How do you say hello in Spanish?

Hola is the all-purpose hello. By time of day you can also say Buenos días (morning), Buenas tardes (afternoon), or Buenas noches (evening).

How do you say thank you in Spanish?

Gracias means thank you. "You're welcome" is De nada.

How do you say please in Spanish?

Por favor means please. It comes at the end of most requests, e.g. Una mesa, por favor ("a table, please").

How do you count to ten in Spanish?

uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), diez (10).

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Basic Spanish Phrases for Beginners (with Pronunciation)

Just starting Spanish? These are the phrases worth learning first — greetings, manners, and the survival lines that get you through a trip. Spanish spelling is phonetic, so once you know a few rules, you can read these aloud and be understood. Quick answers are at the end.

Greetings

Hola

OH-lah

Hello

Buenos días

BWEH-nos DEE-as

Good morning

Buenas tardes

BWEH-nas TAR-des

Good afternoon

Buenas noches

BWEH-nas NOH-ches

Good evening / night

Adiós / Hasta luego

ah-DYOS / AS-tah LWEH-goh

Goodbye / See you later

Please, thank you & manners

Gracias

GRAH-syas

Thank you

De nada

deh NAH-dah

You're welcome

Por favor

por fah-VOR

Please

Perdón / Disculpe

per-DON / dees-KOOL-peh

Sorry / Excuse me

Sí / No

see / noh

Yes / No

Getting by

¿Habla inglés?

AH-blah een-GLES

Do you speak English?

No entiendo

noh en-TYEN-doh

I don't understand

Más despacio, por favor

mas des-PAH-syoh

Slower, please

¿Cuánto cuesta?

KWAN-toh KWES-tah

How much is it?

¿Dónde está el baño?

DON-deh es-TAH el BAH-nyoh

Where is the bathroom?

Introduce yourself

Mucho gusto

MOO-choh GOOS-toh

Nice to meet you

Me llamo [nombre]

meh YAH-moh

My name is [name]

¿Cómo te llamas?

KOH-moh teh YAH-mas

What's your name?

Numbers 1–10

uno

OO-noh

dos

tres

cuatro

KWAH-troh

cinco

SEEN-koh

seis

says

siete

SYEH-teh

ocho

OH-choh

nueve

NWEH-veh

diez

dyes

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