Must know Spanish
Yes	Sí
No	No
Perhaps	Puede ser
Excuse me	Dispénseme
Please	Por Favor
Thanks	Gracias
Thank you very much	Muchos gracias
Your welcome	De nada
I m Sorry	Perdón
Pardon	¿Cómo?
I speak only English	Sólo hablo inglés
Do you speak English?	¿Habla usted inglés?
I only speak a little Spanish	Hablo un poco de Español
Please speak more slowly	Favor de hablar más despacio
More slowly please	Más despacio, por favor
Could you say that again?	¿Quiere repetir eso?
Do you understand me?	¿Me Comprende?
Could you help me?	¿me puede ayudar?
How are you?	¿Qué tal?
My name is	Me llamo ...
Do you have ...?	¿Tiene ...?
Is there/Are there ...?	¿Hay ...?
Where is ...?	¿Dónde está ...?
How much is it?	¿Cuánto es?
I d like ...	Quesiera ...

Basic Spanish Words and Phrases
Hello	Hola
Good morning	Buenos dias
Good afternoon	Buenas tardes
Good evening / goodnight	Buenas noches
See you later	Hasta luego
Goodbye	Adios
Until next time	Hasta La Vista

Numbers
Zero	cero
One	uno
Two	dos
Three	tres
Four	cuatro
Five	cinco
Six	seis
Seven	siete
Eight	ocho
Nine	nueve
Ten	diez
Eleven	once
Twelve	doce
Thirteen	trece
Fourteen	catorce
Fiveteen	quince
Sixteen	dieciseis
Seventeen	diecisiete
Eighteen	dieciocho
Nineteen	diecinueve
Twenty	veinte
Thirty	treinta
One Hundred	cien
Two Hundred	doscientos
Three Hundred	trescientos
Thousand	mil
Two Thousand	dos mil
Ten Thousand	diez mil
Twenty Thousand	Ni man
Hundred Thousand	cien mil
Million	un millón

Spanish for Travellers
Information	Informativo
Passport Control	Control de pasaporte
Taxi - Taxi Stand	Taxi
Bus	Autobús
Key	llave
Train station	la estación de ferrocarriles
Ticket Office	Boletería
One way ticket	un billete secillo
Return ticket	un billete de ida y vuelta
How long does it take?	¿Cuánto tarda?
Do you have a timetable?	¿Tiene un horario?
Subway	paso subterráneo
Reception	recepción
I have a reservation in the name of	Tengo una reserva a nombre de
I´d like a room	Quiero un cuarto
Do you have a room?	¿Tienen una habitación libre?
We re full	Está todo completo
What is the charge per night?	¿Cuánto cuesta por día?
Elevator (lift)	ascensor
Escalator	escalera móvil
Push	empuje
Pull	echar
Entrance	entrada
Exit	salida
Emergency Exit	salida de emergencia
Open	abierto
Closed	cerrado
Where are the toilets	¿Dónde están los servicios?
Toilets	servicios
Free (vacant)	desocupado, libre
Caution	cautela, prudencia
No Smoking	prohibido fumar
How much is it?	¿Cuánto es?
How much are they?	¿Cuánto son?

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