfiteatro, gallery (the gods). |la galería (el paraíso). | What time does the |¿A qué hora se abre la box-office open? |taquilla? | A ticket, a pass, a |Un billete, un billete pass-out check. |de favor, una contraseña. | Let me have a programme, |Hágame V. el favor please, |de un programa, and the book of |y el libreto. words. | | Can I hire a pair of |¿Puedo alquilar unos opera glasses? |gemelos? | The interval. |El entreacto. | The curtain. |El telón. | | _The Seasons._ |_Las Estaciones._ | Winter is over at last. |Al fin se acabó el invierno. | Do you like winter? |¿Le gusta a V. el invierno? | I like it as much as |Me gusta tanto como summer. |el verano. | You are perhaps the |V. será tal vez el only one of that |único de esa opinión. opinion. | | In winter one is not |En invierno no se está comfortable except |bien sino al lado by the fireside. |del fuego. | Can you skate? |¿Sabe V. patinar? | Yes, a little. |Sí, un poco. | Have you skated this |¿Ha patinado V. este winter? |invierno? | The winter has been |El invierno ha sido very severe this |muy riguroso este year. |año. | I am glad to see the |Me alegro de ver la spring. |primavera. | It is the season I like |Es la estación que me best. |gusta más. | It is the most pleasant |Es la más agradable of all seasons. |de todas las estaciones. | The season is very |La estación está muy backward. |atrasada. | I fear we shall have |Temo que tendremos a very hot summer. |un verano muy |caluroso. | One would think that |Se diría que las estaciones the order of the |están todas seasons had been |trastornadas. reversed. | | Summer is the season |El verano es la estación of the harvest. |de la cosecha. | Summer is over. |Ya pasó el verano. | After summer comes |Después del verano the autumn. |viene el otoño. | Autumn is the season |El otoño es la estación of vintages. |de las vendimias. | Towards the middle |Hacia mediados del of autumn the |otoño las mañanas mornings and |y las tardes evenings are cool. |son frescas. | Which season do you |¿Cuál estación le like best, Sir? |gusta a V. más, |Señor? | Unquestionably, I like |Sin duda alguna, me the spring best. |gusta más la |primavera. | Is it as hot in England |¿Hace tanto calor en as in Spain |Inglaterra como in the summer? |en España en el verano? | Never. It is not too |Nunca. No hace demasiado warm in summer |calor en nor too cold in |el verano ni demasiado winter. |frío en el |invierno. | The winter in the |En el norte de España north of Spain is |el invierno almost as cold as |es casi tan frío in England. |como en Inglaterra. | No doubt, but for my |Sin duda, pero por mi