Frases de supervivencia — Roleplay Survival Phrases
🗣️ Frases de supervivencia — Roleplay Survival Phrases
| Frase española | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Quisiera... / Me gustaría... | I would like... |
| ¿Tiene...? | Do you have...? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta / cuestan? | How much does it / do they cost? |
| Para mí, ... | For me, ... |
| La cuenta, por favor. | The bill, please. |
| ¿A qué hora...? | At what time...? |
| Un billete de ida y vuelta a... | A return ticket to... |
| ¿Puede repetir, por favor? | Can you repeat, please? |
| ¿Puede hablar más despacio? | Can you speak more slowly? |
| Tengo una reserva a nombre de... | I have a reservation in the name of... |
AQA Foundation roleplay tasks rotate around four real-world settings. These three cover the most frequently tested scenarios. Practise deploying survival phrases fluently in each context.
Earn the mark scheme marks
❌ Errores de juego de rol — Roleplay Mistakes
❌ Error 1: Quiero una mesa para dos. (restaurant)
✅ Correcto: Quisiera una mesa para dos.
Por qué importa: Quisiera is the conditional form of querer — it means "I would like" and is the natural, polite register for formal scenarios (restaurant, hotel, shop). Quiero (I want) sounds blunt and overly direct in these settings. AQA Paper 2 assesses communicative effectiveness: using the right register in a formal context earns higher marks under AO2.
❌ Error 2: Translating "I'll have the chicken" as Tendré el pollo. (future tense)
✅ Correcto: Para mí, el pollo. or Voy a tomar el pollo.
Por qué importa: English "I'll have" is not future tense in meaning — it is an order/request idiom. Translating it literally as tendré (I will have — possession future) is a false friend. The natural Spanish equivalents in ordering contexts are para mí... (for me...) or voy a tomar... (I'm going to have...). Using tendré sounds unnatural and may confuse the examiner about your intended meaning.