- Hola = Hello
- Adiós = Goodbye
- Por favor = Please
The basic conversational building blocks are a great place to start. Simple phrases like good morning, how are you, etc. grease the wheels of daily conversation in most every language, including Spanish.
- Buenos días = Good morning
- Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
- Buenas noches = Good evening
- Hola, me llamo Juan = Hello, my name is John
- Me llamo… = My name is…
- ¿Cómo te llamas? = What’s your name?
- Mucho gusto = Nice to meet you
- ¿Cómo estás? = How are you?
- Estoy bien, gracias = I’m well thank you
- Disculpa. ¿Dónde está el baño? = Excuse me. Where is the bathroom?
- ¿Qué hora es? = What time is it?
- ¿Cómo se dice ‘concert’ en español? = How do you say ‘concert’ in Spanish?
- Estoy perdido/a = I am lost
- Yo no comprendo = I do not understand
- Por favor, habla más despacio = Would you speak slower, please
- Te extraño = I miss you
- Te quiero = I love you
- Gracias = Thank you
- Lo siento = Sorry
- Salud = Bless you (after someone sneezes)
- Sí = Yes
- No = No
- ¿Quién? = Who?
- ¿Qué? = What?
- ¿Por qué? = Why?
- ¿Dónde? = Where?