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Learning a new language like Spanish can be one of the most rewarding things you do. There is nothing better than being able to converse with someone from a different culture while you're on vacation or being able to help a foreigner while they visit your country.
Learning a language like Spanish can begin with just a few greetings and phrases and progress from there. If you stick with learning a new language it won't take you very long until you can converse fluently with the locals and get the most out of any Spanish speaking country you travel to.
Here are a few handy phrases to help you get started to learn Spanish:


English
Spanish (Español)


Thank you
Gracias (grah-thee-yahs)


Please
Por favor (por fah-bohr)


Yes
Sî (see)


No
No


Do you speak English?
...
... Habla ingles usted? (ah-blah een-glais oo-sted)


I don't understand
No comprendo (nohn cohm-pren doh)


I'm sorry
Lo siento (lo see-yen-toh)


How much is it?
Cuánto cuesta? (kwan-toh kway-stah)


That's too much
Eso es demasiado caro
(ays-oh day-mahs-syah-doh kah-roh)


Good day
Buenos d?as (bway-nohs dee-hs)


Good evening
Buenos tardes (bway-nohs tar-days)


Good night
Buenas noches (bway-nohs noh-chays)


Goodbye
Adiós (ah-dee-yohs)


Excuse me (to get attention)
Perd?n-eme? (pair-dohn-eh-meh)


Excuse me (to get past someone)
Perdóneme (pair-dohn-eh-meh)


Where is?
Dónde está? (dohn-day eh-stah)


...the bathroom
el servicio (el sair-bee-thee-yo)/el ba?o (el bahn-yoh)


...train station
la estación (lah es-tah-thee-yon)


to the right
a la derecha (ah lah deh-ray-chah)


to the left
a la izquierda (ah lah eeth-kyair-dah)


straight ahead
siga derecho (see-gah deh-ray-cho)


ticket
un billete (oon beel-yay-tay)


first class
primera classe (pree-mair-ah klah-say)


second class
segunda classe (seh-goon-dah klah-say)


one way
ida (ee-dah)


round trip (return)
ida y vuelta (ee-dah ee bwehl-tah)


Just the supplement
Sólo el suplemento (soh-loh el soo-play-meyn-toh)


Just a seat reservation
sólo una reserva (soh-loh oo-nah ree-sair- bah)


I have a Eurailpass
Yo tengo el Eurailpass (yo tain-go hel yoo-rail-pas)


sleeping couchette
una litera (oon-ah lee-tair-ah)


berth in a sleeping car
una litera en el coche cama (oon- ah lee-tair-ah en el coh-chay kah-mah)


track
el andén (el ahn- dayn)


hotel
un hotel (oon oh-tel)


single room
una habitación sencilla (oo- nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon sen-theey-yah)


double room with two beds
una habitación doble con dos
camas (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn dohs cah-mas)


double room with one bed
una habitación doble con una
cama matrimo-nial (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn oo-nah cah-mah mah-tree-maon-yaal)


for two nights
por dos noches (poar dohs noh-chays)


with/without bath
con (cohn)/ sin (seen) baño
(bah-nyoh)


Is breakfast included?
Está incluido el desayuno? (eh-stah een-kloo-wee-doh el des-ah-yoo-noh)


May I see the room?
Se puede ver la habitación?
(say pweh-day bear lah ah-bee-tah-thee'yohn)


restaurant
un restaurante (oon res-tau-rahn-tay)


casual restaurant
tascas (tah-skas)


table for two
una mesa para dos (oo-nah meh-sah pa-rah dohs)


I would like
Quisiera (kee-see-yair-ah)


...some (of)
unos (de) (oo-nos (day))


...this/that
éste (eh-stay)/?se (eh-seh)


and
y (ee)


...a glass of
un vaso de (oon bah-soh day)


...fizzy/ still water
agua con gas (ah-gwah cone gahs)/ sin gas (seen gahs)


...red/white wine
vino tinto (bee-noh teen-toh)/blanco (blahn-coh)


...beer
una cerveza (oo-nah thair-bay-thah)


Check, please
La cuenta por favor (lah kwain-tah por-fah-bohr)


Is service included?
Está el servicio incluido? (eh-stah
el sair-bee-thee-yo een-clu-wee-doh)


When is it open?
Cuándo abren? (kwahn-do ah-bren)


When does it close?
Cuándo se cierra? (kwahn-do say thee-yair-rah)


Yesterday
Ayer (ah-yair)


Today
Hoy (oy)


Tomorrow
Mañana (mah-nyah-nah)


Monday
Lunes (loo-nays)


Tuesday
Martes (mahr-tays)


Wednesday
Miércoles (myair-coh-lays)


Thursday
Jueves (kway-bays)


Friday
viernes (byair-nays)


Saturday
S?bado (sah-bah-doh)


Sunday
Domingo (doh-meen-goh)


1
uno (oo-noh)


2
dos (dohs)


3
tres (trays)


4
cuatro (kwah-troh)


5
cinco (theen-koh)


6
seis (says)


7
siete (see-yay-tah)


8
ocho (oh-choh)


9
nueve (nway-beh)


10
diez (dee-yaath)


11
once (ohn-thay)


12
doce (doh-thay)


13
trece (tray-thay)


20
veinte (bain-tay)


30
treinta (train-tah)


40
cuarenta (kwa-rayn-tah)


50
cincuenta (theen-kwain-tah)


60
sesenta (say-sayn-tah)


70
setenta (say-tain-tah)


80
ochenta (oh-chain-tah)


90
noventa (noh-bain tah)


100
ciento (thee-yen-toh)


1,000
mil (meel)


5,000
cinco mil (theen-koh meel)


10,000
diez mil (dee-yaath meel)

If you stick with the learning Spanish process you will be able to speak a new language and impress your friends in no time as well expand your horizons and skills by learning Spanish which will help you get the most out of your travels and interactions with any Spanish speaking person you come across.

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