Hola
Hello
OH-lah
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Quick reference
Essentials
Greetings, manners and understanding
21 phrases
Buenos días
Good morning
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Buenas tardes
Good afternoon
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
Buenas noches
Good evening / good night
BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
Por favor
Please
por fah-VOR
Gracias
Thank you
GRAH-syahs
Muchas gracias
Thank you very much
MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs
De nada
You’re welcome
deh NAH-dah
Disculpe
Excuse me / sorry
dees-KOOL-peh
A polite all-purpose opener with strangers.
Perdón
Sorry / pardon me
pehr-DOHN
Sí / No
Yes / No
see / noh
Está bien
It’s okay / that’s fine
ehs-TAH byehn
No entiendo
I don’t understand
noh ehn-TYEHN-doh
¿Puede repetir?
Can you repeat that?
PWEH-deh reh-peh-TEER
Más despacio, por favor
More slowly, please
mahs dehs-PAH-syoh por fah-VOR
¿Habla inglés?
Do you speak English?
AH-blah een-GLEHS
Hablo un poco de español
I speak a little Spanish
AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh ehs-pah-NYOHL
¿Qué significa…?
What does … mean?
keh seeg-nee-FEE-kah
Un momento, por favor
One moment, please
oon moh-MEHN-toh por fah-VOR
No sé
I don’t know
noh seh
Claro
Of course / sure
KLAH-roh
Sound natural, fast
The 30-second pronunciation key
CAPS
The stressed syllable: grah-SYAHS.
A · E · I · O · U
ah · eh · ee · oh · oo — vowels stay crisp.
J / soft G
A breathy English H: trabajo → trah-BAH-hoh.
H
Silent: hotel → oh-TEHL.
LL / Y
Usually like English Y: calle → KAH-yeh.
R
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