Hello
Hola
OH-lah
📞 Practical info
Numbers, addresses, and a few Spanish phrases — quick to glance at when you need them.
🚨 Emergency
- All emergencies (police, fire, ambulance)112
- Local police (Adeje)+34 922 75 60 06
- Tourist Helpline (Spain)+34 902 102 112
- Coastguard900 202 202
- Pharmacy info line010
🚖 Taxis
- Adeje taxi rank+34 922 71 50 47
- Costa Adeje taxis+34 922 71 51 11
- Tenerife Taxi Service (English)+34 922 79 81 80
🗣️ Useful Spanish phrases
Please
Por favor
por fah-VOR
Thank you
Gracias
GRAH-thee-as
Excuse me
Disculpe
dis-KOOL-peh
A table for 11, please
Una mesa para once, por favor
OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah ON-theh
Do you have a kids menu?
¿Tienen menú infantil?
tee-EH-nen meh-NOO een-fan-TEEL
The bill, please
La cuenta, por favor
lah KWEN-tah
Where is the bathroom?
¿Dónde están los baños?
DON-deh es-TAHN los BAH-nyos
I would like…
Quisiera…
kee-see-EH-rah
Cheers!
¡Salud!
sah-LOOD
How much?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
KWAN-toh KWES-tah
Help!
¡Ayuda!
ah-YOO-dah
A few quick reminders
- 🌞 Sun is fierce by 11:00 — sunscreen for the kids before leaving home.
- 💧 Water shoes save toes on volcanic pebbles — Ajabo, Las Galgas.
- 📞 Always ring restaurants ahead for 11+ — even casual ones.
- 🕐 Spanish dinner starts late (20:00+) — some places open earlier in tourist areas.
- 🚗 Petrol cheaper at large supermarkets (HiperDino) than motorway stations.
- 💶 Cash still useful at small bars, markets, beach kiosks.