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editNote 1: The Spanish words can be mainly categorized in three groups according to what is the stressed syllable: agudas, when the stressed syllable is the last one; llanas, when the stressed syllable is the penultimate (i.e. the last syllable but one); and esdrújulas, when the stressed syllable is the antepenultimate (i.e. the last syllable but two).
- All the agudas words which end in vowel or in the consonants n or s, have a written accent on the stressed syllable (the last one).
- All the llanas words which do NOT end in vowel nor in consonants n or s, have a written accent on the stressed syllable (the penultimate one).
- And all the esdrújulas words have an written accent on the stressed syllable (the antepenultimate one).
Note 2: The s and th [θ] are not observed by all the Spanish speakers. In Latin America and some regions of Spain, people pronounce z and c before e and i (th pronunciation) as an s, this phenomenon is called seseo. On the other hand, when the s pronunciation is replaced for the th one, it is called ceceo.
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation | Remarks | |
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| Spanish | castellano español |
/kasteˈʎano/ /kasteˈʝano/ /espaˈɲol/ |
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| let's go | vámonos | /'bamonos/ | |||
| hello | hola | /ˈola/ | listen | ||
| good morning | buenos días | /bwenosˈð̞iːas/ | listen | lit. good days | |
| goodbye | adiós | /aˈð̞jos/ | listen | from a Dios to God | |
| see you (later) | hasta luego | /ˈastaˈlweɰo/ | listen | lit. until (we see) later | |
| please | por favor | /por faˈβ̞or/ | listen | lit. by favour | |
| thank you | gracias | /ˈgraθjas/ /ˈgrasjas/ |
listen | ||
| you’re welcome don’t mention it |
de nada | /deˈnað̞a/ | listen | lit. (it was) of nothing | |
| sorry | perdón | /perˈð̞on/ | listen | lit. (I beg your) pardon | |
| pardon me | perdóneme | /pɛɾˈð̞o.ne.me/ | |||
| I’m sorry | lo siento | /loˈsjɛn.to/ | listen | lit. I feel (bad) for it | |
| forgive me | discúlpame disculpe (formal) |
/disˈkul.pa.me/ | |||
| this one | éste (masculine) ésta (feminine) |
/ˈeste/ /ˈesta/ |
listen listen |
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| that one | ése (masculine) ésa (feminine) |
/ˈese/ /ˈesa/ |
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| that yonder | aquél (masculine) aquella (feminine) |
/aˈkel/ /aˈkeʎa/ /aˈkeʝa/ |
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| how much? | ¿cuánto? | /ˈkwanto/ | |||
| English | inglés | [iŋˈgles] | |||
| yes | sí | /ˈsi/ | |||
| no | no | /ˈno/ | |||
| I don’t understand | no comprendo no entiendo |
/nokomˈprendo/ /noenˈtjendo/ |
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| I don’t know | no sé | /noˈse/ | |||
| where is the bathroom? | ¿Dónde está el baño? | /dondesˈtaelˈβ̞aɲo/ | |||
| bless you | salud | /saˈluð̞/ | lit. health | ||
| Do you speak English? (direct polite) | ¿Habla inglés? | /ˈaβ̞laiŋˈgles/ | (listen) | polite question | |
| What is your name? | ¿Cómo se llama? | polite question | |||
| hopefully, I hope (that) | ojalá (que) | /oxaˈla/ |