Why hello there

Why hello there
 

I have something shocking to tell everybody here...I'm new to these forums.

My name is Laura, I'm 18 and I work as a waitress.
I studied Spanish for 3 years in high school, but haven't been in a Spanish class for almost 2 years now and I'm very unhappy at how much I've forgotten by having no opportunity to practice.
I recently thought about working on learning more and refreshing what I already know, and more recently decided I would learn how to communicate all the words and phrases I use commonly at work, in Spanish.
I found this forum by searching on Google for a forum that might be useful in learning how to use Spanish in the workplace, and from the few threads I've looked at everyone seems very helpful, although I do feel intimidated by realizing how very little I actually know.
I look forward to speaking with many of you, and to learning as much as possible.
So hi hello hola, and please be kind to me :whistling:

Now that I've spoken an awful lot about myself, I'd like anyone who reads this to reply and tell me your favorite word in any language. Or anything else you'd like to say :p

Welcome to the forums, Laura.

Some of my favorite words in Spanish: murciélago, libélula, luciérnaga, catorce, miércoles y relámpago

Enjoy yourself here!

Hello!
My favorite Spanish words are: comadrejo, arándano, alfombra, calambre, hembra, lugareño, piña, alcachofa.

I like all those words and lots of others, but you may want to start memorizing words for food and utensils. Knowing them may surprise the folks working in the kitchen.

lechuga, tomate, papa, melón, repollo, cebolla, pepino, berejena, zanahoria, cebollín,repollo, frijol, sopa ,tostada,fideos, arroz, queso, pollo, pollo frito, pollo asado, pescado, atún, salmon,pargo, lenguado, langosta, cameron, almeja mejillon, carne, carne de res, ternera, cerdo, tocino, postre, budín, bizcocho, pan, galleta, tenedor, cuchillo, cuchara,taza, plato, plato hondo, posillo, vaso, copa, café, té, helado

Hello Laura and welcome to the forums.

¡Bienvenido a los foros!

Hola Laura. Que bonito nombre. (El amor de mi vida se llamaba Laura.) Bienvenida al foro. You really caught my attention when you said you had something shocking to tell us. I remember when I was a little kid I had a shocking experience. I put my finger in an electrical outlet. I really was a live wire as a kid. My mother said it was a shocking experience for her too.

Since you work in a restaurant I have a restaurant joke for you:

Una Mosca en la Sopa

-Un turista norteamericano pide un sopa en el restaurant, y con su fuerte acento se queja:

-¡Camarero! ¡Hay UN mosca en mi sopa!

-No es UN mosca, es UNA mosca
-¡Caramba! ¡Que buena vista tiene!

Some of my favorite words that I use all the time are: ¡Ojalá! (oh-hah-LAH!, magari (mah-GAH-ree) in Italian,

¿¡Qué tal!?
¿Cómo te llamas? Come ti chiami?
Mucho gusto. Molto piacere.
Al contrario. Same in Italian
Te felicito. Complimenti
A proposito. Same in Italian
Te amo. Ti amo.
¡Me alegro!
tampoco - Yo tampoco
también - Yo también
¡Con razón!
Creo que sí - Credo di sì
Quizás - Tal vez - Italian - forse
¡Buena idea!
Encantado - Encantado de la vida
No hay de qué
¡Por su puesto! Naturalmente - Spanish and Italian
Con permiso
Salud
¡Basta! - Same in Italian
¡Caramba! Bart Simpson
¡Qué le vaya bien!
Bienvenidos
¡Carne para todos!
Buen viaje
No me digas - Non mi dica
¡Claro!
Sobre todo...
Al principio...
Por ejemplo...
Así que... - Así que trabajas en un restaurante.
O sea...
entonces
antes
después
todavía - Todavía vida mía
Sin duda...
¿Cómo se llama en español...
aún
Sin duda...
A pesar de...
Poco a poco...
En general
Más depacio - ¡Más rápido!
Por lo menos...
¿Dónde vive usted?
en alguna parte
en ninguna parte
en todas partes
todo el mundo
algo
domingo
nunca - mai
El dinero es para mi
Te conozco
¡Todo el santo día! Tutto il santo giorno!