Helpful telephone numbers While in Benidorm: Below Spanish language/text

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Local Police 96 680 77 66

Center for Information 96 585 30 41

Ambulance 092

Red cross 96 68089 34

National Police - Guardia civil 96 585 40 30

Fire brigade 96 585 40 80

British consulate 96 521 60 22

Clinica Benidorm 96 585 38 50

Villajoyosa National Health hospital 96 589 14 00

Airport info' 96 691 94 00

Train station 96 585 18 95

Bus station 96 585 01 51

Town Hall 96 585 55 00

Hospital de Levante 966 87 87 87

Emergency 96 583 82 55

English Doctor Benidorm DR Ann McArthur 96 585 51 83

Ambulance 96 585 56 45 

Benidorm is the tourist centre par excellence of the Costa Blanca and along the Mediterranean,
with beaches classified among the finest in Europe - clean, broad and fully equipped with services
and bathed by clear, crystalline water .  

This is a resort town that never stops, full of attractions, services and hotels for all tastes and budgets,
where satisfaction is the name of the game. Benidorm is famous for is fine climate throughout the year,
and offers countless opportunities for rest, relaxation, fun and entertainment, swimming, sunbathing,
and certainly lots of nightlife. It's a 24-hour-a-day scene that includes everything imaginable, and you
can also visit the Terra Mítica theme park. Benidorm is definitely a town accustomed to giving
everything it has to make visitors feel at home.
Stretching along, from the small mount Canfali and the shelter of the marina as far as the the Cala, is the
Poniente beach of Benidorm situated on the Costa Blanca with its marvellous, crystal-clear water
and clean sand. Bathed by the sun from sunrise to sunset, this is considered to be one of the best beaches
 in Europe with its excellent climate and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Spanish words and meanings - DAYS

Monday .......... lunes
Tuesday ......... martes
Wednesday ....... miércoles
Thursday ........ jueves
Friday .......... viernes
Saturday ........ sábado
Sunday .......... domingo

spanish words and meanings - MONTHS

January ......... enero
February ........ febrero
March ........... marzo
April ........... abril
May ............. mayo
June ............ junio
July ............ julio
August .......... agosto
September ....... septiembre
October ......... octubre
November ........ noviembre
December ........ diciembre

spanish words and meanings - SHOPPING

water ........... agua
milk ............ leche
wine ............ vino
beer ............ cerveza
bread ........... pan
eggs ............ huevos
meat ............ carne
fish ............ pescado
fruit ........... fruta
greens .......... verdura(s)
sugar ........... azúcar
salt ............ sal
coffee .......... café
tea ............. té
supermarket ..... supermercado

Your Basic Phrasebook

Yes

Si

No

No

Please

Por favor

Thank you

Gracias

Good morning

Buenos días

Good afternoon

Buenas tardes

Good evening / night

Buenas noches

The Spanish like to differentiate between the above three. Morning is until 12 am. Afternoon is until about 7 pm. After that it is night time.

How are you

Que tal / como estás

My name is .....

Me llamo .....

What's your name

Como te llamas


Where is the beach

Donde está la playa

Where is the hotel .......

Donde está el hotel ......

You may realise now that donde está means 'where is'. You can now combine that with the following:

The bank

El banco

The nearest bar

El bar más cercano

The bus stop

La parada de autobús


Where can I buy bread

Donde puedo comprar pan

Where can I buy water

Donde puedo comprar agua

Obviously donde puedo comprar means 'where can I buy'. Practise this with the following:

Cigarettes

Tabaco

Ice cream

Helados

Beer

Cerveza

Something to smoke

(you must be joking!)

See below for many more groceries.


Shopping for Groceries

Apple
Banana
Beef
Beer
Bread
Butter
Cheese
Chicken
Chop
Cream
Eggs
Fish
Grapes
Ham
Ice Cream
Lamb
Lettuce
Meat
Milk
Mushrooms
Oil
Olives
Omelette
Orange
Peach
Peas
Pepper
Pork
Prawns
Rice
Salt
Sandwich
Sausages
Sole
Squid
Strawberries
Sugar
Vegetable

Manzana
Plátano
Ternera
Cerveza
Pan
Mantequilla
Queso
Pollo
Chuleta
Nata
Huevos
Pescado
Uvas
Jamón
Helado
Cordero
Lechuga
Carne
Leche
Champiñones
Aceite
Aceitunas
Tortilla
Naranja
Melocotón
Guisantes
Pimiento
Cerdo
Gambas
Arróz
Sal
Bocadillo
Salchichas
Lenguado
Calamares
Fresas
Azucar
Legumbre

man-tha-na
pla-ta-no
ter-nair-ra
ther-veh-sah
pan
man-tay-keel-ya
kay-so
poll-yo
choo-leh-ta
na-ta
weh-vos
pes-kah-do
oo-vas
ham-on
he-lah-dho
kor-deh-ro
leh-choo-ga
kar-neh
leh-cheh
sham-pin-yo-nes
a-thay-ee-tay
a-thay-ee-too-nas
tor-teel-ya
na-ran-ha
mellow-koh-ton
gee-san-tes
pi-mee-en-tas
ther-dho
gam-bas
a-roth
sal
bo-ka-dheel-yo
sal-chee-chas
len-gwa-dho
ka-la-ma-rehs
fray-sas
a-thoo-kar
leh-goom-bray

A few Basics

A few groundrules to calm those first-evening nerves whilst ordering from a spanish menu:

Most spanish words are pronounced with the emphasis on the second last syllable. In italics above. The only exceptions have an accent to denote where the emphasis should be placed: see Rice  = Arróz, pronounced - a-roth The Spanish love to roll their 'R's - you can practice this at home before going...brrrrrrrr! it's cold here.Don't be shy!! There are many residents who have been living in Spain for many years quite successfully with only a rather limited vocabulary. The Spanish are a very tolerant people. Most, if not all, in the popular resorts speak excellent English.But a little can go a very long way, and the warmest smiles you will receive when speaking Spanish to the locals, makes that little bit of pre-holiday effort all worthwhile.


 

There are so many options for eating out in Benidorm and absolutely every taste and budget is catered for. Whether you would like American style diners with burgers and ribs, Italian pastas and pizzas, great quality 3 course (Menu Del Dia) menus for less than 10 Euros, Spanish tapas and paellas, lobsters and seafood or good old fish and chips there is something for you in Benidorm. Great Food in Benidorm Even if your hotel is all-inclusive, make sure you get out and about and sample some of Benidorm's local restaurants. Below are some of the restaurants and bars with food that we recommend. Whether it's a full A-La-Carte menu, or a great quality English Breakfast you're after, you'll find it here. 

 

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