Basic Spanish in 30 Days: Services

1. Question 1 of 10

   On a Spanish form, what are "los apellidos"?

   • Afirst names
   • Baddress
   • Csignature
   • Dsurnames
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   Answer: D. surnames

   Apellidos are surnames. Most people in Spain have two. The first name is nombre.

2. Question 2 of 10

   What does "fecha de nacimiento" mean?

   • Adate of birth
   • Btoday's date
   • Cplace of birth
   • Dnationality
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   Answer: A. date of birth

   Fecha means date and nacimiento means birth. Place of birth is lugar de nacimiento.

3. Question 3 of 10

   On a Spanish form you see 04/07/1995. What is the date?

   • A7 June 1995
   • B7 April 1995
   • C4 July 1995
   • D4 June 1995
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   Answer: C. 4 July 1995

   Spain writes the day first, then the month: 04/07 is the 4th day of the 7th month, July.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Where do you usually buy a stamp in Spain?

   • Aat the pharmacy
   • Bat the bank
   • Cat the ATM
   • Dat Correos
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   Answer: D. at Correos

   Correos is the post office in Spain. You buy stamps (sellos) there.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Fill the gap: Quiero ___ una cuenta en el banco.

   • Aabre
   • Babro
   • Cabrir
   • Dabierto
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   Answer: C. abrir

   After quiero, use the infinitive: quiero abrir una cuenta (I want to open an account).

6. Question 6 of 10

   The clerk says: "Firme aquí, por favor." What do you do?

   • Asign the form
   • Bpay
   • Cshow your passport
   • Dwrite your address
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   Answer: A. sign the form

   Firmar means to sign. Firma on a form is the signature.

7. Question 7 of 10

   At the post office, the clerk asks: "¿Qué desea?" Which reply fits?

   • ALo siento, no puedo.
   • BSoy de Canadá.
   • CMe duele la mano.
   • DQuiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
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   Answer: D. Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.

   ¿Qué desea? asks what you want, so you say what you need: to send this parcel to Canada.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. How much does it cost to send the parcel?

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   Cliente: Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
   Empleada: Son treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta.

   • A€24.50
   • B€43.50
   • C€34.15
   • D€34.50
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   Answer: D. €34.50

   The clerk says treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta: 34 euros and 50 céntimos, €34.50.

   Transcript

   Cliente: Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
   Empleada: Son treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. Where is the ATM?

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   Cliente: Perdone, ¿dónde hay un cajero automático?
   Empleado: Hay uno al lado de la puerta.

   • Aon the second floor
   • Boutside the bank
   • Cnear the post office
   • Dnext to the door
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   Answer: D. next to the door

   The employee says Hay uno al lado de la puerta: there is one next to the door.

   Transcript

   Cliente: Perdone, ¿dónde hay un cajero automático?
   Empleado: Hay uno al lado de la puerta.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the form. When was Sofía born?

    Nombre: Sofía
    Apellidos: Martín López
    Fecha de nacimiento: 12/09/1998
    Nacionalidad: argentina
    Domicilio: calle de Alcalá, 40, 2.º B
    Código postal: 28014
    Ciudad: Madrid

    • A12 August 1998
    • B12 September 1989
    • C9 December 1998
    • D12 September 1998
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    Answer: D. 12 September 1998

    Fecha de nacimiento is 12/09/1998. Spain writes the day first, so it is 12 September 1998.

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