Useful Spanish Phrases
| WORD/PHRASE | SPANISH TRANSLATION |
| Hello | Hola. (the h is silent) |
| Nice/pleased to meet you | Mucho gusto. |
| What’s your name? | ¿Como se llama usted? (pronounced yama) |
| My name is… | Mi nombre es … / Me llamo ..... |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo está? |
| I am well | Estoy bien. |
| I am pretty well | Muy bien. |
| I am sad / happy | Estoy triste / feliz. |
| I am tired | Estoy cansada (f) estoy cansado (m) |
| How old are you? | ¿Cuántos años tiene? |
| I am years old | Tengo X_ años. |
| When is your birthday? | ¿Cuándo cumple años? |
| Good morning. | Buenos dias. |
| Good afternoon. | Buenas tardes. |
| Good evening. | Buenas noches. |
| Good bye. | Adios. |
| See you later. | Hasta luego. |
| Today | Hoy |
| Yesterday | Ayer |
| See you soon | Hasta pronto |
| again | otra vez |
| Do you understand? | ¿Comprende? (to one person) ¿Comprenden? (many people) |
| I don’t understand | No comprendo. |
| Repeat please | Repita/n por favor. |
| I don’t know | No sé |
| More slowly | Mas despacio |
| How do you say… in Spanish? | ¿Como se dice… en español? |
| Excuse me. | Con permiso. |
| Excuse me. | Perdón. |
| I'm sorry. | Lo siento. |
| Thank you. | Gracias. |
| You're welcome. | De nada. |
| please | por favor |
| yes | Si |
| no | No |
| Great smile | sonrisa bonita |
| Come here please | venga, vengan (plural) |
|
FAMILY |
FAMILIA |
|
My husband/ wife |
Mi esposo / a |
|
My son/ daughter |
Mi hijo / a |
|
My mother |
Mi madre |
|
My father |
Mi padre |
|
My brother/sister |
Mi hermano /mi hermana |
|
No Children |
No tengo hijos (pronounced ihos) |
|
DAYS |
DIAS |
|
Sunday |
Domingo |
|
Monday |
Lunes |
|
Tuesday |
Martes |
|
Wednesday |
Miércoles |
|
Thursday |
Jueves |
|
Friday |
Viernes |
|
Saturday |
Sábado |
|
MONTHS |
MESES |
|
January |
Enero |
|
February |
Febrero |
|
March |
Marzo |
|
April |
Abril |
|
May |
Mayo |
|
June |
Junio |
|
July |
Julio |
|
August |
Agosto |
|
September |
Septiembre |
|
October |
Octubre |
|
November |
Noviembre |
|
December |
Diciembre |
|
NUMBERS |
NUMEROS |
|
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 |
|
TO BE … |
TENER … |
|
I am thirsty. |
Tengo sed. |
|
I am hungry. |
Tengo hambre. |
|
I am hot. |
Tengo calor. |
|
I am sleepy. |
Tengo sueño. |
|
Be careful. |
Tenga cuidado. |
|
Exception: I am happy |
Estoy feliz |
|
FOOD |
COMIDA |
|
breakfast |
Desayuno |
|
lunch |
Almuerzo |
|
dinner |
Cena / comida |
|
water |
Agua |
|
fork |
Tenedor |
|
spoon |
Cuchara |
|
plate |
Plato |
|
drink |
Bebida |
|
coffee |
Café |
|
cereal |
Cereal |
|
milk |
Leche |
|
fruit |
Fruta |
|
bread |
Pan |
|
potato |
Papa |
|
french fries |
papas fritas |
|
Frozen Chocolate banana |
Banana con chocolate |
|
Pizza |
Pizza |
|
Hot Dog |
Perro caliente |
|
WORDS FOR TWISTER GAME |
TORCER |
|
hand |
la mano |
|
foot |
el pie |
|
right |
Derecha |
|
to the right |
a la derecha |
|
left |
Izquierda |
|
to the left |
a la izquierda |
|
COLOURS |
COLORES |
|
green |
Verde |
|
orange |
naranja (pronounced naranha) |
|
yellow |
amarillo (pronounced amarijo) |
|
purple |
Morado |
|
black |
Negro |
|
red |
Rojo |
|
blue |
Azul |
|
SHAPES |
FORMAS |
|
Triangle |
Triángulo |
|
Square |
Cuadrado |
|
Circle |
Circulo |
|
Curved line |
línea curva |
|
Straight line |
línea recta |
|
Oval |
Ovalo |
|
Diamond |
Rombo |
|
Crescent |
media luna |
|
Star |
Estrella |
|
DRAWING |
DIBUJO |
|
To Draw |
Dibujar |
|
Great drawing |
Buen dibujo |
|
Excellent drawing |
Dibujo excelente |
|
Very colourful |
Lleno de color |
|
Very colourful |
Lleno de color |
|
VERBS |
VERBOS |
|
to work |
Trabajar |
|
to wash |
Lavar |
|
to dry |
Secar |
|
to fold |
Doblar |
|
To have |
Tener |
|
To eat |
Comer |
|
To dance |
Bailar |
|
to buy |
Comprar |
|
to draw |
dibujar |
|
SOCCER |
FUTBOL |
|
play (a game or sport) |
Jugar |
|
Can I play soccer? |
Puedo jugar futbol? |
|
Stop. |
Pare / paren |
|
Pass. |
Pase / pasen |
|
good game |
buen partido |
|
thanks for playing soccer |
gracias por el partido de futbol |
|
Be careful |
Cuidado! |
|
DAILY EXPRESSIONS |
EXPRESIONES COTIDIANAS |
|
You are handsome |
Es simpatico/sympatica. (not guapo for a boy; has a romantic connotation) |
|
You are cute |
Es lindo/linda. |
|
You are pretty |
Es bonita |
|
You are smart |
Es inteligente. (pronounced intelihente) |
|
You are talented |
Es talentoso. |
|
You are strong |
Es fuerte. |
|
You are fast |
Es rápido. |
|
You are funny |
Es cómico. |
|
You are creative |
Es creativo. (pronounce crea/tivo) |
|
You have beautiful eye |
Tiene ojos hermosos. Sus ojos son hermosos. |
|
You have a nice smile |
Tiene sonrisa agradable. Su sonrisa es agradable. |
|
You have a beautiful smile |
Tiene sonrisa hermosa. Su sonrisa es hermosa. |
|
You have nice teeth |
Tiene dientes bonitos. Sus dientes son bonitos. |
|
I like your smile Raul |
Me gusta su sonrisa Raul |
|
You have |
Tiene |
|
You are |
Es |
|
You have nice teeth |
Tiene dientes bonitos. Sus dientes son bonitos. |
|
I like your smile Raul |
Me gusta su sonrisa Raul |
|
You have |
Tiene |
|
You are |
Es |
|
WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE! |
CUANDO LLEGUES POR PRIMERA VEZ |
|
Nice to be back |
Me gusta regresar. |
|
It is nice to be with you at El Hogar |
Es agradable estar aquí con ustedes en El Hogar. |
|
It is nice to be here at El Hogar with you |
Es agradable estar aquí en El Hogar con ustedes. |
|
For me it is an honor to be back at El Hogar with you |
Para mi es un honor (pronounced on/or) regresar al El Hogar con ustedes. |
|
LETTERS |
PRONUNCIATION |
|
J |
pronounced H |
|
Double L (LL) |
pronounced Y |
|
Y |
pronounced J |
|
S and C |
pronounced the same |
|
“is” (English) |
es (Spanish) |
|
Vowels |
PRONUNCIATION |
|
A |
apple |
|
E |
everywhere |
|
I |
bee |
|
O |
adios, bowl |
|
U |
gooey, tu |