Art & Museums

1. ¿Dexen fotografiar equí?

   Is photography allowed here?

   Usage

   Checking whether photography is permitted in a museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The subjectless plural (dexen) means "do they allow". Dexar corresponds to Spanish dejar, with x pronounced /ʃ/

2. ¿Quién ye l'artista?

   Who is the artist?

   Usage

   Asking who made an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Is" is ye (not Spanish es). Artista is the same for both genders; only the article changes, and el shortens to l' before a vowel

3. ¿Cómo se llama esta obra?

   What is this work called?

   Usage

   Asking for the title of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Obra is feminine, so "this" is esta

4. ¿Cuándo foi construyíu esti muséu?

   When was this museum built?

   Usage

   Asking when a museum or building was built

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Foi is the past of "to be" (Spanish fue). The -ir participle ends in -íu, and muséu ends in an accented -u

5. ¿Tienen audioguía?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Asking whether an audio guide is available

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Tienen is used because you are addressing the staff as a group. Audioguía is feminine

6. ¿Ónde ta la tienda de regalos?

   Where is the gift shop?

   Usage

   Locating the gift shop

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Where" is ónde, and "is" for location is ta (3rd person of estar)

7. ¿Hai una visita guiada?

   Is there a guided tour?

   Usage

   Asking whether a guided tour is offered

   Grammar Note

   "There is" is hai (not Spanish hay). Guiada agrees with the feminine visita; the plural is visites guiaes

8. ¿Cuál ye l'horariu d'apertura del muséu?

   What are the museum's opening hours?

   Usage

   Checking when the museum is open

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "Is" is ye. De + el contracts to del, and de becomes d' before a vowel

9. Esti cuadru ye preciosu.

   This painting is beautiful.

   Usage

   Praising a painting

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. "This" before a masculine noun is esti, and the adjective takes the masculine -u (preciosu). With a feminine noun use preciosa

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