🇪🇸 Spanish
Essential Spanish phrases
The 30 phrases you'll use first — with pronunciation, the formal and informal versions, and what they really mean.
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Hola | OH-lah |
| Goodbye | Adiós | ah-DYOHS |
| Thank you | Gracias | GRAH-syahs (Spain: GRAH-thyahs) |
| Please | Por favor | por fah-VOR |
| Sorry | Lo siento | loh SYEHN-toh |
| Excuse me | Disculpe | dees-KOOL-peh |
| Yes | Sí | SEE |
| No | No | NOH |
| Good morning | Buenos días | BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs |
| Good evening | Buenas tardes | BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs |
| Good night | Buenas noches | BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo estás? | KOH-moh ehs-TAHS |
| My name is… | Me llamo… | meh YAH-moh |
| Nice to meet you | Mucho gusto | MOO-choh GOOS-toh |
| I love you | Te quiero | teh KYEH-roh |
| I miss you | Te echo de menos | teh EH-choh deh MEH-nohs |
| Happy birthday | ¡Feliz cumpleaños! | feh-LEES koom-pleh-AH-nyohs |
| Cheers | ¡Salud! | sah-LOOD |
| Enjoy your meal | ¡Buen provecho! | BWEHN proh-VEH-choh |
| Welcome | Bienvenido | byehn-veh-NEE-doh |
| Congratulations | ¡Felicidades! | feh-lee-see-DAH-dehs |
| Happy New Year | ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! | feh-LEES AH-nyoh NWEH-voh |
| I don't understand | No entiendo | noh ehn-TYEHN-doh |
| Do you speak English? | ¿Habla inglés? | AH-blah een-GLEHS |
| How much is it? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? | KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah |
| Where is the toilet? | ¿Dónde está el baño? | DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl BAH-nyoh |
| Help! | ¡Socorro! | soh-KOH-rroh |
| Beautiful | Hermoso | ehr-MOH-soh |
| Friend | Amigo | ah-MEE-goh |
| See you later | Hasta luego | AHS-tah LWEH-goh |
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