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In Spanish, every letter is pronounced and the accent usually is on the next to the last syllable. Exceptions to this are indicated with an accent mark. The following letters are pronounced as follows:
a like the a in ah
i like the ee in beet
u like the oo in loot
ñ like the ni in senior
e like the e in deck
o like the o in cold
y like the ea in eat
ll like the y in kayak
The h is silent in Spanish, and the Spanish j is pronounced like the h in horse. G before a, o, u, or a consonant is hard (like in gate); when before e or i, it's soft, sounding just slightly harder than the h in hay. When g appears with u (gu), the u sounds like the English w. b and v sound the same, pretty much like a b in English. C before a, o, and u is hard like the English k; before e and i it's soft like the English s.
Yes/no |
Si/no |
Hello/goodbye |
Hola/adiós |
Good morning |
Buenos dias (used until noon) |
Good afternoon |
Buenas tardes (until sunset) |
Good night |
Buenas noches (after dark) |
How are you? |
¿Cómo está? |
I'm fine, thanks |
Estoy bien, gracias. |
Pardon me |
Perdóneme |
Excuse me |
Con permiso |
Please |
Por favor |
Thank you |
Gracias |
You're welcome |
De nada |
Where is (are)...? |
¿Dónde está(n)...? |
What's your name? |
¿Cómo se llama? |
My name is... |
Me llamo... |
I'm from the U.S. |
Soy estadounidense |
I'm Australian |
Soy australiano/a
(o ending male, a for female) |
I'm Canadian |
Soy canadiense |
I'm English |
Soy inglés(a) |
Do you speak English? |
¿Habla inglés? |
I don't speak Spanish |
No hablo español |
I don't understand |
No entiendo |
How do you say... |
¿Cómo se dice...? |
More slowly |
Más despacio |
Please repeat that |
¿Podria repetir, por favor? |
I don't know |
No sé |
Bathroom |
Baño, sanitario |
Open |
Abierto |
Closed |
Cerrado |
Yesterday |
Ayer |
Today |
Hoy |
Tomorrow |
Mañana |
This morning |
Esta mañana |
This evening |
Esta tarde |
Tonight |
Esta noche |
What time is it? |
¿Que‚ hora es? |
How much is it? |
¿Cuánto es? |
Cheap |
Barato |
Expensive |
Caro |
It's too expensive |
Es demasiado caro |
Right |
Derecha |
Left |
Izquierda |
Straight |
Derecho |
Breakfast |
Desayuno |
Lunch |
Almuerzo |
Dinner |
Cena |
Daily special |
Daily special |
Lunch special |
Comida corrida |
Bill/check |
Cuenta |
Numbers |
One |
Uno/una |
Two |
Dos |
Three |
Tres |
Four |
Cuatro |
Five |
Cinco |
Six |
Seis |
Seven |
Siete |
Eight |
Ocho |
Nine |
Nueve |
Ten |
Diez |
Eleven |
Once |
Twelve |
Doce |
Thirteen |
Trece |
Fourteen |
Catorce |
Fifteen |
Quince |
Sixteen |
Diez y seis |
Seventeen |
Diez y siete |
Eighteen |
Diez y ocho |
Nineteen |
Diez y nueve |
Twenty |
Veinte |
Thirty |
Treinta |
Forty |
Cuarenta |
Fifty |
Cincuenta |
Sixty |
Sesenta |
Seventy |
Setenta |
Eighty |
Ochenta |
Ninety |
Noventa |
100 |
Cien |
1000 |
Mil |
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