{"id":10569,"date":"2019-02-02T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T14:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/?p=10569"},"modified":"2021-01-14T12:44:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T11:44:50","slug":"non-spanish-speaker-in-valencia-a-survival-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/en\/non-spanish-speaker-in-valencia-a-survival-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Spanish speaker in Valencia: A Survival Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">Here you are. Freshly arrived in Spain, and not knowing much Spanish except\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">No\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW96839240 BCX0\">hablo<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW96839240 BCX0\">espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">. Thankfully, the International Relations Office at CEU Valencia\u00a0helps you from even before you arrive. But still, it won\u2019t hurt to have in mind some useful stuffs to get around Valencia on your own. Here\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">is a survival kit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96839240 BCX0\">\u00a0if you don\u2019t know Spanish.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10570\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-315x177.jpg 315w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-lost-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>To start with, here are some tricks!<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Get around the language problem: \u00bf<i>Habla ingl<\/i><i>\u00e9<\/i><i>s<\/i><i>?<\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As you will notice, Spanish is translated almost everywhere in Valencia&#8230; but in Valencian, the local language! First rule of survival:<strong> don\u2019t panic and hold onto what you know<\/strong>: any other language.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask\u00a0<\/span><em>\u00bfHabla ingles?<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You might be lucky and find yourself in front of an English-speaking Spaniards! If English doesn\u2019t work, try all the languages you know until it does. And if not, keep on reading<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0this article!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Try as much as possible to infer the meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you know any other<strong> \u201cLatin\u201d language<\/strong> (it will be easier with Italian or Portuguese; French works to some extent; English is already quite too far), you are lucky. Indeed, Spanish is one of the closest living language to Latin in terms of vocabulary and conjugations. With some thinking, you may be able to <strong>understand Spanish thanks to another language<\/strong> and their common<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Latin\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roots. Keep in mind that far-fetching can sometimes be key to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">successful\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inference!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hold onto what is written&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8230;b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ecause Spaniards speak\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">really\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fast<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If you can find anything written anywhere before you\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0engage conversation, get as much info as you can. Indeed, <strong>expecting the\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>words<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00a0you might hear may help you spot them<\/strong> and understand what you\u2019re told. Yes: the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cocktail_party_effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cocktail party effect<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also works in case of foreign languages!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The\u00a0Internet\u00a0can\u00a0save you<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is now your last resort: type exactly what you wish to say in a<strong> translator app<\/strong> and try not to max out your internet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW188554814 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188554814 BCX0\">And now, a list of words and expressions you might need&#8230;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW188554814 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10572\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-315x177.jpg 315w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/servicio-idiomas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/04\/survival-kit-spanish-book-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>First\u00a0contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Hola, \u00bfqu\u00e9 tal?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hello<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Me llamo X.<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>=\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">name<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0X.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00bfC<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00f3mo te llamas?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hat\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">name<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Encantado.<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enchant\u00e9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Establishing\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0speak\u00a0Spanish<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00bfHabla ingl\u00e9s? \u00bfitaliano? \u00bfalem\u00e1n? \u00bffranc\u00e9s? \u00bfchino?<\/strong> = Do\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">speak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0English?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Italian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">? German?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">French<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chinese<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>No hablo espa\u00f1ol.<\/strong> = I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">speak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spanish<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Perdona, no entiendo. \u00bfPuedes repetir?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sorry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">understand<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">repeat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00bfPuedes hablar m\u00e1s despacio?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">speak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">slower<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>No entiendo.<\/strong> = I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don&#8217;t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">understand<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>No entiendo nada de nada.<\/strong> = I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don&#8217;t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">understand<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">anything<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Getting\u00a0practical\u00a0information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa la palabra\u00a0\u201c\u2026\u201d<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">does<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">word<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201c&#8230;\u201d mean?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la salida? \u00bfel punto de encuentro?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0meeting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">point<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Perdona, nos hemos perdido.<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sorry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lost<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00bfPuedes ayudarme?<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">help<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0me?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Estoy buscando la plaza de la Virgen.<\/strong> =\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">looking<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">laza de la Virgen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00bfPuedes indicarme d\u00f3nde se encuentra en el mapa?<\/strong> = Can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0show me\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">where<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">map<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>I hope you feel able to go around on your own now! If you still don&#8217;t, check our tips for Spanish-learning in Valencia!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here you are. Freshly arrived in Spain, and not knowing much Spanish except\u00a0No\u00a0hablo\u00a0espa\u00f1ol. Thankfully, the International Relations Office at CEU Valencia\u00a0helps you from even before you arrive. But still, it won\u2019t hurt to have in mind some useful stuffs to get around Valencia on your own. 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