Basic Spanish Phrases

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Part 1. SPANISH GREETINGS

Hola! oh-lah Hi!/Hello! Bienvenido! (sg) Bienvenidos! (pl) byen-veh-nee-dohs Welcome Buenas noches! bway-nahs noh-chays Good evening! / Good night! Igualmente. ee-guahl-mehn-tay Same here. / Same to you. Buenos das! bway-nohs dee-ahs Good morning! Adis! ah-dee-ohs Good bye! Hasta pronto. ah-stah prohn-toh See you soon.

Buenas tardes! bway-nahs tard-ays Good afternoon! Mucho gusto. / Encantado. moo-choh goo-stoh en-cahn-tah-doh Pleased to meet you. Hasta la vista / Hasta luego ah-stah lah vees-tah ah-stah loo-ay-go See you later. Por favor. por fah-bor Please. Salud! sah-lood Cheers/Good Health! Qu tal? kay tahl How's it going?

Hasta maana. ah-stah mahn-yahn-ah See you tomorrow.

(Muchas) Gracias. (moo-chahs) grah-see-ahs Thank you (very much). Cmo est usted? koh-moh ay-stah oo-sted How are you? (formal) Bien / Muy bien bee-ehn moy bee-ehn Good / Very good

Que pase un buen da! /Que le vaya bien! keh pah-seh un bwen dee-ah/ keh leh vah-yah bee-ehn Have a nice day! De nada. day nah-dah You're welcome. Cmo ests? koh-moh ay-stahs How are you? (informal) Mal / Ms o menos mahl / mahs oh may-nohs Bad / OK

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S / No see / noh Yes / No Me llamo../ Mi Nombre es../ may yah-moh mee nohm-breh ess My name is..(informal/formal) Cmo se llama usted? koh-moh say yah-mah oo-sted What is your name? (formal)

Cmo? koh-moh What? Pardon me? Soy.. soy I am..

Yo (no lo) s. yoh noh loh seh I (don't) know. Cmo te llamas? koh-moh tay yah-mahs What is your name? (informal)

De dnde eres? day dohn-day eh-rehs Where are you from? (informal) Cuntos aos tienes? quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-aynays How old are you? (informal) (No) Entiendo. noh ehn-tyen-doh I (don't) understand.

De dnde es usted? day dohn-day ehs oo-sted Where are you from? (formal)

Cuntos aos tiene usted? quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-aynay oo-sted How old are you? (formal) Entiende usted? / Entiendes? ehn-tyen-deh oo-sted / ehntyen-dehs Do you understand? (formal / informal)

Yo tengo ___ aos. yoh tayn-goh ___ ahn-yohs I am ___years old.

Yo (no lo) s. yoh noh loh seh I (don't) know.

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Cmo se dice ___en espaol? koh-moh seh dee-seh __en eheh-spahn-yol How do you say ____ in Spanish? Habla usted espaol/ingls? ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol/ een-glehs Do you speak Spanish/English? (formal) Cunto tiempo! quahn-toh tee-ehm-poh Long time no see Est bien. ehs-tah bee-ehn That's alright. / It's ok. Quizs / Depende. kee-sahs / deh-pehn-deh Maybe / It depends. Habla usted espaol/ingls? ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol/ een-glehs Do you speak Spanish/English? (formal)

Qu es esto? keh ehs ehs-toh What is that?

Hay / Haba... eye / ah-bee-ah There is / are... / There was / were...

Hablas espaol/ingls? ah-blahs eh-spahn-yol/ eenglehs Do you speak Spanish/English? (informal) Yo soy de... yoh soy day I'm from... Listo? lees-toh Ready? Me olvid. meh ohl-vee-deh I forgot. Hablas espaol/ingls? ah-blahs eh-spahn-yol/ eenglehs Do you speak Spanish/English? (informal)

Hablo.../No Hablo ah-bloh/noh ah-bloh I (don't) speak...

No me importa. noh meh eem-por-tah I don't care. Todava no. toh-dah-vee-ah noh Not yet. Aqu / Ah ah-kee / ah-ee Here / There Hablo.../No Hablo ah-bloh/noh ah-bloh I (don't) speak...

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Qu pasa? keh pah-sah What's happening? Buena suerte! bweh-nah swehr-teh Good luck! Pase! pah-seh Go ahead! Te quiero mucho. tay keeh-eh-roh mooh-choh I love you a lot (anyone). Qu haces? keh hah-ces What are you doing? Djame en paz! Day-hah-may en pahs Leave me alone!

Qu chistoso! keh chees-toh-soh How funny! Buena idea! bweh-nah ee-deh-ah Good idea! Felicitaciones! feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs Congratulations! Te amo. tay ah-moh I love you (spouse/lover). Nada/Sin novedad. nah-dah/seen noh-veh-dahd Nothing/Nothing much. Nos vemos! nohs veh-mos We'll see you!

Callate! kah-yah-teh Shut up! No tengo ninguna idea. noh tehn-goh neen-goo-nah ee-deh-ah I have no idea. Salud! sah-lood Bless you! Te extrao. tay ex-strah-nyoh I miss you. Buena idea! bweh-nah ee-deh-ah Good idea! Lo siento loh see-ehn-toh I'm sorry

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Part 2. Asking for Help, Directions and Public Situations

Puede ayudarme? pweh-deh ah-yoo-dar-meh Can you help me? Estoy perdido. eh-stoy pur-deeh-doh Im lost. Estoy cansado / enfermo. eh-stoy kahn-sah-doh / ehnfehr-moh I'm tired / sick. Estoy aburrido. eh-stoy ah-boo-ree-doh I'm bored. Estoy buscando a.. eh-stoy boo-scahn-doh I'm looking for.. Pues tuerza usted por la izquierda/ derecha. pwehs too-hwer-zah oosted por la iz-kee-yer-dah deh-reh-cha Then turn left/right. Un momento, Por favor! oon mo-men-toh por-fah-vor One moment please!

Tengo hambre / sed. tehn-goh ahm-breh / sed I'm hungry / thirsty. Dnde est el bao? dohn-day ay-stah el bahn-yoh Where is the toilet? Cunto vale/Cuesta eso? quahn-toh vah-lay/qweh-stah eh-soh How much is this?

Tengo calor / fro. tehn-goh kah-lohr / free-oh I'm hot / cold. Podra ayudarse? poh-dree-ah ah-yoo-dar-seh Can I help you? Vaya usted derecho! vuy-yah oo-sted deh-reh-cho Go straight!

Venga conmigo! ben-gah kon-mee-goh Come with me

Solo Un poquito. soh-loh oon poh-keeh-toh Just a little

Aydame!/Fuego!/Alto! ay-yoo-dah-may fway-go al-toh Help!/Fire!/Stop! Llame a la polica! yah-may ah la poh-keeh-seeah Call the police

Dnde vives? dohn-day vee-ves Where do you live?

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Dnde estamos ahora? dohn-day eh-stah-mohs ahorah Where are we right now?

Puedo entrar/pasar? pweh-doh en-trahr/pah-sahr Can I enter/come in?

Dnde estamos ahora? dohn-day eh-stah-mohs ahorah Where are we right now?

Dnde est la calle/el autobus/mi cuarto? dohn-day ay-stah la kuy-yay/el ah-toh-boohs/mee qwar-toh Wheres the street/bus/my room? Puedes hablar ms despacio! pweh-dehs hah-blar mas dayspah-see-oh Can you speak slowly? Me puedes prestar cinco dlares? may pweh-dehs preh-star seencoh do-lah-res Can you loan me five dollars? Te gusta?/Te encanta? tay goo-stah/tay en-cahn-tah Do you like it?

Puedo tener ms, por favor? pweh-doh tehn =-ner mas porfah-vor Can I have more, please?

Puede repetirlo? pweh-deh reh-peh-teer-loh Can you say it again?

Escrbalo, Por favor! eh-skree-bah-loh por fah-vor Write it down please

No problema! no pro-bleh-mah No problem!

Aqu tiene! ah-kee teeh-en-nay Here you go! (when giving something)

Me gustara/Quiero un may gooh-stah-ree-ah/ keeheh-roh un I would like/I want

Me gusta/ Encanta mucho! may goo-stah/en-cahn-tah moo-choh I really like it!

Tengo que irme./Me tengo que ir tayn-goh kay eer-may/may tayn-goh kay eer I have to go.

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BONUS! Conversation Starters

Spanish Qu me cuentas? Cul es tu (cancin/comida/pelicula) favorita? A qu te dedicas? En cuntos pases has estado? A dnde te gustara visitar? Tienes hermanos? Sabes conducir? Qu es la cosa ms loca has hecho? Qu libros has ledo recientemente? Fumas? Tienes tatuajes? Ests casada (casado)? / Soy soltera (soltero). Qu interesante! Ests interesado (interesada) en m? Qu vas a hacer despus? Whats new? What is your favorite (song/food/movie)? What do you do for a living? How many countries have you been to? Where would you like to visit? Do you have any brothers or sisters? Can you drive? What's the craziest thing you've done? What books have you read lately? Do you smoke? Do you have any tattoos? Are you married? I am single. How interesting! Are you interested in me? What are you going to do afterwards? English

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