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by admin September 27, 2013
60 Essential Spanish Phrases For Your Holidays in Spain –
Part 1
If you are planning on visiting us here in Spain in the near f uture, you may f ind this blog post of particular
use, especially if your Spanish isn’t up to scratch!
Although many Spaniards do speak English, this applies mainly to the younger people and mostly on the
coast in the main tourist destinations. Even so, the vast majority of Spaniards do not speak English, so by
arming yourself with just a f ew key phrases, it will help in the event that you need to get your point across.
In this two part post, we list what we believe to be the most important Spanish phrases you can use when
on holiday here.
The list below could quite easily be expanded considerably, but in the interests of brevity, sixty should be a
good starting point and should be enough f or you to digest in a reasonably short space of time.
We have also broken the phrases down into categories and everyday situations that you are most likely to
experience while on holiday.
Many of the phrases include the basics such as “Where is”, “Can you tell me”, “Do you have”, so in many
cases it will just be a case of becoming f amiliar with these core structures and then learning those separate
nouns that may not be included in this post.
By learning the 60 phrases below (and in part two), you will no doubt f eel more conf ident and empowered
while on your travels here in Spain and will enable you to interact with the locals f ar more easily.
Remember that unlike in English, you don’t need to constantly say “Por Favor” or thank you when asking f or
something. It’s more about the tone in which you ask. It’s not rude, it’s just the way the Spanish language
works.
BASIC SPANISH WORDS
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Yes Si see

2. Yes Si see
No No noh
Right A la derecha a la de-re-cha
Lef t A la Izquierda a la is-kyer-dah
Straight ahead Todo recto toh-doh reck-toh
Here Aqui a-key
There Alli a-yee
Please Por f avor por f ah-bor
Thank you Gracias grah-see-ahs
Your welcome De nada day nah-dah
Hello Ola oh-lah
Hows things? Qué tal? keh tahl
I am sorry Lo Siento loh see-ehn-toh
Goodbye Adíos a-dee-os
What Qué keh
When Cuándo kwon-doh
Where Dónde dohn-day
How Cómo Koh-moh
Who Quien kee-en
Why Por qué Por-keh
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ESSENTIAL SPANISH PHRASES
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Where is...? Dónde está …? dohn-deh eh-stah
Where is the
closest...?
Dónde está el/la … más
próximo/a?
dohn-deh eh-stah el/lah...mahs prok-see-moh /
mah
What time is it? Qué hora es? keh oh-rah es
Is there... around
here?
Hay ... por aqui? eye ... por ah-kee
I would like... Me gustaria... meh goo-stah-ree-ah
I want... Quiero... kee-airo

3. I need... Necesito... neh-seh-see-toh
Excuse me Perdon or Con Permiso pehr-dohn
Do you have...? Tiene... t-eh-neh
Can you tell me...? Me puede decir / Puede
decirme...
meh pweh-deh deh-seer
Can I have...? Puedo tener pweh-doh tehn-air
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AT THE AIRPORT
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When does the f light
leave?
Cuándo sale el vuelo? kwon-doh sah-leh el bweh-loh
When does the f light
arrive?
Cuándo llega el vuelo? kwon-doh yeh-gah el bweh-loh
Where is baggage
reclaim?
Dónde está reclamo de
equipaje?
dohn-deh eh-stah reh-clah-moh deh eh-kwee-
pah-heh
My suitcases are lost Mis maletas están perdidas miss mah-leh-tahs eh-stahn pehr-dee-dahs
I have nothing to
declare
Yo tengo nada qué declarar joh ten-goh nah-dah keh deck-lah-rah
I can’t f ind my passport No puedo encontrar mi
pasaporte
noh pweh-doh en-con-trah mee pah-sah-por-
teh
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GETTING DIRECTIONS
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Where can I get a taxi? Dónde puedo coger un taxi? dohn-deh pweh-doh cog-air oon tax-ee
How do I get to...? Cómo puedo ir a...? koh-Moh pweh-doh eer ah
Are you going to...? Vas a...? bas ah
Hello, can you help me? Hola, me ayuda? oh-la meh ah-yoo-dar
Where are the toilets
please?
Dónde está los servicios? dohn-deh eh-stah lohs ser-bee-see-ohs
Where is the nearest
bank?
Dónde está el banco mas
cercano?
dohn-deh eh-stah el ban-coh mahs ser-
cah-noh

4. I have to go to... Tengo que ir a… tehn-goh keh eer ah
What is the address? Cuál es la dirección? kwahl es lah dee-reck-see-ohn
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EATING OUT
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Can I have the bill please? La cuenta, por f avor lah kwen-tah por f ah-bor
Do you have a table f or
f our people at 8pm?
Tiene una mesa para cuatro
personas a las ocho?
tee-ay-nay ooh-nah meh-sah pah-rah kwah-
troh per-so-nas ah las oh-cho
Can I have a menu
please?
La carta, por f avor lah cah-tah por f ah-bor
At what time is breakf ast? A qué hora es el desayuno? ah keh oh-rah es el des-ay-yoo-noh
At what time is lunch? A qué hora es la comida? ah keh oh-rah es lah coh-mee-dah
At what time is dinner? A qué hora es la cena? ah keh oh-rah es lah say-nah
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Part two will f ollow shortly and we will be covering At the Hotel, At the Shops, Medical/Emergencies and
General Conversation.
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