European Language Day Spanish, Canary Islands, Norwegian , French, German, Polish, get on with your European neighbors learn the skills to communic

European Language Day Spanish, Canary Islands, Norwegian , French, German, Polish, get on with your European neighbors learn the skills to communicate.

If "bon jaw" is the extent of your foreign lingo skills - you're not alone.

The Brits are notoriously bad at speaking foreign languages. According to a report by the European Commission, 62% of us can't speak any other language. We're officially the worst language learners in Europe.

The cringe worthy British holidaymaker treating the intelligent native as a slightly deaf, mentally challenged child, is a woefully common scene played out across the holiday resorts of the world and Europe such as Spain , Canary Islands, France,, Germany, infact wherever Brits wander.

But it doesn't have to be like this. European Languages Day, (26th September 2009) was created to encourage a love for languages, and to celebrate it, Learning the basics of the language of the country you're visiting is not only polite but fun, useful and will enrich your travel experience. so surprise the locals and impress your mates with our mini language guides.

Norwegian
Hello/Goodbye - Hallo / Ha det (ha-low/hah-deh)
Please/thank you - Vær så snill / Takk (var shaw sneel/tahk)
Where is the bar/beach? - Hvor er baren/stranda? (vohr ehr bah-ren / strahnn-ah?)
I'd like to go to - Jeg vil dra til... (yai veehl drah teehl)
I'd like a large beer/glass of wine - Kan jeg få en stor øl /et stort glass vin (kan yai faw ayn stohr uhl) /eht stohrt glahs veen)
Cheers! (when toasting) - Skål! (skawl)
My name is/What's your name? - Jeg heter (yai heh-tehr)/ hva heter du (vah heh-tehr dew?)
You're very pretty/handsome - Du er veldig pen / kjekk (dew ar vehl-dee pehn / chehk)
The bill please - Kan jeg få regningen, takk ( kan yai faw ray-ning-ehn tahk)
I love your country! - Jeg elsker landet ditt! (yai ehl-skher lahnn-eh deehtt!)
If you want cheap flights, try Skyscanner! - Hvis du vil finne billige flybilletter, prøv Skyscanner! (veehs dew veehl feehn-eh beehl-eeg-he flee-beehl-ehtter, pruhv Skyscanner!)

German
Hello/goodbye - Hallo/Auf Wiedersehen! (Halo/Awf veed-er-zane)Please/thank you - Bitte/Danke (bit-e /dang-ke)Where is the bar/beach? - Wo finde ich eine Bar/den Strand? (Voa feende eekh yn-e bar? /deen shtrant?)
I want to go to... - Ich möchte zu/m ... gehen (Ikh moekhte tsoo/m...gay-en)
I'd like a large beer/glass of wine - Ein großes Bier bitte/Glas Wein bitte (In growsehs beer bit-e/glas vyn bit-e)
Cheers! (when toasting) - Prost! (prost!)
My name is/What's your name? - Mein Name ist/Wie heißt du? (myn nam-e ist/Vee hyst doo?)
You're very pretty/handsome - Du bist sehr gutaussehend. (Doo beest zayr goot-ows-see-hent)
The bill please - Die Rechnung bitte. (Dee rekh-noong bit-e)
I love your country! - Ich mag ihr Land. (Ikh maak eehr laant)
If you want cheap flights, try Skyscanner! - Wenn Sie billige Flüge suchen, benutzen Sie doch Skyscanner! (Venn zee bil-lige flûg-e zookhen, be-nootsen zee dokh Skyscanner!)

Spanish
Hello/goodbye - Hola/Adiós (Ola/adios)
Please/thank you - Por favor/Gracias (por favor, gra-see-ass)
Where is the bar/beach? - Dónde está el bar/ La playa (don-de esta el bar/la playa)
I want to go to...- Quiero ir a (ki-ero ir a)
I'd like a large beer/glass of wine - Una cerveza grande/un vaso de vino (una servesa grand-de/un vaso de vino)
Cheers! (when toasting) - Salud (salud)
My name is/What's your name? - Me llamo/Cómo te llamas? (me lamo/como te lamas?)
You're very pretty/handsome - Eres muy guapo/guapa (e-res muy gwapo/a)
The bill please - La cuenta por favor (la quenta por favor)
I love your country! - Me encanta tu pais (me encanta tu pais)
If you want cheap flights, try Skyscanner! - Si quieres vuelos baratos, prueba skyscanner - (see quieres vel-los ba-ra-tos prueba Skyscanner)

Polish
Hello/goodbye - Dzień dobry/Do widzenia (jyen dob ree/ do-viz-en-ya)
Please/thank you - Proszę/Dziękuję (Proshair/jen-cu-yeah)
Where is the bar/beach? - Gdzie jest bar/plaża? (g-zhare-yest a bar-ra/pla-ja?)
I want to go to.. - Chcę dojść do... (H-serr do eash do...)
I'd like a large beer/glass of wine - Poproszę duże piwo/kieliszek wina (Po-pror-shor do-zha pivo)
Cheers! (when toasting) - Na zdrowie! (Na zdrow-vya)
My name is.../What's your name? - Nazywam się.../Jak masz na imię? (Na-za-vam- she-ya.../Yak mash na iimya?)
You're very pretty/handsome - Jesteś bardzo ładna/przystojny (Ye-ste-zhe ba-zo-ard-na / Pres-to-in yeah)
The bill please - Poproszę rachunek - (Po-pror-shor-reh ho-neck)
I love your country! - Podoba mi się twój kraj! - (Podoba me-she foy kra-ye)
If you want cheap flights, try Skyscanner! - Jeśli szukasz tanich lotów, wypróbuj Skyscanner! (Yesh-ni, shockash stani hlakof, vi-pruvov Skyscanner)

French
Hello/Goodbye - Bonjour/ au revoir (bon jaw/orr rev-woir)
Please/thank you - S'il vous plait/ merci (see vu play/ mer-see)
Where is the bar/beach? - Ou est la barre// la plage (oo-eh la- baar/ la plaa-zhe?)
I want to go to... - Je voudrais aller... (zhe vu-dray a-lay...)
I'd like a large beer/glass of wine - Je voudrais une grande bière/verre du vin (zhe vu-dray oon gron be-air/vair du van)
Cheers! (when toasting) - Salut! (sal-loo!)
My name is/What's your name? - Je m'appelle .../ Comment appellez-vous? (zhe-ma-pell.../com-mon a-pell-lay vuu?)
You're very pretty/handsome - Vous est très belle/beau (Vu eh tray bell/beau)
The bill please - L'addition s'il vous plait (la-di-shon see vu play)
I love your country - J'adore votre pays! (zh'adoor votra payee)
If you want cheap flights, try Skyscanner! - Si vous voulez trouver les vols pas chers, visitez Skyscanner! (see vu vu-lay tru-vay lay vol pas share, vee-zeet-tay Skyscanner)

Source www.skyscanner.com

Optimism Is High For The Canary Islands Future

The year 2010 will be a significant milestone for the resurgence of the Canaries, and optimism is high for the Canary Islands future top politicians believe.
The European Union will be under Spanish presidency and president of the Government of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero believes this will give the archipelago a chance to put itself firmly on the European map. Despite the effects of the economic recession, Zapatero feels the Canary Islands can act as an international platform in relation to other continents for business and commerce opportunities. One big opportunity will be when the islands host a summit of countries from West Africa in Las Palmas. ZP says this will give Europe another chance to discover the Canaries which, he says, can forge ahead with vigour and force following the economic crisis.
The Spanish premier made his comments following a meeting with Socialists in Lanzarote. He revealed that the Cabinet will present, debate and approve a special plan of action on October 9. This strategy will continue medium and long-term measures for the reactivation of the Canary Islands which have been hard hit by the downturn. Zapatero says the plan is vital because of the archipelago's problems with tourism, the construction industry and rate of unemployment. The measures will aim to capitalise on the islands' strengths and, to this end, he stresses, it is vital to maintain close links and liaisons with all sectors of the community. ZP is still maintaing an optimistic outlook, believing the worst of the economic crisis has now past. On August 13, the Cabinet was due to discuss a new model of growth for the country.

Source Tenerife News

Is the overseas Real Estate market beginning to show signs of improvememnt …….

According to Primelocation.com they have reported seeing an increase in the number of websearches for spanish real estate increasing over French real estate and amercican real estate from the British marketplace as over 1 million search for overseas property in February, the number of enquires being mirrored by GoldAcre Estates for Canary Islands real estate and golf property runs very much in line with the increase in sales for the same period…………


In spite of difficult economic conditions and significant falls in the value of Sterling, searches for international property on Primelocation.com increased in January 2009 by 72% month-on-month and broke through the one million barrier in February, according to data released yesterday. Spain was the most popular country searched for on the portal, attracting just under 300,000 searches, some 60,000 ahead of last month’s most popular country, France (238,729). The USA held on to its third position with 153,912.The portal believes that the countries that have performed the best y-o-y are those located outside the Eurozone, with the USA for example rising by 130% in popularity during that time. Searches for Turkish and Australian property also performed well with a rises in searches of 25% and 18% y-o-y.“After a slow down in searches for international property in the second half of 2008, we have had a very strong start to 2009,” said the portal’s international business development manager Ann Wright. “Searches for international properties on Primelocation.com were up 72% on December and February searches and leads to agents look to be up over 100% on January. Some of the growth is in areas outside the Eurozone where sterling has suffered less than it has against the Euro. It may also be that people who held off investing in 2008 are now hoping to take advantage of the falling prices in some areas.”

Top 10 searches in February 2009 through Primelocation.com
1 Spain 299,762
2 France 238,729
3 USA 153,912
4 Italy 65,126
5 Portugal 56,882
6 UAE 18,596
7 Turkey 15,105
8 Australia 14,545
9 Cyprus 12,611
10 Bulgaria 12,220

Total searches during February: 1,002,810Monthly search destinations – Top 10 January 2009 1 France 29%
2 Spain 23%
3 USA 15%
4 Italy 6%
5 Portugal 5%
6 Australia 2%
7 UAE 2%
8 Turkey 2%
9 Cyprus 1%
10 Bulgaria 1%