At the Swimming Pool in Spain
Simple phrases for buying tickets, following the rules and spending a hot day at the pool.
In summer, Spanish towns fill their piscinas municipales: you pay a cheap day ticket or buy a bono, find shade on the grass and stay until the evening. Indoor pools usually require a cap, and there's always a lifeguard watching for diving and running. The cards follow a day at the pool with a friend and his kids.
- 1
¿Cuánto cuesta la entrada de un día?
How much is a day ticket?
- 2
¿Hay precio para familias?
Is there a family price?
- 3
Los menores de cuatro años no pagan.
Kids under four go free.
- 4
¿Tenéis bono de diez baños?
Do you do a ten-swim pass?
- 5
¿Es obligatorio el gorro?
Is a swimming cap compulsory?
- 6
¿Dónde están los vestuarios?
Where are the changing rooms?
- 7
Para la taquilla necesitas una moneda de un euro.
You need a one-euro coin for the locker.
- 8
Vamos a buscar un sitio a la sombra.
Let's find a spot in the shade.
- 9
Ponte crema, que el sol pega fuerte.
Put some sun cream on, the sun's really strong.
- 10
¡El agua está helada!
The water's freezing!
- 11
Cuando te metes, está buenísima.
Once you get in, it's lovely.
- 12
Aquí no se puede tirar de cabeza.
No diving here.
- 13
¿Dónde está el socorrista?
Where's the lifeguard?
- 14
Mi hijo se ha cortado en el pie.
My son's cut his foot.
- 15
No corras, que resbala.
Don't run, it's slippery.
- 16
¿Se puede comer en el césped?
Can you eat on the grass?
- 17
¡No te metas, que estás haciendo la digestión!
Don't get in, you're still digesting!
- 18
No sé nadar muy bien.
I can't swim very well.
- 19
Quédate en la parte donde haces pie.
Stay where you can touch the bottom.
- 20
¿A qué hora cierra la piscina?
What time does the pool close?