Some useful Spanish words
Below are 112 words in English with their Spanish translation plus the days of the week and months of the year and direction words like North ( Norte )
Days of the week / Días de la semana
Monday = Lunes
Tuesday = Martes
Wednesday = Miércoles
Thursday = Jueves
Friday = viernes
Saturday = sábado
Sunday = Domingo
(Week = Semana )
Months of the Year/ Meses del año
January = Enero
February = Febrero
March = Marzo
April = Abril
May = Mayo
June = Junio
July = Julio
August = Agosto
September = Septiembre
October = Octubre
November = Noviembre
December = Diciembre
Directions
Left = Izquierda
Right = a la derecha
Forward = Adelante
Backward = Hacia atrás
Up = Arriba
Down = Abajo
North = Norte
South = Sud
West = Oeste
East = Este
When you add the letters Er to an English word for example happy to become happier in Spanish it is mas Feliz with Mas often been their version of er but please not this is not the case with all words for example Higher is Mayor
A few tips to make learning Spanish easier
*When learning to speak a new language your going to make mistakes, mispronounce words but don't be scared to try the local will not think less of you they will help you often and will like the effort * (in my experience anyway )
* Another tip I was once given that I found/find helpful (I was first told this one in Germany ) is Watch a tv program like the Simpsons and find an episode you know well then watch in Spanish
* Watching a program with the sub titles in English and the program in Spanish also helps some people
* Some people also I am advised have the subtitles in Spanish as well as watching in Spanish as it can help them
* Or children's tv programs like Sponge bob as the Spanish will be simpler but it helps it sink in
*And in Spanish unlike English they would say House white so Casa Blanca not Blanca Casa as you would say if you used English Grammar rules
* But however you find it easier to learn have fun with it
* If the shop keeper is Spanish and Speaking English when serving you don't be scared to ask them to speak in Spanish as it will help you learn they will be happy to and pleased your making an effort (in my experience ) and if you return to the shop often they may speak in Spanish (which sounds strange but a lot in tourist areas/areas with many British people speak in English to Brits automatically ) to you but be ready to swap to English or help with pronunciations or both
* A further useful little tip to help remember words in #Spanish is word games like what does the word remind me of eg Gato for Cat reminds me of the black forest Gateau
Interesting fact
There are around 406 million Spanish speakers around the world making it one of the most spoken languages on the planet
Find a few more helpful hints and tips on learning Spanish here
- Hello = Hola
- Open = Abierto
- Closed = cerrado
- Bye = adios
- Day =Dias
- Afternoon = Tarde
- for sale = vende
- Street= Calle
- Police = Polica
- Person = Persona
- Dog = Perro
- Puppy = perrito
- Cat = Gato
- Yes = Si
- No= No
- Water = Agua
- Coast = Costa
- of = De
- Sea = Mer
- Beach = Playa
- Boy = Chico
- Girl = Chica
- House = Casa
- Supermarket = Supermercado
- Ambulance = Ambulancia
- Please = por favor
- Thanks =Gracias
- Bank = Banco
- Very = Muy
- Beautiful = Bella
- Hospital =Hospital
- Welcome = Bienvenido
- Milk = Leche
- Bread = Pan ( pan de molde )
- Ham = Jamon
- Salt = Sal
- Pepper = pimiento
- Sausage = salchicha
- Telephone = teléfono
- Sugar = azúcar
- Emergency = emergencia
- Market = Mercado
- Happy=Feliz
- Fire = fuego
- Fire engine = camion de bomberos
- cream = Nata
- Light = ligera
- margarine = margarina
- Fly = mosca
- Pineapple = Pina
- Raspberry= Frambuesa
- Sun = Sol
- Vegetables = verduras
- Cinema = Cine
- Long = Largo
- Exit = salida
- Bus = AutoBus
- Taxi = taxii
- Train = Tren
- House = Casa
- Clothes = Ropa
- Clothes shop = tienda de ropa
- Store = almacenar
- Shop = tienda
- Great Britain = gran Bretaña
- Speak = hablar
- Money = dinero
- Cat = Gato
- River = Rio
- Creek = Cala
- With = Con
- With out = Sin
- Cheese = queso
- passport = pasaporte
- Glass = vidrio
- Drink = Beber
- And = Y
- You = Tu
- Are = Son
- Father = Padre
- Dad = Papa
- Mother = madre
- Mum = Mama
- Are you = eres tú
- The = los or el or la (depends on the usage as to which version )
- Free = Libre or gratis
- Without = Sin
- Hand bag = bolso
- Bag = Bolsa (eg what you need at the supermarket)
- Offer = oferta
- Bad = Mala
- Baked Beans = Alubias Cocidas (Direct translation cooked Beans )
- Juice = zumos
- Tuna = Atun
- years = años (be careful with this word it means something ruder if you mispronounce or miss the little symbol above the N )
- Turkey = Pavo
- Duck = Pato
- cans = Latas
- Butchers = Carnicero
- Bakers = panadería
- Cod = Bacalao
- Pork = Cerdo
- Loin = Lomo (eg Pork Loin )
- Desde = Since/from as since 2012 or from Spain (eg Desde Espana or Desde 2012 )
- Gamba = Prawn
- langostinos = Prawns
- camarón = Shrimp
- Week = Semana
- Weekend = fin De Semana
- Go = Ir
- Elder/elderly = Mayor
- Pool = piscina
- Sherry = Jerez
- Change = Cambio
- Late = Tarde
- Soon = Pronto
- Tariff = Arancel
Days of the week / Días de la semana
Monday = Lunes
Tuesday = Martes
Wednesday = Miércoles
Thursday = Jueves
Friday = viernes
Saturday = sábado
Sunday = Domingo
(Week = Semana )
Months of the Year/ Meses del año
January = Enero
February = Febrero
March = Marzo
April = Abril
May = Mayo
June = Junio
July = Julio
August = Agosto
September = Septiembre
October = Octubre
November = Noviembre
December = Diciembre
Directions
Left = Izquierda
Right = a la derecha
Forward = Adelante
Backward = Hacia atrás
Up = Arriba
Down = Abajo
North = Norte
South = Sud
West = Oeste
East = Este
When you add the letters Er to an English word for example happy to become happier in Spanish it is mas Feliz with Mas often been their version of er but please not this is not the case with all words for example Higher is Mayor
A few tips to make learning Spanish easier
*When learning to speak a new language your going to make mistakes, mispronounce words but don't be scared to try the local will not think less of you they will help you often and will like the effort * (in my experience anyway )
* Another tip I was once given that I found/find helpful (I was first told this one in Germany ) is Watch a tv program like the Simpsons and find an episode you know well then watch in Spanish
* Watching a program with the sub titles in English and the program in Spanish also helps some people
* Some people also I am advised have the subtitles in Spanish as well as watching in Spanish as it can help them
* Or children's tv programs like Sponge bob as the Spanish will be simpler but it helps it sink in
*And in Spanish unlike English they would say House white so Casa Blanca not Blanca Casa as you would say if you used English Grammar rules
* But however you find it easier to learn have fun with it
* If the shop keeper is Spanish and Speaking English when serving you don't be scared to ask them to speak in Spanish as it will help you learn they will be happy to and pleased your making an effort (in my experience ) and if you return to the shop often they may speak in Spanish (which sounds strange but a lot in tourist areas/areas with many British people speak in English to Brits automatically ) to you but be ready to swap to English or help with pronunciations or both
* A further useful little tip to help remember words in #Spanish is word games like what does the word remind me of eg Gato for Cat reminds me of the black forest Gateau
Interesting fact
There are around 406 million Spanish speakers around the world making it one of the most spoken languages on the planet
Find a few more helpful hints and tips on learning Spanish here
