How to communicate in Spain without knowing Spanish. Basic phrases in Spanish for tourists (with translation) Russian Spanish translator with pronunciation

You have booked your ticket. Your luggage is already packed. You can't wait to start your trip to a country where everyone speaks Spanish.

There is one more simple thing you can do that will come in handy on your trip: learn a few phrases in Spanish! Traveling will definitely be much more exciting and rewarding if you can communicate with native speakers.

In this article, we have selected the most popular Spanish phrases that will help you “survive” while traveling.

Greetings

Hispanic culture is based on the cult of politeness, you should also always be polite and say “hello” and “how are you?” And don't worry about making mistakes, people around you will do their best to understand you and make sure you understand them. Just try your best and they will be happy to see your efforts.

• Good morning - Buenos Days(Buenos dias)
• Good afternoon - Buenas tardes(buenas tardes)
• Good evening - Buenas nights(buenas noches)
• Hola (ola)- this is “hello”. You can say hello this way to people you already know.
• What do you think?(komo esta) - a way to ask “how are you?” in case you are unfamiliar with the person, What do you think?(como estas) - if you know him.
• If you are asked “how are you?”, answer “ok, thank you” - “Bien, gracias”(bien, gracias) because you are also a polite person.
• Never forget the key words: please - por favor(por favor) - and thank you - gracias(gracias).
• When you introduce yourself to someone, you say “Mucho gusto”(mucho thick), and you will hear the same thing in response. It means "nice to meet you."
• If you suddenly hit an insurmountable language barrier, switch to universal English, just make sure from your interlocutor: ¿Habla ingles?(abla ingles)? - Do you speak English?

Useful basic vocabulary

Even the simplest words and phrases to remember will be of great use to you in everyday communication. You can always use “I want”, “I like”, “Do you have...?”, and if you don’t know how to complete a phrase (for example, you can’t remember the right noun), just point to the item.

• I want, I don't want - Yo quiero, yo no quiero(yo kyero, yo no kyero)
• I would like (more politely) – Me gustaria(me gustaria)
• Where is? – What do you think?(donde esta)?
• What is the price? – ¿Cuánto cuesta?(cuanto cuesta)?
• How much time? – ¿Qué hora es?(ke ora es)?
• You have? – ¿Tiene?(tiene)?
• I have it, I don’t have it - Yo tengo, yo no tengo(yo tengo, yo no tengo)
• I understand, I don't understand - Yo entiendo, yo no entiendo(yo entiendo, yo no entiendo)
• You understand - ¿Entiende?(entiende)?

Simple verb forms: where is, I want, I need

You can express many thoughts and requests using simple verb forms. The important thing is that you can say a variety of things by using “I want,” “I need,” “I can,” “I could,” or “where is,” and then simply adding a noun. It may not be so easy for you, but you will definitely be understood.

• I want a ticket to a hotel, a taxi - Yo quiero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi(yo kyero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi)

How do I get there?

If you're a little lost or unsure of how to get somewhere, you need a few simple phrases to help you find the right path. "Where is?" in Spanish it sounds like “¿dónde está?” (donde esta?), let's look at this question in action based on a few examples:

• Where is the railway station? – ¿Dónde está la estación de ferrocarril?(donde esta la estacion de ferrocarril) or “autobuses” (autobuses).
• Where is the restaurant? – How about a restaurant?(donde esta un restaurante)?
  - Train? – ¿Un tren?(un tren)?
  - Street …? – ¿La calle...?(la saye)?
  - Bank? – ¿Un banco?(un banko)?
• I am looking for the restroom. – What do you think?– (donde esta el banyo)?
• I want a hotel, I want a hotel with a bathroom - Yo quiero un hotel, yo quiero un hotel con baño(yo kyero un hotel, yo kyero un hotel kon banyo)
• I need - Yo necesito(yo neseshito). A very useful phrase, just add a noun:
  Yo necesito un hotel, un cuarto, un cuarto con baño– (yo neseshito un hotel, un cuarto son banyo)
• Where is the exchange office located? where is the bank located? – ¿Dónde está una casa de cambio?(donde esta una casa de cambio);
  How about it?(donde esta el banco)?
• Money – Dinero (dinero).

Driving directions

Once you ask a question about how to get somewhere, you will hear the answer in Spanish. Remember some simple instructions in Spanish that someone might give you, such as telling you to turn right or left or to go straight ahead. Listen to these keywords:

• Right side - a la derecha(a la derecha)
• Left-hand side - a la izquierda(a la izquierda)
• Straight ahead - derecho(derecho)
• On the corner - en la esquina(en la esquina)
• In one, two, three, four blocks - a una cuadra, a dos, tres, cuatro cuadras– (a una cuadra, a dos, tres, cuatro cuadras)

At a restaurant: what do you want to eat or drink?

These are probably the phrases you'll need most when you're in a restaurant. Order something using something you already know "quiero"(quiero) or "quisiera"(kissier) – “I want” or “I would like.” And don't forget to talk “por favor” And "gracias"!

• Table - Una mesa(una masa)
• Table for two, three, four - Una mesa para dos tres, cuatro(una mesa para dos, tres, cuatro)
• Menu – Un menú(un menu)
• Soup - Sopa(sop)
• Salad - Ensalada(ensalada)
• Hamburger (also necessary!) – Hamburguesa(amburgesa)
• With ketchup, mustard, tomato, lettuce - Con salsa de tomate, mostaza, tomate, lechuga– (con salsa de tomate, mostaza, tomate, lechuga)
• Snack – Una entrada(una entrada)
• Dessert - Un postre(un postre)
• Drink - Una bebida(una babyda)
• Water – Agua(agua)
• Red wine, white wine – Vino tinto(Bino Tinto), vino blanco(bino blanco)
• Beer - Cerveza(serveza)
• Coffee - Un café(un cafe)
• Call a waiter or waitress - ¡Señor! or ¡Señorita!(senior or señorita)
• Check - La cuenta(la cuenta)

Miscellaneous information

• Credit cards. Many places in small towns still don't accept credit cards, so be sure to have plenty of cash with you. You can ask if credit card is accepted - una tarjeta de credito(una tarheta de credito). If you have questions, you can always use nouns as a question. For example, you can take out a credit card and ask ¿Tarjeta de credito? They will understand.
• Universal word: No funciona(but functional) – no, it doesn’t work. You can use this in many other circumstances. Just point to a shower or something and say: “¡No funciona!”
• Practice saying everything out loud, so, firstly, you will remember some phrases without having to “peep” them, and secondly, you will learn to pronounce them quickly and, at the same time, smoothly. Simply listening to the person speaking will also help you understand people.
• Take a small pocket dictionary with you. Of course, you don't want to look for the right verb conjugation in the middle of a conversation, but you will always find the right noun quickly. Download this dictionary before your trip, it will definitely come in handy more than once.

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

P.S. You will learn more useful phrases in the online course.

Eccentric Spain is the dream of any tourist who is looking for hot, thrilling sensations. Holidays in Spain mean staying in luxury hotels, relaxing on the best beaches in the world, dining in world-famous restaurants, tours of medieval castles and other attractions, and of course communicating with extraordinary Spaniards.

The last thing is most likely the most memorable and interesting thing that can happen during all the time spent in this beautiful country, but there is one thing, but in order to communicate with the local population you need to know at least a minimum of Spanish, or have our Russian at hand -Spanish phrasebook. Our phrasebook is a great help in communicating with the local population. It is divided into important and common topics.

Common phrases

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
good	bueno	bueno
bad	malo	few
enough / enough	bastante	bastante
cold	frio	frio
hot	caliente	caliente
small	pequeno	pequeño
big	grande	Grande
What?	Que?	ke?
There	Alli	ayi
Here	Aqui	aki
How much time?	Que hora es?	Ke ora es?
I don't understand	No entiendo	But entiendo
I'm really sorry	Lo siento.	locento
Can you speak slowly?	Mas despacio, por favor.	mas-despacio, por-favor
I don't understand.	No comprendo.	but-comprendo
Do you speak English/Russian?	Habla ingles/ruso?	abla ingles/rruso?
How to get/get to..?	Por donde se va a..?	Pordonde se-va a..?
How are you?	Que tal?	Ke tal?
Very good	Muy bien	Mui bien
Thank you	Gracias	Gracias
Please	Por favor	Por favor
Yes	Si	si
No	No	But
Sorry	Perdone	sorry
How are you doing?	Que tal?	ketal?
Thank you excellent.	Muy bien, gracias.	Mui bien, gracias.
And you?	Y usted?	Juste?
Very nice to meet you.	Encantado/Encantada*.	encantado/encantada*
See you later!	Hasta pronto!	asta pronto!
Okay! (Agreed!)	Esta bien!	esta bien
Where is/are..?	Donde esta/Donde estan..?	dondesta/dondestan..?
How many meters/kilometers from here to..?	Cuantos metros/kilometros hay de aqui a..?	quantos metros/kilometros ah de-aki a..?
Hot	Caliente	Caliente
Cold	Frio	Frio
Elevator	Ascensor	Assensor
Toilet	Servicio	Servisio
Closed	Cerrado	Cerrado
Open	Abierto	Avierto
No smoking	Prohibido fumar	Proivido fumar
Exit	Salida	Salida
Why?	How about?	spanking?
Entrance	Entrada	Entrada
closed/closed	cerrado	cerrado
Fine	bien	bien
open/open	abierto	abierto

Appeals

Walk around the city

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Railway station / Train station	La estacion de trenes	La Estacion de Tranes
Bus station	La estacion de autobuses	La Estacion de Autobuses
Tourist Office	La oficina de turismo	la officena de turismo
City Hall/Town Hall	El ayuntamiento	el ayuntamiento
Library	La biblioteca	la library
A park	El parque	El Parque
Garden	El Jardin	El Hardin
City wall	La muralla	La Muraya
Tower	La torre	la torre
Street	La calle	La Caye
Square	La plaza	la plaza
Monastery	El monasterio / El convento	El Monasterio / El Combento
House	La casa	La Casa
Castle	El palacio	El Palacio
Lock	El castillo	El Castillo
Museum	El museo	El Museo
Basilica	La basilica	la basilica
Art Gallery	El museo del arte	el museo delarte
Cathedral	La cathedral	La Catedral
Church	La iglesia	La Iglessa
Tobacconist's	Los tabacos	Los Tabacos
Tourist agency	La agencia de viajes	la-ahensya de-vyahes
Shoe shop	La zapateria	la sapateria
Supermarket	El supermercado	el supermercado
Hypermarket	El hipermercado	El Ipermercado
Newsstand	El kiosko de prensa	el chiosco de prince
Mail	Los correos	Los Corraos
Market	El mercado	El Mercado
Salon	La peluqueria	La Peluceria
The dialed number does not exist	El numero marcado no existe	El numero marcado no existe
We were interrupted	Nos cortaron	Nose cortaron
Line is busy	La linea esta ocupada	Ea payback line
Dial the number	Marcar el numero	Markar el nimero
How much are the tickets?	Cuanto valen las entradas?	Quanto valen las entradas?
Where can I buy tickets?	Donde se puede comprar entradas?	Donde se puede comprar entradas?
When does the museum open?	Cuando se abre el museo?	Cuando se abre el museo?
Where is?	Donde esta?	Donde esta?
Where is the mailbox?	Donde esta el buzon?	Donde esta el buson?
How much do I owe you?	Cuanto le debo?	Cointeau le débo?
letters to Russia	mandar una card in Russia	mandar una card and Rusia
I need stamps for	Necesito sellos para	Nesesito seios para
Where is the post office?	Donde estan Correos?	Donde estan correos?
post card	Postal	Postal
Salon	Peluqueria	Peluceria
down / below	abajo	abajo
upstairs/at the top	arriba	arriba
far	lejos	lejos
near/close	cerca	sirka
directly	todo recto	todo-rrekto
left	a la izquierda	a la Izquierda
right	a la derecha	a-la-derecha
left	izquierdo / izquierda	Izquierdo / Izquierda
right	derecho / derecha	derecho / derecha

In a cafe, restaurant

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
red wine	vino tinto	wine tinto
pink wine	vino rosado	rosado wine
White wine	vino blanco	wine blanco
vinegar	vinagre	Vinagre
toast (fried bread)	tostadas	tostadas
veal	ternera	Turnera
cake/pie	tarta	tart
soup	sopa	sopa
dry / dry / oe	seco / seca	seko / seka
sauce	salsa	salsa
sausages	salchichas	salchichas
salt	sal	sal
cheese	queso	queso
cake(s)	pastel / pasteles	pastel / pasteles
bread	pan	pan
orange(s)	naranja/naranjas	naranja / naranjas
vegetable stew	menestra	menestra
shellfish and shrimp	mariscosm	ariskos
apple(s)	manzana/ manzanas	manzana / manzanas
butter	mantequilla	Mantakiya
lemonade	limonada	lemonade
lemon	lemon	lemon
milk	leche	treat
lobster	langosta	Langosta
sherry	jerez	heres
egg	huevo	huevo
smoked ham	jamon serrano	jamon serrano
ice cream	helado	elado
large shrimp	gambas	gambas
dried fruits	fruits secos	frutos sekos
fruit / fruits	fruta/frutas	fruita
Bread	Pan	pan
The check, please.	La cuenta, por favor	La Cuenta, Port Favor
Cheese	Queso	queso
Seafood	Mariscos	mariscos
Fish	Pescado	paskado
Well done	Muy hecho	mui-echo
Medium-roasted	Poco hecho	Poko Echo
Meat	Carne	carne
Beverages	Bebidas	babydas
Wine	Vino	wine
Water	Agua	agua
Tea	Te	te
Coffee	Cafe	cafe
Dish of the day	El plato del dia	el plateau del día
Snacks	Los entremeses	los entremeses
First course	El primer plateau	el primer plateau
Dinner	La cena	La Sena
Dinner	La comida/El almuerzo	la comida / el almuerzo
Breakfast	El desayuno	El Desayno
Cup	Una taza	una-tasa
Plate	Un plateau	un-plateau
Spoon	Una cuchara	una-kuchara
Fork	Un tenedor	un-tenedor
Knife	Un cuchillo	un-kuchiyo
Bottle	Una botella	una-boteya
Glass / Shot glass	Una copa	una-copa
Cup	Un vaso	um-baso
Ashtray	Un cenicero	un-senisero
Wine list	La carta de vinos	la carta de vinos
Set lunch	Menu del dia	Mainu del Dia
Menu	La carta/El menu	la carta / el menu
Waiter/ka	Camarero/Camarera	camarero / camarera
I am a vegetarian	Soy vegetariano	soy vejetariano.
I want to reserve a table.	Quiero reservar una mesa	kyero rreservar una-mesa.
Beer	Cerveza	Servesa
Orange juice	Zumo de naranja	Sumo de naranja
Salt	Sal	Sal
Sugar	Azucar	Asúcar

In transport

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Could you wait for me?	Puede esperarme, por favor.	puede esperarme por favor
right	a la derecha	a la derecha
Stop here please.	Pare aqui, por favor.	pare aki por favor
left	a la izquierda	a la Izquierda
Take me to the hotel...	Lleveme al hotel…	Lievem al otel
Take me to the train station.	Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril.	levéme a la estacion de ferrocarril
Take me to the airport.	Lleveme al aeropuerto.	levema al aeropuerto
Take me to this address.	Lleveme a estas senas.	l'evem and estas senyas
What is the tariff until...?	Cuanto es la tarifa a...?	quanto es la tariffa a
Can I leave my car at the airport?	Puedo dejar el coche en el aeropuerto?	Puedo dejar el coche en el aeropuerto?
Where can I get a taxi?	Donde puedo coger un taxi?	donde puedo kocher un taxi
How much does it cost?	Cuanto cuesta para una	Cuanto cuesta
a week?	semana?	una semana?
When should I return it?	Cuanto tengo que devolverlo?	Quanto tengo ke devolverlo?
Is insurance included in the price?	El precio incluye el seguro?	El precio inclue el seguro?
I want to rent a car	Quiero alquilar un coche	Quiero alkilar un koche

At the hotel

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
2 (3, 4, 5-) star	de dos (tres, cuatro, cinco) estrellas)	de dos (tres, cuatro, cinco) estrayas
Hotel	El hotel	el hotel
I have reserved a room	Tengo una habitacion reservada	tengo una-habitasion rreservada
Key	La llave	la-yawe
Receptionist	El botones	El Botones
room with square/palace view	habitacion que da a la plaza / al palacio	Habitacion que da a la plaza / al palacio
room with windows to the courtyard	habitacion que da al patio	Habitacion que da al-patyo
room with bath	habitacion con bano	Habitacion con Bagno
Single Room	habitacion individual	habitation individual
Double Room	habitacion con dos camas	Habitacion con dos camas
with double bed	con cama de matrimonio	konkama de matrimonyo
two bedroom suite	habitacion doble	Habitacion Doble
Do you have a free room?	Tienen una habitacion libre?	Tenen unabitacion libre?

Emergencies

Dates and times

Numerals

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
0	cero	sero
1	uno	uno
2	dos	dos
3	tres	tres
4	cuatro	quattro
5	cinco	Cinco
6	seis	seis
7	siete	siete
8	ocho	wow
9	nueve	nueve
10	diez	sharp
11	once	onse
12	doce	dose
13	trece	trese
14	catorce	katorse
15	quince	kinse
16	dieciseis	dyesisays
17	diecisiete	desisiete
18	dieciocho	diesiocho
19	diecinueve	Diesinuewe
20	veinte	wante
21	veintiuno	Veintiuno
22	veintidos	Vaintidos
30	treinta	trainta
40	cuarenta	karenta
50	cinquenta	cinquanta
60	sesenta	sesenta
70	setenta	setenta
80	ochenta	very much
90	noventa	noventa
100	cien (before nouns and adjectives) / ciento	sien/siento
101	ciento uno	siento uno
200	doscientos	dossientos
300	trescientos	Tressientos
400	cuatrocientos	quatroscientos
500	quinientos	quinientos
600	seiscientos	Seissientos
700	setecientos	setesientos
800	ochocientos	ococientos
900	novecientos	novicientos
1 000	mil	miles
10 000	diez mil	sharp miles
100 000	cien mil	cien miles
1 000 000	un million	one million

In the shop

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Can I try this on?	Puedo probarmelo?	puedo probarmelo
Sale	Rebajas	rebahas
Too expensive.	Muy caro.	mui karo
Please write this.	Por favor, escribalo.	por favor escriballo
What is the price?	Cuanto es?	Quanto es
How much does it cost?	Cuanto cuesta esto?	Quanto questa esto
Show me this.	Ensenemelo.	ensenemelo
I would like to…	Quisiera..	Kisiera
Give it to me please.	Demelo, por favor.	Demelo por favor
Could you show it to me?	Puede usted ensenarme esto?	puede usted ensenyarme esto
Could you give it to me?	Puede darme esto?	puede darme esto
What else do you recommend?	Me puede recommend algo mas?	Mae puede recomendar algo mas?
Do you think this will suit me?	Que le parese, me queda bien?	Ke le parese, me queda bien?
Can you make a tax-exempt purchase?	Usted puede formalizar la compra libre de impuestos?	Usted puede formalisar la compra libre de impuestos?
Can I pay by credit card?	Puedo pagar con tarjeta?	Puedo pagar con tarheta?
I take this	Me quedo con esto	Me kado con esto
(smaller size?	grande(pequena)?	Grande (pequeña)?
Do you have a bigger one?	Tiene una talla mas	Tiene una taya mas
Can I try it on?	Puedo probar?	Puedo probar?
What if I take two?	Si voy a tomar dos?	Si boy a tomar dos?
Expensive	Caro	Caro
How much does it cost?	Cuanto vale?	Cointeau bale?

Tourism

Greetings – all the words necessary to greet or start a conversation with a resident of Spain.

Standard phrases - a list of all kinds of phrases and their pronunciation that will contribute to the development of the conversation and its maintenance. Here are collected many common phrases often used in communication.

Orientation in the city - in order not to get lost in one of the Spanish towns, keep this topic with you, it contains translations of phrases that will help you find your way to the place you need.

Transport - when traveling on public transport, you need to know the translation of a number of phrases and words, these are the words collected in this topic.

Hotel – so that you don’t have any difficulties when checking into a room or communicating with room service, use this topic.

Emergency situations - if some kind of misfortune happens to you or you feel unwell, seek help from passers-by using this section.

Dates and times - if you are confused about what date it is today, and you urgently need to clarify this issue, ask a passerby for help, this topic will help you with this. You can also check what time it is.

Shopping - words and their translations that will be needed in stores and markets.

Restaurant – When ordering a dish at a restaurant, make sure that it contains exactly the same ingredients that you would expect using this section. You can also use it to call the waiter, clarify your order and ask for a receipt.

Numbers and digits - all numbers from 0 to 1,000,000, translated into Spanish, their correct pronunciation and spelling.
Tourism is the main selection of phrases and words for tourists. Words that no vacationer can do without.

Spanish is one of the most popular languages ​​in the world, it is spoken in Spain and in Latin American countries, although they speak dialects and variations of classic Spanish. Classical Spanish is the basis and is perfectly understood in Peru, Chile, Portugal, Mexico, Cuba and other South American countries. In general, this amounts to more than half a billion people in the world. So learning 100 phrases in Spanish will be useful.

The language of Lorca and Cervantes

The Spanish language sounds beautiful, is melodic and easy to learn. The spelling and pronunciation are almost identical; learning it yourself at the tourist level is quite simple. In everyday speech, Spaniards use approximately 700-1000 words, of which approximately 150-200 are verbs. And for tourism purposes, in order not to get lost in the cities of Spain or to understand airport employees, about 100 phrases consisting of 300-350 words are enough.

They are conventionally divided into several groups: words of gratitude and phrases for polite communication in a restaurant, airport and on the road. You will also need numbers, pronouns and the most popular verbs, directions and names of places, days of the week and time. You also need to learn the words necessary in difficult and dangerous situations, ask for help or help passers-by.

Sounds and pronunciations in Spanish

To speak Spanish, start learning with the basics - phonetics and the alphabet. Language has its own peculiarities and complexities. The Spanish alphabet is almost identical to the English one, with the exception of 1 detail - the letter “Ñ” has been added, it is read “n”. Otherwise they are the same. Let's look at the details of the phonetic features of Spanish letters:

• at the beginning of a word the letter “H” is not pronounced, in the word “Hola!” (hello), it is pronounced “Ola” with the first vowel removed;
• in classical Spanish, the letter “C” is often pronounced with a whistle, somewhat similar to the English combination “th”;
• the letter “E” is read “E”, at this moment foreigners can be heard strongly;
• the letter "L" in Spanish is soft;
• Basically, words are read as they are written, there are exceptions, but they are few;
• stress is placed according to the rules, unlike the Russian language - at the end of the word there is a consonant letter (except for N and S), then the stress is on the last syllable, vowel or letters N and S, then on the penultimate one;
• the letter “C” is read “K” in combination with the vowels a, o, u; and “C” - with the letters e, i;
• the letter "G" is read "Г" in combination with a, o, u; and with the letters e, i – pronounced “X”;

• special combinations “GUE”, “GUI” are read as “Ge” and “Gi”, and “QUE” and “QUI” are read as “Ke” and “Ki”;
• the letter “V” is pronounced like the middle between “v” and “b”;
• the letters “S” and “Z” are read like the Russian “S”, and in Spain they are pronounced similar to “ts”.

These features are easy to remember, otherwise the languages ​​are similar and it is not difficult for Russians to learn Spanish and speak it in a way that is understandable for the natives of Spain.

The difficulty lies in the first 2-3 months of training, when pronunciation is difficult; at this time it is better to study with a teacher. You can independently instill the incorrect sound of some words and letter combinations; it is then difficult to relearn.

How to learn a foreign language?

Regardless of the country and language, its study must contain certain points and stages, then memorization and understanding will be achieved to the required extent. You can’t learn sentences without learning how individual words are pronounced, and you can’t start talking without gaining basic knowledge in constructing phrases. It is best to do everything gradually, including all stages:

• setting up pronunciation, studying basic words and sounds - here you can create a dictionary where new phrases and expressions are recorded with transcription and translation;

• solving and performing exercises on phonetics and spelling;
• writing words and expressions to consolidate knowledge with rote memory;
• listening to music and watching movies in Spanish with subtitles;
• reading books by Spanish authors and translating them - start with simple children's stories that are familiar to you from childhood, then move on to more complex ones;
• communication with native speakers in chat, social networks, language centers, trips to a Spanish-speaking country.

Skipping any of the stages will negatively affect the speed and completeness of language learning; it is better if everything is in a complex. Communicating in Spanish will allow you to collect all the knowledge you have acquired and try to reproduce phrases so that you are understood. This is an opportunity to hear and try to understand real Spanish speech, because it is very different from the book.

Words of greeting and phrases of gratitude

First of all, write down the words of greeting and farewell in your dictionary; they are the basis for any language and for communication in any country. Spain is no exception; here everyone greets politely in shops, cafes, and when meeting acquaintances and friends. As in Russian, Spanish has several variants of phrases for varying degrees of “kinship” with the interlocutor.

When meeting a friend and a well-known peer, you can say ¡Hola! (Ola!) - Hello! But to a stranger or an adult interlocutor they say ¡Buenos días! (Buenos Dias!), ¡Buenas tardes! (Buenos tardes!) or ¡Buenas noches! (Buenos noches!), which translates accordingly to “Good morning/day/night!”

Usually after the greeting I add a polite question “How are you?” or its variations, to which they do not talk about their problems, they simply say “Okay! And how are you?" It sounds like this:

What do you mean? ke tal How are you?
What do you think? komo estás How are you doing?

These two phrases can be used to communicate with an acquaintance or friend, but to a stranger or group of people you should say:

What do you think? komo está How are you doing? (if there is only one person), or
What's the point? komo estan How are you doing? (if you are addressing a group of people).

The answer options again depend on the interlocutor:

Bien, ¿y tú? [bean, and tu] Okay, what about you? - this is what you can say to a friend, but in other options you need the following wording:

Bien, gracias ¿y Usted? [been, gracias and ustet] Okay, thanks! And you?

In addition to standard greetings, you can use or hear the following phrases: ¿Qué tal la vida/ el trabajo/ la familia/ los estudios? (que tal la vida/el trabajo/la familia/los estudios), which means - How is your life/work/family/studies?

In response to these phrases, you can respond with the standard “Bien!”, or you can diversify your communication:

• ¡Excelente! (exelente) Great!
• ¡Muy bien! (muy bien) Very good!
• Más o menos. (mas o menos) More or less.
• Regular. (regular) Normal.
• Mal. (male) Bad.
• Muy mal. (muy mal) Very bad.
• Fatal. (fatal) Terrible.

But after these phrases, polite Spaniards will begin to ask questions and demand details; if you are not ready for this, then limit yourself to the standard wording.

You can say goodbye or wish you a good day with the famous phrase

• “¡Chao! (whao) Bye!” or “¡Adiós! (adós) Bye! Goodbye!" if the interlocutors are older than you or unfamiliar, then it is better to choose one of these:

• ¡Hasta luego! Asta Luego Goodbye!
• ¡Hasta pronto! asta pronto See you soon!
• ¡Hasta mañana! asta mañana See you tomorrow!
• Nos vemos. nose vemos See you later! See you.

If suddenly you are faced with a complete misunderstanding of your interlocutor, then you can tell him about it in the following words:

• No entiendo But entiendo I don’t understand.
• Mas despacio, por favor. Mas-despacio, por-favor Could you speak more slowly?
• No comprendo. But comprendo I don't understand.

These words are enough to look like a polite person when communicating with residents in Spanish cities. If you have difficulty understanding, you can switch to English, if it is easier for you to select phrases in this language, besides, you can meet Russian-speaking people, there are a lot of them in all countries of Europe and Latin America.

The right words if you don't know the way

The Spaniards are quite responsive and will gladly give directions to a tourist, but you must know how to ask and what they can tell you. In order not to memorize complex phrases and phrases, 3 options are enough and you will be understood:

Where is…

I need…

For example, you need to ask directions to a bank or hotel, you can ask the question this way:

• ¿Dónde está la calle/un banco/un hotel? (Donde esta la saye/un banko/un hotel?) – Where is the street/bank/hotel?
• Yo necesito la estación de ferrocarril. (yo nesesito la estacion de ferrocarril) - I need a station.

Other options that can be used to find the road:

¿Cómo llego a...? - How do I get to…?
¿Qué tan lejos es…? - How far is...?

In response, they may offer you a map or show you the direction, or they may explain in detail how to get there and where to turn; the following expressions are used for this:

• Right side, to the right (a la derecha) a la derecha;
• Left side, to the left (a la izquierda) a la izquierda;
• Straight ahead (derecho) derecho;
• On the corner (en la esquina) en la esquina;
• Far (Lejos) Lejos;
• Near/near (Serca) Cerca;
• In one/two/three/four blocks (a una cuadra/a dos,/tres/cuatro cuadras) a una cuadra/a dos/tres/cuatro cuadras.

Even if you do not understand the Spanish answer well, you can ask to repeat it again or say that you do not understand. As a rule, they will be happy to draw a map, guide you to a place, or explain in more detail and more clearly.

In Spain they treat tourists well and are happy when you manage to pronounce words correctly. They will help you on the street and in the store, and the police officers will also escort you to the right place.

Phrases for emergency situations

Unforeseen situations can happen to anyone, no one is immune from this. You or your friends, as well as a person on the street, may need help. You wouldn’t walk past people in trouble simply because you don’t know how to call a doctor in Spanish, would you? When traveling with children, a quick response to a situation is often required, and searching for the correct phrase in a phrasebook or online translator will make it very difficult to solve the problem. What basic phrases might you need to find help:

• ¡Ayúdame! (Ayudame!) Help me!
• Help! (Socorro!) Socorro!
• Stop! (Stop!) (Pare!) Pare!
• Necesito un doctor/ dentista/ official de police. - I need a doctor/dentist/policeman.
• ¿Hay una farmacía cerca? - Is there a pharmacy nearby?
• ¿Puedo utilizar su telefono? - Can I use your phone?
• ¡Llame a la policía/ ambulancia/ los bomberos! (Yame a-lapolicia/a-unambulansya/a-los-bomberos!) - Call the police/ambulance/fire department!
• Fire! (fuego) Fuego!
• I'm lost. (meh perdido) Me he perdido.

These phrases will be enough to ask passers-by for help in an emergency. If you know them by heart, it may save someone’s life or health and make your trip much calmer and safer.

As a conclusion!

Spanish is a beautiful, sonorous and musical language; learning it is pleasant and easy. Phrases for tourists are just the beginning, the tip of the iceberg, and a real understanding of this music will come after a year or two of mastering it. When you can understand your interlocutor, and not guess by gestures what they told you, when you can watch Spanish films without subtitles and translation, then you can confidently go to a foreign country and enjoy its culture and inner world.

Where you can learn Spanish:

1. Language schools, courses and individual lessons with a teacher are the most popular and most productive way.
2. Online programs and smartphone apps for self-study are time-consuming and require self-discipline.
3. Video and audio lessons, exercises and assignments online and in books will require adjustments from a specialist or help at an entry-level level.
4. Visiting a country or communicating with native speakers is quick, but it will only give you spoken language; they won’t teach you how to read and write.

If learning Spanish is your dream, then supplement your studies by reading the history of the country, books by national authors, and searching for information about its culture and characteristics. Then the picture will be more complete. If you need a language to do work, then deepen your study with technical knowledge and specialized words. To do this, you will need special literature, magazines, newspapers, websites and blogs on the desired topics, and you should start studying them only after completing the basic part.

Classes can take from six months to infinity, depending on the intensity and density of classes, the degree of immersion in learning, repeating acquired knowledge and adding new words and phrases.

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Russian-Spanish phrasebook with pronunciation. Going to trip to spain or to cities and countries, where they speak spanish, take this one with you spanish phrasebook.

Spaniards try to enjoy every moment of their lives. The Spanish language is as emotional and passionate as their songs and dances.

When writing, Spaniards put question and exclamation marks not only at the end of a sentence, but also at the beginning, thereby enhancing the expression of speech. Planning trip to spain, be sure to study at least a few phrases of this Russian-Spanish phrasebook with pronunciation, because one of the most favorite pastimes of the Spaniards is “osio” - the opportunity to talk.

Spanish	Translation	Pronunciation
Greetings
¡ Hola!	Hello!	Ola!
¡ Buenos días!	Good morning!	Buenos dias!
¡ Buenas tardes!	Good afternoon	Banos tardes!
¡ Buenas nights!	Good night!	Buenas noches!
What do you think?	How are you?	Como estas?
Bien, gracias.¿Y usted?	OK, thank you. And you?	Bien, gracias. And usted?
No estoy bien.	Badly.	But estoy bien.
Má s o menos.	So-so.	Mas o menos.
¡ Bienvenido!	Welcome!	Bienvenido!
Acquaintance
¿Cómo te llamas?	What is your name?	Como te yamas?
Me llamo...	My name is…	Me yamo...
Mucho gusto en conocerte	Nice to meet you	Mucho gusto en konoserte
¿De donde eres?	Where are you from?	De donde eres?
Yo soy de Spain.	I'm from Spain.	Yo soi daeEspaña.
¿Cuántos años tienes?	How old are you?	Quantos anos tienes?
Yo tengo … años.	I'm... years old.	Yo tengo... anjos.
¿A qué te dedicas?	What do you do?	A ke te Dedikas?
Soy estudiante.	I am a student.	Soy estudiante.
¿En qué trabajas?	What is your job?	En que trabajas?
El director.	I am a director.	El director.
El empresario.	I'm a businessman.	El empresario.
El arquitecto.	I'm an architect.	El arcitecto.
¿ Usted habla Inglés?	Do you speak English?	Usted abla ingles?
Si	Yes	Si
No	No	But
No entiendo	I don't understand	But entendo
¿Me puedes repetir eso?	Repeat please	Me puedes rapper eso?
Communication and questions
¿Dónde?	Where? Where?	Dongde?
¿Cuándo?	When?	Cuando?
¿Por qué?	Why?	Por ke?
¿Qué?	What?	Ke?
¿Cuál?	Which?	Kual?
¿Quien?	Who?	Qian?
¿Cómo?	How?	Como?
¿Nos trae la cuenta, por favor?	Could you bring us the bill, please?	Nos trae la cuenta, por favor?
¿Cuánto cuesta?	How much does it cost?	Cuanto cuesta?
Expression of gratitude
Gracias	Thank you	Gracias
Por favor	Please	Por favor
De nada	My pleasure	De nada
Disculpe	Sorry	Disculpe
Parting
Adios	Goodbye	Adyos
¡ Hasta mañana!	See you tomorrow!	Hasta mañana!
¡Nos vemos pronto!	See you soon!	Nos vemos pronto!
¡Que tengas un buen día!	Have a nice day!	Ke tengas un buen dia!
I wish…
¡Enhorabuena!	Congratulations!	Enorabuena!
¡Felicidades!	Best wishes!	Felicidades!
¡Feliz cumpleaños!	Happy Birthday!	Feliz kumrlăños!
¡Feliz aniversario!	Happy wedding!	Feliz aniversario!
¡Que aproveche!	Bon appetit!	Ke aproveche!
¡Que tengas suerte!	Good luck!	Ke tengas suerte!
¡Buen viaje!	Have a good travel!	Buen vyahe!

Where and how to speak Spanish correctly?

Spanish is spoken by about 500 million people on the planet. There are about 60 countries in the world with significant Spanish-speaking populations, even America is a country where they speak spanish.

Spanish is one of the easiest languages ​​to learn. Almost all words in it are read as they are written, with some exceptions:

h – unreadable

ll – in is read as “th”, but there are also other national variants “l”, “j”

y – read as “th”, and if used as a conjunction, then “and”

j – reads like Russian “x”

z – like “c” (Latin America) or English “th” (Spain)

ñ – read softly “n”

r – “rr” if it is at the beginning of a sentence or when there are two rrs in a word

с – before a, o, u – like “k”; before e, i – like “c” (Latin America) or English “th” (Spain)

g – before i and e – like the Russian “x”, before the other vowels “g”.

The uniqueness of the culture of a people is expressed in the dialect and language spoken by the population of the country. Studying Russian-Spanish phrasebook, pay attention to our foreign phrase books for traveling to other foreign countries:

So now you know how to speak spanish correctly. We recommend that you print this with pronunciation and use it while traveling.