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Common Phrases in Spanish
Here are some conversational phrases that are essential for survival:
English
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening. (greeting)
Hello, my name is John.
What is your name?
How are you?
I am fine.
Nice to meet you.
Goodbye.
See you later.
I am lost. Where is the restroom?
the hotel
the restaurant
the airport
the American embassy
Excuse me.
Please.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
Bless you.
You are welcome (it was nothing).
How much does it cost?
How many are there?
There are many.
Will you buy this?
What time is it?
How do you say maybe in Spanish?
Yes.
No.
I do not understand.
Could you speak slower, please?.
Who?
Why?
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Spanish
Buenas días.
Buenas tardes.
Buenas noches.
Hola, me llamo Juan.
¿Cómo se llama usted?
¿Cómo está usted?
Estoy bien.
Mucho gusto.
Adiós.
Hasta luego.
Estoy perdido. ¿Dónde está el baño?
el hotel
el restaurante
el aeréopuerto
la embajada americana
Con permiso. OR Perdóname
Por favor.
Gracías.
Lo siento.
Salud.
De nada.
¿Cuánto cuesta?
¿Cuántos hay?
Hay muchos.
¿Quiere comprarlo usted?
¿Qué hora es?
¿Cómo se dice maybe en Español?
Sí.
No.
Yo no comprendo.
Por favor, ¿podría hablar más despacio?
¿Quièn?
¿Por què?
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In most cases, the natural stress is on the second to last syllable, and in many of the exceptions an accent mark is placed over the vowel of the syllable that should be stressed. When words end in consonants (other than N or S) the stress is on the last syllable. For example, verbs like hablar and bailar have the stress on the last syllable.
Notice that sentances that are questions begin with an upside down question mark: ¿. Since Spanish does not have another way to signify that the a phrase is a question at the beginning (other than the intonation of the speaker), they use a question mark at the beginning of interrogative phrases as well as at the end.
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