Spanish(Español), also calledCastellano(Castellano), abbreviatedSpanish, Spanish is exceptEnglish、FrenchandArabicThe official language of the most foreign countries is also one of the official languages of the United Nations. Spanish originated fromSpainThe language of Castilian is a branch of the Romance language family. Except for the place of origin in Spain, users are mainly concentrated inLatin AmericaIt is used by about 400 million people in the country. Ranked by the number of speakers of a language, Spanish is the second language in the world, second only toModern Standard Chinese, The total number of language users ranks second in the world (surpassing English in 2016), next toChinese。
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs
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- Hi. ( Informal )
- Hola (OH-lah Euler)
- Are you OK? ( formal )
- ¿ Cómo está usted? (KOH-moh ehs-TAH oos-TEHD? Clamping mold, love him, Worcester?)
- Are you OK? ( Informal )
- ¿ Cómo estas? (KOH-moh ehs-TAS? buckle mold Love Tas?)
- Fine thanks.
- Muy bien, gracias. (MOO-ee byehn, GRAH-syahs)
- What's your name?
- ¿ Cómo se llama usted? (KOH-moh SAY YAH-mah oos-TEHD? Button mold color linen Worcester)
- my name is______.
- Me llamo ______ (MEH YAH-moh _____ 美亚模_______)
- happy to see you.
- Encantado/a (ehn-kahn-TAH-doh/ehn-kahn-TAH-dah Secretly watching Taduo / Secretly watching Tada)
- Please.
- Por favor (POHR fah-BOHR Break law)
- thanks.
- Gracias (GRAH-syahs Gracias)
- You are welcome.
- De nada (DAY NAH-dah Get that dozen)
- Yes.
- Sí (SEE play)
- no.
- No (NOH)
- Excuse me. (Get attention)
- Disculpe. (Discussion)
- excuse me. /Excuse me. (ask for forgiveness)
- Disculpe. / lo siento. (Pedir perdón )
- sorry.
- Lo siento (LOH SYEHN-toh Rossi checkout)
- goodbye.
- . ¡ Adiós! (Adiós)
- goodbye. (Informal)
- Hasta luego. (AS-tah LUE-go Astar (a little dog)
- I can not sayLanguage name (Not well said.)
- No voy a decirNombre de la lengua (no habla bien.)
- Do you speak Chinese?
- ¿ Habla usted chino? ( ?)
- Does anyone here speak Chinese?
- ¿ Hay alguien aquí que hable chino? ( ?)
- Help!
- ¡ Ayuda! (ah-YOO-dah!) / ¡ Socorro! (soh-KOHR-roh!)
- help me!
- ¡ Ayúdame! ( !)
- Beware!
- ¡ Cuidado! ( !)
- Good morning.
- Buenos días (BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs Don't Dias)
- good afternoon.
- Buenas tardes (BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs don't take him dei)
- good evening
- ¡ Buenas noches! (BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs)
- Good night.
- Buenas noches. (BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs, don’t take a move)
- I do not understand.
- No entiendo (NOH ehn-TYEHN-doh)
- Where is the toilet?
- ¿ Dónde está el baño? (DOHN-deh ehss-TAH EHL BAH-nyoh? Dónde está el baño?) / In Spain: ¿ Dónde están los aseos? (DOHN-deh ehs-TAHN lohs ah-SEH-ohs Dónde están los aseos?)
problem
- Do not bother me.
- Déjame en paz. (DEH-hah-meh ehn PAHS)
- Do not touch me!
- ¡ No me toques! (noh meh TOH-kehs!)
- I am going to the police.
- Llamaré a la policía. (yah-mah-REH ah lah poh-lee-SEE-ah)
- Policemen!
- ¡ Policía! (poh-lee-SEE-ah!)
- stop! There is a thief!
- ¡ Alto, ladrón! (AHL-toh, lah-DROHN!)
- I need your help.
- Necesito ayuda. (neh-seh-SEE-toh ah-YOO-dah)
- It's an emergency.
- Es una emergencia. (ehs OO-nah eh-mehr-HEHN-syah)
- I'm lost.
- Estoy perdido/a (ehs-TOY pehr-DEE-doh/dah)
- My bag is lost.
- Perdí mi bolsa/bolso/cartera. (pehr-DEE mee BOHL-sah / BOHL-soh / kahr-TEH-rah)
- I lost my wallet.
- Perdí la cartera/billetera. (pehr-DEE lah kahr-TEH-rah / bee-yeh-TEH-rah)
- I feel uncomfortable.
- Estoy enfermo/a. (ehs-TOY ehn-FEHR-moh/mah)
- I'm injured.
- .Estoy herido/a. (ehs-TOY heh-REE-doh/dah)
- I need a doctor.
- Necesito un médico. (neh-seh-SEE-toh OON MEH-dee-coh)
- Can I borrow your phone?
- ¿ Puedo usar su teléfono? (PWEH-doh oo-SAHR soo teh-LEH-foh-noh?)
number
- 0
- cero (SEH-roh)
- 1
- uno (OO-noh)
- 2
- dos (dohs)
- 3
- tres (trehs)
- 4
- cuatro (KWAH-troh)
- 5
- cinco (SEEN-koh)
- 6
- seis (SEH-ees)
- 7
- siete (see-EH-teh)
- 8
- ocho (OH-choh)
- 9
- nueve (noo-EH-beh)
- 10
- diez (dee-EHS)
- 11
- once (OHN-seh)
- 12
- doce (DOH-seh)
- 13
- trece (TREH-seh)
- 14
- catorce (kah-TOHR-seh)
- 15
- quince (KEEN-seh)
- 16
- dieciséis (dee-EH-see-SEH-ees)
- 17
- diecisiete (dee-EH-see-see-EH-teh)
- 18
- dieciocho (dee-EH-see-OH-choh)
- 19
- diecinueve (dee-EH-see-NOO-EH-beh)
- 20
- veinte (VAIN-teh)
- 21
- veintiuno (VAIN-tee-OO-noh)
- 22
- veintidós (VAIN-tee-DOHS)
- 23
- ()
- 30
- treinta (TRAIN-tah)
- 40
- cuarenta (kwah-REHN-tah)
- 50
- cincuenta (seen-KWEHN-tah)
- 60
- sesenta (seh-SEHN-tah)
- 70
- setenta (seh-TEHN-tah)
- 80
- ochenta (oh-CHEHN-tah)
- 90
- noventa (noh-BEHN-tah)
- 100
- cien (see-EHN)
- 200
- doscientos (dohs-see-EHN-tohs)
- 300
- trescientos (trehs-see-EHN-tohs)
- 1,000
- mil (MEEL)
- 2,000
- dos mil (dohs MEEL)
- 1,000,000
- un millón (oon mee-YOHN)
- 1,000,000,000
- mil millones (meel mee-YOH-nehs)
- 1,000,000,000,000
- un billón (oon bee-YOHN)
- Line/Number_____ (train, subway, bus, etc.)
- ()
- half
- medio (MEH-dyoh)
- less than
- menos (MEH-nohs)
- more than
- más (MAHS)
time
- Now
- ahora (ah-OH-rah)
- Later
- después (dehs-PWEHS)
- Before
- antes (AHN-tehs)
- Morning/morning
- mañana (mah-NYAH-nah)
- afternoon
- tarde (TAHR-deh)
- evening
- noche (NOH-cheh)
- night(Before going to bed)
- Por la noche (Antes de ir a la cama )
Clock time
- 1 o'clock in the morning
- 1:00 de la mañana en la mañana ()
- 2 o'clock in the morning
- ()
- noon
- ()
- 1 pm
- ()
- 2pm
- ()
- midnight
- ()
period
- _____Minute
- minuto(s) (mee-NOO-toh(s))
- _____Time
- hora(s) (OH-rah(s))
- _____sky
- día(s) (DEE-ah(s))
- _____week
- semana(s) (seh-MAH-nah(s))
- _____moon
- mes(es) (MEHS-(ehs))
- _____year
- año(s) (AH-nyoh(s))
day
- today
- hoy (oy)
- yesterday
- ayer (ah-YEHR)
- tomorrow
- mañana (mah-NYAH-nah)
- This week
- esta semana (EHS-tah seh-MAH-nah)
- Last week
- la semana pasada (lah seh-MAH-nah pah-SAH-dah)
- next week
- la semana que viene (lah seh-MAH-nah keh BYEH-neh)
- Sunday
- domingo (doh-MEEN-goh)
- Monday
- lunes (LOO-nehs)
- Tuesday
- martes (MAHR-tehs)
- Wednesday
- miércoles (MYEHR-koh-lehs)
- Thursday
- jueves (WEH-vehs)
- Friday
- viernes (VYEHR-nehs)
- Saturday
- sábado (SAH-bah-doh)
moon
- January
- Enero (eh-NEH-roh)
- February
- Febrero (peh-BREH-roh)
- March
- Marzo (MAHR-soh)
- April
- Abril (AH-breel)
- May
- Mayo (MAH-yoh)
- June
- JunioJun-nyioh)
- July
- Julio (Jun-lioh)
- August
- Agosto (ah-GOHS-toh)
- September
- Septiembresep-TYEHM-breh)
- October
- Octubre (ok-TOO-breh)
- November
- Noviembre (noh-BYEHM-breh)
- December
- Diciembre (dee-SYEHM-breh)
Write time and date
colour
- black
- negro (NEH-groh)
- White
- blanco (BLAHN-koh)
- Ash
- gris (GREES)
- Red
- rojo (ROH-hoh)
- blue
- azul (ah-SOOL)
- yellow
- amarillo (ah-mah-REE-yoh)
- green
- verde (BEHR-deh)
- Orange
- naranja (nah-RAHN-hah), anaranjado (ah-nah-rahn-HA-doh)
- purple
- púrpura (POOR-poo-rah), morado (moh-RAH-doh), violeta (vee-oh-LEH-tah)
- pink
- rosa (ROH-sah)
- Brown
- marrón (mahr-ROHN)
transportation
Passenger car and train
- How much is a ticket to _____?
- ¿ Cuánto cuesta un billete (Spain) / pasaje (South America) / boleto (Mexico) a _____? (KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah oon beeh-YEH-teh/pah-SAH-heh/boe-LAY-toe ___)
- A ticket to ..., please.
- Un boleto/pasaje a _____, por favor. (oon boh-LEH-toh/pah-SAH-heh ah _______, pohr fah-BOHR.)
- Where does this train/bus go?
- Where is the train/bus to _____?
- ()
- Does this train/bus stop at _____?
- ()
- What time does the train/bus to _____ leave?
- ()
- When can this train/bus arrive at _____?
- ()
position
- How do I get to _____?
- ¿ Cómo puedo llegar a _____? (KOH-moh PWEH-doh yeh-GAHR ah____?)
- ...train station?
- la estación de tren? (....lah ehs-tah-SYOHN deh trehn?)
- ...bus station?
- la estación de autobuses? (....lah ehs-tah-SYOHN deh ow-toh-BOO-sehs?)
- ...Airport?
- al aeropuerto? (ehl ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh?)
- ...city center?
- al centro? (ahl SEHN-troh?)
- ...Youth Hotel?
- al hostal? (ahl ohs-TAHL)
- ..._____hostel?
- el hotel _____? (ehl oh-TEHL?)
- ...Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/Chinese Embassy/Office?
- ()
- Where are there more...
- Dónde hay muchos... (DOHN-deh eye MOO-chohs)
- ...hostel?
- hoteles? (oh-TEH-lehs)
- ...Restaurant?
- restaurantes? (rehs-tow-RAHN-tehs)
- ...bar?
- bares? (BAH-rehs)
- ...Sightseeing spots?
- sitios para visitar? (SEE-tyohs PAH-rah bee-see-TAHR)
- Can you show me on the map?
- Puede enseñarme/mostrarme en el mapa? (PWEH-deh ehn-seh-NYAHR-meh/mohs-TRAHR-meh ehn ehl MAH-pah?)
- Street
- calle (KAH-yeh)
- Turn left.
- Gire/doble/da vuelta a la izquierda. (HEE-reh/DOH-bleh/dah VWEHL-tah ah lah ees-KYEHR-dah)
- Turn right.
- Gire/doble/da vuelta a la derecha. (HEE-reh/DOH-bleh/dah VWEHL-tah ah lah deh-REH-chah)
- Left
- izquierda (ees-KYEHR-dah)
- right
- derecha (deh-REH-chah)
- straight
- todo recto (TOH-doh REhacia el/la_____ (HAH-syah ehl/lah) ()
- near_____
- ()
- go through_____
- ()
- Before _____
- antes de _____ (AHN-tehs deh)
- caution_____.
- ()
- crossroads
- ()
- North
- norte (no-teh)
- South
- sur (soor)
- East
- este (EHS-teh)
- oo
- oeste (ooh-EHS-teh)
- Uphill
- hacia arriba (AH-syah ahr-REE-bah)
- downhill
- hacia abajo (AH-syah ah-BAH-hoh)
- northeast
- noreste
- southwest
- suroeste
taxi
- taxi!
- ¡ Taxi! (TAHK-see)
- Please take me to _____.
- Lléveme a _____, por favor. (YEH-beh-meh ah)
- How much is it to _____?
- ¿ Cuanto cuesta ir hasta/a _____? (KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah eer AHS-tah/ah)
- Please take me there.
- Déjeme ahí, por favor. (DEH-heh-meh ah-EE, pohr FAH-bohr)
stay
- Do you have any rooms available?
- ¿ Hay habitaciones libres? (ai ah-bee-tah-SYOH-nehs LI-brehs?)
- How much is a single/double room?
- ¿ Cuanto cuesta una habitación para una persona/para dos personas? (KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah OO-nah ah-bee-tah-SYOHN PAH-rah OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah/PAH-rah dohs pehr-SOH-nahs ?)
- The room has...
- ¿ La habitación viene con....? (lah ah-bee-tah-SYOHN BYEH-neh kohn?)
- ...The sheets?
- sábanas? (SAH-bah-nahs?)
- ...To the toilet?
- un baño? (oon BAH-nyoh?)
- ...Phone?
- un teléfono? (oon teh-LEH-foh-noh?)
- ...TV?
- un televisor? (oon teh-leh-vee-SOHR?)
- Can I take a look at the room first?
- ()
- Is there a quieter room?
- ()
- ...Bigger...
- más grande ()
- ...Cleaner...
- ()
- ...cheaper...
- más barato/a ()
- Okay, I want this room.
- ()
- I stay _____ night.
- ()
- Can you recommend another hotel?
- ()
- Do you have a safe?
- ()
- ...A locker?
- ()
- Does it include breakfast/dinner?
- ()
- What time is breakfast/dinner?
- ()
- Please clean up the room.
- ()
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- ()
- I want to check out.
- ()
currency
- Can MOP/HKD/Renminbi/Singapore Dollar/New Taiwan Dollar be used?
- ()
- Can USD/EUR/GBP be used?
- ()
- Can RMB be used?
- ()
- Can I use a credit card?
- ()
- Can you exchange foreign currency for me?
- ()
- Where can I exchange foreign currency?
- ()
- Can you exchange traveler's checks for me?
- ()
- Where can I redeem traveler’s cheques?
- ()
- What's the exchange rate?
- ()
- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
- ()
Dining
- One-person/two-person table, thank you.
- ()
- Can I see the menu?
- ()
- Can I have a look in the kitchen?
- ()
- Do you have any signature dishes?
- ()
- Do you have any local specialties?
- ()
- I am a vegetarian.
- ()
- I don't eat pork.
- ()
- I don't eat beef.
- ()
- I only eat kosher food.
- ()
- Can you make it lighter? (Require less vegetable oil/butter/lard)
- ()
- Fixed price package
- ()
- Order according to the menu
- ()
- breakfast
- ()
- Lunch
- ()
- afternoon tea
- ()
- dinner
- ()
- I want_____.
- ()
- I want dishes with _____.
- ()
- Chicken/chicken
- pollo. (POH-yoh)
- beef
- ternera (tehr-NEH-rah), vacuno (bah-KOO-noh), res (rehss)
- fish
- pescado (pehs-KAH-doh)
- Ham
- jamón (hah-MOHN)
- sausage
- salchicha (sahl-CHEE-chah), vienesa (byeh-NEH-sah)
- cheese
- queso (KEH-soh)
- egg
- huevos (oo-WEH-bohs)
- salad
- ensalada (ehn-sah-LAH-dah)
- (fresh vegetables
- verduras (frescas) (behr-DOO-rahs (FREHS-kahs))
- (fresh fruits
- fruta (fresca) (FROO-tah (FREHS-kah))
- bread
- pan (pahn)
- Toast
- tostada (tohs-TAH-dah)
- Noodle
- fideos (FEE-deh-ohs)
- rice
- arroz (ahr-ROHS)
- beans
- frijoles (free-HOH-lehs), habichuelas (ah-bee-CHWEH-lahs)
- Can you give me a glass _____?
- ¿ Me puede poner/traer un vaso de _____? (meh PWEH-deh poh-NEHR/trah-EHR oon BAH-soh deh?)
- Can you give me a cup of _____?
- ¿ Me puede poner/traer una taza de _____? (meh PWEH-deh poh-NEHR/trah-EHR OO-nah TAH-sah deh?)
- Can you give me a bottle of _____?
- ¿ Me puede poner/traer una botella de _____? (meh PWEH-deh poh-NEHR/trah-EHR OO-nah boh-TEH-yah deh?)
- coffee
- café (kah-FEH)
- Tea
- té (TEH)
- juice
- zumo (THOO-mo)
- (Bubbles) water
- ()
- (Normal) water
- ()
- beer
- (vino = wine )
- Red/white wine
- ()
- Can you give me some _____?
- ()
- Salt
- ()
- Black pepper
- ()
- butter
- ()
- Is there water? (Get the attention of the waiter)
- ()
- I'm finished.
- ()
- Delicious.
- ()
- Please clean up these plates.
- ()
- Pay the bill.
- ()
bar
- Do you sell alcohol?
- ()
- Is there a bar service?
- ()
- A glass of beer or two, please.
- ()
- Please have a glass of red/white wine.
- ()
- Please have a pint.
- ()
- Please have a bottle.
- ()
- Please come _____(Spirits)add_____ (Cocktail drink)。
- ()
- whisky
- ()
- Vodka
- ()
- rum
- ()
- water
- ()
- soda water
- ()
- Tonic Water
- ()
- Orange juice
- ()
- Cola(Soda)
- ()
- Do you have any snacks?
- ()
- Please have another glass.
- ()
- Please have another round.
- ()
- When does business end?
- ()
- cheers!
- ()
Shopping
- Do you have the size I wear?
- ()
- how much is this?
- ()
- That's too expensive.
- ()
- You can accept_____(price)?
- ()
- expensive
- ()
- Cheap
- ()
- I can not afford it.
- ()
- I don't want it.
- ()
- You are deceiving me.
- ()
- I'm not interested in.
- ()
- Okay, I bought it.
- ()
- Can you give me a bag?
- ()
- Do you deliver goods (to overseas)?
- ()
- I need to...
- ()
- ...toothpaste.
- ()
- ...A toothbrush.
- ()
- ...Tampons.
- ()
- ...Soap.
- ()
- ...shampoo.
- ()
- ...painkiller. (Such as aspirin or ibuprofen)
- ()
- ...Cold medicine.
- ()
- ...Gastrointestinal medicine.
- ... ()
- ...The razor.
- ()
- ...An umbrella.
- ()
- ...Sunscreen.
- ()
- ...A postcard.
- ()
- ...stamp.
- ()
- ...Battery.
- ()
- ...stationery.
- ()
- ...A pen.
- ()
- ...Chinese book.
- ()
- ...Chinese magazine.
- ()
- ...A Chinese newspaper.
- ()
- ...A Chinese dictionary.
- ()
drive
- I want to rent a car.
- ()
- Can I get insurance?
- ()
- stop(Road sign)
- ()
- one way lane
- ()
- Yield
- ()
- No parking
- ()
- Speed limit
- ()
- Gas station
- ()
- gasoline
- ()
- diesel fuel
- ()
authorities
- I did nothing bad.
- (No he hecho nada malo. )
- That is a misunderstanding.
- (Eso es un malentendido. )
- Where are you taking me?
- (¿ A dónde me llevarás? )
- Am I arrested?
- (¿ Estoy arrestado? )
- I am a citizen of Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/China.
- (Soy un ciudadano de Macao / Taiwán / Hong Kong / Singapur / chino. )
- I want to contact Macau/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore/Chinese Embassy/Office.
- (Deseo ponerme en contacto con la Embajada / Oficina de Macao / Taiwán / Hong Kong / Singapur / China. )
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- (Quiero hablar con un abogado. )
- Can I just pay the fine now?
- (¿ Puedo pagar la multa ahora? )