Nightlife

1. Unha cervexa, por favor

   A beer, please

   Usage

   The basic way to order a drink at a bar or pub

   Grammar Note

   Beer is spelled with x: cervexa (not Spanish cerveza nor Portuguese cerveja). "One" agrees with the feminine noun: unha

2. Cales son os mellores bares por aquí?

   What are the best bars around here?

   Usage

   Asks locals or hotel staff for good places to drink

   Grammar Note

   The plural of cal (which) is cales, and interrogatives take no accent. The superlative is the comparative mellor with the definite article

3. Saúde!

   Cheers! / To your health!

   Usage

   The toast said when glasses are raised

   Grammar Note

   Saúde means health and is also the toast when drinking. The same word is said to someone who sneezes

4. Hai que pagar entrada?

   Is there a paid admission?

   Usage

   Asks at the door of a club or venue whether there is a cover charge

   Grammar Note

   "Hai que" + infinitive means one has to. Hai is invariable and is not Spanish hay. Entrada covers both entry and the entry ticket

5. Foi unha noite incrible!

   It was an incredible night!

   Usage

   Said after a great night out

   Grammar Note

   The RAG dictionary lists incrible alongside incríbel. The adjective has one form for both genders. Foi is the preterite of both ser and ir

6. Unha copa de augardente de herbas, por favor

   A glass of herb liqueur (augardente de herbas), please

   Usage

   Orders the herb-flavoured spirit often drunk after a meal in Galicia

   Grammar Note

   Augardente is one word, not the Spanish form aguardiente. The RAG dictionary gives Bebida de herbas as an example

7. Onde hai música en directo esta noite?

   Where is there live music tonight?

   Usage

   Finds out where live music is being played

   Grammar Note

   Hai is the invariable form for existence. "Live" is en directo. The demonstrative before noite is the feminine esta

8. Quería unha copa de viño albariño

   I would like a glass of albariño wine

   Usage

   Orders Galicia's well-known white wine, typical of the Rías Baixas

   Grammar Note

   Quería is the imperfect used for a polite request. Wine is viño (not Spanish vino nor Portuguese vinho), written with ñ

9. A que hora pechan?

   What time does it close?

   Usage

   Asks the closing time of a bar or club

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative que takes no accent. Pechar means to close (also fechar). The impersonal plural asks when the place closes

10. Imos a outro lugar?

    Shall we go somewhere else?

    Usage

    Suggests moving on to another venue

    Grammar Note

    The 1st-person plural of ir is imos, and the question form works as a suggestion. "Place" is lugar

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