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Phrase sheet

Your travel experience in Mexico will be richer by learning these basic phrases:


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


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


How are you?
Como estas?
  KOH-moh es-TAHS


Hi (casual)
Hola
  OH-lah


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


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


Goodbye
Adios
  ah-dee-YOHS


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


Pardon me
Perdoneme
  pehr-DOH-neh-may


I’m sorry
Lo siento
  loh see-YEN-toh


Please
Por favor
  por fah-VOHR


Thank you
Gracias
  GRAH-see-yas


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


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


What?
Que
  kay


Who?
Quien
  KEE’-yen


Why?
Por que
  Pohr KAY


Yes
Si
  see


No
No
  noh


How?
Como
  KOH-moh


Where?
Donde
  DOHN-day


When?
Cuando?
 KWAN’-doh


Closed
Cerrado
  sehr-RAH-doh


Open
Abierto
  ah-bee-YEHR-toh


Bad
Mal
  mahl


Good
Bien
  bee-YEN


The menu…
La carta
  la KAHR-tah


I’d like…
Quisiera
  kee-see-EHR-ah


Is there?
Hay
  aye


How much?
Cuanto
  KWAN’-toh


The check
La cuenta
la KWEN-tah


Do you understand?
Comprende?
  kohm-PREN-day


I don’t understand
No comprendo
  noh kohm-PREN-doh


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


Helpful Spanish
language pointers


Letter H
This letter is not pronounced. Remember, it is always silent.

Double L
Always pronounce the double L as a Y sound. For instance, the llama animal is correctly pronounced yah-mah.

Syllables
In Spanish, each syllable is almost always spoken separately and distinctly. Do not run them together. For example, for "gracias", say grah'-see-yas, not grah'-seeas.

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