Locating Your Embassy

You need to find your country's consulate and ask a local for help.

You
Disculpe, ¿sabe dónde está la embajada de Estados Unidos?
dees-KOOL-peh, SAH-beh DOHN-deh ehs-TAH lah ehm-bah-HAH-dah deh ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs?
Excuse me, do you know where the United States Embassy is?
Replace 'Estados Unidos' with your own country name: 'Canadá,' 'Inglaterra,' 'Australia,' etc.
Local
La embajada no, pero el consulado está en la zona centro. Le recomiendo tomar un taxi hasta allá.
lah ehm-bah-HAH-dah noh, PEH-roh ehl kohn-soo-LAH-doh ehs-TAH en lah SOH-nah SEN-troh. leh reh-koh-MYEN-doh toh-MAR oon TAHK-see AHS-tah ah-YAH.
Not the embassy, but the consulate is in the downtown area. I recommend you take a taxi there.
An 'embajada' is the main embassy (usually only in the capital). A 'consulado' handles citizen services and may be in other major cities.
You
¿Más o menos cuánto cuesta el taxi hasta el consulado?
mahs oh MEH-nohs KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah ehl TAHK-see AHS-tah ehl kohn-soo-LAH-doh?
Roughly how much does the taxi cost to the consulate?
Local
Como unos cincuenta pesos, no es lejos. Dígale al taxista 'el consulado americano en la zona centro.'
KOH-moh OO-nohs seen-KWEN-tah PEH-sohs, noh ehs LEH-hohs. DEE-gah-leh ahl tahk-SEES-tah ehl kohn-soo-LAH-doh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh en lah SOH-nah SEN-troh.
About fifty pesos, it's not far. Tell the taxi driver 'the American consulate in the downtown area.'
You
Perfecto, muchas gracias por la información.
per-FEK-toh, MOO-chahs GRAH-see-ahs por lah een-for-mah-see-OHN.
Perfect, thank you very much for the information.