~~ Basic Spanish ~~
This guide will tell you many of the basic things that you will need to know to get along in a Spanish speaking place. You may think that this guide is useless, because of the many Spanish translators available on the Internet. Although these translators can be useful for single words, they tend to fail grammar-wise if you try to use phrases. I realize that I have left out some accents and what-not, but this guide is meant mainly for speaking purposes.
Index.
I. Meeting and Greeting
II. Physical Traits
III. Personality
IV. Colors
V. Days of the Week and Months
VI. In a Restaurant
VII. Weather
VIII. Tu Vs. Usted
I. Meeting and Greeting
Hola (O-la)- Hello
Mucho Gusto (MOO-cho(rhymes with show) GOO-sto(rhymes with show)- Nice to meet you.
Buenos Dias! (buh-WAY-nose DEE-oz)- Good day/morning
Como esta usted/tu? (CO-mo ES-tah OOS-ted (oos rhymes with goose)- How are you?
Estoy bien- (es-TOY BEE-en)- I am well/good.
Y tu/usted? (E TWO)- And yourself?
Como se llama? (Co-mo SAY YA-ma)- What is your name?
Cuantos anos tiene? (KWAN-toes ON-yos TEE-en-eh)
Tengo ____ anos. (TEN-go ____ ON-yos)
II. Physical Traits
Tengo/tiene pelo (insert color) (TEN-go/TEE-en-eh PAY-low) I have/he has (color) hair.
Tengo/tiene ojos (color) (ojos= O-hose)- I have/he has (color) eyes.
Alto (ALL-toe)- Tall
Baja (BAH-ha)- short
Gordo (GORE-doe)- Fat
Flaco (FLOCK-o)-Thin
Viejo (vee-EH-ho)-Old
Joven (HO-ven)- Young
Limpio (LIMP-e-o)- Clean (not sure if this is in the right context)
Sucio (SOOSE-e-o)- Dirty (not sure if this is in the right context)
Fuerte (fuh-WEAR-tay) (Tough to write pronunciation) Strong
Debil (DAY-beal ryhmes with meal)- Weak
Es (ESS)- He/She/It Is
III. Personality
Amable (ah-MAH-blay)- Nice/Happy
Divertido (dee-VER-tee-doe)
Trabajador (TRAH-bah-ha-door)- Hardworking
Perezoso (pear-eh-ZO-so)- Lazy
Inteligente (in-TELL-eh-hen-teh)- Smart
Tonto (TON-toe)- Dumb
Aburrido (AH-boar-e-doe)- Boring
IV. Colors
Blanco (BLAHN-co)- White
Negro (NEH-grow)- Black
Café (cah-FEH)- Brown
Azul (ah-ZULE)- Blue
Rojo (ROW-ho) Red
Amirillo (ahm-or-ILL-o)- Yellow
Rosa (ROSE-ah)- Pink
Verde (VEAR-de)- Green
Anaranjado (on-ar-on-HOD-o)- Orange
V. Days of the Week and Months
Domingo (doe-MIN-go)-Sunday
Lunes (LOO-ness)- Monday
Martes (MAR-tess)- Tuesday
Miercoles (me-AIR-co-less)- Wednesday
Jueves (huh-WAY-vays)- Thursday
Viernes (vee-AIR-ness)- Friday
Sabado (SAH-bah-doe) Saturday
Enero (n-AIR-o)- January
Febrero (feb-RARE-o)- February
Marzo (MAR-zo)- March
Abril (ab-REAL)- April
Mayo (MY-o)- May
Junio (WHO-knee-o)
Julio (WHO-lee-o) July
Agosto (UH-gus-toe)
Septiembre (sep-tee-EM-bray)- September
Octubre (OCK-two-bray)- October
Noviembre (NO-vee-em-bray)- November
Diciembre (DESS-see-em-bray)
VI. In A Restaurant
Me trae un _____ por favor? (MAY TRY-eh OON ___ POUR fa-VORE?) Bring me a _____ please.
Donde esta el bano? (DON-day ess-TAH EL BAN-yo) Where is the bathroom?
Me trae el billeto por favor? (MAY TRY-eh EL bee-YET-o POUR fa-VORE) Brimg me the check please.
Carne (CAR-nay)- Meat
Verduras (vear-DURE-ahs) (Very difficult pronunciation to spell) Vegetables
VII. Weather
Hace Buen Tiempo (HA-say buh-WHEN TEE-ehm-po)- There is good weather
Hace mal tiempo (mal rhymes with doll)- There is bad weather
Hace nieve (knee-EH-vay)- It is snowing outside
Hace lluvia (YOO-vee-uh)- It is raining outside
Hace viento (vee-EN-toe)- It is windy outside
Esta nublado (NOO-blah-do) It is cloudy outside
Hace frio (FREE-oh)- It is cold outside
Hace caliente (CAL-e-en-teh)- It is hot outside
VIII. Tu Vs.Usted
Tu and Usted both mean “you”. The difference between Tu and Usted is familiarity. If you are speaking to a peer, you would use tu. In almost all other cases: Teacher, boss, parents, or anyone older or superior than you, usted is used. When in doubt, use usted. Saying tu when you should say usted is a really good way to piss seomone off.
There you have it. You are not fluent, but you know enough to make a little small talk or find the bathroom. I am very new to guide making and would love any feedback you could give ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE MADE ERRORS. I’m only human, it happens L. If there is anything that you think I should add please tell me. Please no flaming.
Credit to google translator for a couple of words.
