A few words that will help you during your stay in Mexico.

 

Basics

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Spanish

Pronunciation

YesSiSEE
NoNoNOH
PleasePor favorPore fah-VORE
Thank youGraciasGRAH-see-ahs
You’re WelcomeDe nadaDe-NAW-da
No, thank youNo, graciasNo GRAH-see-ahs
SorryLo sientoLoh see-EHN-toh
Greetings

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Pronunciation

Good morningBuenos díasBWEHnos DHEE ahs/p>
Good afternoonBuenas tardesBWEHnahs TAHRdh ehs
Good eveningBuenas nochesBWEHnahs NO chehs
Good byeAdiosAh dhee OHS
Hello/HiHolaOH lah
See you laterHasta luegoAH-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 youMuy bien, graciasMOOay bee en GRAH see ahs
Language

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Pronunciation

Do you speak English?¿Habla inglés?AH-bla een-GLASE
I’m Canadian.Soy CanadienseSoy kah nah dheeEHN sehs
I’m American.Soy norteamericanoSoy nohr the ah meh ree KAH noh
I don’t understand.No comprendoNoh kohm-PREHN-dho
Please speak slowly.Hable despacio por favor.HAHbleh dhehs-PAH-see-oh, pohr fahBOHR
Questions

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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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

I like itMe gustaMeh GOOS-tah
I don’t like itNo me gustaNo meh GOOS-tah
I don’t knowNo séNOH say.
I’m hungryTengo hambreTEHN-go AHM-breh
I’m thirstyTengo sedTEHN-go SAY-dh
I’m tiredEstoy cansadoEhs-TOY kahn-SAH-dho
I’m readyEstoy listoEhs-TOY LEEsto
Right nowAhora mismoAh OHR ah MEES mo
Just a minuteUn momento Oon mo-MEHN toh
Come in!EntreEHN-treh
It’s cheapEs baratoEhs bah-RAH-toh
It’s expensiveEs caroEhs KAH-ro
It’s cold (weather)Hace fríoAH-say FREE-o
It’s hot (weather)Hace calorAH-say kah-LOHR
A littleUn pocoOon POH-ko
A lotMuchoMOO-cho
TomorrowMañanaMah-ny-AH-nah
Next weekLa semana próximaLah-say-MAHN-ah PROK-see-mah
At the Hotel

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Pronunciation

BathroomBañoBAH-ny-oh
Swimming PoolPiscinaPee-SEE-nah
OpenAbiertoAh-bee-ehr-toh
ClosedCerradoSay RAH dho
BedCamaKAH-mah
TowelToallaToh-AH-yah
SoapJabónHAH-bohn
PillowAlmohadaAhl-moh-Ahdah
ShowerUna duchaoo-nah DHOO-chah
IronPlanchaPLAHN-chah
Hair drierSecadoraSay-kah-DOHR-ah
There are no towelsNo hay toallasNoh Ah-ee toh-AH-yahs
I have a problemTengo un problemaTEHN-go oon pro-BLEH-mah
At the Restaurant

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Pronunciation

Waiter/waitressCamarero/camareraKah-mah-REH-roh/rah
I’d like….QuieroKYEH-ro
The bill pleaseLa cuenta, por favorLah KWEHN-tah, pohr fah VORE
BreakfastDesayunoDhay-sah-YOO-noh
LunchAlmuerzoAhl-MWEHR-so
DinnerCenaSAY-nah
KnifeCuchilloKoo-CHEE-yo
ForkTenedorTay-neh-dh-OHR
SpoonCucharaKoo CHAH-rah
TeaTeTay
BlackCafé negroKah-FEH naygro
Coffee with milkCafé con lecheKah-FEH kahn LEH-cheh
MilkLecheLEH-cheh
IceHieloYellow
Mineral waterAgua mineralAH-gwah mee-neh-RAHL
WineVinoBEE-no
BeerCervezaSehr-BEH-sah
White wineVino blancoBEE-no blawn-coh
LemonadeLimonadaLee-moh-NAH-dh-ah
JuiceJugoHOO-go
EggHuevoWEH-boh
Scrambled eggsHuevos revueltosWEH-bohs reh-BWEHL-tos
CheeseQuesoKAY-soh
ButterMantequillaMahn-the-KEE-yah
BreadPanPahn
FruitFrutaFROO-tah
SaltSalSahl
PepperPimientaPee-mee-en-toh
SugarAzúcarAh-soo-kahr
FishPescadoPehs-KAH-dho
SaladEnsaladaEns-sah-LAH-dha
SoupSopaSOH-pah
DessertPostrePOH-streh
Ice creamHeladoEh-LAH-dho
Days of the Week

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Pronunciation

SundayDomingoDoh-MEEN-goh
MondayLunesLOO-nehs
TuesdayMartesMAHR-tehs
WednesdayMiércolesMee-er-cohl-ees
ThursdayJuevesHWEH-behs
FridayViernesBee-HER-nehs
SaturdaySábadoSAH-bah-doh
Numbers
EnglishSpanishPronunciation
1UnoOon-o
2DosDhos
3TresTrehs
4CuatroKWAH-tro
5CincoSeen-koh
6SeisSay-ees
7SieteSee-EH-the
8OchoOh-choh
9NueveNWEH-beh
10DiezDee-ehs
Family

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Spanish

Pronunciation

HusbandEsposoEhs-POH-soh
WifeEsposaEhs-POH-sah
SonHijoEE-hoh
DaughterHijaEE-hah
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