Need Common Phrases in Spanish

[roxburin]

Hello,

I volunteer in the ER while going to school. I like it, but I don't speak Spanish and I've been lucky so far that there have been some bilingual people nearby when spanish-only speaking visitors come to the hospital.

I would like to know if I could get a translation to the following questions (phonetically also if you could):

1. What is the patient's name?

2. What is your name?

3. How are you related to the patient (and could I get some common answers too like father, mother, brother, friend, cousin, uncle, you know)?

Thank you in advance.

[ERNP]

And as a closing note, as we are the melting pot, exactly how many languages am I going to be asked to learn??? French, Spanish, German, Swahili?????? Where does it all stop????

I would think the most used foreign language in your area would be sufficient. It is not required to be fluent, but a few well learned words can go a long way.

Many countries require their school children to study a second language, often english. Having such a requirement wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. Kids pick those kinds of things up very easily when they are young.

[SeriousChick]

Here's another site:

http://translation.paralink.com/