Traveling to Spain sometime soon? Here are a few key common Spanish phrases you will want to learn to help you get around.
Basic Spanish Essentials
yes - si - (see)
no - no - (noh)
hello - hola - (oh-la)
goodbye - adios - (ah-dee-ohs)
thank you - gracias - (grah-see-us)
excuse me - perdone - (pehr-doh-neh)
where? - donde? - (dohn-deh)
what? - que? - (keh)
when? - cuando? -(kwan-doh)
yesterday - ayer - (ah-yehr)
today - hoy - (oy)
tomorrow - manana - (mahn-ya-nah)
Shopping in Spain
hairdresser - la peluqueria - (lah peh-loo-keh-ree-ah)
travel agency - la agencia de viajes - (lah ah-hen-see-ah deh bee-ah-hehs)
newsstand - el kiosko de prensa - (el kee-oh-sko deh prehn-sah)
grocery store - la tienda de comestibles - (lah tee-yen-dah deh koh-mehs-tee-blehs)
bakery - la panaderia - (lah pah-nah-deh-ree-ah)
bank - el banco - (el bahn-koh)
book store - la libreria - (lah lee-breh-ree-ah)
drug store - la farmacia - (lah fahr-mah-see-ah)
shoe store - la zapateria - (lah zah-pah-teh-ree-ah)
Do you have... - Tienen - (tee-yeh-nehn)
How much does this cost? - Cuanto cuesta esto? - (kwan-toh kwes-tah eh-stoh)
I would like... - Me gustaria - (meh goo-stah-ree-ah)
this one - este - (eh-steh)
that one - ese - (eh-seh)
cheap - barato - (bah-rah-toh)
expensive - caro - (kah-roh)
Eating in Spain
breakfast - el desayuno - (ehl deh-sah-yoo-noh)
lunch - el almuerzo - (ehl ahl-mwehr-zoh)
dinner - la cena - (lah see-nah)
check please - la cuenta, por favor - (lah kwen-tah pore fah-vor)
waiter - camarero - (kah-mah-reh-roh)
coffee - el café - (ehl kah-feh)
rare - poco hecho - (po-ko eh-cho)
medium - medio hecho - (meh-dee-oh eh-cho)
well done - muy hecho - (mwee-eh-cho)
oil - el aceite - (ehl ah-see-eh-teh)
mineral water - el agua mineral - (ehl ah-gwa mee-neh-rahl)
with gas - con gas - (kohn gas)
without gas - sin gas - (seen gas)
rice - el arroz - (ehl ah-rose)
meat - la carne - (lah cahr-neh)
beef - la ternera - (lah tehr-neh-rah)
pork - el cerdo - (ehl sehr-doh)
lamb - el cordero - (ehl kohr-deh-roh)
fried - frito - (free-toh)
shrimp - las gambas - (las gahm-bahs)
ice cream - el helado - (ehl heh-lah-doh)
egg - el huevo - (ehl oo-eh-voh)
milk - la leche - (lah leh-cheh)
bread - el pan - (ehl pahn)
cake - el pastel - (ehl pahs-tehl)
chicken - el pollo - (ehl poh-yoh)
dessert - el postre - (ehl pohs-treh)
tea - el te - (ehl teh)
red wine - el vino tinto - (ehl vee-noh teen-toh)
Spanish Numbers
zero - cero - (seh-roh)
one - uno - (oo-noh)
two - dos - (dohs)
three - tres - (trehs)
four - cuatro - (kwah-troh)
five - cinco - (seen-koh)
six -seis - (says)
seven - siete - (see-eh-teh)
eight - ocho - (oh-choh)
nine -nueve - (nweh-veh)
ten - diez - (dee-ez)
eleven - once- (ohn-seh)
twelve - doce - (doh-seh)
thirteen - trece - (treh-seh)
fourteen - catorce - (kah-tohr-seh)
fifteen - quince - (keen-seh)
sixteen - dieciseis - (dee-ehs-ee-sehs)
seventeen - diecisiete - (dee-ehs-ee-see-eh-teh)
eighteen - diesiocho - (dee-ehs-ee-oh-choh)
nineteen - diesinueve - (dee-ehs-ee-nweh-veh)
twenty - veinte - (beh-een-teh)
thirty - treinta - (treh-een-tah)
forty - cuarenta - (kwa-rehn-tah)
fifty - cincuenta - (seen-kwehn-tah)
sixty - sesenta - (seh-sehn-tah)
seventh - setenta - (seh-tehn-tah)
eighty - ochenta - (oh-chen-tah)
ninety - noventa - (noh-vehn-tah)
one hundred - cien -(see-ehn)
