Casino & Gambling

1. Onde está o casino?

   Where is the casino?

   Usage

   Ask where the casino is

   Grammar Note

   Onde está is the basic way to ask for a location

2. Cal é a aposta mínima nesta mesa?

   What is the minimum bet at this table?

   Usage

   Ask the minimum bet at a table

   Grammar Note

   Aposta is feminine, so mínima takes the feminine ending

3. Como podo comprar fichas?

   How do I buy chips?

   Usage

   Ask how to buy chips

   Grammar Note

   Ficha is feminine; the plural fichas means chips

4. Quería xogar ao blackjack, á ruleta, ao póker ou ás máquinas de xogo.

   I would like to play blackjack, roulette, poker or the slot machines.

   Usage

   Say which game you want to play. Xogar a + game

   Grammar Note

   Xogar a + article. Ao = a + o, á = a + a, ás = a + as

5. Outra carta. / Quedo así. / Dobro.

   Hit. / Stand. / Double down.

   Usage

   The three basic blackjack moves said aloud. Players also use hand signals

   Grammar Note

   No fixed Galician gaming terms were verified, so ordinary words express each move

6. Quería cambiar as fichas por diñeiro.

   I'd like to cash out my chips.

   Usage

   Say you want to cash in your chips

   Grammar Note

   Cambiar A por B = to exchange A for B

7. Hai código de vestimenta?

   Is there a dress code?

   Usage

   Ask whether there is a dress code

   Grammar Note

   No article is needed after hai

8. Poden ofrecerme unha bebida de cortesía?

   Could you offer me a complimentary drink?

   Usage

   Politely ask for a complimentary drink

   Grammar Note

   The pronoun me attaches to the infinitive without a hyphen (ofrecerme)

9. Cales son os límites da mesa?

   What are the table limits?

   Usage

   Ask the betting limits of a table

   Grammar Note

   The plural of cal is cales

10. Hai sala VIP?

    Is there a VIP room?

    Usage

    Ask whether there is a VIP room

    Grammar Note

    VIP is used as a loanword

11. Creo que xa abonda por esta noite.

    I think I've had enough for tonight.

    Usage

    Tell yourself or others that is enough for tonight

    Grammar Note

    Abondar means "to be enough". Xa means "already"

12. Son principiante. Pode explicarme as regras?

    I'm a beginner — can you explain the rules?

    Usage

    Say you are a beginner and ask for the rules

    Grammar Note

    Pode is the vostede form. Explicarme has no hyphen

13. A que hora pecha o casino?

    What time does the casino close?

    Usage

    Ask the closing time

    Grammar Note

    Pechar ("to close") is the standard verb

14. Onde están os baños?

    Where are the restrooms?

    Usage

    Ask where the toilets are

    Grammar Note

    Baño is also the word for toilet. Use está or están according to number

15. Que xogos teñen dispoñibles?

    What games do you have available?

    Usage

    Ask which games are available

    Grammar Note

    Teñen is the third person plural of ter. Dispoñibles is plural

16. Hai torneo de póker esta noite?

    Is there a poker tournament tonight?

    Usage

    Ask whether a poker tournament is on tonight

    Grammar Note

    Esta noite = tonight; noite is feminine

17. Teñen máquinas de xogo?

    Do you have slot machines?

    Usage

    Ask whether there are slot machines

    Grammar Note

    No fixed term for slot machines was verified, so máquinas de xogo is used

18. Podo cambiar as fichas por diñeiro na caixa?

    Can I exchange chips for cash at the cashier?

    Usage

    Ask whether chips can be cashed at the cashier

    Grammar Note

    Na is en + a. Caixa is the cashier desk

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