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From Housekeeping Managers Communication Guide
English to Spanish

ENGLISH

SPANISH

PRONUNCIATION

BOTTLES (small)

BOTELLAS (pequeño)

boh tah yahs (pay kayn yoh)

BOTTLES (with a little liquor)

BOTELLAS (con un poco licor)

boh tah yahs (kohn     oon     poh koh
lee kohr)

BOX SPRINGS (for a bed)

CAJA PARA RESORTES (para la cama)

kah hah     pah rah     ray sohr tays
(pah rah     lah     kah mah)

BRASS

LATÓN

lah tohn

BREAK OUT / DIVIDE THE HOUSE

DIVIDIR EL HOTÉL

dee bee dir     el     oh tayl

BRING ME

TRÁIGAME

try gah may

BROKEN

ROTO

roh toh

BROOM

ESCOBA

ays koh bah

BULB (electric)

BOMBILLA (elétrico)

bohm bee yah (ay lay tree koh)

BURN (n) (cigarette)

QUEMADURA (n) (cigarillo)

kay mah doo rah (see gahr ree yoh)

CAN YOU WORK TOMORROW?

¿PUEDE TRABAJAR MAÑANA?

poo ay day     trah bah hahr
mahn yah nah

From Housekeeping Managers Communication Guide
Spanish to English

Note: All translations from Spanish to English use authentic Spanish phonetics for correct English pronunciation.

ESPAÑOL

INGLÉS

PRONUNCIACIÓN

BUSQUE ... (es / ellos perdido)

SEARCH FOR ... / LOOK FOR ...
(it is / they are lost)

sarch     for ... / luk     for ...
(it is / they are lost)

CABEZA DE DUCHA

SHOWER HEAD

shaur     jed

CADA

EACH

ich

CAFÉ

COFFEE

ka fi

CAFETERA

COFFEE POT

kof fi     pat

CAJA (combinación)

SAFE (n) (combination)

sef (kom bin e shun)

CAJA DE CAUDALES (n)

SAFE (n) (in the room)

sef (en     tha     rum)

CAJA LLAVE

SAFE (n) (key)

sef (ki)

CAJA PARA RESORTES (para la cama)

BOX SPRINGS (for the bed)

baks     springs (for     tha     bed)

CAJÓN DE MUEBLE

DRAWERS (in a dresser)

dra ers (en     a     dres ser)

CALIENTE

HOT

jat

From Laundry Managers Communication Guide
English to Spanish

ENGLISH

SPANISH

PRONUNCIATION

A LITTLE

IN POCO

un     poh koh

AMMONIA (n) (for cleaning)

AMONÍACO (n) (para limpiar)

ah moh nee ah koh

AND

Y

ee

BATH MAT

ESTERA DE BAÑO

ays tay roh     day     bahn yoh

BEDSPREAD

SOBRECAMA

soh bray kah mah

BEHIND

DETRÁS DE

day trahs     day

BLANKET

MANTA

mahn tah

BLEACH (n) (the chemical)

LEJÍA

lay hee ah

BOSS / MANAGER

JEFE / PATRÓN

hay fay / pah trohn

BRING ME

TRAÍGAME

try gah may

From Laundry Managers Communication Guide
Spanish to English

Note: All translations from Spanish to English use authentic Spanish phonetics for correct English pronunciation.

ESPAÑOL

INGLÉS

PRONUNCIACIÓN

APAGAR

TURN OFF (light / motor)

tern     af (lait / motor)

APELLIDO

NAME (last)

nem (last)

AQUÍ

HERE

jir

ARREPENTIDO / PERDÓN / LO SIENTO

I AM SORRY

ai     am     sori

ARRIBA

UPSTAIRS

ap sters

ATASCADO

STUCK

stak

BASTANTE

ENOUGH

i naf

BASURA

GARBAGE / TRASH

gar bach / trash

BATA

BATH ROBE

bath     robe

BLANQUEO (n)

BLEACH (the chemical) (n)

blich

BOLSA

PURSE

pers

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