Massage & Spa

1. Masaje osoa nahi dut.

   Ma-sa-je o-so-a na-hi dut.

   I would like a full body massage

   Usage

   Booking or ordering a full body massage at a spa

   Grammar Note

   "osoa" means "whole/full" and follows the noun in Basque

2. Zenbat irauten du?

   Zen-bat i-rau-ten du?

   How long does it last?

   Usage

   Asking how long a massage session lasts

   Grammar Note

   "irauten du" is the habitual present of "to last/continue"

3. Gogorregi da.

   Go-gor-re-gi da.

   It is too hard / too strong

   Usage

   Telling the therapist the pressure is too strong

   Grammar Note

   "-egi" is a Basque suffix meaning "too much/excessively"

4. Oso lasaigarria da.

   O-so la-sai-ga-rri-a da.

   It is very relaxing

   Usage

   Expressing that the massage feels very relaxing

   Grammar Note

   "lasai" means calm; "-garri" is a suffix meaning "that which causes"

5. Eskerrik asko, oso gustatu zait.

   Es-ker-rik as-ko, o-so gus-ta-tu zait.

   Thank you, I really enjoyed it

   Usage

   Thanking the therapist after a massage session

   Grammar Note

   "gustatu zait" means "I liked it", literally "it pleased me" — a typical experiencer construction

6. Bizkarrean fokua jar ezazu, mesedez.

   Biz-kar-re-an fo-ku-a jar e-za-zu, me-se-dez.

   Please focus on my back.

   Usage

   Asking the therapist to concentrate on the back

   Grammar Note

   "bizkarra" (back) + "-n" (inessive/locative) = "bizkarrean". "jar ezazu" is the polite imperative

7. Horrek min ematen dit.

   Ho-rrek min e-ma-ten dit.

   That is causing pain.

   Usage

   Telling the therapist that a spot is painful during massage

   Grammar Note

   "min eman" (give pain) is transitive, so the subject "horrek" takes the ergative -k, and the auxiliary "dit" includes the dative "to me"

8. Presio gehiago egin dezakezu?

   Pre-si-o ge-hia-go e-gin de-za-ke-zu?

   Can you apply more pressure?

   Usage

   Requesting more pressure during a massage

   Grammar Note

   "gehiago" is the comparative "more" (of "asko") and follows the noun it quantifies ("presio gehiago"). "presio egin" (apply pressure) uses "egin" (do) as a light verb

9. Gelditu mesedez.

   Gel-di-tu me-se-dez.

   Please stop.

   Usage

   Asking the therapist to stop immediately when pain is too intense

   Grammar Note

   "gelditu" is the imperative of the Basque verb meaning "stop/halt" — simple and immediately understood

10. Hurrengoan berriz etorriko naiz.

    Hur-ren-go-an be-rriz e-tor-ri-ko naiz.

    I will come back next time.

    Usage

    Telling the therapist you will return — expressing satisfaction with the service

    Grammar Note

    "etorriko naiz" = future of "etorri" (come). "naiz" is the first-person form of the auxiliary

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