Jan 13, 2017
People in Tenerife are famous for being very open-minded and chatty. This is great for students learning Spanish, as your first conversations with a native speaker might be much easier over here than in other regions. As locals love to talk a lot, you can get away with listening more than having to talk. Plus: they will be comprehensive and patient with you if you shall struggle to find the right words. But, even if you rely on your counterpart to talk most of the time, you will still have to take part in the conversation. And this is the moment when our 10 useful Spanish phrases for conversation come in handy. They might not represented the more advanced Spanish levels and it might not be possible to discuss quantum physics in Spanish with them. Yet they will help you to start a conversation with someone you haven’t known before – everything else will come naturally. So here they are. And actually you will realise, it is more than 10 useful Spanish phrases: Our list of useful Spanish phrases for conversation with a stranger in Spain Let’s start easy, with a simple: 1) ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? (Hello! How are you?) There is so many possibilities how the other person may react! And when your counterpart will surely ask you the same, think of a good way to respond to start a conversation. Here are some ideas: Estoy bien, gracias a … (I’m fine, thanks to …) Estoy un poco cansado/a. Hoy ha sido un día largo, porque … (I’m a little tired. Today...
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