Useful Spanish Phrases
please – por favor
thank you – gracias
hello – hola
goodbye – adios
see you later – hasta luego
yes – si
no – no
I’m sorry – lo siento
excuse me – perdón
I don’t understand – no entiendo
Do you speak English? – habla inglés?
I don’t speak Spanish – no hablo español
Good morning – Buenos dias
Good afternoon – Buenas tardes
Good night – Buenas noches
How much is? – Cuanto es?
Good – bueno
bad – malo
English – ingles
Irish – irlandés
Scottish – escosés
Welsh – galés
car – coche
postcard – postal
map – mapa
menu – la carta
bill – la cuenta
signature – firma
waiter/waitress – camarero/camarera
tomorrow – mañana
yesterday – ayer
today – hoy
I need – necesito
breakfast – desayuno
lunch – almuerzo
dinner – cena
Airport – aeropuerto
departure – salida
arrival – llegada
petrol – gasolina
for sale – se vende
for rent – se alquilar
chemist – farmacia
Doctor – medico
Menu Items
aceite de oliva – olive oil
aceitunas – olives
ajillo/ajo – garlic
anchoas – anchovies
arroz – rice
atún – tuna
champiñones – mushrooms
gambas – prawns
conejo – rabbit
ensalada – salad
a la plancha – grilled
fresa – strawberry
gofio – type of maize porridge
pollo – chicken
helado – ice cream
higos – figs
al horno – baked
huevo – egg
jamón – ham
jamón serrano – similar to parma ham
langosta – lobster
langostinos – king prawns
maíz – sweetcorn
mariscos – seafood
manzana – apple
mejillones – mussels
mojo – garlic and herb sauce
ostra – oyster
pan – bread
patata – potato
papas – potatoes
papas arrugadas – potatoes boiled in salty water
pato – duck
pavo – turkey
pechuga de poillo – chicken breast
perejil – parsley
pescado – fish
pimiento – pepper
potaje – stew
pulpo – octopus
queso – cheese
sal – salt
salchicha – sausage
salsa – sauce
solomillo – fillet steak
sopa – soup
tortilla – spanish omelette
tostada – toast
Drinks
agua – water
agua sin gas – still water
agua con gas – fizzy water
batido – milkshake
bebida – drink
botella – bottle
café con leche – coffe with milk
cortado – espresso with milk
café solo – black coffee
caña – 250ml draught beer
cerveza – beer
champaña – champagne
ginebra – gin
hielo – ice
jerez – sherry
leche – milk
oporto – port
ron – rum
seco – dry
sidra cider
té – tea
vino – wine
vino blanco – white wine
vino rosado – rosé wine
vino tinto – red wine
zumo – fruit juice
zumo de naranja – orange juice
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