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If You Packed Light by Cari Luna

Maybe you like to pack light and get your clothes laundered or dry cleaned when you're away. Or maybe you'll be away longer than just a few weeks. Here are the words and phrases you'll need if you plan to visit the local dry cleaner or laundromat:

Can you please dry clean this for me?

¿Puede usted limpiar esto en seco, por favor?

PWEH-deh OO-stehd leehm-PEEAHR-meh EH-stoh ehn SEH-koh pohr fah-VOHR

Can you press this for me, please?

¿Puede usted plancharme esto, por favor?

PWEH-deh OO-stehd plahn-CHAHR-meh EH-stoh pohr fah-VOHR

Can you repair this for me, please?

¿Puede usted remendarme esto, por favor?

PWEH-deh OO-stehd reh-mehn-DAHR-meh EH-stoh pohr fah-VOHR

There is a stain here.

Hay una mancha aquí.

ahy OO-nah MAHN-chah ah-KEE

Is this machine taken?

¿Está ocupada esta máquina?

eh-STAH oh-koo-PAH-dah EHS-tah MAH-kee-nah

How does this machine work?

¿Cómo funciona esta máquina?

KOH-moh foonk-see-YOH-nah EHS-tah MAH-kee-nah

This machine is broken.

Esta máquina no funciona.

EHS-tah MAH-kee-nah noh foonk-see-YOH-nah

Where can I buy detergent?

¿Dónde puedo comprar detergente?

DOHN-deh PWEH-doh kohm-PRAHR deh-tehr-HEN-teh

At the Dry Cleaner's <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <tbody> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>dry cleaner's</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>la tintorería</emphasis></p> <p>lah teen-toh-rehr-EE-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a hole</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>un hueco</emphasis></p> <p>oon WEH-koh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a tear</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>un rasgón</emphasis></p> <p>oon RAHS-gohn</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a missing button</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>un botón perdido</emphasis></p> <p>oon boh-TOHN pehr-DEE-doh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a broken zipper</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>una cremallera rota</emphasis></p> <p>OO-nah creh-mah-YEHR-ah ROH-tah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a stain</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>una mancha</emphasis></p> <p>OO-nah MAHN-chah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>I need it …</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Lo/la necesito</emphasis> …</p> <p>loh/lah neh-seh-SEE-toh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>I need them …</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Los/las necesito</emphasis> …</p> <p>lohs/lahs neh-seh-SEE-toh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>today</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hoy</emphasis></p> <p>oy</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>tomorrow</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>mañana</emphasis></p> <p>mah-NYAH-nah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>in an hour</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>en una hora</emphasis></p> <p>ehn OO-nah OH-rah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>this afternoon</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>esta tarde</emphasis></p> <p>EH-stah TAHR-deh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>tonight</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>esta noche</emphasis></p> <p>EH-stah NOH-cheh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>tomorrow morning</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>mañana por la mañana</emphasis></p> <p>mah-NYAH-nah pohr lah mah-NYAH-nah</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <bridgehead>At the Laundromat</bridgehead> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <tbody> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>bleach</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>lejía</emphasis></p> <p>leh-HEE-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>clothing</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>ropa</emphasis></p> <p>ROH-pah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>clothes dryer</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>secadora</emphasis></p> <p>seh-kah-DOHR-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>detergent</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>detergente</emphasis></p> <p>deh-tehr-HEN-teh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>laundromat</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>lavandería</emphasis></p> <p>lah-vahn-dehr-EE-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>washing machine</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>lavadora</emphasis></p> <p>lah-vah-DOHR-ah</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <div class="npsb"> <h2> FACT</h2> <p>Unlike English, the days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized in Spanish.</p> </div> <bridgehead>At the Hair Salon/Barber Shop</bridgehead> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <tbody> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>just a trim</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>solo un recorte</emphasis></p> <p>SOH-loh oon reh-KOHR-teh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>Please shave my …</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Por favor, aféiteme</emphasis> …</p> <p>pohr fah-VOHR ah-FEY-teh-meh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>beard</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>la barba</emphasis></p> <p>lah BAHR-bah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>mustache</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>el bigote</emphasis></p> <p>ehl bee-GOH-teh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>sideburns</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>las patillas</emphasis></p> <p>lahs pah-TEE-yahs</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>barbershop</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>la barbería</emphasis></p> <p>lah bahr-beh-REE-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>beauty salon</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>el salón de belleza</emphasis></p> <p>ehl sah-LOHN deh beh-YEH-sah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>blow dry</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>secar el pelo</emphasis></p> <p>seh-KAHR ehl PEH-loh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>bangs</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>el flequillo</emphasis></p> <p>ehl fleh-KEE-yoh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>to comb</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>peinar</emphasis></p> <p>pey-NAHR</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>curly</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>rizado</emphasis></p> <p>ree-SAH-doh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>hair</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>el pelo</emphasis></p> <p>ehl PEH-loh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a haircut</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>un corte de pelo</emphasis></p> <p>oon KOHR-teh deh PEH-loh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>hairstyle</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>peinado</emphasis></p> <p>pey-NAH-doh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>highlights</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>reflejos</emphasis></p> <p>reh-FLEH-hohs</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>long</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>largo</emphasis></p> <p>LAHR-goh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>short</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>corto</emphasis></p> <p>KOHR-toh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a manicure</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>una manicura</emphasis></p> <p>OO-nah mah-nee-KOO-rah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>a pedicure</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>una pedicura</emphasis></p> <p>OO-nah peh-dee-KOO-rah</p></td> 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