Spanish Phrases for Everyday Life and Travel

Learn Spanish phrases for everyday conversations and travel with 55 cards for English-speaking beginners. This pack introduces useful expressions for meeting people, asking questions and handling common situations in a Spanish-speaking setting. Each card includes an English usage note, a Spanish example with an English translation, and audio of the phrase to support pronunciation practice. Begin with greetings for different times of day, polite requests, thanks, apologies and introductions. Practice asking someone's name, age, home, work and family, then explore phrases for prices, the time and the weather. Examples show how a question or request can fit into a short exchange. Travel topics cover finding a taxi, buying a ticket, asking for directions, locating a restroom or ATM, and getting to the airport. Other cards introduce ordering food, requesting a menu or bill, paying by card, making a reservation and checking opening hours. The pack also includes ways to handle a language barrier: say that you do not understand or speak Spanish well, ask someone to repeat a sentence or speak more slowly, and check the meaning of a word. Use the cards for self-study, review before a trip or short practice sessions. Listening to the audio and reviewing the examples can help you recognize familiar phrases and recall them for simple conversations.

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¡Hola!

The equivalent of hello in English. Use it to greet someone.

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¿Cómo estás?

Use this to ask how someone is doing.

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¡Buenos días!

Use this to greet someone in the morning.

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¡Buenas tardes!

Use this to greet someone during the day.

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¡Buenas noches!

Use this to greet someone in the evening.

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¡Buenas noches!

Use this to say goodbye before going to bed.

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Por favor

Use this to make a polite request.

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Gracias

Use this to express thanks.

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De nada

Use this to respond when someone thanks you.

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Perdón

Use this to get someone's attention or to apologize.

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Lo siento

Use this to apologize.

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¿Cómo te llamas?

Use this to ask someone's name.

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Me llamo...

Use this to introduce yourself by name.

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Encantado de conocerte

Use this when meeting someone for the first time.

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¿Cuánto cuesta?

Use this to ask the price of something.

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¿Dónde está el baño?

Use this to ask where the restroom is.

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¿Puedes ayudarme?

Use this to ask for help.

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No entiendo

Use this to say that you do not understand.

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¿Podrías repetir eso, por favor?

Use this to ask someone to repeat what they said.

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¿Hablas inglés?

Use this to ask whether someone speaks English.

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No hablo muy bien español

Use this to say that you do not speak Spanish well.

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¿Qué hora es?

Use this to ask the time.

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¿De dónde eres?

Use this to ask where someone is from.

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Soy de...

Use this to say where you are from.

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¿Cómo se dice ... en inglés?

Use this to ask how to say something in English.

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Necesito...

Use this to say that you need something.

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Estoy buscando...

Use this to say that you are looking for something.

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¿Puedo tener...?

Use this to ask for something.

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¿Qué significa...?

Use this to ask what a word means.

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¿Puedes mostrarme?

Use this to ask someone to show you something.

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¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?

Use this to ask for someone's phone number.

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¿Cuántos años tienes?

Use this to ask someone's age.

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¿Dónde vives?

Use this to ask where someone lives.

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¿En qué trabajas?

Use this to ask what someone does for a living.

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¿Tienes hermanos?

Use this to ask whether someone has brothers or sisters.

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¿Puedes hablar más despacio?

Use this to ask someone to speak more slowly.

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Estoy perdido

Use this to say that you are lost.

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¿Dónde puedo encontrar un taxi?

Use this to ask where you can find a taxi.

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¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?

Use this to ask whether you can pay by credit card.

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¿Dónde puedo comprar un billete?

Use this to ask where you can buy a ticket.

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Tengo hambre

Use this to say that you are hungry.

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Tengo sed

Use this to say that you are thirsty.

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¿Cómo está el clima?

Use this to ask about the weather.

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¿A qué hora abre?

Use this to ask what time a place opens.

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¿A qué hora cierra?

Use this to ask what time a place closes.

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¿Puedo hacer una reserva?

Use this to ask whether you can make a reservation.

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¿Tiene un menú?

Use this to ask for a menu.

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Voy a tomar...

Use this to say what you would like to order.

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¿Puedo tener la cuenta, por favor?

Use this to ask for the bill.

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¿Dónde está el cajero automático más cercano?

Use this to ask where the nearest ATM is.

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¿Cómo llego al aeropuerto?

Use this to ask how to get to the airport.

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¿Puedes darme indicaciones?

Use this to ask for directions.

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¿Es este el camino correcto?

Use this to ask whether you are going the right way.

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¿Puedes contarme más sobre...?

Use this to ask for more information about something.

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¿Puedo usar tu teléfono?

Use this to ask to use someone's phone.

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