Learn Galician ten words at a time
Galego
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Galician words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- OlaOH-lah
- Hello
- Bos díasbos DEE-as
- Good morning
- Boas noitesBOH-as NOY-tes
- Good evening
- Adeusah-DEH-oos
- Goodbye
- Ata logoAH-ta LOH-go
- See you
- Por favorpor fah-VOR
- Please
- GrazasGRAH-sas
- Thank you
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Síntoo moitoSEEN-toh MOY-toh
- Sorry
- Perdónpehr-DON
- Excuse me
- Encantado / Encantadaen-kan-TAH-doh / en-kan-TAH-dah
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Quería...keh-REE-ah
- I would like...
- EsteES-teh
- This one
- Canto é?KAHN-toh eh
- How much is it?
- A conta, por favorah KOHN-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill, please
- Con tarxetakon tar-SHEH-tah
- By card
- En efectivoen eh-fek-TEE-voh
- In cash
- AugaAW-gah
- Water
- Cafékah-FEH
- Coffee
- Téteh
- Tea
- Cervexaser-VEH-shah
- Beer
- Sen...sen
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Sisee
- Yes
- Nonnon
- No
- Está beneh-STAH ben
- Okay
- Non entendonon en-TEN-doh
- I don't understand
- Fala inglés?FAH-lah een-GLESH
- Do you speak English?
- Pode repetir?POH-deh reh-peh-TEER
- Can you repeat that?
- Máis amodo, por favormah-EES ah-MOH-doh por fah-VOR
- Slowly, please
- Que é isto?keh eh EES-toh
- What is this?
- Necesito...neh-theh-SEE-toh
- I need...
- Pode axudarme?POH-deh ah-shoo-DAR-meh
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Un / Unhaoon / OON-yah
- One
- Dous / Dúasdohs / DOO-as
- Two
- Trestres
- Three
- CatroKAH-troh
- Four
- CincoSEEN-koh
- Five
- SeisSAYS
- Six
- SeteSEH-teh
- Seven
- OitoOY-toh
- Eight
- NoveNOH-veh
- Nine
- Dezdeth
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Ten...?ten
- Do you have...?
- Onde está...?ON-deh eh-STAH
- Where is...?
- Abertoah-BEHR-toh
- Open
- Pechadopeh-CHAH-doh
- Closed
- Unha bolsa?OON-yah BOHL-sah
- A bag?
- Moi caromoy KAH-roh
- Too expensive
- Teño unha reservaTEN-yoh OON-ha reh-SEHR-vah
- I have a reservation
- O almorzo está incluído?oh al-MOR-thoh es-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh
- Is breakfast included?
- Cal é o contrasinal da wifi?kal eh oh kon-tra-see-NAL dah WEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Podo...?POH-doh
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Unha mesa para dous, por favorOON-yah MEH-sah PAH-rah dohs por fah-VOR
- A table for two
- A carta, por favorah KAR-tah por fah-VOR
- The menu, please
- Que recomenda?keh reh-koh-MEN-dah
- What do you recommend?
- Non como...non KOH-moh
- I don't eat...
- Son alérxico a...son ah-LEHR-shee-koh ah
- I'm allergic to...
- CarneKAR-neh
- Meat
- PoloPOH-loh
- Chicken
- PeixePAY-sheh
- Fish
- Está deliciosoeh-STAH deh-lee-SYOH-soh
- It's delicious
- Saúde!sah-OO-deh
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Como está vostede?KOH-moh eh-STAH vos-TEH-deh
- How are you?
- Ben, grazasben GRAH-sas
- I'm fine, thanks
- E vostede?eh vos-TEH-deh
- And you?
- Como se chama?KOH-moh seh CHAH-mah
- What's your name?
- Chámome...CHAH-moh-meh
- My name is...
- De onde é?deh ON-deh EH
- Where are you from?
- Son de...son deh
- I'm from...
- GústameGOOS-tah-meh
- I like it
- É preciosoeh preh-THYOH-soh
- It's beautiful
- Benvidoben-VEE-doh
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Onde está o baño?ON-deh eh-STAH oh BAN-yoh
- Where is the toilet?
- Como chego a...?KOH-moh CHEH-goh ah
- How do I get to...?
- Á esquerdaah es-KEHR-dah
- To the left
- Á dereitaah deh-RAY-tah
- To the right
- Todo rectoTOH-doh REK-toh
- Straight ahead
- Aquíah-KEE
- Here
- A estación de trenah es-tah-SYOHN deh tren
- Train station
- Autobúsow-toh-BOOS
- Bus
- Aeroportoah-eh-roh-POR-toh
- Airport
- Un billete, por favoroon bee-YEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Agoraah-GOH-rah
- Now
- Máis tardemah-EES TAR-deh
- Later
- HoxeOH-sheh
- Today
- Mañáman-YAH
- Tomorrow
- Esta noiteES-tah NOY-teh
- Tonight
- Cando?KAN-doh
- When?
- A que hora abre?ah keh OH-rah AH-breh
- What time does it open?
- Un momento, por favoroon moh-MEN-toh por fah-VOR
- One moment, please
- Minutosmee-NOO-tos
- Minutes
- HorasOH-ras
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Axuda!ah-SHOO-dah
- Help!
- Chame a un médico!CHAH-meh ah oon MEH-dee-koh
- Call a doctor
- Policíapoh-lee-THEE-ah
- Police
- Farmaciafar-MAH-syah
- Pharmacy
- Hospitalos-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Estou perdido / perdidaes-TOH pehr-DEE-doh / pehr-DEE-dah
- I'm lost
- Non me atopo bennon meh ah-TOH-poh ben
- I don't feel well
- Roubáronmoroh-BAH-ron-moh
- It was stolen
- É unha emerxenciaeh OON-ha eh-mer-SHEN-thyah
- It's an emergency
- Déixame en pazDAY-shah-meh en path
- Leave me alone