¨  Good morning! Is this seat taken?

o   Buenos dias! Esta ocupado este asiento? (bweh/nohs = dee/ahs = ehs/tah = oh/koo/pah/doh = ehs/teh = ah/see/in/toe)

¨  No. please, sit down

o   No. Adelante, sientese (noh = ah/day/lawn/tay = see/in/tess/say)

¨  Where are you going?

o   A donde va? (ah = dohn/deh = vah)

¨  I’m going downtown

o   Voy al centro (voy = ahl = thin/troh)

¨  Are you a tourist?

o   Es turista? (ehs = too/rees/tah)

¨  Yes. I am from Italy

o   Si. Soy de Italia (see = soy = deh = ee/tah/lee/yah)

¨  Welcome to Paris!

o   Bienvenida a Paris! (bee/in/bay/nee/dah = ah = peh/rihs)

¨  Thank you. It’s a wonderful city!

o   Gracias. Es una ciudad maravillosa! (grah/syahs = ehs = oo/nah = sue/dad = mah/rah/bee/yoh/sah)

¨  Yes, it is. Excuse me, this is my stop

o   Si, lo es. Perdone, es me parada (see = loh = ehs = purrdonay = ehs = may = pah/rah/dah)

¨  No problem, it was nice meeting you

o   No se preocupe, ha sido un placer conocerle (noh = seh = prey/oh/koo/pay = ah = see/doh = oon = plah/thehr = koh/noh/sirrr/lee)

¨  You too, have a nice day!

o   El placer es mio, que tenga un buen dia! (ehl = plah/thehr = ehs = mee/oh = keh = tehng/gah = oon = bwehn = dee/ah)