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Helpful Phrases in Spanish
| Yes/no | Si/no |
| Hello/goodbye | Hola/adiós |
| Good morning | Buenos dias (used until noon) |
| Good afternoon | Buenas tardes (until sunset) |
| Good night | Buenas noches (after dark) |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo está? |
| I'm fine, thanks | Estoy bien, gracias. |
| Pardon me | Perdóneme |
| Excuse me | Con permiso |
| Please | Por favor |
| Thank you | Gracias |
| You're welcome | De nada |
| Where is (are)...? | ¿Dónde está(n)...? |
| What's your name? | ¿Cómo se llama? |
| My name is... | Me llamo... |
| I don't speak Spanish | No hablo español |
| I don't understand | No entiendo |
| How do you say.. | ¿Cómo se dice...? |
| More slowly | Más despacio |
| Please repeat that | ¿Podria repetir, por favor? |
| I don't know | No sé |
| Bathroom | Baño |
| Open | Abierto |
| Closed | Closed |
| Yesterday | Ayer |
| Today | Hoy |
| Tomorrow | Mañana |
| What time is it? | ¿Que‚ hora es? |
| How much is it? | ¿Cuánto es? |
| Breakfast | Desayuno |
| Lunch | Almuerzo |
| Dinner | Cena |
| Bill/check | Cuenta |
Numbers
| One | Uno/una |
| Two | Dos |
| Three | Tres |
| Four | Cuatro |
| Five | Cinco |
| Six | Seis |
| Seven | Siete |
| Eight | Ocho |
| Nine | Nueve |
| Ten | Diez |
| Eleven | Once |
| Twelve | Doce |
| Thirteen | Trece |
| Fourteen | Catorce |
| Fifteen | Quince |
| Sixteen | Diez y seis |
| Seventeen | Diez y siete |
| Eighteen | Diez y ocho |
| Nineteen | Diex y Nueve |
| Twenty | Veinte |
| Thirty | Treinta |
| Forty | Cuarenta |
| Fifty | Cincuenta |
| Sixty | Sesenta |
| Seventy | Setenta |
| Eighty | Ochenta |
| Ninety | Noventa |
| 100 | Cien |
| 1000 | Mil |
A Few Pronunciation Rules of Thumb
- The H is silent in Spanish
- The J is pronounced like the h in horse.
- G before A, O, U or a consonant is hard (like in gate); when before E or J, it's soft, sounding like the H in hay.
- C before A, O, and U is hard like the English K; before E and I it's soft like the English S.
- Don’t worry too much about memorizing rules! You’ll get the hang of it by listening and extrapolating from Spanish words most people already know.
Pronouncing Vowels
A like the a in ah
E like the e in deck
I like the ee in beet
O like the o in cold
U like the oo in loot
ñ like the ni in senior
Ylike the ea in eat
LL
like the y in kayak
Students show off the stickers they received during at art project led by a volunteer.