20 essential holiday phrases in Spanish

Friday, 3rd July 2009

Whether youre heading to Spain or South America, these basic phrases will help you meet, greet and mingle...

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Hello	Hola
Goodbye	Adiós
Please	Por favor
Thank you	Gracias
Yes	Sí
No	No
Excuse me/sorry	Disculpe/Perdone
My name is...	Mi nombre es/Me llamo...
What is your name?	¿Cómo te llamas?
Nice to meet you	Encantada de conocerte
Where do you come from?	¿De dónde eres?
I come from Great Britain/America	Soy de Gran Bretaña/América
How are you?	¿Qué tal estás?
Where is...?	¿Dónde está...?
I would like (2 bottles of water)	Me gustaría/ ¿Me puede dar? (dos botellas de agua)
How much is that?	¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
How do I get to...?	¿Cómo puedo ir a...?
I don’t understand	No (lo) entiendo
I’m sorry, I don’t speak Spanish	Lo siento, no hablo español
Do you speak English?	¿Hablas inglés?

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1. Posted by Alex Wolfson  on  07/07  at  11:19 AM

   How about "Quires salir conmigo?" - Would you like to go out with me - and "Tienes ojos bonitos" - you have beautiful eyes?

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