Essential phrases and words in Spain. Basic Spanish phrases that will make your life easier in this country

Brief Russian-Spanish phrasebook

First few words

No. No. But

Please. For your sake. por favor

Thank you. Gracias. gra sias

Thank you very much. Muchas gracias. mu chas gra sias

I'm sorry. Perdoneme. peer to name

Do you speak English? Habla usted ingles? a blah stead in glaze

Where is...? Donde esta...? don de es ta

Where are...? Donde estan...? don de es tan

Emergencies

Help! Socorro! co ko rro

Call the police. Llama a la police. lya ma a la poly si a

Fire! Fuego! wow oh

Find a doctor. Busque un doctor. bus ke un dok tor

I'm lost. Me he perdido. me e per di do

Stop the thief! Al ladron! al lad ron

Greetings and politeness formulas

Hello, good morning). Buenos dias. Buenos dias

Good afternoon (evening). Buenas tardes. bu e us tar des

Good night. Buenas nights. bu e us but ches

Bye. Adios. a dios

See you later. Hasta luego. and became lu e go

This is Mr. Perez. Este es el Senor Peres. es te es el se nior pe res

This is Ms. Perez. Esta es la Senora Peres. es ta es la se nieur a pe res

This is Senorita Perez. Esta es la Senorita Peres. es ta es la seño ri ta per res

How are you? Como esta usted? ko mo es ta us ted

Very good. And you? Muy bien. Y usted? muy bien. and us ted

Search for mutual understanding

Do you speak Russian? Habla usted ruso? a blah u stead ru so

Do you speak English? Habla usted ingles? a blah u stead in glaz

I understand. Comprendo. com pren do

I don't understand. No comprendo. but com pren before

You understand? Comprende usted? com pren de us ted

Does anyone here speak English? Hay alguien aqui que hable ingles? ay al gyen a ki ke a ble in glaz

Can you speak slowly? Puede usted hablar mas despacio? pu e de us ted ab lyar mas des pa sio

Could you repeat that? Podria usted repetir eso? under ri a us ted rape tyr e so

Standard requests

Could you give me...? Puede darme...? pu e de dar me

Could you give us...? Puede darnos...? pu e de dar nose

Could you show me...? Puede usted enseñarme...? pu e de us ted ense nyar me

Could you tell me...? Puede usted decirme...? pu e de us ted de cir me

Could you help me? Puede usted ayudarme? pu e de us ted ayu dar me

We would like... Quisieramos.. quisi e ramos

Give it to me please... Por favor, deme... por fa vor de me

Show me... Enseñeme... en se neme

Passport control and customs

Passport control. Control de pasaportes. con trol de pasa por tes

Here's my passport. Aqui esta mi pasaporte. a ki es ta mi pasa por te

I'm here to relax. Estoy aqui de vacaciones. Es toi a ki de waka sio nes

I'm here on business. Estoy aqui de negocios. Es toy a ki de ne go sias

Excuse me, but I do not understand. Lo siento, no comprendo. lo xien to no com preng do

Customs Aduana hell and na

I have nothing to declare. No tengo nada que declarar. no ten go na da ke dekla rar

This is for my personal use. Es de mi uso personal. es de mi u co person nal

This is a gift. Es un regalo. es un re ga lo

Money exchange

Where is the nearest exchange office? Donde esta la oficina de cambio mas cercana? don de es ta la ofi si na de kam bio mas ser ka na

Can you change these traveler's checks? Puede cambiarme estos cheques de viajero? pu e de kambi yar me es tos che kes de vya he ro

I want to exchange dollars for pesetas. Quiero cambiar dolares en pesetas. ki e ro kambi yar do la res en pe se tas

Hotel

Could you reserve a room? Podria reservarme una habitacion? under ri a rather var me u na abita syon

room for one una habitacion sencilla at abita syon sen sy lya

room for two una habitacion doble at abita sien doble

not very expensive no muy cara but muy cara

Where can I get a taxi? Donde puedo coger un taxi? dong de pu e do ko her un tak si

What is the rate until...? Cuanto es la tarifa a...? kwan to es la ta ri fa a

Take me to this address. Lleveme a cenar. lie veme a se nar

Take me to the airport. Lleveme al aeropuerto. lie veme al aeropo er to

Take me to the train station. Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril. lie veme a la estas yon de ferrocar ril

Take me to the hotel... Lleveme al hotel... lie veme al o tel

to the left a la izquierda a la isquierda da

to the right a la derecha a la de re cha

Stop here please. Pare aqui, por favor. pa re a ki por fa thief

Could you wait for me? Puede esperarme, por favor. pu e de espe rar me por fa thief

Could you give it to me? Puede darme esto? pu e de dar me es to

Could you show it to me? Puede usted enseñarme esto? pu e de us ted ense nyar me es to

I would like... Quisiera.. kisi e ra

Give it to me please. Demelo, por favor. de melo por fa thief

Show me this. Enseñemelo. en se nomelo

How much does it cost? Cuanto cuesta esto? kwan to ques ta es to

What is the price? Cuanto es? kwan to es

Please write this. Por favor, escribalo. por fa vor es kri balo

Too expensive. Muy caro. mui ka ro

Sale Rebajas re ba has

Can I try this on? Puedo probarmelo? pu e do about bar melo

0 cero se ro

4 cuatro quat ro

5 cinco sin co

7 siete sie te

9 nueve well uh ve

10 diez sharp

11 once he se

12 doce to se

13 trece trese

14 catorce ka tor se

15 quince kin se

16 dieciseis dieci seis

17 diecisiete diesi sie te

18 dieciocho dieci o cho

19 diecinueve diecinue e ve

20 veinte veinte

21 veintiuno veinti u but

22 veintidos veinti dos

30 treinta trey nta

31 treinta y uno treinta and u but

32 treinta y dos treinta and dos

40 cuarenta ka ren ta

50 cinquenta sin quen ta

60 sesenta se sen ta

70 setenta se ten ta

80 ochenta o chen ta

100 cien (before nouns and adjectives) / ciento cien / cien to

101 ciento uno cien to u but

200 doscientos dos cien tos

300 trescientos tres cien tos

400 cuatrocientos quattro cien tos

500 quinientos quini en tos

600 seiscientos seis cien tos

700 setecientos sete cien tos

800 ochocientos ocho cien tos

1000 mil miles

2000 dos mil dos mil

10000 diez mil diez miles

100000 cien mil cien miles

1000000 un million

By doing, they learn the most commonly used words and phrases for communication. This is done so that a person can answer the most FAQ on a trip, get to know people around you. This method of learning a language is used by teachers and teachers of foreign courses. Most authors try to include these words in the first lesson of their textbooks.

Most popular words and expressions

When learning a language, there is a necessary minimum of words and expressions. When starting to master it, you should first of all learn how to say “hello” in Spanish, “bye,” “my name is ...,” “I’m ... years old,” “I live ...” and the like. Using this set of words, you can say hello to a person, get to know him, and tell him about yourself. This is where almost all textbooks and language courses begin.

A list of popular words and expressions is compiled based on various books, magazines, and even films. Linguists analyze texts, look at the frequency with which words are used and, based on their observations, compose the top 100, top 1000 most used expressions with which to start learning the language.

For Spanish, in particular, greetings and farewells are considered the most frequently used. Therefore, many courses first teach a person how to say “hello” in Spanish, taking into account the fact that this word has several synonyms, the use of which depends on a lot of factors.

Say hello in Spanish

There are several ways to say hello. Let's look at some of them.

The most important thing to remember is that “hello” in Spanish will sound like “¡Hola!” This is how they greet well-known people and friends. This is the most common way to say hello.

Before lunch, Spaniards say hello with the phrase: “¡Buenos días!” - which translates as: “Good afternoon!” If you are meeting a person after lunch, you should say to him: “¡Buenas tardes!” In the evening, it is customary to greet people with the phrase: “¡Buenas noches!” - that is, wish them good evening.

If you're greeting a good friend, you can say in Spanish, "Hello, friend!" - with the phrase: “¡Hola, amigo!”

Using these phrases, you can communicate during personal meetings and correspondence with friends from Spanish-speaking countries. The main thing is to use them correctly.

How to ask someone how they are doing?

Having learned how to say “hello” in Spanish, let’s move on to another list of necessary words and expressions. Equally common are questions about how a person is doing. Much of it is about tradition and politeness, so you need to know a few of the most common questions and answers on this topic.

There are two ways to ask how someone is doing. The first is to ask the person the question: “¿Cómo estás?” The second is to ask: “¿Qué tal?” Both translate: “How are you?” These questions are equally common in Spanish. A more respectful form would be: “¿Cómo está Usted?” - and translated: “How are you?”

Less commonly used: “¿Qué tal la vida?” - which translates: “How’s life?” You can also ask what is new with a person by asking the question: “¿Qué hay de nuevo?”

This set is enough to make any Spaniard seem like a friendly and well-mannered person.

We answer questions

So, we learned how to say “hello” in Spanish, and learned to ask questions about the affairs of the interlocutor. Now let's talk about how to answer a person's question about your affairs.

If you're doing great, you can express this with the phrase "muy bien" which translates to "very good" or "excellent." You can tell a person that everything is fine using the phrases “todo está bien” and “bien, gracias.” The first one is translated as “everything is fine”, the second one is “thank you, okay”.

Neutral answers that indicate a good state of your affairs sound like “no está mal, gracias”, that is, “not bad”, “bien” - “good”, and “como siempre”, that is, “as usual”.

If your affairs are bad, you can answer “no muy bien”, that is, “not very”, and “mal” - “bad”.

Saying goodbye in Spanish

And finally, when saying goodbye to a person, you definitely need to say goodbye to him. There are also several expressions for this. Let's look at some of them.

So, you can say “goodbye” using the word “adiós”, and if you are saying goodbye to good friends, you can safely use “saludos”, which replaces “bye”.

If you plan to see a person soon, you can use the phrases “hasta pronto” - “see you soon”, or “hasta luego”, that is, “see you soon”. If the meeting is in the evening, use “nos vemos esta tarde”; if you plan to meet tomorrow, use the phrase “hasta mañana”. In the evening, it is customary to say goodbye using the phrase “buenas noches”, that is, to wish “ Good night».

As you can see, the set of standard phrases is not so large. By studying, you not only master the rules for constructing phrases and using the forms of certain words, but also expand your vocabulary, learn to communicate correctly and politely with strangers.

By learning the Spanish translation of “hello,” “how are you,” “bye,” and other equally common words, you can start a conversation with a person, show your knowledge of the basics of the language and that you respect your interlocutor.

Spanish phrasebook for tourists, we have compiled it so that you can use simple combinations of words to create a simple question and understand a simple answer. With the help of our phrasebook you will not be able to participate in a philosophical discussion or discuss an event.

In our Russian-Spanish phrasebook, intended for tourists, we have collected those words and expressions that we ourselves used. Only what is needed for communication.

Hasta la vista, baby!

I’ll say right away that Galya and I don’t speak Spanish, only spoken English. But before the trip, as always, we learned phrases that help simple communications. By the way, you can study the course "Quick entry to Spanish" and fly to Spain prepared.

Of course, we knew some things. Among such well-known phrases were famous words: “Hasta la vista, baby” Naively, we believed that this was a common farewell. Many Spanish phrasebooks we found on the Internet reported that “Hasta la vista” means “goodbye.”

Naturally, we used our knowledge of Spanish at the first opportunity. Imagine our surprise when the owner of the house in Santander where we booked a nice little room on the second floor, he turned pale and worried. We were going for a walk around the city and said goodbye to it in the way we know - “Hasta la vista”. Instead of “baby,” we, naturally, inserted his name.

Deciding that our pronunciation was not clear enough, we said our goodbyes in unison once again. This time more clearly and loudly, so that the Spaniard would understand us for sure.

He was stunned and began to ask what we didn’t like so much about his house. I had to resort to the application described above.

We soon learned that we were saying goodbye to the owner forever. He decided that we would not return again...

Conclusion: Spaniards almost never use this phrase. So much for “goodbye”! Just say: “Adios!” And, of course, smile)

Another useful word that we often heard from the Spaniards when they asked how to get to a boring place is “rotonda”.

Rotunda is a place on the road where a circular turn is made. In our country, intersections are more common, while in Spain, roundabouts are more common (this way they get rid of unnecessary traffic lights). Naturally, it is more convenient to indicate the direction in which Galya and I are moving from some point. In 80% it was a rotunda (circle).

It must be said that even with a city map in hand, it is not easy to navigate in Spain, because... they very rarely write street names on houses. The most convenient in this regard is Germany. In Germany, street names are on each post and indicate the direction.

Check . You need to know at least a little about the names of the numbers. It is better to have a notepad and pen on hand. When you buy something, calmly ask them to write down the price in a notebook.

The phrase helps: “speak more slowly, I don’t understand Spanish well.”

Another personal observation. In Russia, we often address strangers with the words: “Excuse me, ... or Excuse me, please, how to get through...” In Spanish, the word por favor (por favor) is recommended to be used before addressing. For example, on the street. “Por favor (please, in our sense of “excuse me please”), and then the question is how to get to Torres Street (for example).

We noticed that almost all Spaniards exclaim “¡Hola!” to attract attention (greet). (Ola). But beggars and beggars pronounce “porfavor” when addressing them. Maybe Galya and I came across such polite beggars, maybe we were just lucky and it was an accident, but we decided to say the word “por favor” in specific situations - in a store or in personal communication, already in the process of communication, and on the street to address people with the greeting “¡Hola!” But this is solely our observation.

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Russian-Spanish phrasebook for tourists

Necessary words

Spanish greetings

Difficulty understanding

In the city

Taxi

Hotel

Shopping/requests

Restaurant/cafe/grocery store

Order/menu

Beverages

Dishes

Products

Seafood

Dishes

Useful words

Check

Just in case, it’s worth having a notepad on hand and writing down the numbers, especially when it comes to payment. Write the amount, show it, clarify.

You can clarify the numbers by saying:

So, you can call your hotel room not 405 (four hundred and five), but by numbers: quatro, sero, cinco. They will understand you.

Dates and times

Emergencies

Example dialogue in Spanish

Of course, during a conversation it’s inconvenient to get into a phrasebook and read. Some words are worth learning. You can prepare questions in a notepad. As a last resort, you can point your finger at a printed phrasebook.

Here is an example of a dialogue compiled from this phrasebook:

— Ola (greeting)

- Me he perdido (I'm lost). Puede usted ayudarme? (could you help me?) Donde esta? (where is) La calle (street) …. Torres?

With the help of this phrasebook you asked a question. Now comes the most important part: understanding the answer.

1. Show a map of the city
2. If you don't have a map, take a notepad and pen
3. Don’t be shy about asking:

— ¿Podria usted hablar más despacio? (Could you speak more slowly). No comprendo! (I don't understand). Repitan por favor (please repeat). ¿Me lo puede escribir? (Can you write it? In our case, draw it).

1. Ask again and clarify:

- Lejos (far?) Todo recto (straight?) A la izquierda (to the left?) A la derecha (to the right?)

2. Watch your hands and facial expressions
3. At the end, don’t forget to say:

— Muchas gracias (thank you very much). Adios (goodbye!)

Before our trip to Spain, Galya and I watched the lessons

« Polyglot. Spanish from scratch in 16 hours "(Culture Channel)

Sincerely,

If you are in a business environment, then after a verbal greeting, a handshake will be sufficient. In a friendly atmosphere, a kiss on the cheek or an air kiss will follow. There are many options - just choose the most suitable one or come up with your own combination.

Spanish greetings are not limited to the well-known ones Hola And Buenos Days: Today we have compiled for you a comprehensive list of Spanish phrases with which you can start a conversation.

• Hola- Hello.
  This is the simplest greeting and can be combined with any of the ones below. So, you can say "Hola, buenos días", or "Hola, buenas tardes". And we won’t tire of reminding you: the letter “h” is not pronounced!
• Buenos Days- Good morning.
  Literally translated as “good day”, but means “good morning”. "Buenos días" usually used before noon.
• Buenas tardes- Good afternoon.
  In case you want to say hello to someone and it is already one o'clock in the afternoon or later, you can say "buenas tardes". In Spain, this greeting can be used until late in the evening, and in a number of Latin American countries and countries Caribbean Sea- only until sunset.
• Buenas nights- Good evening.
  This phrase also means " Good night" Always remember the context, as you may end up saying goodbye inadvertently.
• What do you think?- How are you doing? (formal address).
  This is a polite way to ask someone about their state of affairs. Typically, you should use this phrase when talking to older people or people in positions of authority as a sign of respect. Use this phrase in South American countries to always feel confident. Are you in business? It is important to inquire about a person's well-being before any business conversation. This will be a sign that you care about your client or partner.
• What do you think?- What's up? (informal address).
  Adding a letter "s" at the end means that you are talking to a peer or someone younger than you in age. If you hear "tutéame", this means that the interlocutor invites you to address you as “you,” regardless of his or your age.
• What's the point?- How are you? (plural)
  Greeting a group of people? The letter "n" at the end will mean that you are addressing everyone at once. If you know everyone in the group, you can greet everyone with a friendly kiss. But if you are a guy, only kiss girls, shake hands with other guys. Traveling to Spain? Ask “¿Cómo estáis?”.
• What do you mean?– How are things going?
  To some, this appeal may seem too familiar, but, in general, this question can be asked to any person in an informal setting.
• ¿Qué pasa?– What's new?/What's going on?
  Are you having a conversation with friends or someone younger than you? Use the phrase “¿Qué pasa?” This can also be heard in situations when they want to clarify some point.
• ¿Qué hubo?-What happened?
  This phrase is considered an informal greeting in some Spanish-speaking countries. Use the phrase when communicating with friends or family. Just remember that the letter "h" has no sound (we know you're already tired of us).
• Bienvenidos- Welcome.
  Want to invite someone to your home? In Spanish it would sound like this: "Bienvenidos". Save the final "s", if you are greeting several people. By removing "s", you will receive a greeting for one person. When addressing a woman, say "bienvenida", and to the man - "bienvenido". A group of girls invited? Use the word "bienvenidas". Do not consider this as discrimination and male chauvinism, but we need to speak up "bienvenidos", if the group of invitees includes both girls and men.

• Mi casa es su casa- My home is your home.
  If you want a guest to feel comfortable in your home, you can say: "Mi casa es su casa". This does not mean at all that you are giving him your home, but it does mean that those invited can feel at home. If someone the same age is visiting, just replace "su" on "tu".
• ¿De donde eres?- Where are you from?
  Use this expression when you want to ask someone your age or younger where they are from. The question will change and sound like “¿De donde es usted?”, if you are addressing an older person or higher in status.
• ¿Cómo te llamas?- What is your name?
  Literally means "What do you call yourself?" is what you say when you want to know someone's name. This time has several options, depending on the type of appeal. An older person in Spain is asked: “¿Cómo se llama?”
• ¿Aló?- Hello?
  This is a common way to answer a call in many Spanish-speaking countries. Depending on where you travel, you may hear "bueno", "si" or "diga" in response to phone call. Regardless of the telephone greeting, you should respond by introducing yourself and asking how the other person is doing. It would be rude if you did not show this courtesy. Thank your interlocutor. Then you can move on to the purpose of the call.
• ¿Adónde vas?- Where are you going?
  Greet someone who is in a hurry? To ask someone where they are going, use this phrase. Change the verb to "va" for formal address, but if you are asking a group of people in Spain where they are going, change it to "vais".
• ¿Dónde has estado?- Where did you be all this time?
  Haven't seen you for a while? Tell “¿Dónde has estado?” and find out where he has been all these years. Be prepared to listen to the whole story!
• ¡Hace tiempo que no te veo!- I haven’t seen you for so long!
  This is how you greet someone you haven't seen in ages.

No matter how widespread English is around the world, practice shows that in large quantities cases, knowledge of at least the basics is necessary Spanish when a person goes on a business trip or as a tourist in Today, master the basics of any foreign language You can either independently or by taking targeted courses. For example, a Spanish course for tourists involves learning the basics of this Romance language, and also includes basic phrases that are most often useful to tourists.

The importance of knowing basic Spanish

When a person travels to another country, he receives a huge amount of new emotions and impressions, learns about new places, about the way of life of foreigners, in a word, about a new culture. Such knowledge will not be complete and vivid if he knows absolutely nothing about the language spoken by the inhabitants of this country. In addition, situations will often arise when a tourist needs to find out some information, for example, how to get to a specific hotel, but he will have problems, since the residents of all Spanish-speaking countries, in comparison with the population of developed European countries, have an extremely low level of knowledge English

Therefore, if a person wants to get maximum satisfaction from a trip to warmer countries, which are not limited only to Spain, because almost all South America and southern part North America speak the language of Miguel Cervantes, then he needs to learn its basics on his own or enroll in short-term Spanish courses for tourists.

Russian-Spanish phrase books

To feel confident in a Spanish-speaking atmosphere, you need to carry a reference book or phrasebook with you. These manuals contain basic phrases for the most common occasions in life. It is better to choose a Russian-Spanish phrasebook for tourists with pronunciation, in which transcription in Cyrillic will help you pronounce the Spanish phrase as correctly as possible.

• "Russian-Spanish phrasebook" by the St. Petersburg publishing house "KARO", which consists of 144 pages. It contains information about Spain and contains many important phrases in Spanish with transcriptions in Russian. All phrases are divided into different sections household topics, so finding the necessary expression for a tourist will not be difficult.
• "Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary" by the Moscow publishing house "Living Language" is a book of 224 pages, which contains not only phrases, but also about 8,000 foreign words. This Spanish phrasebook for tourists fits in your pocket. The vocabulary collected in it allows a person who does not speak Spanish well to communicate on many everyday topics.
• "Russian-Spanish phrasebook" publishing house "Victoria Plus", Moscow. This small book is most popular among our tourists because it is cheap and easy to navigate.

Also, before traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, it is recommended to learn 10-20 of the most necessary phrases, which will help the traveler quickly explain what type of help he wants to ask from a resident of a foreign country.

Greetings in Spanish

One of the main phrases in Spanish for tourists are expressions of greeting, because this is where any communication begins. The following phrases will help start the conversation kindly:

• Hola - hello, hello. A simple word of greeting that you can say to your peer or someone you know. It is read "Ola", but unlike Russian, the sound "l" should be pronounced a little softer. A capital letter here and below indicates a stressed syllable.
• Buenos días - good morning. This phrase is formal in nature, but it can also be used to start informal communication. It reads "buEnos dIas". You can greet us this way until 12 o'clock.
• Buenas tardes - good afternoon. This expression can be used, for example, when a tourist meets hotel owners in the afternoon. Pronounced "buEnas tardes".
• Buenas noches - good evening. Thus it is customary to greet people after 18.00. Pronounced "buEnas noches".

Basic words and expressions needed

Spanish for tourists also requires knowledge of words and phrases such as “thank you”, “please”, “yes”, “no”, “how are you”, etc. The table below shows these and some other frequently used ones in everyday life. colloquial speech expressions.

Farewell in Spanish

No living language is complete without saying goodbye, and Spanish is no exception. Spoken Spanish for tourists usually includes the following expressions which can be used if a person says goodbye to someone:

• Adios - goodbye. This is the most popular word that is easy to remember and can be used in absolutely any setting and with any interlocutor when you say goodbye for a short time. It is pronounced "adOs".
• Hasta pronto or hasta luego - see you soon. These two expressions are often used when saying goodbye to friends or acquaintances for a short time. They read "Asta pronto" and "Asta luego", respectively. It should be noted that people in Spanish-speaking countries, especially Spain itself, often use diminutive suffixes for such words of farewell. For example, you can often hear hasta lueguito - “Asta luegIto”, which literally translates into Russian as “until quickly”.
• Hasta mañana - see you tomorrow. For example, a tourist leaves a hotel with the goal of spending the night on the seashore in a tent, and returning the next day. In this case, he can say “Asta magnana” to the hotel owners. Note that before going to bed it is preferable to say not hasta mañana, but buenas noches - “buenas noches”, which translates as “good night”. This wish is identical to the greeting “good evening”.
• Hasta el año siguiente - until next year. If, while traveling around the country, a tourist made new acquaintances and plans to see new friends again next year, then he can tell them “Hasta el Año signe.”
• Nos veremos - see you later. If, when saying goodbye to two friends or acquaintances, it is not known when the next meeting will take place, then you can say “nos bereEmos.”
• Hasta siempre - goodbye. If a tourist does not plan to visit this hotel again, then when parting, you can say “Asta sempre”. However, it is still not recommended to use this phrase in such situations, since it has a negative connotation, as if the tourist did not like something about the service. The phrase hasta la vista is also very rarely used.

Difficulty in understanding

The Spanish language is distinguished by its clear pronunciation; almost all sounds in its phonetics are close to the corresponding sounds of the Russian language. However, difficulties in understanding Spanish speech often arise, and they are associated with the speed of pronunciation of words, which is one of the fastest in the world. Therefore, there is no need to be afraid to ask again what is not clear the first time. The following phrases will be useful for this purpose:

Words and phrases for getting around the city

Any Spanish phrasebook for tourists must necessarily include words and phrases that serve as assistants for a person who does not speak this language to navigate the area, particularly in an urban environment. The following words and expressions are often necessary:

Emergencies and emergencies

Emergencies can happen to anyone, at any time, so before traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, it is recommended to learn a few phrases related to this topic. The simplest are the following:

Other useful words

The following words in Spanish for tourists will be very useful. They can be used in different situations when you need to ask or explain something. Moreover, these words can be pronounced independently, that is, without the use of explanatory verbs, since a person who knows Spanish will still be able to understand what they mean we're talking about.

Residents of Spanish-speaking countries are very kind, cheerful and emotional people, so there is no need to be afraid to ask them again what is not clear, they will always explain to the tourist in an understandable way.