Spanish/Canario for Travellers

Desayuno – Breakfast
Comida (de Mediodia) – Lunch
Cena – Dinner
Camarero/Camarera – Waiter/Waitress
Non comprendo – I don’t understand
Cuanto vale/Cuanto cuesta? – How much is it?
Escribamelo, por favor – Please write it down
Si – Yes
Non – No
Buenos dias – Good morning
Buenas tardes – Good afternoon
Buenas noches – Good night
Por favor – Please
Perdóneme – Excuse me
Habla usted Inglés? – Do you speak English?
Dónde está?- Where is?
A qué distancia? – How far?
De nada – You’re welcome
Gracias – Thank you
Adios – Goodbye
Bien venido – Welcome
Bueno – Good
Aeropuerto – Airport
Cerrado – Closed
Abierto – Open
Officina de Correos – Post Office
Farmacia – Chemist
Finca – Farm
Calle – Street
Ciudad – Town
Gasolina – Petrol
Alquilar – to hire
Alto/Pare – stop
Camino cerrado – Road closed
Ceda el paso – Give way
Carro – Car
Cruce – crossroads
Cuidado – Warning
Derecha – Right
Izquierda – Left
Arriba – Up
Bajo – Down
Good – Bueno
Bad – Malo
Salida – departure/Exit
Semaforo – Traffic lights
Farmacia – Chemist

The last “s” in a word is not usually pronounced and the “z” is not pronounced “th” as is Spain, but as an “s”. A “c” before “i” or “e” is pronounced “s”.
Words are often curtailed, and are sometimes run together in a sentence, making the individual words difficult to understand.