The Galician course
Learn Galician ten words at a time
Galego
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Galician challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Galician · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- OlaOH-lah
- Hello
- OlaOH-lah
- Hi
- Bos díasbos DEE-as
- Good morning
- Boas noitesBOH-as NOY-tes
- Good night
- Moitas grazasMOY-tas GRAH-sas
- Thank you very much
- GrazasGRAH-sas
- Thanks
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Por favorpor fah-VOR
- Please
- Perdónpehr-DON
- Excuse me
- Adeusah-DEH-oos
- Goodbye
Galician · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Unha cervexa, por favorOON-yah sehr-VEH-shah por fah-VOR
- One beer please
- Un deste, por favoroon DEH-steh por fah-VOR
- One of these please
- Un café, por favoroon kah-FEH por fah-VOR
- One coffee please
- Dous, por favordohs por fah-VOR
- Two please
- Outro, por favorOH-troh por fah-VOR
- One more please
- Canto é?KAHN-toh eh
- How much is it?
- A conta, por favorah KOHN-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill please
- Iso é todoEE-soh eh TOH-doh
- That's everything
- Saúde!sah-OO-deh
- Cheers!
- Saúdesah-OO-deh
- Bless you
Galician · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Sisee
- Yes
- Nonnon
- No
- Está beneh-STAH ben
- Okay
- Por supostopor soo-POH-stoh
- Sure / No problem
- Non seinon say
- I don't know
- Non entendonon en-TEN-doh
- I don't understand
- Fala inglés?FAH-lah een-GLESH
- Do you speak English?
- Un poucooon POH-koh
- A little
- ClaroKLAH-roh
- Of course
- Todo benTOH-doh ben
- Everything is fine
Galician · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Un / Unhaoon / OON-yah
- One
- Dous / Dúasdohs / DOO-as
- Two
- Trestres
- Three
- CatroKAH-troh
- Four
- CincoSEEN-koh
- Five
- Seis, Sete, Oito, Nove, Dezsays, SEH-teh, OY-toh, NOH-veh, des
- Six through Ten
- Censen
- One hundred
- EuroEH-oo-roh
- Euro
- Con tarxetakon tar-HEH-tah
- By card
- En efectivoen eh-fek-TEE-voh
- In cash
Galician · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Panpan
- Bread
- LeiteLAY-teh
- Milk
- AugaAW-gah
- Water
- OvosOH-vos
- Eggs
- Polbo en conservaPOHL-boh en kon-SEHR-vah
- Canned octopus
- Unha bolsa?OON-yah BOHL-sah
- A bag?
- Ten...?ten
- Do you have...?
- Nada máis, grazasNAH-dah mah-EES GRAH-sas
- Nothing else, thank you
- Onde está...?ON-deh eh-STAH
- Where is...?
- Canto é?KAHN-toh eh
- How much?
Galician · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Unha mesa para dous, por favorOON-yah MEH-sah PAH-rah dohs por fah-VOR
- A table for two please
- A carta, por favorah KAR-tah por fah-VOR
- The menu please
- Que recomenda?keh reh-koh-MEN-dah
- What do you recommend?
- Vou querer istovoh keh-REHR EES-toh
- I'll have this
- Está deliciosoeh-STAH deh-lee-SYOH-soh
- It's delicious
- Outro, por favorOH-troh por fah-VOR
- One more please
- Para levarPAH-rah leh-VAR
- To take away
- A conta, por favorah KOHN-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill please
- O servizo está incluído?oh sehr-VEE-soh eh-STAH een-kloo-EE-doh
- Is service included?
- Polbo á feiraPOHL-boh ah FAY-rah
- Pulpo a feira
Galician · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Como está vostede?KOH-moh eh-STAH vos-TEH-deh
- How are you? (formal)
- Como estás?KOH-moh eh-STAHS
- How are you? (casual)
- Ben, grazasben GRAH-sas
- Fine, thanks
- Como te chamas?KOH-moh teh CHAH-mas
- What's your name?
- Encantado / Encantadaen-kan-TAH-doh / en-kan-TAH-dah
- Nice to meet you
- De onde es?deh ON-deh es
- Where are you from?
- Que bo tempo hoxekeh boh TEM-poh OH-heh
- Beautiful weather today
- Ata logoAH-tah LOH-goh
- See you soon
- Que teñas un bo díakeh TEN-yas oon boh DEE-ah
- Have a good day
- Saúde!sah-OO-deh
- Cheers / To your health
Galician · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Onde está...?ON-deh eh-STAH
- Where is...?
- Esquerdaes-KEHR-dah
- Left
- Dereitadeh-RAY-tah
- Right
- Todo rectoTOH-doh REK-toh
- Straight ahead
- A estación de trenah es-tah-SYOHN deh tren
- The train station
- A parada de autobúsah pah-RAH-dah deh aw-toh-BOOS
- The bus stop
- Un billete, por favoroon bee-YEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket please
- Onde está o baño?ON-deh eh-STAH oh BAN-yoh
- Where is the toilet?
- A que distancia está?ah keh dees-TAN-syah eh-STAH
- How far is it?
- Estou perdido / perdidaes-TOH pehr-DEE-doh / pehr-DEE-dah
- I'm lost
Galician · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- HoxeOH-heh
- Today
- Mañáman-YAH
- Tomorrow
- OnteON-teh
- Yesterday
- Agoraah-GOH-rah
- Now
- Máis tardemah-EES TAR-deh
- Later
- Lunsloons
- Monday
- VenresVEN-res
- Friday
- O fin de semanaoh feen deh seh-MAH-nah
- The weekend
- Que hora é?keh OH-rah eh
- What time is it?
- Cedo / TardeSEH-doh / TAR-deh
- Early / Late
Galician · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Axuda!ah-HOO-dah
- Help!
- Chame á policía!CHAH-meh ah poh-lee-SEE-ah
- Call the police!
- Chame a un médico!CHAH-meh ah oon MEH-dee-koh
- Call a doctor!
- Farmaciafar-MAH-syah
- Pharmacy
- Estou perdido / perdidaes-TOH pehr-DEE-doh / pehr-DEE-dah
- I'm lost
- Necesito axudaneh-seh-SEE-toh ah-HOO-dah
- I need help
- Roubáronmoroh-BAH-ron-moh
- It was stolen
- Non me atopo bennon meh ah-TOH-poh ben
- I don't feel well
- Hospitalos-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Emerxenciaeh-mehr-HEN-syah
- Emergency