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Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Spanish 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.
Spanish challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Spanish · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- HolaOH-lah
- Hello
- BuenasBWEH-nahs
- Hi
- Buenos díasBWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
- Good morning
- Buenas nochesBWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
- Good night
- Muchas graciasMOO-chahs GRAH-thyahs
- Thank you very much
- GraciasGRAH-thyahs
- Thanks
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Por favorpor fah-VOR
- Please
- Perdónpehr-DOHN
- Excuse me
- Adiósah-DYOHS
- Goodbye
Spanish · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Una cerveza, por favorOO-nah thehr-VEH-thah por fah-VOR
- One beer, please
- Uno de estos, por favorOO-noh deh EHS-tohs por fah-VOR
- One of these, please
- Un café, por favoroon kah-FEH por fah-VOR
- One coffee, please
- Dos, por favordohs por fah-VOR
- Two, please
- Otra, por favorOH-trah por fah-VOR
- One more, please
- ¿Cuánto es?KWAN-toh ehs
- How much is it?
- La cuenta, por favorlah KWEN-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill, please
- ¿Qué me recomienda?keh meh reh-koh-MYEHN-dah
- What do you recommend?
- ¡Salud!sah-LOOD
- Cheers!
- ¡Jesús!heh-SOOS
- Bless you
Spanish · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Sísee
- Yes
- Nonoh
- No
- ValeBAH-leh
- Okay
- Sin problemaseen proh-BLEH-mah
- Sure, no problem
- No sénoh SEH
- I don't know
- No entiendonoh ehn-TYEHN-doh
- I don't understand
- ¿Habla inglés?AH-blah een-GLEHS
- Do you speak English?
- Un pocooon POH-koh
- A little
- ClaroKLAH-roh
- Of course
- Todo bienTOH-doh byehn
- Everything is fine
Spanish · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- UnoOO-noh
- One
- Dosdohs
- Two
- Trestrehs
- Three
- CuatroKWAH-troh
- Four
- CincoTHEEN-koh
- Five
- Diezdyeth
- Ten
- Cienthyehn
- One hundred
- EuroEH-oo-roh
- Euro
- Con tarjetakohn tar-HEH-tah
- By card
- En efectivoehn eh-fehk-TEE-voh
- In cash
Spanish · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Panpahn
- Bread
- LecheLEH-cheh
- Milk
- QuesoKEH-soh
- Cheese
- AguaAH-gwah
- Water
- ¿Una bolsa?OO-nah BOHL-sah
- A bag?
- ¿Tiene...?TYEH-neh
- Do you have...?
- ¿Dónde está...?DOHN-deh ehs-TAH
- Where is...?
- EsteEHS-teh
- This one
- Nada másNAH-dah MAHS
- Nothing else
- Que tenga buen díakeh TEHN-gah bwehn DEE-ah
- Have a nice day
Spanish · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Una mesa para dosOO-nah MEH-sah PAH-rah dohs
- A table for two
- La carta, por favorlah KAR-tah por fah-VOR
- The menu, please
- Un café solooon kah-FEH SOH-loh
- One espresso
- Una copa de vinoOO-nah KOH-pah deh VEE-noh
- A glass of wine
- Una cañaOO-nah KAH-nyah
- Draft beer
- TapasTAH-pahs
- Tapas
- Está buenísimoehs-TAH bweh-NEE-see-moh
- It's delicious
- Sin hieloseen YEH-loh
- Without ice
- Para llevarPAH-rah yeh-VAR
- To take away
- Quédese con el cambioKEH-deh-seh kohn ehl KAHM-byoh
- Keep the change
Spanish · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- ¿Cómo está?KOH-moh ehs-TAH
- How are you? (polite)
- ¿Qué tal?keh TAHL
- How are you? (casual)
- Bienbyehn
- I'm fine
- ¿Y tú?ee TOO
- And you?
- ¿Qué hay de nuevo?keh eye deh NWEH-voh
- What's new?
- Qué buen tiempo, ¿no?keh bwehn TYEHM-poh noh
- Nice weather, huh?
- Hasta prontoAS-tah PROHN-toh
- See you soon
- Encantadoehn-kahn-TAH-doh
- Nice to meet you
- Saludos a la familiasah-LOO-dohs ah lah fah-MEE-lyah
- Say hi to the family
- Que vaya bienkeh VAH-yah byehn
- All the best
Spanish · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- ¿Dónde está el baño?DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl BAH-nyoh
- Where is the toilet?
- Izquierdaeeth-KYEHR-dah
- Left
- Derechadeh-REH-chah
- Right
- Todo rectoTOH-doh REHK-toh
- Straight ahead
- Aquíah-KEE
- Here
- Allíah-YEE
- There
- Autobúsow-toh-BOOS
- Bus
- La estación de trenlah ehs-tah-THYOHN deh trehn
- Train station
- Un billete, por favoroon bee-YEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket, please
- Pare aquí, por favorPAH-reh ah-KEE por fah-VOR
- Stop here, please
Spanish · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Hoyoy
- Today
- Mañanamah-NYAH-nah
- Tomorrow
- Ayerah-YEHR
- Yesterday
- Ahoraah-OH-rah
- Now
- Más tardemahs TAR-deh
- Later
- ¿Qué hora es?keh OH-rah ehs
- What time is it?
- LunesLOO-nehs
- Monday
- SábadoSAH-bah-doh
- Saturday
- Domingodoh-MEEN-goh
- Sunday
- El fin de semanaehl feen deh seh-MAH-nah
- The weekend
Spanish · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- ¡Socorro!soh-KOH-rroh
- Help!
- Llame a un médicoYAH-meh ah oon MEH-dee-koh
- Call a doctor
- Policíapoh-lee-THEE-ah
- Police
- Farmaciafar-MAH-thyah
- Pharmacy
- Hospitalohs-pee-TAHL
- Hospital
- Estoy perdidoehs-TOY pehr-DEE-doh
- I'm lost
- No me encuentro biennoh meh ehn-KWEHN-troh byehn
- I don't feel well
- Mi móvilmee MOH-veel
- My phone
- Me lo han robadomeh loh ahn roh-BAH-doh
- It was stolen
- Es urgenteehs oor-HEHN-teh
- It's urgent