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Knowing just a few key words and phrases can be very helpful in your Spanish classes, while traveling in Spain and Latin America, and everywhere in between.
Here are some general terms; please see the list at the end for more specific vocabulary.
Communication Issues
Do you speak English? (or some other language) |
¿Habla inglés? | |
I speak (a little) Spanish. | Hablo (un poco de) español. | |
What? | ¿Cómo? | |
I don't understand. | No comprendo. | |
Repeat, please. | Repita, por favor. | |
More slowly | Más despacio | |
One more time | Otra vez | |
I have a problem | Tengo un problema. |
Translation
What does ___ mean? | ¿Qué quiere decir ___? | |
How do you say ___ in Spanish? | ¿Cómo se dice ___ en español? |
Questions and Answers
Related lessons | |||
I have a question | Tengo una pregunta. | Asking questions | |
I don't know. | No sé. | ||
who | quién | Interrogative pronouns | |
what | qué | ||
when | cuándo | Interrogative adverbs | |
where | dónde | ||
why | por qué | ||
how | cómo | ||
yes | sí | ||
no | no | ||
OK | de acuerdo | ||
and / or | y / o | Coordinating conjunctions |
More essential Spanish
- And / Or
- Greetings
- How are you? Fine.
- Introductions
- Languages
- Numbers
- Politeness
- Top 12 verbs
- Spanish class phrases
Spanish for beginners
Self-study checklist with lessons, quizzes, and comprehension exercises.
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