Spanish
phrase sheet

Your experiences in Spain will be more rewarding by learning some basic Spanish phrases. Use my list as a learning tool.

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Good morning
Buenos dias   BWAY-nohs DEE-yahs

Good afternoon
Buenas tardes   BWAY-nahs TAR-dehs

Good evening/Good night
Buenas noches   BWAY-nahs NOH-chehs

My name is ...
Me llamo es…   may YAH-moh es

What is your name?
Como se llama?   KOH-moh say YAH-mah

Hi  (casual)
Hola   OH-lah

How are you? (informal)
Como estas?   KOH-moh es-TAHS

Nice to meet you
Mucho gusto   MOO-choh GOO-stoh

See you
Hasta la vista   ah-STAH lah-VEES-tah

Goodbye
Adios   ah-dee-YOHS

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Please
Por favor   por fah-VOHR

Thank you
Gracias   GRAH-see-yas

You're welcome/Don't mention it
De nada   day NAH-dah

Pardon me
Perdoneme   pehr-DOH-neh-may

I'm sorry
Lo siento   loh see-YEN-toh

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Yes
Si   see

No
No   noh

What?
Que   kay

Who?
Quien   KEE-yen

Why?
Por que   Pohr KAY

How?
Como   KOH-moh

When?
Cuando?   KWAN-doh

What time is it?
Que hora es  kay OH-rah es;

Where?
Donde   DOHN-day

Can you ...?
Puede   PWEH-day

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Good
Bien   bee-YEN

Bad
Mal   mahl

Open
Abierto   ah-bee-YEHR-toh

Closed
Cerrado   sehr-RAH-doh

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Is there?
Hay   aye

I'd like…
Quisiera   kee-see-EHR-ah

The menu…
La carta   la KAHR-tah

How much?
Cuanto   KWAN-toh

The check
La cuenta   la KWEN-tah

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Do you speak English?
Habla Ingles   AH-blah een-GLAYS

Do you understand?
Comprende?   kohm-PREN-day

I don't understand
No entiendo   noh ehn-TYEN-doh

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Spanish phrase
tips and insights

 

Syllables

Each syllable is almost always pronounced separately in Spanish.

Letter H

It is not pronounced; it’s always silent.

Double L

Pronounce the double L as a Y sound.
For example, llama (name) is pronounced yah-mah.

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