Foreign Phrases
Spanish phrases
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Spanish phrases
Don’t know your goodbyes from your gracias? If you’re heading for a holiday in a Spanish-speaking destination, don’t leave home without learning a few must-have phrases. From a polite ‘hello’ to asking for a beer, we’ve got the essential low-down right here.
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General phrases
| English | Spanish translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello/Hi | Hola | O-la |
| Goodbye | Adios | Addy-oss |
| Yes/No | Si/No | See/Noh |
| Please/Thank you | Por favor/Gracias | Poor fa-vor/Grats-y-ass |
| Excuse me | Con permiso | Kon per-mi-so |
| What is your name? | Como se llama? | Komo say l-yama? |
| My name is... | Me llamo... | Me lya-mo... |
| Do you speak English? | Habla usted inglés? | Ab-la oos-ted een-glez? |
| I don't speak Spanish | No hablo español | No a-blow ez-pan-yol |
| I don't understand | No entiendo | No on-tee-endo |
| Please repeat | Repita, por favor | Rep-ee-ta, por fa-vor |
| What time is it? | Qué hora es? | Keh oor-ra ez? |
Out and about
| English | Spanish translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where can I/we get a taxi? | Dónde se cogen los taxis? | Don-de se kog-gen loss tak-sees? |
| Where is the nearest bank? | Dónde está el banco mas cercano? | Don-de esta el banko mas therkano? |
| Where can I find a bureau de change? | Dónde está el despacho de cambio mas cercano? | Don-de esta el despacho deh kambeeyo mas therkano? |
| Where is the petrol station? | Dónde hay una gasolinera? | Don-de ay oona gaso-lee-ne-ra? |
| Where can I get a taxi? | Dónde puedo coger un taxi? | Don-de pwedo kogger oon taksee? |
| Where is the swimming pool? | Dónde está la piscina? | Don-de esta la pees-theena? |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Aceptan tarjetas de crédito? | A-sep-tan tar-hay-tas de cred-ee-to? |
| (to the) Left | (a la) izquierda | (ah la) eez-kee-erda |
| (to the) Right | (a la) derecha | (ah la) deray-cha |
| Straight on | Derecho | De-ray-cho |
| Stop! | Alto! | Al-tow! |
Food and drink
| English | Spanish translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Can I have a menu please? | La carta, por favor | La carta, por favor |
| When is breakfast? | A qué hora el desayuno | A kay ora el dess-ay-oono? |
| When is lunch? | A qué hora es la comida | A kay ora eh la comm-ee-da? |
| When is dinner? | A qué hora es la cena? | A kay ora eh la see-na? |
| Is there a good restaurant near here? | Hay un buen restaurante cerca de aqui? | Eye oon bwen restaurant-ay therka de akee? |
| Where can I find a bar? | Dónde puedo encontrar bar? | Don-de pwedo enkon-tra bar? |
| A beer, please | Una cerveza, por favor | Oona therbetha por favor |
| I would like a glass of white wine, please | Quiero un vaso de vino blanco, por favor | Kyero oon basso deh beeno blanko por favor |
| I would like a glass of red wine, please | Quiero un vaso de vino tinto, por favor | Kyero oon basso deh beeno teento por favor |
| I would like a bottle of white/red wine please | Una botella de vino blanco/tinto, por favor | Oona bot-telya de beeno blanko/teento, por favor |
| A cup of tea/coffee with milk, please | Un té/café con leche, por favor | Oon tay/ka-fay con le-chay, por favor |
| I would like a glass of iced/mineral water, please | Quiero un vaso de agua helada/mineral, por favor | Ki-ero oon basso de agwa elada/meeneral, por favor |
| Cheers! | Salud! | Sa-lood! |
| How much? | Cuánto? | Kwan-to? |
| Can I have the bill, please? | La cuenta, por favor | La kwenta por fa-vor |
| Where is the toilet? | Dónde está el servicio? | Don-de esta el serbee-theeyo? |
Help!
| English | Spanish translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | Ayuda! | A-yoo-da! |
| Where can I find a doctor? | Donde puedo encontrar un medico? | Don-de pwedo enkontrar oon medeeko? |
| Where is the nearest pharmacy? | Donde esta la farmacia mas proxima? | Don-de esta la farma-theeya mas prokseema? |
| Where can I find a dentist? | Donde puedo encontrar un dentista? | Don-de pwedo enkontrar oon denteesta? |
| Where is the nearest police station? | Donde esta la comisaria (de policia) mas cercana? | Don-de esta la komees-areeya (de poleetheeya) mas therkana? |
Numbers
| English | Spanish translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | Cero | Thero |
| One | Uno / una | Oono |
| Two | Dos | Dos |
| Three | Tres | Tres |
| Four | Cuatro | Kwatro |
| Five | Cinco | Theen-ko |
| Six | Seis | Sayz |
| Seven | Siete | See-ett-ee |
| Eight | Ocho | O-cho |
| Nine | Nueve | Nwe-be |
| Ten | Diez | Dyeth |
| Eleven | Once | On-the |
| Twelve | Doce | Do-the |
| Thirteen | Trece | Tre-the |
| Fourteen | Catorce | Kator-the |
| Fifteen | Quince | Keen-the |
| Sixteen | Dieciséis | Dyethee-se-ees |
| Seventeen | Diecisiete | Dyethee-sye-te |
| Eighteen | Ddieciocho | Dyethee-o-cho |
| Nineteen | Diecinueve | Dyethee-nwe-be |
| Twenty | Veinte | Be-een-te |
| One hundred | Cien | Thyen |
| Five hundred | Quinientos/as | Keen-ien-tos |
| One thousand | Mil | Meel |
