Basic Spanish - What Everyone Needs To Know

Here are fifteen basic words and phrases that will sail you into the Spanish speaking world.

Hola!                     Hi

Bienvenido (a)      Welcome (Bienvenida when addressing a woman)

Que tal?                How's it going?

Cómo estás?        How are you?

Buenos días         Good morning/day

Buenas noches    Good evening/night

Hasta la proxima  Until next time

Hasta pronto        Until soon (see you soon)

Adiós                    Goodbye

Gusto de verte     Nice to see you

Es un placer         It is a pleasure

Por favor              Please

Disculpe               Sorry / Excuse me

Si, entiendo          Yes I understand

No quiero             I don't want

Now all that remains is getting the hang of the right pronunciation, for which talking to a native speaker helps. Always remember Spanish is pronounced phonetically, so it is really easy - way easier than English!