71 Common Spanish Phrases To Survive Your First ...

[Pages:16]71 Common Spanish Phrases To Survive Your First Conversation

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Are you considering taking up Spanish?

Or planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country?

In order to get started and have your first basic conversations in Spanish, you're going to need to learn some words!

In this post, you'll learn about 71 common Spanish phrases. And to make it easier for you, I've divided the phrases up into the main sections that form the building blocks of conversation:

Greetings Small Talk Being Polite Dealing with Problems Questions Words Important Answers Special Occasions Saying Goodbye

Whether you are going to Mexico or Madrid chances are you'll find some of the locals can speak a bit of English. But if you speak some Spanish, you'll be able to have much more enjoyable and authentic experiences when you travel. Having a few common Spanish phrases up your sleeve when you are travelling or starting out in the language allows you to experience local culture and hospitality in a completely different way.

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You never know, maybe learning these phrases will motivate you to learn to speak Spanish fluently!

SPANISH GREETINGS

Understanding what you should say when you meet and greet people is the least you can do if you want to make a good impression. After all, you're going to be using greetings every time you have a conversation in Spanish! These phrases are simple, easy to remember and will go a long way to help you make friends and have your first conversations in the language. #1 ?Hola! ? Hello (O-la) #2 ?Buenos d?as! ? Good morning!

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 (BWAY-nos DEE-as) #3 ?Buenas tardes! ? Good evening! (BWAY-nas TAR-des) #4 ?Bienvenido! ? Welcome! (Bee-en-ven-EE-doh)

I've included tips for pronouncing each phrase in brackets, but it's always best to listen how native speakers talk if you really want to master pronunciation. If you're confused about how to pronounce any of these phrases, you can look them up on Forvo (an online pronunciation dictionary) and hear them spoken by native speakers.

KEEPING THE CONVERSATION GOING: SMALL TALK

Making small talk is something you're going to do a lot of, so there's every reason to know how to do it properly.

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Besides, small talk is the gateway to real communication; you need to be able to do it in order to really speak to a person.

Making small talk is not something most of us enjoy in our own language, so doing it in Spanish can be a bit daunting. But trust me, being able to engage in

But trust me, being able to engage in small talk will allow you to get a conversation started.

Making conversation in whatever way you can as a beginner will allow you to grow in confidence and figure out what you need to learn next.

Here are some phrases you can use to get the conversation going:

#5 ?C?mo est?s? ? How are you? (KOH-moh eh-STAHS) #6 ?C?mo te va? ? How's it going? (KOH-moh te BAH) #7 ?C?mo te ha ido? ? How've you been? (KOH-moh te ha EE-doh) #8 Estoy bien ?Gracias! ? I'm fine, thanks (eh-STOY bee-en GRA-thee-as/GRA-see-as) #9 ?Y t?? ? And you? (ee too) #10 Bien/ As? as?. ? Good/ So-so (bee-en / a-SEE a-SEE) #11 ?Qu? tal? ? How are you? (kay tal) #12 ?Qu? pasa? ? What's happening? (kay PA-sa) #13 ?Qu? haces? ? What are you doing?

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 (kay AH-says) Did you notice anything strange about the pronunciation of the phrase ?C?mo te va? The `v' in va is pronounced almost like a `b'. In English, the letter's `b' and `v' represent different sounds, but in Spanish, they represent the same sound. This sound is different from anything we have in English. It's like a B, but softer. Listen to how I pronounce the word ?Vale! (`ok') in this recording to see how it sounds:

BEING POLITE IN SPANISH

Of course, no matter what language you're speaking, politeness goes a long way. Whether you need to make an apology or just want to thank someone, you're going to use these phrases a lot!: #14 ?Gracias! ? Thank you!

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 (GRA-thee-as/GRA-see-as) #15 ?Muchas gracias! ? Thank you (very much)! (MOO-chas GRA-thee-as/GRA-see-as) #16 ?De nada! ? You're welcome! (de NA-da) #17 ?Perdone! / ?Oiga! ? Excuse me (to ask for something)! (per-DON-ay/ OY-ga) #18 ?Perdone! / Disculpe! ? Excuse me (to get past)! (per-DON-ay/ dis-KUL-pay) #19 ?Disculpe! ? Sorry! (if you didn't hear something) (dis-KUL-pay) #20 ?Lo siento! ? Sorry! (for a mistake) (lo see-EN-to)

DEALING WITH PROBLEMS

Of course, not every conversation or language exchange will go smoothly.

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What should you do when you don't understand something? Or if you need to ask someone for help?

It's important to know some basic phrases you can use for dealing with problems when they arise.If you need someone to speak more slowly or to repeat something, the best thing to do is just ask them!

After all, if you need someone to speak more slowly or to repeat something, the best thing to do is just ask them!

#22 ?Podr?a ayudarle? ? Can I help you? (poh-DREE-a ay-oo-DAR-le) #22 ?Puede ayudarme? ? Can you help me? (PWE-day ay-oo-DAR-may) #23 ?Sin problema! ? No problem! (sin prob-LAME-ah) #24 ?Puede repetirlo! ? Can you say that again? (PWE-day re-pet-EER-lo) #25 No entiendo ? I don't understand! (no en-tee-EN-do) #26 No (lo) s? ? I don't know! (no lo say) #27 No tengo ni idea ? I have no idea! (no TEN-go nee ee-DAY-ah) #28 No hablo espa?ol ? I don't speak Spanish (no AB-lo es-pan-YOL) #29 Estoy perdido ? I'm lost (eh-STOY per-DEE-do) #30 ?Qu? significa ...? ? What does ... mean? (kay sig-nif-EE-ka) #31 Mi espa?ol es malo ? My Spanish is bad (mi es-pan-yol es MA-lo)

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