Speak local in Barcelona

• Hola, buenos díasOH-lah, BWEH-nohs DEE-ahsHello, good morning
• Buenas tardesBWEH-nahs TAR-dehsGood afternoon (until it gets dark)
• GraciasGRAH-thyahsThank you
• Perdonepehr-DOH-nehExcuse me / Sorry
• ¿Habla inglés?AH-blah een-GLEHSDo you speak English?
• No entiendonoh ehn-TYEHN-dohI don't understand
• ¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?PWEH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fah-BORCould you say that again, please?

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This is Castilian Spanish: the c before e or i and the z are said like the th in think. Catalan is co-official in Barcelona and Valencian in Valencia, so signs and forms come in both, but Spanish works everywhere. Use usted at an official counter and tú almost everywhere else.

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