When travelling in a Spanish-speaking country, being able to find basic services can be critical to an enjoyable experience. One of these basic services is the ATM machine. If you find yourself in need of cash without having access to a bank, then it will help to be able to ask the local people, "Where is the ATM?" in their language.
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How to Ask "Where is the ATM" in Spanish
How to ask "Where is the ATM?" in Spanish could be very useful to know if you ever run out of cash in a Spanish-speaking country. Host Vanessa Zuniga explains how to pronounce the phrase "Where is the ATM?". Her pronunciation of the phrase is juxtaposed with the phrase appearing on screen. This language guide is part of a wider series of videos hosted on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
Step One: Understand What Each Word Means
In order to say the full phrase, "Where is the ATM?", say the following:
¿Dónde está la cajera automática?
Breaking down the words in this question may help you further understand what you are saying, as well as similar phrases. Here is a breakdown of what each word means:
- Dónde means "Where"
- Está means "is"
- El means "the"
- La cajera automatica means "ATM"http://www.wordreference.com/
Step Two: Learn to Pronounce the Words in the Phrase
"Where is the ATM Machine?" translates to ¿Dónde está la cajera automatica? in Spanish. To be understood by native Spanish speakers, you need to pronounce each word correctly.
- Dónde : DOHN-deh
- Está : ehss-TAH
- La : LA
- Cajera : ca-HER-a
- Automatica: ahw-to-ma-TEE-cahttp://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/.htm
Step Three: Repeat the Phrase Until Memorized
Once you know how to pronounce each word, say the entire phrase. Once you are comfortable that you are pronouncing it correctly, repeat saying it until you have it memorized. If you need help memorizing it, try associating each word with an image in your mind, or write it multiple times to see if that helps. Repetition can seem boring, but it helps you retain the phrase in your longterm memory. http://www.umich.edu/~lsastudy/pdfs/ForeignLanguage.pdf
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Make sure you know what each word in the phrase means.
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Be sure you can clearly pronounce the words of the phrase.
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Practice saying the phrase until you feel that you have it memorized.
