Simple Phrases Flashcards
How to say “There is/there are,” or “Is there…[a menu]”
Note: auxiliary verb left unconjugated; informal
Hay
- from Haber verb, meaning There is/is there
ex. Hay wifi en el aeropuerto?
how to say:
- There is a lot of traffic in the city.
- Is there a menu in English?
- There are no taxis available.
- There is a store nearby.
- There is free breakfast at the hotel.
*Hay
1. Hay mucho trafico en la ciudad.
2. Hay menu en ingles?
3. No hay taxis disponsibles.
4. Hay una tienda cerca.
5. Hay desayuno gratis en el hotel.
“The check, please.”
La cuenta, por favor.
“Here you go.”
- used in context of providing payment, food, etc.
“Aqui tiene.”
How much does it cost?
Cuanto cuesta?
how to say:
1. Can I pay with card?
2. Do you have change for a 500 bill?
3. How much is the ride (used the same as trip or journey & is a noun)?
- Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
- Tienes cambia para un billete de 500?
- Cuanto cuesta el viaje?
what is the conjugated verb to describe “it is”
ex. The hotel (it) is far from the airport.
esta
- from the 3rd person form of Estar (to be)
what is the conjugated verb to describe “you are/you’ve been”
ex. You’re at the party on time.
Estas
- from the 2nd person form of Estar (to be)
how to say:
1. Where is the beach?
2. Is the store near or far?
3. Is the food okay?
4. Are you enjoying the trip?
- Donde esta la playa?
- Esta la tienda cerca o lejos?
- Esta bien la comida?
- Estas disfrutando tu viaje?
How to say:
1. The food is very good.
2. Is it walking distance?
- La comida esta muy buena.
- Esta a distancia caminable?
what is the phrase 2 word phrase to use when asking “How do I get…”
ex. How do I get to the beach?
Como llego
ex. Como llego al aeropuerto?
“al” = contraction of “a” + “el”
Identify the verb to be used when describing what are are doing/will be doing
ex. I’m going to…eat; I will… leave at 10.
Ir (Voy)
How to say:
1. I’m going to pay with card.
2. I’m going to order a burger with fries.
3. I’m leaving.
- Voy a pagar con tarjeta.
- Voy a pedar un hamburgesa con papas fritas. (conjugated forms of Pedar: pido, pides, pide).
- Me voy.
how to say:
1. Are you going to order food?
2. Are you going to wait here?
- Vas a pedir comida?
- Vas a esperar aqui?
–“Me va a esperar acqui?” formal way of asking if taxi is waiting for me here.
–“Me puede esperar acqui?” formal way of asking CAN you wait for me here.
How to say:
1. Is the taxi coming?
2. The taxi is here.
- Viene el taxi? OR El taxi viene?
- NOT “El taxi es viene,” because “es” = “is” in this context, and Spanish doesn’t use an extra action verb before the main action verb, the way English does.
-2. El taxi esta aqui.
Is it near or far?
Esta cerca o lejos?
Can I walk there?
Puedo caminar alli?
How to say:
1. Can you wait for me here?
2. Can you take me to…
- Me puede esperar acqui?
- puede instead of puedes because puede is the “usted” formal version of the verb - Me puede llevar a…
How to say:
1. Do you speak Spanish?
2. I speak a little/I speak a little Spanish.
- Hablas Espanol?
- Hablo un poco/Hablo un poco de Espanol.
Where do I go?
Donde voy?
Where is the bathroom?
Donde esta el bano?
How to say:
1. Where are you from?
2. I’m from Vancouver.
- De donde eres?
- Soy de Vancouver.
Can you take me to the hotel at 11?
Me puede llevar al hotel a la 11?
Come here.
Ven aqui.
How to say “See you later?”
- and what is the term used to describe “until later, up to, as far as.”
Hasta luego.
- “Hasta” means “until later, as far as, up to”
ex. Trabajo hasta las 5 - I work until 5.
How to say:
1. I would like a margarita.
2. I would like to see a menu.
- Quisiera/gustaria una margarita.
- Quisiera ver un menu. OR Me gustaria ver un menu (more common).
I’m on 63rd Street.
Estoy en la calle 63.
- “la” is used as “the” because “calle” is a noun that takes an article (the street, a street).
– In English, we drop “the” when referring to a street name, ex. “I’m on 63rd Street.”
— Spanish does not drop the article, “the” when the noun is most often takes an article, even if it’s not used in the English translation.
How to say:
1. I’m at the market.
2. Are you arriving at 3pm?
- Estoy en el mercado.
- Llega a las 3PM?
- “llega” instead of “llegas” because “llega” is the “usted” formal context
How to say:
1. The flight is at 11AM.
2. Can you pick me up from the airport at 2pm?
- The vuelo es las 11AM.
- Puede recogerme del aeropuerto a las 2pm?
- “Puede” used as “Usted” formal conjugation
- “Recogerme” is “pick me up”
What does the all caps word mean in:
1. La tienda este ALLI.
2. Como llego ALLI
3. Vamos ALLI manana.
Alli = “There;” the thing or place is “there.”
1. The store is there.
2. How do I get there?
3. We are going there tomorrow.
Is there wifi?
Hay wifi aqui?
what are 2 ways to ask “What are you doing?”
- Que estas haciendo?
- Que haces?
How much is a taxi to the hotel?
Cuantos cuesta un taxi al hotel?
what time is check out?
Que hora es el check out?
How to ask a taxi driver to stop somewhere, like the store, on the way to the destination
Peude parar en la tienda en el camino?
- el camino = on the way
“I’m going to stop here.”
Voy a parar aqui.”
- “a” before the next verb because “ir” is being used in an infinitive, periphrasic future tense; commonly used if using “ir” + another verb
How to say:
1. You pick me up
2. I’m going to pick you up
- Me recoges
- Voy a recogerte
how would you say “I heard…” [in past tense, which is the most common form, you heard something]
I heard = Escuche (past tense of Escuchar)
how to say the following:
1. I heard there were spiders here.
2. I didn’t hear how much it costs. Can you repeat it?
3. I heard that there are discounts in this store.
4. Listen for your number/we’ll call out your order number (restaurant context if ordering over counter)
- Escuché que había arañas aquí.
- que: that
- habia: there were/ there was (past tense of “Hay”)
- aranas: spiders - No escuché cuánto cuesta. ¿Puede repetir?
Puede: Can you
Repetirlo: repeat/repeat it - Escuché que hay descuentos en esta tienda.
- hay: there are
- descuentos: discounts
- en esta tienda: in this store - Escuche su número/lamaremos su número de pedido.
How to say “I don’t understand.”
No entiendo…
how to say:
1. I don’t understand how to get to the hotel.
2. Sorry, I don’t understand. Can you repeat it?
3. Do you understand Spanish/English?
4. I don’t understand. Can you speak more slowly, por favor?
- No entiendo cómo llegar al hotel.
- Perdón, no entiendo. Puede repetirlo?
- Entiende usted español/ingles?
- No entiendo. Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
