1. Some Basic Phrases (Continuation)
¿Qué tal?
kay tahl
What's up?
 
Yo estoy...
yoh ay-stoy
I am... (when talking about your mood)
Bien / Muy bien
bee-ayn / moy bee-ayn
Good / Very good
Mal / Muy mal / Más o menos
mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh may-nohs
Bad / Very bad / OK
Adiós
ah-dee-ohs
Good bye
Chao
chow
Bye
Hasta la vista
ah-stah lah vee-stah
Until we meet again
Hasta luego
ah-stah loo-ay-go
See you later
Hasta mañana
ah-stah mahn-yahn-ah
See you tomorrow
Señor / Señora / Señorita
sayn-yor / sayn-yor-ah / sayn-yor-ee-tah
Mister / Mrs. / Miss
Mucho gusto
moo-choh goo-stoh
Nice to meet you
Encantado/a
ain-cahn-tah-doh/dah
Delighted to meet you
Igualmente
ee-guahl-main-tay
Same here
Yo también
yoh tahm-bee-ain
Me too
¿De dónde es usted?
day dohn-day ays oo-sted
Where are you from? (formal)
¿De dónde eres?
day dohn-day air-ays
Where are you from? (informal)
Yo soy de...
yoh soy day
I'm from...
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos
yoh soy day lohs ay-stah-dohs oo-nee-dohs
I'm from the United States
¿Cuántos años tiene usted?
quahnt-ohs ahn-yohs tee-ayn-ay oo-sted
How old are you? (formal)
¿Cuántos años tienes?
quahnt-ohs ahn-yohs tee-ayn-ays
How old are you? (informal)
Yo tengo _____ años
yoh tayn-goh _____ ahn-yohs
I am _____ years old
Gracias
grah-see-ahs
Thank you
Por favor
por fah-bor
Please
¿Y usted?
ee oo-sted
And you? (used when asking the same question) (formal)
¿Y tú?
ee too
And you? (informal)
Te amo
tay ah-moh
I love you
Note: For Encantado/a, you would use the masculine ending, o, if you're a man. You would use the feminine ending, a, if you're a woman. So, if you're a man, you would say Encantado, and if you're a woman, you would say Encantada. Most adjectives work this way. Also, accents (´ ) are very important in the Spanish language. You CANNOT leave out the accents or it'll change the meaning of a word. The syllable with the accent is the emphasized syllable in a word. | | | | | | |
