How do you get to the warehouse? in Spanish
Someone looks for a warehouse in an industrial zone: landmarks, directions, a dead end in Spanish. 9 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Perdone, busco el almacén número siete. Me he perdido.» — Excuse me, I'm looking for warehouse number seven. I'm lost.; «Está al fondo, pegado a la nave azul.» — It's at the back, right against the blue shed. Every line can be played right on the page. The conversation is predictable: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: someone looks for a warehouse in an industrial zone: landmarks, directions, a dead end. The conversation is short and predictable — which is exactly what makes it good for a first try: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
- Perdone, busco el almacén número siete. Me he perdido.Excuse me, I'm looking for warehouse number seven. I'm lost.
- Está al fondo, pegado a la nave azul.It's at the back, right against the blue shed.
- He ido en línea recta y he acabado en un callejón sin salida.I went in a straight line and ended up in a dead end.
- Claro, por ahí no se pasa. Hay que rodear la parcela.Of course, you can't get through there. You have to go around the plot.
- ¿Tuerzo antes o después de la valla?Do I turn before or after the fence?
- Después. Pasas por delante de la báscula y sigues hacia dentro.After. You pass in front of the scale and keep going inward.
- ¿Y hay algún punto de referencia? Todo se parece.And is there any landmark? Everything looks the same here.
- Una grúa amarilla. Se ve desde lejos, no tiene pérdida.A yellow crane. You can see it from afar, you can't miss it.
- Ahora sí. Muchas gracias, iba dando vueltas desde las ocho.Now I've got it. Thank you very much, I've been going around since eight.
Lines one by one
| Spanish | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Perdone, busco el almacén número siete. Me he perdido. | — | Excuse me, I'm looking for warehouse number seven. I'm lost. |
| Está al fondo, pegado a la nave azul. | — | It's at the back, right against the blue shed. |
| He ido en línea recta y he acabado en un callejón sin salida. | — | I went in a straight line and ended up in a dead end. |
| Claro, por ahí no se pasa. Hay que rodear la parcela. | — | Of course, you can't get through there. You have to go around the plot. |
| ¿Tuerzo antes o después de la valla? | — | Do I turn before or after the fence? |
| Después. Pasas por delante de la báscula y sigues hacia dentro. | — | After. You pass in front of the scale and keep going inward. |
| ¿Y hay algún punto de referencia? Todo se parece. | — | And is there any landmark? Everything looks the same here. |
| Una grúa amarilla. Se ve desde lejos, no tiene pérdida. | — | A yellow crane. You can see it from afar, you can't miss it. |
| Ahora sí. Muchas gracias, iba dando vueltas desde las ocho. | — | Now I've got it. Thank you very much, I've been going around since eight. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and it gets in the way badly. It is one of the most reliably measured findings in the entire field.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Spanish in this situation?
“Perdone, busco el almacén número siete. Me he perdido.” — Excuse me, I'm looking for warehouse number seven. I'm lost.. The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.