The most basic list of Spanish phrases for travellers
Mar 07 '01
The Bottom Line Practice these basic phrases, and think up clever ways to combine them, should you find yourself having a hard time being understood.
I'll just get right into listing basic words/phrases that may be useful during a trip to Spain, with the assumption that you are someone that is uncomfortable with foreign language, who doesn't want to "learn" alot, and just needs the basics. All pronunciations I've written are geared for the native English speaker. Say the Spanish exactly how it looks. While Spanish colloquialisms vary from country to country, most of these phrases would serve you well in any Spanish-speaking country.
Also note that, due to complications in some of the translation (as in the verb "to be"), and so as to not overburden you, some of my Spanish translations are not EXACTLY correct, but the person you are speaking to should understand you nonetheless, while realizing that you are "just a tourist"... Again, my goal is to make this as simple and basic for you as possible.
ENGLISH/ SPANISH
yes /see
no /no
please /pour fah-VORE
thank you / GRAH-see-as
and / ee
or / oh
excuse me /dee-SCHOOL-pay
I don't understand / no com-PREN-doe
do you speak English? / AH-blah een-GLAYS?
passport / PAH-sa-POR-tay
train / tren
car / KO-chay
flight / VWAY-lo
airport / EYE-ro-PWAIR-to
ticket / bee-YAY-tay
arrives at ... / YAY-ga a ...
leaves at ... / SAH-lay a....
(for time, draw a clock with hands, or have them do it...)
towards, in the direction of... / a-SEE-ah
one.....ten / OOH-no, dos, trace,
QUA-tro, SINK-o,
sais, see-EH-tay,
O-cho, new-AY-vay,
DEE-ez
a table for.... /OOH-na MAY-sah pour...
person, people /per-SO-nah,per-SO-nahs
a room /oon QUAR-to
shower /DOO-chah
bathroom (toilet) /BAHN-yo (vay-say)
open,closed /ah-bee-AIR-to,sair-AH-doe
right,left /de-RAY-cha,ees-key-AIR-dah
this,that /ES-to,ES-o
here,there /ah-KEY,ah-YEE
where is...? /DAWN-day es-TAH...?
at what time...? /a kay OR-rah?
what is...? /kay es...?
how much...? /QUAN-to...?
does it contain meat? /con-tee-EN-aye KAR-nay?
does it contain milk? /" " LAY-chay?
does it contain cheese? /" " KAY-so?
butter /mahn-teh-KEY-yah
salt /sal
creme /KRAY-ma
the bill (restaurant) /la QUEN-tah
(it) begins at... /ko-me-EN-sza ah...
(it) ends at ... /tear-me-NAH ah ...
(again, you can draw a clock with hands for time)
I am /yo soy
we are /no-SO-tros SO-mos
I would like (want) /kee-see-AIR-ah
we would like (want) /kee-see-AIR-ah-mose
sick /en-FAIR-mo
tired /kahn-SAH-do
pharmacy /far-ma-SEE-ah
happy /fay-LEASE
sad /TREE-stay
post office /ko-RRRAY-oh
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