Looking for the posting with the Quick Spanish Lessons

[eagleson500]

I know I saw a posting that gave us some Spanish words etc.I looked back to page 5 and could not find it.
We arrive as my sons says Paradise on Monday,can not wait!!
Anyone know if the hotel/dive shop rent snorkeling fins(flippers) and how much they may cost?
I will  send info when we return as well!
What amount is usual for tipping ie hotel staff.
Will the hotel help arrange anything spacial for anniversaries?
Iam so glad I found this board,all of you have allready answered so many questions!
Thank You
Jeff

[schmerl]

I couldn't find the posting on this site with the Spanish lessons, but I found this on another site:
"English Spanish Pronunciation
The Simple Stuff
Yes Si SEE
No No NOH
Please Por favor Pore fah-VORE
Thank you Gracias GRAH-see-ahs
You’re Welcome De nada De-NAW-da
No, thank you No, gracias No GRAH-see-ahs
Sorry Lo siento Loh see-EHN-toh
Greetings
Good morning Buenos dias BWEHnos DHEE ahs
Good afternoon Buenas tardes BWEHnahs TAHRdh ehs
Good evening Buenas noches BWEHnahs NO chehs
Good bye Adios Ah dhee OHS
Hello/Hi Hola OH lah
See you later Hasta luego AH-stah LWEH-go
What is your name? Como se llama? KOH-moh say YAHmah
My name is… Mi nombre es Mee NOMBreh ehs
How are you? Como esta usted KOH-mo ehs-TAH OOS-THE-dh
Fine, thank you. Muy bien, gracias MOOay bee en GRAH see ahs
Language
Do you speak English? Habla ingles? AH-bla een-GLASE
I’m Canadian. Soy Canadiense. Soy kah nah dheeEHN sehs
I’m American. Soy norteamericano Soy nohr the ah meh ree KAH noh
I don’t understand. No comprendo. Noh kohm-PREHN-dho
Please speak slowly. Hable despacio por favor. HAHbleh dhehs-PAH-see-oh, pohr fahBOHR
Family
Husband Esposo Ehs-POH-soh
Wife Esposa Ehs-POH-sah
Son Hijo EE-hoh
Daughter Hija EE-hah
English Spanish Pronunciation
Questions
Where is/are…? Donde esta/estan…? DHOHN-dheh ehs-TAH
When? Cuando? KWAHNdho
Who? Quien? Kee-EHN
Why? Por que? Pohr kay
What? Que? Kay
How long…? Cuanto Tiempo? KWAHN-toh TYEHM-po
How much does it cost? Cuanto cuesta? KWAHN-toh KWEH-stah
How far? A que distancia? Ah kay dhees-Tan-syah
Can you help me? Puede ayudarme? PWEH-dhe ah-yoo-dh-AHR-meh
What time is it Que hora es? Kay OH-rah ehs
Useful Statements
I (don’t) like it (No) me gusta Meh GOOS-tah/No meh GOOS-tah
I don’t know No se NOH say.
I’m hungry Tengo hambre TEHN-go AHM-breh
I’m thirsty Tengo sed TEHN-go SAY-dh
I’m tired Estoy cansado Ehs-TOY kahn-SAH-dho
I’m ready Estoy listo Ehs-TOY LEEsto
Right now Ahora mismo Ah OHR ah MEES mo
Just a minute Un momento Oon mo-MEHN toh
Come in! Entre EHN-treh
It’s cheap Es barato Ehs bah-RAH-toh
It’s expensive Es caro Ehs KAH-ro
It’s cold (weather) Hace frio AH-say FREE-o
It’s hot (weather) Hace calor AH-say kah-LOHR
A little Un poco Oon POH-ko
A lot Mucho MOO-cho
Tomorrow Manana Mah-ny-AH-nah
Next week La semana proxima Lah-say-MAHN-ah PROK-see-mah
English Spanish Pronunciation
The Hotel
Bathroom Banos BAH-ny-os
Swimming Pool Piscina Pee-SEE-nah
Open Abierto Ah-bee-ehr-toh
Closed Cerrado Say RAH dho
Bed Cama KAH-mah
Towel Toalla Toh-AH-yah
Soap Jabon HAH-bohn
Pillow Almohada Ahl-moh-Ahdah
Shower Una ducha oo-nah DHOO-chah
Iron Plancha PLAHN-chah
Hair drier Secador Say-kah-DOHR
There are no towels No hay toallas Noh Ah-ee toh-AH-yahs
I have a problem. Tengo un problema TEHN-go oon pro-BLEH-mah
The Restaurant
Waiter/waitress Camarero/camarera Kah-mah-REH-roh/rah
I’d like…. Quiero KYEH-ro
The bill please La cuenta, por favor Lah KWEHN-tah, pohr fah VORE
Breakfast Desayuno Dhay-sah-YOO-noh
Lunch Almuerzo Ahl-MWEHR-so
Dinner Cena SAY-nah
Knife Cuchillo Koo-CHEE-yo
Fork Tenedor Tay-neh-dh-OHR
Spoon Cuchara Koo CHAH-rah
Tea Te Tay
Black Café negro Kah-FEH naygro
Coffee with milk Café con leche Kah-FEH kahn LEH-cheh
Milk Leche LEH-cheh
Ice Hielo Yellow
Mineral water Agua mineral AH-gwah mee-neh-RAHL
Wine Vino BEE-no
Beer Cerveza Sehr-BEH-sah
White wine Vino blanco BEE-no blawn-coh
Lemonade Limonada Lee-moh-NAH-dh-ah
Juice Jugo HOO-go
Egg Huevo WEH-boh
Scrambled eggs Huevos revueltos WEH-bohs reh-BWEHL-tos
Cheese Queso KAY-soh
Butter Mantequilla Mahn-the-KEE-yah
English Spanish Pronunciation
The Restaurant continued...
Butter Mantequilla Mahn-the-KEE-yah
Bread Pan Pahn
Fruit Fruta FROO-tah
Salt Sal Sahl
Pepper Pimienta Pee-mee-en-toh
Sugar Azucar Ah-soo-kahr
Fish Pescado Pehs-KAH-dho
Salad Ensalada Ens-sah-LAH-dha
Soup Sopa SOH-pah
Dessert Postre POH-streh
Ice cream Helado Eh-LAH-dho
Days of the Week
Sunday Domingo Doh-MEEN-goh
Monday Lunes LOO-nehs
Tuesday Martes MAHR-tehs
Wednesday Miercoles Mee-er-cohl-ees
Thursday Jueves HWEH-behs
Friday Viernes Bee-HER-nehs
Saturday Sabado SAH-bah-doh
Numbers
1 Uno Oon-o
2 Dos Dhos
3 Tres Trehs
4 Cuatro KWAH-tro
5 Cinco Seen-koh
6 Seis Say-ees
7 Siete See-EH-the
8 Ocho Oh-choh
9 Nueve NWEH-beh
10 Diez De ez "

[George]

Here's a good thread for Spanish phrases:

http://www.iberostar-board.com/boards/index.php?topic=1631.0

George

[CoralReef]

You can check out fins for free, but use of the free snorkel equipment is supposed to be limited to one hour a day. I'm sure the dive shop will rent them if you want them longer-term, but I don't know the cost. There isn't all that much to see immediately offshore, so the free hour may be plenty. Plus, you probably won't have any trouble keeping them a little longer or getting them twice in a day if there is availability. If you visit snorkel spots around the Mayan Riviera, you can rent fins at just about any site and save carrying them around.

Here are my usual tipping practices:
$1 per bag to bellman.
$2-3 daily for housekeeper, leave on pillow.
$2 for minibar guy, if you have special requests-- leave tip with Spanish note in fridge.
$1-2 to bartender periodically (every 1-3 drinks) depending on service & special requests.
$1 per round to cocktail servers.
$2-4 to buffet table/drink servers, depending on service.
$3-8 to dinner waiters, depending on service.
$10-20 for concierge at the end of your stay, if they did anything special for you other than make dinner reservations.
Use your discretion-- tips are never required but are always appreciated.

I would e-mail ahead of time and let them know about the anniversary. Then mention it at check-in. You might get freebies! Your building concierge will be glad to help you set up some special arrangements.

[Mofi]

Also regarding tips. If you have kids and you leave them in the miniclub all week, you might want to tip the girls there. They work at the bare minimum 10 hours a day (much more then any other position mentioned above) and the may about 500-600 a month.

Also if you happen to make friends with an animation staff member who you find to be incredible, friendly and making your trip more fun, you should tip them as well.

Tip could be as little as 5 or 10 dollars a week, but I have also had families who tipped much more then that.