Phrasebook |
No hablo Espanol = I don't speak Spanish
Hola! "Oh-lah" Hello!
Buenas dias! "Bwenas dee-as" Good day!
Buenas tardes! "Bwenas tar-des" Good afternoon (2.00pm ish - dark)
Buenas nochas! "Bwenas not-chas" Good evening/night! (after dark)
Mi das. "Me dass" Give me a ...
Por favor "Poor-favor" Please!
Gracias! "Grasy-ass! Thank you!
Adios! "Adee-os" Farewell!
Hasta lluego! "Hasta -loo-aago" See you soon/See you again!
Amigo "Ameego" Friend/aquaintance (male)
Amiga "Amiga" Friend/aquaintance (female)
Amor "Ah-more" Close friend/lover
Mi "mee" my ..
Para "Para" for ..
Usted "Ooo-sted" you (acquaintance/stranger)
Tu "Tuu" you (friend/partner/family)
Guapa "Gwap-ah" Handsome/attractive woman
Guapo "Gwap-oh" Handsome/attractive man
Ok - so you meet someone you know.
Hola! Buenas dias mi amigo!
Or
Hola guapo! Buenas dias mi amigo!
Or
Hola guapa! Buenas dias mi amor!
And on leaving.... Adios amigo! Hasta lluego!
And on to the important stuff!
Cerrado "Serr-ado" Closed (shops/bars etc)
Abierto "Aa-bee-air-tow" Open
Vino tinto "Vino tin-toh" Red wine
Vino blanco "Vino blanco" White wine
Cerveza "Sir-veh-thah" Beer
Grande "Gran-day" Large
Medio "May-dee-oh" Medium
Pequena "Puh-ken-yuh" Small
Caņa "Can-yah" = Small beer (half litre = half pint-ish)
El mismo "El mismo" Same again
Mas "Mass" More
Muy "Mwoy" very ..
Buen/bueno "Bwen/bueno" good
Dos mas = two more
La canya es muy beueno!
La Casera "La Ca-sera" Lemonade (name of good brand)
Gaseosa "Gazz-e-oh-za" Lemonade (any make)
Agua "Ag-wah" Water (sin gas = still; con gas = fizzy)
Botella de agua con gas por favor
y "Eee" = and..
(vino tinto y gaseosa por favor)
Botella "Bot-ellya" bottle
Vaso "Vassoh" glass
de "dee" of
Dos canyas Two glasses of beer
(canya is local for glass of beer)
Dos cervezas Two beers... probably in a glass
Un bottela cerveza para tu A bottle of beer for you
Un vino blanco para mi A white wine for me.
Un botella vino tinto/blanco/rosado A bottle of red/white/rose wine
Dos coca colas Two cokes please
Los servicio? The toilets.?
Derecha Right
Izquierda Left
Lavabos Toilet (signs)
Hombres Men
Mujeres Women
Donde estan los servicio? Where are the toilets ?
But man shall not live on beer alone.
La carta "La cartah" The menu please
Bocadillo "Bok-a-deeyo" Baguette & filling/Sandwich
La cuenta "La qwenta" The bill please
Vallee "Valley" Ok/right.
As with English many many uses. exclamation, question, stop, go,hello. Intonation sets the context. In fact not a real Spanish word.
Menu del dia Set meal of the day
Pan Bread
Alioli Alioli (cheap starter)
(a mayonnaise, with garlic & parsley)
Pan y alioli por favor
Pollo Chicken
Bif-steck Steak
Lomo Pork
Cordero Lamb
Pescado Fish
Calamari Squid rings
y patatas fritas and chips
Tienes camidas vegeteriano? Do you have vegetarian meals?
'La/El ###### contiene el carne? Does ###### contain meat ?
Perdona "Per-doh-na" Excuse me/Sorry
Lo Siento "Low-siento" I'm very sorry
Quanto es ? "Qwanto ess?" How much is.?
Quando es? "Qwando ess? When is.?
Donde vas el bus de.? "Don-day" Where is the bus stop for ........ ?
Quanto es un viaje a Ibiza? How much to Ibiza ?
No entiendo I don't understand
Donde esta ? Where is ?
Que ? What ?
Quando? When ?
Quien? Who ?
Por que? Why ?
Como? How ?
Que hora es? What time is it ?
No pasanada! No problem!
Mercado Supermarket
Donde es el mercardo = Where is the supermarket?
Tienda Small shop
And just how many??
Uno "Oohno" One
Dos "Doss" Two
Tres "Trez" Three
Quatro "Quattro" Four
Cinco "Sin-co" Five
Seis "Says" = Six
Siete "See-etay" Seven
Ocho "Otcho" Eight
Nueve "New-evy" Nine
Diez "Dee-eth" Ten
Once "On-say" Eleven
Doce "Dossay" Twelve
Trece "Tressay" Thirteen
Catorce "Cator-say" Fourteen
Quince "Kin-say" Fifteen
Dieciseis "Dee-essay-says" Sixteen
Diecisiete "Dee-essay-see-ety" Seventeen
Diez y ocho "Dee-eth-ee-otcho" Eighteen
Diezenueve "Dee-essay-new-evy" Nineteen
Viente "Bain-tee" Twenty
Vienteuno "Bain-tee-uno Twenty one
Triente "Train-ta" Thirty
Cuarenta "Quar-enta" Forty
Cincuenta "Sin-quenta" Fifty
Sesenta "Say-sentaa" Sixty
Setenta "Sat-tentaa Seventy
Ochenta "O-chenta" Eighty
Noventa "No-venta" Ninety
Cien/ciento "See-en/see-ento" Hundred
Mil "Meel" Thousand
General Shopping words
Bank - Banco
Post Office - Correos
Chemist - Farmacia
Bookshop - Libreria
Fish shop - Pescaderia
Fruit and vegetables - Verdulero
Butchers - Carniceria
Bread shop or bakers - Panaderia
Pastry Shop - Pasteleria
Tobacconists - Estanquero
Stationery - Papeleria
Travel agent - Agencia de Viajes
Shoe shop or cobblers - Zapatero
Vets - Vetinario
Dry cleaners - Tintoreria
Florist - Florista
Jewellers - Joyeria
Lawyer or solicitor - Abogado
