Spanish language tutorial with Russian pronunciation. Basic Spanish phrases for tourists (with translation)

Russian-Spanish phrasebook: how to explain yourself in an unfamiliar country. Popular phrases and expressions for travelers.

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Spanish or Castilian (español, castellano) is the third most popular language in the world, an Ibero-Romance language that originated in the medieval kingdom of Castile. Spanish is spoken by about 500 million people in more than 40 countries around the world.

They say that Spanish is easy enough to learn, it has about 60% Anglo-Saxon roots. Spanish words are read exactly as they are written and vowels are never reduced, that is, they do not change their sound.

Knowledge of Spanish is extremely beneficial, knowing the basics of this sunny language, you can understand several others at once foreign languages: for example, Portuguese (a little more lisping), Italian, and even a little French.

For the Russian ear in Spanish there are many words that cause at least a smile. For example, "uevo duro" is nothing more than " boiled egg". And, excuse me, “Negro Trache” - “Black Costume”. And in Spanish, charming punctuation marks are exclamatory and interrogative. They are necessarily placed at the beginning and at the end of the sentence, and in the first case - upside down.
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Eccentric Spain is the dream of any tourist looking for a hot, thrilling experience. Holidays in Spain mean living in luxury hotels, relaxing on the best beaches in the world, dining in world-famous restaurants, tours of medieval castles and other attractions, and, of course, communication with extraordinary Spaniards.

The last, this is most likely the most memorable and interesting thing that can happen in all the time spent in this beautiful country, but there is one thing, but in order to communicate with the local population, you need to know at least a minimum of Spanish, or have our Russian at hand - Spanish phrasebook. Our phrase book is a great helper in communicating with the local population. It is divided into important and common topics.

Common phrases

Appeals

Walk around the city

In a cafe, restaurant

In transport

In hotel

Emergencies

Dates and times

Numerals

In the shop

Tourism

Greetings - all the words necessary to greet or start a conversation with a resident of Spain.

Standard phrases - a list of all kinds of phrases and their pronunciation, which will contribute to the development of the conversation and its maintenance. Here are collected a lot of common phrases often used in communication.

Orientation in the city - in order not to get lost in one of the Spanish towns, keep this topic with you, it has a translation of phrases that will help you find your way to the place you need.

Transport - when traveling by public transport, you need to know the translation of a number of phrases and words, these are the words that are collected in this topic.

Hotel - so that you do not have any difficulties when checking into a room or communicating with room service, use this topic.

Emergencies - if some kind of trouble has happened to you or you feel bad, seek help from passers-by using this section.

Dates and times - if you are confused about what date it is today, and you urgently need to clarify this issue, ask a passerby for help, this topic will help you with this. You can also specify what time it is.

Shopping - words and their translation that will be needed in stores and markets.

Restaurant - when ordering a dish in a restaurant, make sure it contains exactly the ingredients you expected using this section. Also, with its help, you can call the waiter, clarify your order and ask for a check.

Numbers and figures - all numbers from 0 to 1.000.000, translated into Spanish, their correct pronunciation and spelling.
Tourism - the main selection of phrases and words for the tourist. Words that no vacationer can do without.

You have booked a ticket. Your luggage is already packed. You can't wait to start your journey in a country where everyone speaks Spanish.

There is one more simple thing, which you can make, and it will be great for your trip: learn a few phrases in Spanish! Travel will definitely be much more fun and rewarding if you can communicate with native speakers.

In this article, we have selected the most popular Spanish phrases that will help you “survive” your trip.

greetings

Hispanic culture is based on a cult of courtesy, you should also always be courteous and say "hello" and "how are you?" And don't worry about making mistakes, others will do their best to understand you and make sure you understand them. Just try your best and they will be happy to see your efforts.

• Good morning - Buenos dias(Buenos dias)
• Good afternoon - Buenas tardes(buenas tardes)
• Good evening - Buena nights(buenas noches)
• Hola (hola) is "hello". You can say hello to people you already know.
• ¿Como está?(komo esta) - a way to ask “how are you?” in case you don't know the person, ¿Como estas?(como estas) - if you know him.
• If they ask you “how are you?”, answer “ok, thank you” - bien, gracias(bien, gracias) because you are also a polite person.
• Never forget keywords: please - por favor(por favor) - and thank you - gracias(gracias).
• When you introduce yourself to someone, you say “Mucho gusto”(much thickly), and you will hear the same in response. It means "nice to meet you".
• If you suddenly run into an insurmountable language barrier, switch to universal English, just make sure with your interlocutor: ¿Habla ingles?(Abla Ingles)? - You speak English?

Useful Basic Vocabulary

In everyday communication, even the simplest words and phrases to remember will come in handy. You can always use "I want", "I like", "Do you have...?", and if you don't know how to complete a phrase (for example, you can't remember the right noun), just point to the subject.

• I want, I don't want Yo quiero, yo no quiero(yo kyero, yo no kyero)
• I would like (more politely) - Me gustaria(me Gustaria)
• Where is? - ¿Donde está?(dongde esta)?
• What is the price? - ¿Cuánto cuesta?(cuanto cuesta)?
• What time is it? - ¿Que hora es?(ke ora es)?
• You have? - ¿Tiene?(tiene)?
• I have, I don't have Yo tengo, yo no tengo(yo tengo, yo no tengo)
• I understand, I don't understand Yo entiendo, yo no entiendo(yo entiendo, yo no entiendo)
• You understand - ¿Entiende?(entiende)?

Simple verb forms: where is, I want, I need

You can express many thoughts and requests using simple verb forms. The important thing is that you can say a lot of things using "I want", "I need", "I can", "I could" or "where is" and then just add a noun. It may not be so easy for you, but you will definitely be understood.

• I want a ticket, a hotel, a taxi - Yo quiero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi(yo kyero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi)

How can I get there?

If you're a little confused or not sure how to get somewhere, you need a few simple phrases to help you find your way. "Where is?" in Spanish it sounds like “¿dónde está?” (dongde esta?), let's see this question in action based on a few examples:

• Where is the railway station? - ¿Dónde está la estación de ferrocarril?(donde esta la estación de ferrocarril) or “autobuses” (autobuses).
• Where is the restaraunt? - ¿Dónde está un restaurante?(donde esta un restaurante)?
  - Train? - ¿Untren?(un tren)?
  - The outside …? - ¿La calle...?(la sai)?
  - Bank? - ¿Un banco?(un banco)?
• I am looking for the restroom. - ¿Dónde está el baño?– (donde esta el banyo)?
• I want a hotel, I want a hotel with a bathroom Yo quiero un hotel, yo quiero un hotel con baño(Ye kyero un hotel, yeo kyero un hotel kon banyo)
• I need - Yo necesito(yo nesesito). Very useful phrase, just add the noun:
  Yo necesito un hotel, un cuarto, un cuarto con baño– (yo neseshito un hotel, un quarto son banyo)
• Where is the exchange office located? where is the bank located? - ¿Dónde está una casa de cambio?(donde esta una casa de cambio);
  ¿Dónde está el banco?(donde esta el banco)?
• Money - Dinero (dinero).

Driving directions

Once you ask a question about how to get somewhere, you will hear the answer in Spanish. Remember how Spanish sounds like a few simple directions someone might give you, such as telling you to turn right or left or go straight ahead. Heed these keywords:

• Right side - a la derecha(a la derecha)
• Left-hand side - a la izquierda(a la izkjerda)
• Straight ahead - derecho(derecho)
• On the corner - en la esquina(en la aeskina)
• One, two, three, four blocks a una cuadra, a dos, tres, cuatro cuadras- (a una cuadra, a dos, tres, cuatro cuadras)

In a restaurant: what do you want to eat or drink?

These are probably the phrases you will need the most when you are in a restaurant. Order something with the help of someone you already know "quiero"(kyero) or "quisiera"(kissera) - “I want” or “I would like.” And don't forget to say “por favor” and "gracias"!

• Table - Una mesa(una mesa)
• Table for two, three, four Una mesa para dos tres, cuatro(una mesa para dos, tres, cuatro)
• Menu - Un menu(ung menu)
• Soup - Sopa(sopa)
• Salad - Ensalada(ensalada)
• Hamburger (also a must!) Hamburguesa(amburgesa)
• With ketchup, mustard, tomato, lettuce - Con salsa de tomate, mostaza, tomate, lechuga- (con salsa de tomate, mostaza, tomate, lechuga)
• Snack - Una entrada(una entrada)
• Dessert - Un postre(un postre)
• Drink - Una bebida(una babyda)
• Water - Agua(agua)
• Red wine, white wine Vino tinto(bino tinto), wine blanco(bino blanco)
• Beer - Cerveza(serveza)
• Coffee - un café(un cafe)
• Call the waiter or waitress - ¡Señor! or ¡Señorita!(senor or senorita)
• Check - La cuenta(la cuenta)

Miscellaneous information

• Credit cards. Many places in small towns still don't accept credit cards, so make sure you have enough cash with you. You can ask if credit card is accepted, - una tarjeta de credito(una tarheta de credito). If you have questions, you can always use nouns as a question. For example, you can take out a credit card and ask ¿Tarjeta de credito? They will understand.
• Universal word: no funciona(but functional) - no, it doesn't work. You can use this in many other circumstances. Just point to the shower or whatever and say: “¡No funciona!”
• Practice saying everything out loud, so, firstly, you will remember some phrases without having to "peek" them, and secondly, you will learn to pronounce them quickly and, at the same time, smoothly. Simple listening talking person will also help you understand people.
• Take a small pocket dictionary with you. Of course, you do not want to look for the right verb conjugation in the middle of a conversation, but you will always find the right noun quickly. Download such a dictionary before the trip, it will definitely help out more than once.

1 - uno (uno)
2 - dos (dos)
3 - tres (tres)
4 - cuatro (quatro)
5 - cinco (sinco)
6 - seis (seis)
7 - siete (siete)
8 - ocho (ocho)
9 - nueve (nueve)
10 - diez (diez)

P.S. You will learn more useful phrases in the online course.

We have compiled a Spanish tourist phrasebook so that you can use simple combinations of words to form a simple question and understand a simple answer. With the help of our phrasebook, you will not be able to participate in a philosophical discussion or discuss an event.

In our Russian-Spanish phrasebook, intended for tourists, we have collected those words and expressions that we ourselves used. Just what you need to communicate.

Hasta la vista, baby!

I must say right away that Galya and I do not speak Spanish, only spoken English. But before the trip, as always, we learned phrases that help simple communications. By the way, you can study the course "Fast entry to Spanish" and fly to Spain already prepared.

Some, of course, we knew. Among such well-known phrases were the famous words: “Hasta la vista, baby.” Naively, we believed that this was a common farewell. Many Spanish phrasebooks we found on the Internet reported that "Hasta la vista" is "goodbye."

Naturally, we applied our “knowledge of Spanish” at the first opportunity. Imagine our amazement when the owner of the house in Santander, where we booked a pretty room on the second floor, turned pale and agitated. We were going for a walk around the city and said goodbye to him in the way we know - "Hasta la vista". Instead of "baby" we, of course, inserted his name.

Deciding that our pronunciation was not clear enough, we once again said goodbye together. This time more clearly and loudly, so that the Spaniard understood us for sure.

He was stunned and began to ask what we did not like so much in his house. I had to resort to the application described above.

Soon we learned that we were saying goodbye to the owner forever. He decided that we would never return...

Conclusion: Spaniards almost never use this phrase. Here's "goodbye" to you! Just say "Adios!" And, of course, smile)

Another useful word that we often heard from the Spaniards when asked how to get to a boring place for us is “rotonda”.

Rotunda - a place on the road where a roundabout is made. We have more common intersections, and in Spain - roundabouts (thus they get rid of unnecessary traffic lights). Naturally, it is more convenient to indicate the direction in which Galya and I are moving from some point. In 80% it was a rotunda (circle).

I must say that even with a map of the city in hand, it is not easy to navigate in Spain, because. they very rarely write street names on houses. The most convenient in this regard is Germany. In Germany, street names are on every pole and with directions.

Check . You need to know at least a little the names of the numbers. It is best to have a notepad and pen handy. When you buy something, calmly ask to write down the cost in a notebook.

The phrase "speak slower, I don't understand Spanish well" helps.

Another personal observation. In Russia, we often turn to strangers with the words: “Excuse me ... or Excuse me, how can I get through ...” In Spanish, the word por favor (por favor) - please recommend using before contacting. For example, on the street. "Por favor (please, in our sense," excuse me please), and then the question is how to get to Torres Street (for example).

We have noticed that almost all Spaniards exclaim "¡Hola!" (Ola). But beggars and beggars, just addressing, pronounce "porfavor". Maybe Galya and I came across such polite beggars, maybe we were just lucky and this is an accident, but we decided to pronounce the word “por favor” in specific situations - in a store or in personal communication, already in the process of communication, and on the street turn to people with the greeting "¡Hola!" But this is only our observation.

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Russian Spanish phrasebook for tourists

Required words

Spanish greetings

Difficulties in understanding

In the town

Taxi

Hotel

Shopping / Requests

Restaurant/cafe/grocery store

Order/menu

Beverages

Dishes

Products

Seafood

Tableware

Useful words

Check

Just in case, you should have a notebook on hand and write down the numbers, especially when it comes to payment. Write the amount, show, specify.

You can specify the numbers with the words:

So, you can call your hotel room not 405 (four hundred and five), but by numbers: quattro, sero, cinco. You will be understood.

Dates and times

Emergencies

Spanish Dialogue Example

Of course, during a conversation it is inconvenient to go into a phrasebook and read. Some words are worth learning. You can prepare questions in a notebook. In extreme cases, you can poke your finger into a printed phrasebook.

Here is an example of a dialogue compiled from this phrase book:

- Ola (greeting)

- Me he perdido (I'm lost). Puede usted ayudarme? (could you help me?) Donde esta? (where is) La calle (street) …. Torres?

With this phrasebook you asked a question. Now the most important thing begins: you need to understand the answer.

1. Show the map of the city
2. If there is no map, take a notepad and a pen
3. Ask, feel free to:

— ¿Podria usted hablar más despacio? (Could you speak more slowly). No comprendo! (I don't understand). Repitan por favor (repeat please). ¿Me lo puede escribir? (Can you write it? In our case, draw it).

1. Ask again and clarify:

- Lejos (far?) Todo recto (straight?) A la izquierda (left?) A la derecha (right?)

2. Watch your hands and facial expressions
3. At the end, do not forget to say:

Muchas gracias (thank you very much). Adios (goodbye!)

Before going to Spain, Galya and I watched the lessons

« Polyglot. Spanish from scratch in 16 hours " (Channel "Culture")

Sincerely,

Russian-Spanish phrasebook

Spanish or Castilian (espanol, castellano) is the third most popular language in the world, an Ibero-Romance language that originated in the medieval kingdom of Castile. Spanish is spoken by over 360 million people in more than 40 countries around the world.