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Helpful Spanish Phrases for Foreign Travel

Helpful Spanish Phrases for Foreign Travel

Greetings

Hello = Hola (oh-lah)

Good morning = Buenos días (bway-nos dee-ahs)

Good afternoon = Buenas tardes (bway-nahs tar-days)

Good evening = Buenas noches (bway-nahs noh-chays)

How are you? = ¿Cómo está? (coh-moh es-tah)

Nice to meet you = Mucho gusto (moo-choh goos-toh)

Basic Vocabulary

Do you speak English? = ¿Habla inglés? (ah-blah een-glays) 
Never assume someone speaks English, people will appreciate you asking in Spanish!

Please = Por favor (por-fah-vohr)

Thank you = Gracias (grah-cee-ahs)

You're welcome = De nada (day nah-dah)

I would like = Me gustaría (may goo-stah-ree-ah)

How much does it cost? = ¿Cuánto cuesta? (cwahn-toh cways-tah)

What time is it? – ¿Qué hora es? (kay orah ess)

Directions

Where is...? = ¿Dónde está? (dohn-de es-tah)

...a bank? = ¿Un banco? (oon bahn-coh)

...the bathroom? = ¿el baño? (el ban-yoh)

Right = A la derecha (ah  lah day-ray-chah)

Left = A la izquierda (ah  lah eez-kee-ayr-dah)

Straight ahead = Derecho (day-ray-choh)

At the corner = A la esquina (a lah ays-kee-nah)

Dining at a Restaurant

A table = Una mesa (oona may-sah)

A menu = Un menú (oon may-noo)

Water = Agua (ah-gwah)

Wine = Vino (vee-noh)

Beer = Cerveza (sayr-vay-sah)

Coffee = Café (cah-fay)

The check = La cuenta (lah cwayn-tah)

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