Get More From Your Trip with easy-to-fi nd phrases for every travel situation Basics Practical Social Food Safe Spanish Costa Rican Travel Costa Rican Plus Spanish DICTIONARY > english–costa rican spanish Never get stuck for words with our PHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY panish nouns in this dictionary have their gender indicated with ࿬ (masculine) nd ࿥ (feminine). If adjectives and nouns have just one form for both genders, it’s marked as ࿬ ࿥. Where adjectives and nouns have separate masculine and feminine orms, the endings are divided by a slash (eg bello/a ࿬࿥). In other cases we spell out he masculine and feminine forms in full for clarity of pronunciation (eg embajador/ 3500-word two-way dictionary mbajadora ࿬࿥). See the phrasebuilder for more on gender. Words are also marked s Q (noun), D (adjective), DGY (adverb), Y (verb), SO (plural), VJ (singular), LQI (informal) nd SRO (polite) where necessary. Verbs are given in the infinitive – for details on how o change verbs for use in a sentence, see the phrasebuilder, page 28. afternoon tarde ࿥tar·de A aftershave loción para dedespuesspues del afeitado ࿥࿥lo·syon paa·ra des·d ppweswes del aa·fay·ta·do board a bordo a borr·do again otra vez o·trat veses bortion aborto ࿬a·bororr·tot age edad ࿥e·dad bout sobre so·bre (three days) ago hace (tres días) bove sobre so·bre a·se (tres dee·as) broad en el extranjero menu decoder léxico culinario Order the right meal with our s miniguide to Costa Rican cuisine lists ingredients in Spanish alphabetical order e the box spanish alphabet, page 13). It’s designed to help you navigate menus get the most out of your gastronomic experience in Costa Rica. ¡Buen provecho! — con camarones kon ka·ma·ro·nes menu decoder rice with shrimps tunas ࿥SOa·say·too·nas olives — con leche kon le·che milky sweet rice — negras ne·gras black olives pudding with a hint of cinnamon — rellenas re·ye·nas stu͊ ed olives — con pollokon po·yo rice & chicken — verdes ver·des green olives — guachogwa·cho rice with onion, bo࿬a·do·bo garlic, oregano, paprika, garlic, pork & cilantro (coriander) eppercorn, salt,t, olive, lime juice & vinegar — y frfrijolesijoles ee frfree·ee·kho··lesles aste for seasoningg meat rice with blacbblackk beansbe a ࿬a·gwa water arvejas࿥SO࿥O࿥ SO ar·ar vev ·khaskhas — del tubo del too·bo tap waterwawataterer peas (also knoknknownwn as pepetppetipoastii ) — de manantial de ma·nan·tyal — secas se·kas spsplit peas it asado ࿬ a·sa·do mixed grill local talk Hey! ¡Hey! Great! ¡Tuanis! Just a minute. Dame un toque Avoid embarrassing situations Just joking. Estoy vacilando. with essential tips on culture & Maybe. Tal vez. No problem. No te manners preocupés. No way! ¡Qué va! Sure. 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FSC™ promotes environmentally responsible, socially benefi cial and economically viable management of the world’s forests. -prelims-pb-crs4.indd 2 18/06/2013 5:03:28 PM make the most of this phrasebook ... Anyone can speak another language! It’s all about confidence. Don’t worry if you can’t remember your school language lessons or if you’ve never learnt a language before. Even if you learn the very basics (on the inside covers of this book), your travel experience will be the better for it. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain when the locals hear you making an effort. MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PHRASEBOOK MAKE finding things in this book For easy navigation, this book is in sections. The Basics chapters are the ones you’ll thumb through time and again. The Practical section covers basic travel situations like catching transport and finding a bed. The Social section gives you conversational phrases, pick-up lines, the ability to express opinions – so you can get to know people. Food has a section all of its own: gour- mets and vegetarians are covered and local dishes feature. Safe Travel equips you with health and police phrases, just in case. Remember the colours of each section and you’ll find every- thing easily; or use the comprehensive Index. Otherwise, check the two-way traveller’s Dictionary for the word you need. being understood Throughout this book you’ll see coloured phrases on each page. They’re phonetic guides to help you pronounce the language. You don’t even need to look at the language itself, but you’ll get used to the way we’ve represented particular sounds. The pronunciation chapter in Basics will explain more, but you can feel confident that if you read the coloured phrase slowly, you’ll be understood. 3 -prelims-pb-crs4.indd 3 18/06/2013 5:03:29 PM communication tips Body language, ways of doing things, sense of humour – all have a role to play in every culture. ‘Local talk’ boxes show you common ways of saying things, or everyday language to drop into conversation. ‘Listen for …’ boxes supply the phrases you may hear. They start with the language (so local people can point out what they want to say to you) and then lead in to the pronunciation guide and the English translation. MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PHRASEBOOK MAKE 4 -prelims-pb-crs4.indd 4 18/06/2013 5:03:29 PM introduction ..................................................8 map ..................................................... 8 introduction ..................................... 9 basics ...........................................................11 pronunciation ......................11 requests .....................................28 vowel sounds ...........................11 there is/are ................................28 consonant sounds ..................12 verbs ............................................28 word stress ................................13 word order ................................29 reading & writing ....................13 glossary ......................................30 a–z phrasebuilder .................15 language difficulties ............31 contents .....................................15 numbers & amounts .............33 adjectives & adverbs .............17 cardinal numbers....................33 articles ........................................18 ordinal numbers .....................34 be..................................................19 fractions .....................................34 demonstratives .......................21 useful amounts ........................34 gender ........................................22 time & dates ..........................35 have .............................................22 telling the time ........................35 negatives ...................................23 the calendar ..............................36 personal pronouns .................23 present .......................................37 plurals .........................................25 past ..............................................37 possessives ...............................25 future ..........................................38 prepositions..............................26 during the day .........................38 questions ...................................27 money ....................................39 practical ......................................................41 transport ...............................41 booking ahead & getting around ........................41 checking in .............................60 tickets ..........................................42 requests & queries ..................62 luggage ......................................44 complaints ................................63