The city of Valencia is receiving more and more tourists. Therefore, it is important that all of us, both residents and visitors, make an effort to maintain languages and cultures.
Valencia belongs to the Valencian Community, one of the regions of Spain where, in addition to Spanish, another language is spoken: Valencian. Although Valencians are totally bilingual and you will not have any problems communicating in Spanish, at
Sea You Hotel we recommend knowing a few words in Valencian to show deference to the Valencian language and culture, as well as to be able to have a more complete Valencian experience. In addition, it is very similar to languages such as Spanish, Italian and even Portuguese, so it will not be a great difficulty for you.
List of expressions in basic Valencian
We will start with the greeting, a good way to introduce basic Valencian easily.
- Bon dia - Good morning
- Bona vesprada - Good afternoon
- Bona nit - Good night
- Adéu – Goodbye
- Fins demà – See you tomorrow
You can also take the opportunity to ask how the person you are talking to is doing. This is usually a polite greeting and a full response is not necessarily expected.
- Com estàs? - How are you? Bé i tu? – Fine, and you?
- Què tal? - How are you? Xino-xano – More or less
- Com va això? - How's it going? Tot bé, gràcies – All good, thank you
Continuing with the goal of being polite, let's see how to ask for permission and thank.
- Gràcies o moltes gràcies – Thank you or thank you very much
- De res – You’re welcome
- Per favor – Please
- Pots ajudar-me? - Can you help me?
- Estic perdut - I am lost
Finally, we would like to leave you with some words such as days of the week or months of the year that will help you better understand directions or timetables. We also recommend having a basic understanding of numbers, which are present in many situations.
- Days of the week (in order): Dilluns, dimarts, dimecres, Dijous, divendres, dissabte, diumenge.
- Months of the year (in order): Gener, febrer, març, abril, maig, juny, juliol, agost, setembre, octubre, novembre, desembre.
In conclusion, learning basic Valencian words and expressions will help you
have a better experience during your visit to Valencia in general, both because of the connection with the locals and because of the greater ease of understanding of all kinds of directions. In addition, if you are looking for accommodation for your visit to Valencia,
Sea You Hotel is the ideal option as it is
close to La Marina de Valencia and well connected to the historic centre.
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