A few words that will help you during your stay in Mexico.
Basics
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Yes | Si | SEE |
No | No | NOH |
Please | Por favor | Pore fah-VORE |
Thank you | Gracias | GRAH-see-ahs |
You’re Welcome | De nada | De-NAW-da |
No, thank you | No, gracias | No GRAH-see-ahs |
Sorry | Lo siento | Loh see-EHN-toh |
Greetings
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Good morning | Buenos días | BWEHnos DHEE ahs/p> |
Good afternoon | Buenas tardes | BWEHnahs TAHRdh ehs |
Good evening | Buenas noches | BWEHnahs NO chehs |
Good bye | Adios | Ah dhee OHS |
Hello/Hi | Hola | OH lah |
See you later | Hasta luego | AH-stah LWEH-go |
What is your name? | ¿Cómo se llama? | KOH-moh say YAHmah |
My name is… | Mi nombre es… | Mee NOMBreh ehs |
How are you? | ¿Cómo esta usted? | KOH-mo ehs-TAH OOS-THE-dh |
Fine, thank you | Muy bien, gracias | MOOay bee en GRAH see ahs |
Language
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Do you speak English? | ¿Habla inglés? | AH-bla een-GLASE |
I’m Canadian. | Soy Canadiense | Soy kah nah dheeEHN sehs |
I’m American. | Soy norteamericano | Soy nohr the ah meh ree KAH noh |
I don’t understand. | No comprendo | Noh kohm-PREHN-dho |
Please speak slowly. | Hable despacio por favor. | HAHbleh dhehs-PAH-see-oh, pohr fahBOHR |
Questions
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Where is/are…? | ¿Donde está/están…? | DHOHN-dheh ehs-TAH |
When? | ¿Cuándo? | KWAHNdho |
Who? | ¿Quién? | Kee-EHN |
Why? | ¿Por qué? | Pohr kay |
What? | ¿Qué? | Kay |
How long…? | ¿Cuánto Tiempo? | KWAHN-toh TYEHM-po |
How much does it cost? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? | KWAHN-toh KWEH-stah |
How far? | ¿A qué distancia? | Ah kay dhees-Tan-syah |
Can you help me? | ¿Puede ayudarme? | PWEH-dhe ah-yoo-dh-AHR-meh |
What time is it? | ¿Qué hora es? | Kay OH-rah ehs |
Useful Statements
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
I like it | Me gusta | Meh GOOS-tah |
I don’t like it | No me gusta | No meh GOOS-tah |
I don’t know | No sé | NOH say. |
I’m hungry | Tengo hambre | TEHN-go AHM-breh |
I’m thirsty | Tengo sed | TEHN-go SAY-dh |
I’m tired | Estoy cansado | Ehs-TOY kahn-SAH-dho |
I’m ready | Estoy listo | Ehs-TOY LEEsto |
Right now | Ahora mismo | Ah OHR ah MEES mo |
Just a minute | Un momento | Oon mo-MEHN toh |
Come in! | Entre | EHN-treh |
It’s cheap | Es barato | Ehs bah-RAH-toh |
It’s expensive | Es caro | Ehs KAH-ro |
It’s cold (weather) | Hace frío | AH-say FREE-o |
It’s hot (weather) | Hace calor | AH-say kah-LOHR |
A little | Un poco | Oon POH-ko |
A lot | Mucho | MOO-cho |
Tomorrow | Mañana | Mah-ny-AH-nah |
Next week | La semana próxima | Lah-say-MAHN-ah PROK-see-mah |
At the Hotel
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Bathroom | Baño | BAH-ny-oh |
Swimming Pool | Piscina | Pee-SEE-nah |
Open | Abierto | Ah-bee-ehr-toh |
Closed | Cerrado | Say RAH dho |
Bed | Cama | KAH-mah |
Towel | Toalla | Toh-AH-yah |
Soap | Jabón | HAH-bohn |
Pillow | Almohada | Ahl-moh-Ahdah |
Shower | Una ducha | oo-nah DHOO-chah |
Iron | Plancha | PLAHN-chah |
Hair drier | Secadora | Say-kah-DOHR-ah |
There are no towels | No hay toallas | Noh Ah-ee toh-AH-yahs |
I have a problem | Tengo un problema | TEHN-go oon pro-BLEH-mah |
At the Restaurant
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Waiter/waitress | Camarero/camarera | Kah-mah-REH-roh/rah |
I’d like…. | Quiero | KYEH-ro |
The bill please | La cuenta, por favor | Lah KWEHN-tah, pohr fah VORE |
Breakfast | Desayuno | Dhay-sah-YOO-noh |
Lunch | Almuerzo | Ahl-MWEHR-so |
Dinner | Cena | SAY-nah |
Knife | Cuchillo | Koo-CHEE-yo |
Fork | Tenedor | Tay-neh-dh-OHR |
Spoon | Cuchara | Koo CHAH-rah |
Tea | Te | Tay |
Black | Café negro | Kah-FEH naygro |
Coffee with milk | Café con leche | Kah-FEH kahn LEH-cheh |
Milk | Leche | LEH-cheh |
Ice | Hielo | Yellow |
Mineral water | Agua mineral | AH-gwah mee-neh-RAHL |
Wine | Vino | BEE-no |
Beer | Cerveza | Sehr-BEH-sah |
White wine | Vino blanco | BEE-no blawn-coh |
Lemonade | Limonada | Lee-moh-NAH-dh-ah |
Juice | Jugo | HOO-go |
Egg | Huevo | WEH-boh |
Scrambled eggs | Huevos revueltos | WEH-bohs reh-BWEHL-tos |
Cheese | Queso | KAY-soh |
Butter | Mantequilla | Mahn-the-KEE-yah |
Bread | Pan | Pahn |
Fruit | Fruta | FROO-tah |
Salt | Sal | Sahl |
Pepper | Pimienta | Pee-mee-en-toh |
Sugar | Azúcar | Ah-soo-kahr |
Fish | Pescado | Pehs-KAH-dho |
Salad | Ensalada | Ens-sah-LAH-dha |
Soup | Sopa | SOH-pah |
Dessert | Postre | POH-streh |
Ice cream | Helado | Eh-LAH-dho |
Days of the Week
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Sunday | Domingo | Doh-MEEN-goh |
Monday | Lunes | LOO-nehs |
Tuesday | Martes | MAHR-tehs |
Wednesday | Miércoles | Mee-er-cohl-ees |
Thursday | Jueves | HWEH-behs |
Friday | Viernes | Bee-HER-nehs |
Saturday | Sábado | SAH-bah-doh |
Numbers
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
1 | Uno | Oon-o |
2 | Dos | Dhos |
3 | Tres | Trehs |
4 | Cuatro | KWAH-tro |
5 | Cinco | Seen-koh |
6 | Seis | Say-ees |
7 | Siete | See-EH-the |
8 | Ocho | Oh-choh |
9 | Nueve | NWEH-beh |
10 | Diez | Dee-ehs |
Family
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Husband | Esposo | Ehs-POH-soh |
Wife | Esposa | Ehs-POH-sah |
Son | Hijo | EE-hoh |
Daughter | Hija | EE-hah |