Useful Spanish Words and Phrases
Only polite…
Hello – Hóla
Good day – Buenos diás
Good evening – Buenos tardes
Good night – Buenos noches
Good bye – Adiós
See you later – Hasta luego
How’s things? – ¿Qué tal?
My name is… – Mi llamo/a es…
General Responses
Yes – Sí
No – No
Okay – Valé
So-so – Asi-asi
That depends – Dependé
I don’t know – No lo sé
I don’t think so – Creo que no
I think so – Creo que sí
It doesn’t matter – No importa
It is nothing – De nada
I don’t mind – No me molesta
Of course! – ¡Claro!
True – Es verdad
With pleasure – Con gusto
Sorry – Lo siento
Excuse me – Perdon
More slowly please – Mas despacho por favor
I don’t understand – No entiendo
Do you speak English? – Hablo Inglés?
I don’t speak Spanish – No hablo Español
Asking the right questions…
Where is…? – ¿Dónde es…?
Where are…? – ¿Dónde estan…?
When…? – ¿Cuándo…?
Why? – ¿Por qué?
Why not? – ¿Por qué no?
What…? – ¿Qué…?
Who? – ¿Quién?
How? – ¿Cómo?
How much…? – ¿Cuánto es…?
How many? – ¿Cuántos?
Is/are there? – ¿Hay?
Happy times…
Congratulations! – ¡Felicitaciones!
Happy Birthday! – ¡Felíz cumpleaños!
Happy Christmas! – ¡Felices Navidades!
Happy New Year! – ¡Felíz año nuevo!
Happy Easter! – ¡Felíz Pascua!
Good Luck! – ¡Bueno suerte!
Enjoy the meal! – ¡Comer con gusto!
Have a safe journey! – ¡Buen viaje!
Have a good holiday! – ¡Buenas vacaciones!
Take Care! – ¡Cuidate!
Keep it in the Family…
Mother – Madre
Father – Padre
Sister – Hermana
Brother – Hermano
Grandfather – Abuelo
Grandmother – Abuela
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I am having a great time looking round this site, its brilliant, thanks for creating it. Am going through all the useful phrases, some of which I know already but am wondering if there is some way of knowing better how to pronounce the spanish words?
Thanks
Sue
Hi there Sue – we’re very pleased that you are enjoying the site!
Here’s a link to an online translator that we’ve found to be very accurate. It also has a “voice” function – so it can tell you how to pronounce the words.
You do have to register on the site to use it, but it’s free.
http://www.imtranslator.com
Enjoy it and good luck!
Elle xx