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Useful Words and Phrases in Spanish
When traveling to a country in which English is not the primary language,
we learn the translation into the primary language for key words and phrases.
These are the English words and phrases we learned for this vacation and
their Spanish translations.
General
| Hello |
Hola, Bueno |
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I am sorry |
Lo siento |
| Good day |
Buenas dias |
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Do you speak English? |
¿Habla ingles? |
| Good afternoon |
Buenas tardes |
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I don't speak Spanish |
No hablo español |
| How are you? |
¿Cómo esta usted? |
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I don't understand |
No entiendo |
| Very well/good |
Muy bien |
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Please repeat |
¿Mande? |
| How goes it? |
¿Qué tal? |
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yes |
si |
| Goodbye |
Adios Hasta la vista |
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no |
no |
| good, great |
bueno, |
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to the left |
a la izquierda |
| bad, terrible |
malo, |
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to the right |
a la derecha |
| Excuse me |
Perdóneme |
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straight ahead |
derecho |
| Please |
Por favor |
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Sir |
señor |
| Thank you |
Muchas gracias |
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Madam |
señora |
| You're welcome |
De nada |
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Miss |
señorita |
| entrance |
la entrada |
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open |
abierto |
| exit |
la salida |
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closed |
cerrado |
| ladies' room |
el baño de damas |
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My name is... |
Me llamo... |
| men's room |
el baño de hombres |
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| Food & Drink |
Accommodations |
| purified water |
aqua purificada |
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hotel |
un hotel |
| liquified fruit drink |
liquado |
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A room |
un cuarto |
| the bill |
la cuenta |
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with a ceiling fan |
con ventilador |
| tip |
propina |
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with air conditioning |
con aire acondicionado |
| waiter |
joven |
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without air conditioning |
sin aire acondicionado |
| (get waiter attn) |
Oiga! |
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bed |
la cama |
| French style bread |
pan blanco |
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hammock |
la hamaca |
| What? |
¿Como? ¿Qué? |
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gas station |
una gasolinera |
| How much is it? |
¿Cuánto cuesta |
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gas |
gasolina |
| What's going on? |
¿Qué pasa? |
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regular (gas) |
nova |
| When? |
¿Cuándo? |
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Fill it up. please |
Lleno, por favor |
| Where is...? |
¿Dónde esta...? |
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map |
el mapa |
| Which way? |
¿Por dónde? |
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stop |
alto |
| How far? |
¿Hasta dónde? |
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traffic bumps |
topes |
| What time is it? |
¿Qué hora es? |
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speed |
velocidad |
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highway |
carretera |
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road, street |
camino, calle |
Days
| Monday |
lunes |
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today |
hoy |
| Tuesday |
martes |
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the morning |
la mañana |
| Wednesday |
miércoles |
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tomorrow |
mañana |
| Thursday |
jueves |
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noon |
el mediodia |
| Friday |
viernes |
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yesterday |
ayer |
| Saturday |
sabado |
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the afternoon |
la tarde |
| Sunday |
domingo |
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tonight |
esta noche |
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night |
la noche |
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last night |
anoche |
Colors
| white |
blanco |
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blue |
azul |
| black |
negro |
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dark blue |
azul oscuro |
| gray |
gris |
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green |
verde |
| brown |
café |
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light green |
verde ciaro |
| red |
rosa |
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purple |
morado |
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yellow |
amarillo |
Numbers
| 1. uno |
11. once |
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| 2. dos |
12. doce |
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200. doscientos |
| 3. tres |
13. trece |
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30. treinta |
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| 4. cuatro |
14. catorce |
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40. cuarenta |
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| 5. cinco |
15. quince |
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50. cincuenta |
500. quinientos |
| 6. seis |
16. diez y seis |
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60. sesenta |
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| 7. siete |
17. diez y siete |
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70. setena |
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| 8. ocho |
18. diez y ocho |
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80. ochenta |
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| 9. nueve |
19. diex y nuevo |
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90. noventa |
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| 10. diez |
20. viente |
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100. cien |
1,000. mil |
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21. vientiuno |
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31. treinta y uno |
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