Looking to venture into South America to ski places in Argentina and Chile? Well, not everybody speaks English so here are a few Spanish phrases you may want to remember before heading over.
Hello – Hola
Good morning – Bouenos dias
Good night – Buenos noches
Goodbye – Adios
See you later – Hasta la vista
Yes – Si
No – No
Bad – Mal
Good – Bien
Very good – Muy bien
Nice to meet you – Mucho gusto
I’m sorry – Lo siento
Excuse me – Perdón; Con permiso
¿Hablas ingles? – Do you speak English
How much is it? – Cuanto es?
I would like… – Queria
Beer – Cerveza
Wine – Vino
Water – Agua
Coffee – café
Where is…? – donde esta
Left – A la izquierda
Right – A la derecha
Straight – Todo recto
North – Norte
South – Sur
East – Este
West – Oeste
Mens bathroom – Caballeros
Ladies bathroom – Senoras
How is the weather? – Qué tiempo hace?
It’s cold – Hace frío
It’s hot – Hace calor
It’s sunny – Hace sol
It’s windy – Hace viento
It’s raining – Llueve
It’s snowing – Nieva
It’s cloudy – Está nublado
0 – Cero
1 – Uno
2 – Dos
3 – Tres
4 – Cuatro
5 – Cinco
6 – Seis
7 – Siete
8 – Ocho
9 – Nueve
10 – Diez
A little crazy – un poco loco
Let’s go! – ¡Vamos!
How’s it going? – ¿Qué tal?
I must go now – Tengo que ir ahora
I love you – Te amo
I must go now – Tengo que ir ahora
Can I have a pitcher of beer please? – Puedo tener un jarra de cervesa por favor
Just a second – Un momento
I’d like to go to the hotel….. – Quisiera ir al hotel…..
I’d like a room for the night – Quisiera una cuarto para esta noche
Where is the bank? – ¿Dónde hay un banco?
Do you accept credit cards? – ¿Acepta usted tarjetas de credito?
Watch out! – ¡Cuidado!
My friend – mi amigo
Help, Police – ¡Socorro, policia!
Call an ambulance – ¡Llame una ambulancia!
What is your telephone number? – ¡Cuál es su número de teléfono?
Until tomorrow – Hasta mañana ás-ta ma-nyan-a
Is there anything cheaper? – ¿Hay algo más barato?
Have your favourite Spanish phrase you’d like to share? Add it in below.
Posted by Brendon on August 11th, 2009 in South America
Hi, I'm Brendon, editor and one of the co-founders of CherryPow. When work isn't calling I'm planning the next snow adventure and writing about it.
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