36 Basic Spanish Sentences You Could Probably Memorize On The Plane
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More infoLet’s imagine that you are on a plane, heading to a Spanish speaking country (why not Colombia?) and at this point, it hits you that you know zero Spanish – nada! Well, it’s never too late to make some sort of effort, and a good place to start is with this list of 36 Spanish sentences that you’ll likely need at some point during your trip.
Of course, these Spanish sentences won’t cover every scenario, but knowing even a few common words and phrases can go a long way.
And if you want to take on the challenge of learning a bit more useful vocabulary, then allow us to point you in the direction of these easy-to-read posts for beginner Spanish students that will help make your next trip much more enjoyable.
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- 105 travel phrases in Spanish to learn before your next trip
- How to order food in Spanish
For now, we’ll stick to the very basics with this post.
Let’s dive in.
Number | English | Spanish |
Greetings | ||
#1 | Hello / Hi | Hola |
#2 | Good morning | Buenos dÃas |
#3 | Good afternoon / Night | Buenas tardes / Noches |
#4 | How are you? | ¿Cómo estás? |
#5 | See you tomorrow | Hasta mañana |
#6 | See you later | Hasta luego |
#7 | Bye | Adiós / Chao |
Basic questions | ||
#8 | What’s your name? | ¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cuál es tu nombre? |
#9 | What time is it? | ¿Qué hora es? |
#10 | How much is this? | ¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
¿Qué precio tiene? |
#11 | Do you speak English? | ¿Hablas inglés? |
#12 | Where’s the bathroom? | ¿Dónde está el baño? |
Basic answers | ||
#13 | Estoy bien, gracias | I’m fine, thanks |
#14 | Me llamo…
Mi nombre es… |
My name is |
#15 | Es la 1
Son las 2,7,10 etc |
It’s 1 o’clock
It’s 2,7,10,etc |
#16 | Esto cuesta…
El precio es… |
This costs …
The price is … |
#17 | Si, un poco
No, no hablo inglés |
Yes, a little
No, I don’t |
#18 | Está al final del pasillo a la izquierda | It is at the end of the hall on the left |
Personal information | ||
#19 | My name is | Mi nombre es |
#20 | I am ___ years old | Yo tengo ___ años |
#21 | I’m allergic to | Soy alérgico / alérgica a |
#22 | I’m from | Soy de |
Polite phrases | ||
#23 | Thank you / Thanks | Gracias |
#24 | You’re welcome | De nada / A la orden |
#25 | Excuse me | Disculpa |
#26 | I’m sorry | Lo siento |
#27 | Bon appétit | Buen provecho |
#28 | Take care | Cuidate |
#29 | Congratulations | ¡Felicitaciones! |
Dealing with problems | ||
#30 | Help! | Ayuda |
$31 | I don’t speak Spanish | No hablo español |
#32 | I’m lost | Estoy perdido / perdida |
#33 | I do not know how to get there | No se como llegar |
#34 | I do not know where I am | No se donde estoy |
#35 | Can you speak slowly? | ¿Puedes hablar mas despacio? |
#36 | I don’t know | No lo sé |