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The Phrase book - Spain

Buenos días!
bway-nohs dee-ahs
Hello! / Good morning!

Adiós.
ah-dee-ohs
Good bye.

Buenas tardes!
bway-nahs tard-ays
Good afternoon!

Buenas noches!
bway-nahs noh-chays
Good evening! / Good night!

Hola! / Chao!
oh-lah / chow
Hi! / Bye!

Hasta la vista / Hasta luego.
ah-stah lah vees-tah / ah-stah loo-ay-go
See you / See you later.

Por favor.
por fah-bor
Please.

(Muchas) Gracias.
(moo-chahs) grah-see-ahs
Thank you (very much).

Sí / No
see / noh
Yes / No

Con permiso/ Perdón
kohn pehr-mee-soh / pehr-dohn
Excuse me / Pardon

Hablas ingles?
ah-blahs een-glehs
Do you speak English? (informal)

Habla usted español?
ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol
Do you speak Spanish? (formal)

(No) Hablo...
noh ah-bloh
I (don't) speak...

(No) Entiendo.
noh ehn-tyen-doh
I (don't) understand.

Lo siento
loh see-ehn-toh
I'm sorry

Vamos!
bah-mohs
Let's go!

Bien / Muy bien
bee-ehn / moy bee-ehn
Good / Very good

Mal / Muy mal / Más o menos
mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh may-nohs
Bad / Very bad / OK

Cómo se llama usted?
koh-moh say yah-mah oo-sted
What is your name? (formal)

Cómo te llamas?
koh-moh tay yah-mahs
What is your name? (informal)

Me llamo...
may yah-moh
My name is...

Mucho gusto. / Encantado.
moo-choh goo-stoh / en-cahn-tah-doh
Nice to meet you.

Salud!
sah-lood
Bless you!

Felicitaciones!
feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs
Congratulations!

Buena suerte!
bweh-nah swehr-teh
Good luck!

Te amo. tay ah-moh
I love you. (informal and singular)



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