Useful Phrases to Learn Spanish Online, Spanish Lessons and Courses 
By Bob Hansford
Why do you want to learn to speak Spanish? Are you about to travel to a Spanish speaking country? Do you have a Spanish speaking partner? Are you studying Spanish and need better resources to make your learning task easier? Do you want to earn more money at your job by being bilingual? Perhaps you simply want to learn for personal pleasure.
Learning a new language like Spanish can be one of the most rewarding things you do. There is nothing better than being able to converse with someone from a different culture while you're on vacation or being able to help a foreigner while they visit your country.
Learning a language like Spanish can begin with just a few greetings and phrases and progress from there. If you stick with learning a new language it won't take you very long until you can converse fluently with the locals and get the most out of any Spanish speaking country you travel to.
Here are a few handy phrases to help you get started to learn Spanish:
| English | Spanish (Espaol) |
| Thank you | Gracias (grah-thee-yahs) |
| Please | Por favor (por fah-bohr) |
| Yes | S (see) |
| No | No |
| Do you speak English? | Habla ingles usted? (ah-blah een-glais oo-sted) |
| I don't understand | No comprendo (nohn cohm-pren doh) |
| I'm sorry | Lo siento (lo see-yen-toh) |
| How much is it? | Cunto cuesta? (kwan-toh kway-stah) |
| That's too much | Eso es demasiado caro (ays-oh day-mahs-syah-doh kah-roh) |
| Good day | Buenos d?as (bway-nohs dee-hs) |
| Good evening | Buenos tardes (bway-nohs tar-days) |
| Good night | Buenas noches (bway-nohs noh-chays) |
| Goodbye | Adis (ah-dee-yohs) |
| Excuse me (to get attention) | Perd?n-eme? (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| Excuse me (to get past someone) | Perdneme (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| Where is? | Dnde est? (dohn-day eh-stah) |
| ...the bathroom | el servicio (el sair-bee-thee-yo)/el ba?o (el bahn-yoh) |
| ...train station | la estacin (lah es-tah-thee-yon) |
| to the right | a la derecha (ah lah deh-ray-chah) |
| to the left | a la izquierda (ah lah eeth-kyair-dah) |
| straight ahead | siga derecho (see-gah deh-ray-cho) |
| ticket | un billete (oon beel-yay-tay) |
| first class | primera classe (pree-mair-ah klah-say) |
| second class | segunda classe (seh-goon-dah klah-say) |
| one way | ida (ee-dah) |
| round trip (return) | ida y vuelta (ee-dah ee bwehl-tah) |
| Just the supplement | Slo el suplemento (soh-loh el soo-play-meyn-toh) |
| Just a seat reservation | slo una reserva (soh-loh oo-nah ree-sair- bah) |
| I have a Eurailpass | Yo tengo el Eurailpass (yo tain-go hel yoo-rail-pas) |
| sleeping couchette | una litera (oon-ah lee-tair-ah) |
| berth in a sleeping car | una litera en el coche cama (oon- ah lee-tair-ah en el coh-chay kah-mah) |
| track | el andn (el ahn- dayn) |
| hotel | un hotel (oon oh-tel) |
| single room | una habitacin sencilla (oo- nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon sen-theey-yah) |
| double room with two beds | una habitacin doble con dos camas (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn dohs cah-mas) |
| double room with one bed | una habitacin doble con una cama matrimo-nial (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn oo-nah cah-mah mah-tree-maon-yaal) |
| for two nights | por dos noches (poar dohs noh-chays) |
| with/without bath | con (cohn)/ sin (seen) bao (bah-nyoh) |
| Is breakfast included? | Est incluido el desayuno? (eh-stah een-kloo-wee-doh el des-ah-yoo-noh) |
| May I see the room? | Se puede ver la habitacin? (say pweh-day bear lah ah-bee-tah-thee'yohn) |
| restaurant | un restaurante (oon res-tau-rahn-tay) |
| casual restaurant | tascas (tah-skas) |
| table for two | una mesa para dos (oo-nah meh-sah pa-rah dohs) |
| I would like | Quisiera (kee-see-yair-ah) |
| ...some (of) | unos (de) (oo-nos (day)) |
| ...this/that | ste (eh-stay)/?se (eh-seh) |
| and | y (ee) |
| ...a glass of | un vaso de (oon bah-soh day) |
| ...fizzy/ still water | agua con gas (ah-gwah cone gahs)/ sin gas (seen gahs) |
| ...red/white wine | vino tinto (bee-noh teen-toh)/blanco (blahn-coh) |
| ...beer | una cerveza (oo-nah thair-bay-thah) |
| Check, please | La cuenta por favor (lah kwain-tah por-fah-bohr) |
| Is service included? | Est el servicio incluido? (eh-stah el sair-bee-thee-yo een-clu-wee-doh) |
| When is it open? | Cundo abren? (kwahn-do ah-bren) |
| When does it close? | Cundo se cierra? (kwahn-do say thee-yair-rah) |
| Yesterday | Ayer (ah-yair) |
| Today | Hoy (oy) |
| Tomorrow | Maana (mah-nyah-nah) |
| Monday | Lunes (loo-nays) |
| Tuesday | Martes (mahr-tays) |
| Wednesday | Mircoles (myair-coh-lays) |
| Thursday | Jueves (kway-bays) |
| Friday | viernes (byair-nays) |
| Saturday | S?bado (sah-bah-doh) |
| Sunday | Domingo (doh-meen-goh) |
| 1 | uno (oo-noh) |
| 2 | dos (dohs) |
| 3 | tres (trays) |
| 4 | cuatro (kwah-troh) |
| 5 | cinco (theen-koh) |
| 6 | seis (says) |
| 7 | siete (see-yay-tah) |
| 8 | ocho (oh-choh) |
| 9 | nueve (nway-beh) |
| 10 | diez (dee-yaath) |
| 11 | once (ohn-thay) |
| 12 | doce (doh-thay) |
| 13 | trece (tray-thay) |
| 20 | veinte (bain-tay) |
| 30 | treinta (train-tah) |
| 40 | cuarenta (kwa-rayn-tah) |
| 50 | cincuenta (theen-kwain-tah) |
| 60 | sesenta (say-sayn-tah) |
| 70 | setenta (say-tain-tah) |
| 80 | ochenta (oh-chain-tah) |
| 90 | noventa (noh-bain tah) |
| 100 | ciento (thee-yen-toh) |
| 1,000 | mil (meel) |
| 5,000 | cinco mil (theen-koh meel) |
| 10,000 | diez mil (dee-yaath meel) |
If you stick with the learning Spanish process you will be able to speak a new language and impress your friends in no time as well expand your horizons and skills by learning Spanish which will help you get the most out of your travels and interactions with any Spanish speaking person you come across.
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