Accessibility

1. ¿Tien accesu pa sielles de ruedes?

   Do you have wheelchair access?

   Usage

   To ask whether a building or facility can be used with a wheelchair

   Grammar Note

   The polite question uses the 3rd person tien (tienes is for friends). "Chair" is siella, so "wheelchair" is siella de ruedes, plural sielles de ruedes; accesu ends in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Hai un ascensor disponible?

   Is there an elevator available?

   Usage

   To ask whether a building has a lift you can use

   Grammar Note

   "There is" is hai (from haber, not ye). Disponible has one form for both genders. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. Necesito una habitación accesible.

   I need an accessible room.

   Usage

   When booking a hotel, to ask for a room with accessibility features

   Grammar Note

   Accesible has one form for both genders, so it fits the feminine habitación unchanged; "room" can also be cuartu. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Hai una rampa d'accesu?

   Is there an access ramp?

   Usage

   To ask whether the entrance has a ramp

   Grammar Note

   De becomes d' before a vowel (d'accesu), and "access" is accesu with -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿Tien un bañu adautáu pa persones con discapacidá?

   Do you have a bathroom adapted for people with disabilities?

   Usage

   To ask about a bathroom that people with disabilities can use

   Grammar Note

   "Bathroom" is bañu (with ñ) and "disability" is discapacidá (no final -d). The respectful form puts the person first: persones con discapacidá. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. ¿Hai asientos reservaos pa persones con movilidá amenorgada?

   Are there reserved seats for people with reduced mobility?

   Usage

   On public transport or at a venue, to ask about priority seating

   Grammar Note

   Masculine plural participles in -ado end in -aos (reservaos). "Reduced" is amenorgada and "mobility" is movilidá, a respectful phrase also used in official texts. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. Viaxo con un perru guía.

   I am travelling with a guide dog.

   Usage

   To tell staff that you are accompanied by a guide dog

   Grammar Note

   "To travel" is viaxar (x is /ʃ/) and "dog" is perru (-u). Perru guía is the standard term for a guide dog. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. ¿Tien serviciu d'interpretación en llingua de señes?

   Do you have a sign language interpretation service?

   Usage

   To ask whether sign language interpretation is available for deaf visitors

   Grammar Note

   "Language" is llingua (with ll-, not Spanish lengua) and "service" is serviciu (-u). Sign language is llingua de señes. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Pue ayudame a xubir les escaleres?

   Could you help me up the stairs?

   Usage

   To ask for physical help with stairs or other obstacles

   Grammar Note

   For a polite request use pue (3rd person of poder). "To go up" is xubir (x is /ʃ/) and "stairs" is escaleres, feminine plural in -es. Me attaches after the infinitive (ayudar + me). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Tien material en braille?

    Do you have materials in Braille?

    Usage

    To ask whether printed materials exist in Braille

    Grammar Note

    En here means "in the form of", as in n'inglés. Braille keeps its international spelling. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

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