How to Say ‘La Barraca Restaurant, good afternoon, how can I help you?’ in Spain Spanish
Restaurante La Barraca, buenas tardes, dígame.
res-tow-RAHN-teh lah bah-RRAH-kah BWEH-nahs TAR-des DEE-gah-meh
[res-tow-RAHN-teh lah bah-RRAH-kah BWEH-nahs TAR-des DEE-gah-meh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Buenas tardes starts after lunch, around 2–3pm, and runs until dark. In the evening it switches to buenas noches.
Phrase Breakdown
Restaurante La Barraca,
res-tow-RAHN-teh lah bah-RRAH-kah
La Barraca Restaurant,
The business name comes first when answering the phone. Roll the 'r' sounds and stress ba-RRA-ca.
Restaurante La Barraca, ¿en qué puedo ayudarle?
La Barraca Restaurant, how can I help you?
Words in this phrase
Restaurante
[res-tow-RAHN-teh]
restaurant
A place where meals are served.
El restaurante abre a las ocho.
The restaurant opens at eight.
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
Barraca
[bah-RRAH-kah]
Barraca (name; a traditional Valencian cottage)
Proper name of the restaurant; a barraca is a typical thatched farmhouse in Valencia.
Comimos paella en una barraca.
We ate paella in a cottage.
buenas tardes,
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
good afternoon,
This greeting is used from about lunchtime until evening. Stress BUE-nas TAR-des.
Buenas tardes, ¿qué tal?
Good afternoon, how are you?
Words in this phrase
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.
Buenas noches, señora.
Good evening, madam.
tardes
[TAR-des]
afternoon (in the greeting)
Plural used in the greeting 'buenas tardes'.
Buenas tardes, señora.
Good afternoon, madam.
dígame.
DEE-gah-meh
how can I help you?
Literally 'tell me', this is the polite phone answer. Stress the first syllable: DÍ-ga-me.
Sí, dígame.
Yes, go ahead.
Words in this phrase
dígame
[DEE-gah-meh]
how can I help? / go ahead
Formal command of 'decir' plus 'me'; used to answer the phone.
¿Sí? Dígame.
Yes? Go ahead.
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