Spanish/Español Lesson #1 BASICS!

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Pronunciation

Spanish Letter -> English Sound
a -> ah
e -> ay
i -> ee
o -> oh
u -> oo
ll -> y
v -> b at beginning of word, real soft b between 2 vowels
ñ -> ny (as in canyon)
r -> almost like a d when in between 2 vowels
rr -> r w/ a roll of the tongue
d -> almost like a th when in between 2 vowels
j -> hard h
g -> g, sometimes a h
qu -> k
ai / all / ay -> eye
z -> s
z, ce, ci -> th (in most parts of Spain)  

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Alphabet

a -> ah
b -> bay
c -> say
ch -> chay
d -> day
e -> ay
f -> ay-fay
g -> hey
h -> ah-chay
i -> ee
j -> hoh-tah
k -> kah
l -> ay-lay
ll -> ay-yay
m -> ay-may
n -> ay-nay
ñ -> ayn-yay
o -> oh
p -> pay
q -> koo
r -> air-ay
rr -> airr-ay
s -> ay-say
t -> tay
u -> oo
v -> oo-bay
w -> doh-blay-bay
x -> ah-kees
y -> ee-gree-ay-gah
z -> say-tah  

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Numbers

0 -> cero -> cay-roh
1 -> uno -> oo-noh first
2 -> dos -> dohs second
3 -> tres -> trays third
4 -> cuatro -> kuah-troh fourth
5 -> cinco -> seen-koh fifth
6 -> seis -> says sixth sexto
7 -> siete -> see-ay-tay seventh
8 -> ocho -> oh-choh eighth
9 -> nueve -> new-ay-vay ninth
10 -> diez -> dee-ays tenth
11 -> once ->ohn-say eleventh
12 -> doce -> doh-say twelfth
13 -> trece -> tray-say thirteenth
14 -> catorce -> kah-tor-say
15 -> quince -> keen-say fifteenth
16 -> diez y seis -> dee-ays ee says sixteenth
17 -> diez y siete -> dee-ays ee see-ay-tay seventeenth
18 -> diez y ocho -> dee-ays ee oh-choh eighteenth
19 -> diez y nueve -> dee-ays ee new-ay-vay nineteenth
20 -> veinte -> bayn-tay twentieth
21 -> veinte y uno -> bayn-tay ee oo-noh twenty-first
22 -> veinte y dos -> bayn-tay ee dohs twenty-second
30 -> treinta -> trayn-tah thirtieth
40 -> cuarenta -> kuar-ain-tah fortieth
50 -> cincuenta -> seen-kuain-tah fiftieth
60 -> sesenta -> say-sain-tah sixtieth
70 -> setenta -> say-tain-tah seventieth
80 -> ochenta -> oh-chain-tah eightieth
90 -> noventa -> noh-bain-tah ninetieth
100 -> cien(to) -> see-ain-(toh) hundredth
1000 -> mil -> meel thousandth

Note: If you are just saying 100, you use just cien.
If it's over 100, you use ciento. So 101 is ciento uno. And
156 would be ciento cincuenta y seis. Also you can also use dieciséis,
diecisiete, dieciocho, and diecinueve for 16, 17, 18,
and 19, respectively. They are pronounced the same but are combined into one
word.  

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Some Basic Phrases


-> ¡Buenos días!
bway-nohs dee-ahs
Hello! / Good morning!

-> ¡Buenas tardes!
bway-nahs tard-ays
Good afternoon!

-> ¡Buenas noches!
bway-nahs noh-chays
Good evening! / Good night!

-> ¡Hola! /¡Chao!
oh-lah / chow
Hi! / Bye!

-> Adiós.
ah-dee-ohs
Good bye.

->Por favor.
por fah-bor
Please.

-> Hasta la vista / Hasta luego.
ah-stah lah vees-tah / ah-stah loo-ay-go
See you / See you later.

-> Hasta pronto.
ah-stah prohn-toh
See you soon.

-> Hasta mañana.
ah-stah mahn-yahn-ah
See you tomorrow.

-> (Muchas) Gracias.
(moo-chahs) grah-see-ahs
Thank you (very much).

-> De nada.
day nah-dah
You're welcome.

-> Bienvenidos
byen-veh-nee-dohs
Welcome

-> Lo siento
loh see-ehn-toh
I'm sorry

-> Con permiso/ Perdón
kohn pehr-mee-soh / pehr-dohn
Excuse me / Pardon

->¡Vamos!
bah-mohs
Let's go!

-> ¿Cómo está usted?
koh-moh ay-stah oo-sted
How are you? (formal)

-> ¿Cómo estás?
koh-moh ay-stahs
How are you? (informal)

-> ¿Qué tal?
kay tahl
How's it going?

-> Bien / Muy bien
bee-ehn / moy bee-ehn
Good / Very good

-> Mal / Muy mal / Más o menos
mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh may-nohs
Bad / Very bad / OK

-> Sí / No
see / noh
Yes / No

-> ¿Cómo se llama usted?
koh-moh say yah-mah oo-sted
What is your name? (formal)

-> ¿Cómo te llamas?
koh-moh tay yah-mahs
What is your name? (informal)

-> Me llamo...
may yah-moh
My name is...

-> Mucho gusto. /Encantado.
moo-choh goo-stoh / en-cahn-tah-doh
Nice to meet you.

-> Igualmente.
ee-guahl-mehn-tay
Same here.

-> Señor / Señora / Señorita
sayn-yor / sayn-yor-ah / sayn-yor-ee-tah
Mister / Mrs. / Miss

-> ¿De dónde es usted?
day dohn-day ehs oo-sted
Where are you from? (formal)

-> ¿De dónde eres?
day dohn-day eh-rehs
Where are you from? (informal)

-> Yo soy de...
yoh soy day
I'm from...

-> ¿Cuántos años tiene usted?
quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-ay-nay oo-sted
How old are you? (formal)

->¿Cuántos años tienes?
quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-ayn-ays
How old are you? (informal)

-> Yo tengo _____ años.
yoh tayn-goh _____ ahn-yohs
I am _____ years old.

-> ¿Habla usted español?
ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol
Do you speak Spanish? (formal)

-> ¿Hablas ingles?
ah-blahs een-glehs
Do you speak English? (informal)

-> (No) Hablo...
noh ah-bloh
I (don't) speak...

-> ¿Entiende usted? / ¿Entiendes?
ehn-tyen-deh oo-sted / ehn-tyen-dehs
Do you understand? (formal / informal)

-> (No) Entiendo.
noh ehn-tyen-doh
I (don't) understand.

-> Yo (no lo) se.
yoh noh loh seh
I (don't) know.

-> ¿Puede ayudarme?
pweh-deh ah-yoo-dar-meh
Can you help me?

-> Claro que sí
klah-roh keh see
Of course

-> ¿Cómo?
koh-moh
What? Pardon me?

-> ¿Dónde está / Dónde están...?
dohn-deh eh-stah / dohn-deh eh-stahn
Where is ... / Where are ... ?

-> Aquí
ah-kee
Here.

-> Hay / Había...
eye / ah-bee-ah
There is / are... / There was / were...

-> Cómo se dice ____ en español?
koh-moh seh dee-ceh ___ on eh-spahn-yol
How do you say ____ in Spanish?

-> Qué es esto?
keh ehs ehs-toh
What is that?

-> ¿Qué te pasa?
keh teh pah-sah
What's the matter (with you)?

-> No importa.
noh eem-por-tah
It doesn't matter.

-> Qué pasa?
keh pah-sah
What's happening?

-> No tengo ninguna idea.
noh tehn-goh neen-goo-nah ee-deh-ah
I have no idea.

-> Estoy cansado / enfermo.
eh-stoy kahn-sah-doh / ehn-fehr-moh
I'm tired / sick.

-> Tengo hambre / sed.
tehn-goh ahm-breh / sed
I'm hungry / thirsty.

-> Tengo calor / frío.
tehn-goh kah-lohr / free-oh
I'm hot / cold.

-> Estoy aburrido.
eh-stoy ah-boo-ree-doh
I'm bored.

-> No me importa.
noh meh eem-por-tah
I don't care.

-> No se preocupe.
noh seh preh-oh-koo-peh
Don't worry

-> Está bien.
ehs-tah bee-ehn
That's alright.

-> Me olvidé.
meh ohl-vee-deh
I forgot.

-> Me tengo que ir ahora.
meh tehn-goh keh eer ah-oh-rah
I have to go now.

-> ¡Salud!
sah-lood
Bless you!

-> ¡Felicitaciones!
feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs
Congratulations!

-> ¡Buena suerte!
bweh-nah swehr-teh
Good luck!

-> Te toca a ti.
teh toh-kah ah tee
It's your turn. (informal)

-> ¡Callate!
kah-yah-teh
Shut up!

-> Te amo.
tay ah-moh
I love you. (informal and singular)


Notice that Spanish has informal and formal ways of saying things.
This is because there is more than one meaning to "you" in Spanish
(as well as in many other languages.) The informal you is used when talking
to close friends, relatives, animals or children. The formal you is used when
talking to someone you just met, do not know well, or someone for whom you
would like to show respect (a professor, for example.) There are also two
ways to say you in the plural, used when speaking to more than one person.

Encantado, cansado, enfermo, and aburrido are the
masculine forms of the words. If the words refer to a woman or are spoken
by a woman, then the o changes to a.