Useful Spanish Phrases Every Traveler Should Learn
You’ve bought your ticket to Spain. You are all packed. You can’t wait to take that plane taht will take you to Spain.
Now there is a little thing you can do that can have a HUGE impact on your vacation:
Learn some Spanish travel phrases!
Your time in Spain will be so much more fun and meaningful if you can communicate with locals (at least some words and phrases).
Below are the most common survival Spanish travel phrases and words you will need on your trip to Spain.
Spanish Greetings
Buenos días (BWAY-nos DEE-ahs) — Good morning
Buenas tardes (BWAY-nahs TAR-days) — Good afternoon
Buenas noches (BWAY-nahs NOH-chayss) — Good evening
Hola (OH-lah) — Hi
¿Cómo estás? (COH-moh es-TAH) — How are you?
Bien, gracias (bee-AYN, GRAH-cee-ahs) — Good, thank you
Por favor (por fah-VOHR) — Please
Gracias (GRAH-cee-ahs) — Thank you
Mucho gusto (MOO-choh HOOS-toh) — Nice to meet you
¿Habla inglés? (AH-blah een-GLAYS?) — Do you speak English?
Me llamo… (May ya-moh… – My name is…
Cómo te llamas? (KOH-moh te ya-mas?) – What’s your name?
Basic Spanish Travel Vocabulary
Yo quiero, yo no quiero (yoh kee-AYR-oh, yoh noh kee-AYR-oh) — I want, I don’t want
Me gustaría (may goo-stah-REE-ah) — I would like (more polite)
¿Dónde está…? (DOHN-des-TAH…?) — Where is…?
¿Cuánto cuesta? (CWAHN-toh CWAYS-tah?) — How much does it cost?
¿Qué hora es? (kay OR-ah ess?) — What time is it?
¿Tiene…? (tee-AYN-ay…?) — Do you have…?
Yo tengo, yo no tengo (yoh TAYN-goh, yoh noh TAYN-goh) —I have, I don’t have
Yo entiendo, yo no entiendo (yoh ayn-tee-AYN-doh, yoh noh ayn-tee-AYN-doh) — I understand, I don’t understand
¿Entiende? (ayn-tee-AYN-day?) — Do you understand?
Estoy perdido (eh-stoy per-DEE-doh) – I’m lost
¿Cuánto cuesta un billete para … ?(KWAN-ta KWES-ta oon bee-YET-ay pa-ra …) – How much does a ticket to … cost?
Un billete para … , por favor. (oon bee-YET-ay pa-ra … por fa-vor) – A ticket to … please.
Asking for Directions in Spanish
¿Dónde está la estación de tren? (DOHN-des-TAH la ays-ta-see-OHN day fay-roh-cahr–REEL) — Where is the train station?
¿Dónde hay un restaurante? (DOHN-day eye oon rays-toe-RAHN-tay?) — Where is a restaurant?
Un tren (oon trayn) — A train
La calle… (lah CAH-yay…) — The street…
Un banco (oon BAHN-coh) — A bank
El baño (el BAN-yoh) — The bathroom
Busco un hotel (BOO-scoh oon oh-TEL) — I’m looking for a hotel
Yo necesito… (yoh nay-say-SEE-toh…) — I need…
Yo necesito un hotel / un cuarto / un cuarto con baño (yoh nay-say-SEE-toh oon oh-TAYL, oon CWAR-toh, oon CWAR-toh cohn BAN-yoh) — I need a hotel / a room / a room with a bathroom
¿Dónde está el banco? (DOHN-des-TAH ayl BAHN-coh?) — Where is the bank?
Dinero (dee-NAYR-oh) — Money
A la derecha (a lah day-RAY-chah) — To the right
A la izquierda (ah lah eez-kee-AYR-dah) — To the left
Derecho (Day-RAY-choh) — Straight ahead
En la esquina (a lah ays-KEE-nah) — At the corner
Spanish Travel Phrases for the Restaurant
Una mesa (oona MAY-sah) — A table
Una mesa para dos tres, cuatro (oona MAY-sah PAH-rah dohss, trays, CWAH-troh) — A table for two, three, four
Un menú (oon may-NOO) — A menu
Sopa (SOH-pah) — Soup
Ensalada (ayn-sah-LAH-dah) — Salad
Hamburguesa (ahm-boor-GAY-sah) — Hamburger
Con salsa de tomate, mostaza, tomate, lechuga (cohn SAHL-sah day toh-MAH-tay, mohs-TAH-sah, toh-MAH-tay, lay-CHOO-gah) — With ketchup, mustard, tomato, lettuce
Una entrada (oona ayn-TRAH-dah) — An appetizer
Un postre (oon PHOHS-tray) — Dessert
Una bebida (oona bay-BEE-dah) — A drink
Agua (AH-gwah) — Water
Vino tinto, vino blanco ((VEE-noh TEEN-toh, VEE-noh BLAHN-coh) — Red wine, white wine
Cerveza (sayr-VAY-sah) — Beer
Un café (oon cah-FAY) — Coffee
¡Señor! or ¡Señorita! (say-NYOR, say-nyor-EET-ah) — Calling a waiter or waitress
La cuenta (lah CWAYN-tah) — The check
¿Quieres algo para comer? (kee-EH-res AL-go pa-ra koh-mer?) – Would you like something to eat?
¿Quieres algo para beber? (kee-EH-res AL-go pa-ra beh-ber?) – Would you like something to drink?
Paella – Well you guessed it…
