Helpful Phrase Book...

You are visiting an area where many of the locals cannot speak English.  Whilst renting one of our self catering holiday villas why not try to converse with the locals and make use of our handy Spanish Holiday Phrase Book.

Vowel Sounds


a - ah

e - eh or ay

i  - ee

o - oh

u - oo

Salutations & Courtesies


Good Morning

 buenos dias

BWEHnos DEEahs

Good Afternoon

 buenas tardes

BWEHnas TAHRdehs

Good Evening

 buenas noches

BWEHnas NOchays

How are you?

 como esta usted

KOHmoh esTAH oosTEHD

The pleasure is mine

 el placer es mio

ehl plahSEHR ehs mio

Hello

 Hola

ola

Goodbye

 adios

ahdYHOS

Pardon me

 perdoneme

perDOHnehmeh

Excuse me

 con permiso

kohn pehrMEEsoh

Please

 por favor

pohr fahVOHR

Thank you

 gracias

GRASiyas

You're welcome

 de nada

day NAHdah

 

 Reading, Writing & Mailing


book

 libro

LEEbroh

magazine

 revista

rehVEEStah

newspaper

 periodico

pehr eeOHdee koh

letter

 carta

KAHRtah

post card

 tarjeta postal

tahKEHtah pohsTAHL

mail box

 buzon

booSOHN

post office

 correos

kohRAYohs

writing paper

 papel de escribir

pahPEHL deh EhskreeBEER 


Accommodation, Out & About


room service

servicio de habitaciones

sehrVEEseeoh deh ah bee tah seeOHnehs

dining room

comedor

koh mehDOHR

ladies room

damas

DAHmas

men's room

caballeros

kah bahYEHrohs

key

llave

YAHveh

bed

cama

KAHmah

blanket

Manta

MANta

pillow

almohada

ahl mohAHdah

clothes hanger

percha

PEHRcha

chair

silla

SEEyah

window

ventana

vehnTAHnah

door

puerto

PWERtoh

stairs

escalera

ehs kahLEHrah

bathroom

cuarto de bano

KWAHRtoh de BAHNyoh

toilet paper

papel higienico

pahPEHL eeHYEHnee koh

soap

jabon

hahBOHN

towel

toalla

tohAHLyah

ashtray

cenicero

sah neeSAYroh

beauty shop

salon de belleza

sahLOHN de behYEHsah

barber shop

peluqueria

peh loo kehREEah

swimming pool

piscina

PiCINA

keep out

no entre

noh EHNtreh


 

Days of the Week

Monday

 Lunes

LOOnehs

Tuesday

 Martes

MAHRtehs

Wednesday

 Miercoles

mehYEHkohlehs

Thursday

 Jueves

HWEHvehs

Friday

 Viernes

veeYEHRnehs

Saturday

 Sabado

SAHbah doh

Sunday

 Domingo

dohMEENgoh

 

 Months of the Year


January

 Enero

ehNEHroh

February

 Febrero

fehBREHroh

March

 Marzo

MAHRsoh

April

 Abril

ahBREEL

May

 Mayo

MAHyoh

June

 Junio

WHOnee oh

July

 Julio

WHOlee oh

August

 Agosto

asGOHStoh

September

 Septiembre

Seph teeEHMbre

October

 Octubre

akTOObreh

November

 Noviembre

nohVEHMbreh

December

 Diciembre

dee ceeEHMbre




 Getting Around


car

 coche

KOHchay

train

 tren

trehn

flight

 vuelo

VWEHloh

airline

 linea aerea

LEEneh ah EHreh ah

airplane

 avion

ah veeOHN

airport

 aeropuerto

 ah eh ohPWEHRtoh

bus

 autobus

ow tohBOOS

taxi

 taxi

TAHKsee

boat

 barco

BAHRkoh


 Eating Out


breakfast

desayuono

dehSAY YOOnoh

lunch

almuerzo or comida

ahlMWERsoh or kohMEEdah

dinner/supper

cena

SEHnah

waiter

camarero

Kah mahREHroh

the bill

la cuenta

lah KWENtah

fork

tenedor

teh nehDOHR

knife

cuchillo

kooCHEEyoh

spoon

cuchara

kooCHArah

glass

vaso

VAHsoh

cup

taza

TAHsah

plate

plato

PLAHtoh

napkin

servilleta

sehr veeYEHtah

beverages

bebidas

behBEEdahs

coffee

cafe

kahFEH

tea

te

TEH

juice

zumo

ZUmo

milk

leche

LEHchee

beer

cerveza

sehrVEHsah

wine

vino

VEEnoh

water

agua pura

AHguwah POOrah

mineral water

agua mineral

Ahgwah meeNEHrahl

ice

hielo

YEAloh

fruit

fruta

FROOtah

apple

manzana

mahnSAHnah

orange

naranja

nahRAHNhah

lemon/lime

limon

leeMOHN

grapefruit

toronja

tohROHNhah

strawberry

fresa

FREHsah

banana

platano

PLAHtahnoh

pineapple

pina

PEENyah

papaya

papaya

pahPIEya

mango

mango

MAHNgoh

vegetables

verduras

vehrDOOrahs

beans

frijoles

freeHOHlehes

corn

elote

ehLOHteh

tomato

tomate

tohMAHteh

avocado

aguacate

ahwahKAHteh

lettuce

lechuga

lehCHOOgah

mushrooms

champiniones

Champinonyes

onion

cebolla

sehBOYyah

potatoes

Patatas

PaTAtas

salad

ensalada

ensahLAHdah

eggs

huevos

WEHvos

butter

mantequilla

mahntehKEEyah

cheese

queso

KEHsoh

bread

pan

pahn

toast

tostada

tohsTAHdah

rice

arroz

ahROTH

noodles

fideos

feeDEHohs

meat

carne

KAHRneh

chicken

pollo

POHLyoh

fish

pescado

pehsKAHdoh

ham

jamon

haMOHN

lamb

codero

kohrDEHroh

pork

cerdo

SERdo

turkey

pavo

PAvo

lobster

langosta

lahnGOHstah

oysters

ostra

OhSTRA

shrimp

camarones

kahmahROHnehs


 Questions & Statements


at what time

a que hora

ah keh OHrah

what time is it

que hora es

keh OHrah ehs

where can I change my money

donde puedo cambiar mi dinero

DOHNdeh PWEHdoh kamBEEyar mee deeNEHroh

where is the

donde esta …

DOHNdeh esTAH

how much time

cuanto tiempo

KWAHtoh teYEMpoh

how far

que tan lejos

keh tahn LEHhohs

what is the matter

que pasa

keh PAHsah

who

quien

kyYEN

why

por que

phr keh

wait a moment

espere un momento

ehsPEHreh oor mohMEHNto

how much is this

quanto cuesta esto

KWAHNtoh KWEHStah EHstoh

too much

es mucho

es MOOchoh

something cheaper

algo mas barato

AHLgoh mas bahRAHtoh

something better

algo mejor

AHLgoh mehHORHR

I am cold

tengo frio

TEHNgoh FREEoh

I am warm

tengo calor

TEHNgo kahLOHR

I am hungry

tengo hambre

TEHNgoh AHMbreh

I am sick

yo estoy enfermo

yoh eshTOEee ehn FEHRmoh

wait for me here

espereme aqui

ehsPEHreh-meh ahKEE


 Numbers


1

 uno

OOnoh

2

 dos

dohs

3

 tres

trehs

4

 cuatro

KWAHtroh

5

 cinco

SEENkoh

6

 seis

SEHees

7

 siete

seeYEHteh

8

 ocho

OHcho

9

 nueve

NWHEveh

10

 diez

deeYES

11

 once

OHNseh

12

 doce

DOHseh

13

 trece

TREHseh

14

 catorce

kahTOHRseh

15

 quince

KEENseh

16

 dieciseis

d'YEHSeeSHess

17

 diecisiete

d'YESeeS'YEHteh

18

 desciocho

d'YESeeOHcho

19

 diecinueve

d'YEHSeeNWEHveh

20

 veinte

VAlNteh

21

 veinteiuno

VAINtee oo noh

30

 treienta

TRAlNtah

40

 cuarenta

kwahREHNtah

50

 cincuenta

seenKWEHNtah

60

 sesenta

seh SEHNtah

70

 setenta

seh TENtah

80

 ochenta

oCHENtah

90

 noventa

nohVEHNtah

100

 cien

s'YEHN

1000

 mil

meel


 Miscellaneous


bad

 malo

MAHlow

large

 grande

GRANdeh

little

 poco

POHkoh

very good

 muy bien

mwee byayn