Learn Spanish phrases

with pronunciations

 

Spanish
phrase sheet

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

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

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

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 help me?
Puede ayudarme  PWEH-day ah-yoo-DAHR-may

Good
Bien  bee-YEN

Bad
Mal  mahl

Open
Abierto  ah-bee-YEHR-toh

Closed
Cerrado  sehr-RAH-doh

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

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

Spanish phrase
tips & 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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