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Learn Spanish Words of the Week -----
Words taken from Basic Needs, Section 1 of our Complete Course

	English	Spanish
Monday	I want	Yo quiero
Tuesday	You want	Usted quiere
Wednesday	He wants	El quiere
Thursday	She wants	Ella quiere
Friday	to go	ir
Saturday	to the movies	al cine
Sunday	to the bathroom	al baño

Learn Spanish Culture ----- Asking For Directions / Locations

In Latin American miles are not used when speaking about directions or distances. Instead of miles, they use kilometers. One mile = approximately 1.6 kilometers. So, if we talk about driving 30 miles, that would be equivalent to 48 kilometers. And, if we drive 65 miles per hour that is the same as 104 kilometers per hour!

When you ask people for directions in a Latin American country, if they know where the place is, you are in luck and they will give you directions like those found in the "Locations" section of our Complete Spanish Course. However, if they don't know, they usually won't let you know that they don't know. They will instead say "Está por allí or, in English, "It's over there." Then they will point to some indefinite place. This should be an indicator that the person isn't quite sure where the place is. If this happens, be sure to ask at least 3 to 4 people where the place is as you journey toward your destination and gradually you'll get there.

Site Updates -----

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David S. Clark -- President
U.S. Institute of Languages
dave@spanishprograms.com
http://www.spanishprograms.com