Learn Spanish ten words at a time
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Ten short games: the 102 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- HolaOH-lah
- Hello
- Buenos díasBWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
- Good morning
- Buenas nochesBWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
- Good evening
- Adiósah-DYOHS
- Goodbye
- Nos vemosnos VEH-mos
- See you
- Por favorpor fah-VOR
- Please
- GraciasGRAH-thyahs
- Thank you
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Lo sientoloh SYEHN-toh
- Sorry
- Perdónpehr-DOHN
- Excuse me
- Encantadoehn-kahn-TAH-doh
- 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...
- EsteEHS-teh
- This one
- ¿Cuánto es?KWAN-toh ehs
- How much is it?
- La cuenta, por favorlah KWEN-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill, please
- Con tarjetakohn tar-HEH-tah
- By card
- En efectivoehn eh-fehk-TEE-voh
- In cash
- AguaAH-gwah
- Water
- Cafékah-FEH
- Coffee
- Téteh
- Tea
- Cervezathehr-BEH-thah
- Beer
- Sin...seen
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Sísee
- Yes
- Nonoh
- No
- ValeBAH-leh
- Okay
- No entiendonoh ehn-TYEHN-doh
- I don't understand
- ¿Habla inglés?AH-blah een-GLEHS
- Do you speak English?
- ¿Puede repetir?PWEH-deh reh-peh-TEER
- Can you repeat that?
- Más despacio, por favormahs dehs-PAH-thyoh, por fah-VOR
- Slowly, please
- ¿Qué es esto?keh ehs EHS-toh
- What is this?
- Necesito...neh-theh-SEE-toh
- I need...
- ¿Me puede ayudar?meh PWEH-deh ah-yoo-DAR
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- UnoOO-noh
- One
- Dosdohs
- Two
- Trestrehs
- Three
- CuatroKWAH-troh
- Four
- CincoTHEEN-koh
- Five
- Seissays
- Six
- SieteSYEH-teh
- Seven
- OchoOH-choh
- Eight
- NueveNWEH-beh
- Nine
- Diezdyeth
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- ¿Tiene...?TYEH-neh
- Do you have...?
- ¿Dónde está...?DOHN-deh ehs-TAH
- Where is...?
- Abiertoah-BYEHR-toh
- Open
- Cerradotheh-RRAH-doh
- Closed
- ¿Una bolsa?OO-nah BOHL-sah
- A bag?
- Demasiado carodeh-mah-SYAH-doh KAH-roh
- Too expensive
- Tengo una reservaTEHN-goh OO-nah reh-SEHR-bah
- I have a reservation
- ¿El desayuno está incluido?ehl deh-sah-YOO-noh ehs-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh
- Is breakfast included?
- ¿Cuál es la contraseña del wifi?kwahl ehs lah kohn-trah-SEH-nyah dehl WEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- ¿Puedo...?PWEH-doh
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and 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
- ¿Qué me recomienda?keh meh reh-koh-MYEHN-dah
- What do you recommend?
- No como...noh KOH-moh
- I don't eat...
- Soy alérgico a...soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh ah
- I'm allergic to...
- CarneKAR-neh
- Meat
- PolloPOH-yoh
- Chicken
- Pescadopehs-KAH-doh
- Fish
- Está buenísimoehs-TAH bweh-NEE-see-moh
- It's delicious
- ¡Salud!sah-LOOD
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- ¿Cómo está?KOH-moh ehs-TAH
- How are you?
- Bien, graciasbyehn, GRAH-thyahs
- I'm fine, thanks
- ¿Y usted?ee oos-TEHD
- And you?
- ¿Cómo se llama?KOH-moh seh YAH-mah
- What's your name?
- Me llamo...meh YAH-moh
- My name is...
- ¿De dónde es?deh DOHN-deh ehs
- Where are you from?
- Soy de...soy deh
- I'm from...
- Me gustameh GOOS-tah
- I like it
- Es preciosoehs preh-THYOH-soh
- It's beautiful
- Bienvenidobyehn-beh-NEE-doh
- Welcome
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?
- ¿Cómo llego a...?KOH-moh YEH-goh ah
- How do I get to...?
- A la izquierdaah lah eeth-KYEHR-dah
- To the left
- A la derechaah lah deh-REH-chah
- To the right
- Todo rectoTOH-doh REHK-toh
- Straight ahead
- Aquíah-KEE
- Here
- La estación de trenlah ehs-tah-THYOHN deh trehn
- Train station
- Autobúsow-toh-BOOS
- Bus
- El aeropuertoehl ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-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.
- Ahoraah-OH-rah
- Now
- Más tardemahs TAR-deh
- Later
- Hoyoy
- Today
- Mañanamah-NYAH-nah
- Tomorrow
- Esta nocheEHS-tah NOH-cheh
- Tonight
- ¿Cuándo?KWAN-doh
- When?
- ¿A qué hora abre?ah keh OH-rah AH-breh
- What time does it open?
- Un momento, por favoroon moh-MEHN-toh, por fah-VOR
- One moment, please
- Minutosmee-NOO-tohs
- Minutes
- HorasOH-rahs
- Hours
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
- Me lo han robadomeh loh ahn roh-BAH-doh
- It was stolen
- Es una emergenciaehs OO-nah eh-mehr-HEHN-thyah
- It's an emergency
- Déjeme en pazDEH-heh-meh ehn pahth
- Leave me alone
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