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Services: bank, post office and lost property
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Change money, send a parcel and report something you have lost.
Bank and money
el banco, cambiar dinero (to change money), sacar dinero (to withdraw money), el cajero automático (cash machine), la tarjeta de crédito (credit card), el euro, la libra (pound).
Quisiera cambiar cien libras en euros.
Quisiera cambiar cien libras en euros.
Post office
In Spain the post office is called Correos.
un sello (stamp), una carta (letter), un paquete (parcel), enviar (to send).
¿Cuánto cuesta enviar este paquete a Inglaterra?
un sello (stamp), una carta (letter), un paquete (parcel), enviar (to send).
¿Cuánto cuesta enviar este paquete a Inglaterra?
Lost property
la oficina de objetos perdidos = the lost property office.
He perdido mi cartera / mi mochila. (I have lost my wallet / my rucksack.)
Describe it: Es negra, de cuero. (It's black, made of leather.)
Say where: La perdí ayer en el autobús. (I lost it yesterday on the bus.)
He perdido mi cartera / mi mochila. (I have lost my wallet / my rucksack.)
Describe it: Es negra, de cuero. (It's black, made of leather.)
Say where: La perdí ayer en el autobús. (I lost it yesterday on the bus.)
Translate: I have lost my bag. It is red.
- I have lost = he perdido
- bag = el bolso (masculine)
- red agrees with bolso: rojo
Answer: He perdido mi bolso. Es rojo.
Cambiar / sacar dinero, el cajero automático, un sello, enviar un paquete. He perdido mi... + describe it with ser (es negra) and say where you lost it (la perdí en...).
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