Archive for the ‘Spanish Phrasebook’ Category

Leave me alone.
Déjame en paz. (DEH-hah-meh ehn PAHS)
Don’t touch me!
¡No me toques! (noh meh TOH-kehs!)
I’ll call the police.
Llamaré a la policía. (yah-mah-REH ah lah poh-lee-SEE_ah)
Police!
¡Policía! (poh-lee-SEE_ah!)
Stop! Thief!
¡Alto, ladrón! (AHL-toh, lah-DROHN!)
I need help.
Necesito ayuda. [...]

Hello/Hi (informal)
Hola (OH-lah)
Have a good day
Que pase un buen día (keh PAH-seh un BWEHN DEE-ah)
How are you? (informal)
¿Cómo estás? (KOH-moh ehss-TAHSS?)
How are you? (formal)
¿Cómo está? (KOH-mo ehss-TAH?)
Fine, thank you
Muy bien, gracias. (MOOEY BYEHN, GRAH-thyahss)
What is your name? (informal)
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Spanish spelling has the pleasant characteristic of being very phonetic, with only a few clearly-defined exceptions. This means that if you know how to pronounce the letters of a word, it’s relatively easy to sound out the word itself.

Besides having a very small number of vowel sounds and a high predictablity of exactly what sound [...]

Spanish (castellano or español) is the third most-spoken language in the world. Originating in Spain where it is also known as Castilian, and spoken by most residents there, with slightly different pronunciation from the rest of the world’s Spanish speakers, as well as a few minimal vocabulary differences.

It is also spoken in Mexico and all [...]