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Spanish Tutorial Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and

Grammar

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1. Basic Phrases

&Buenos d'as(

bway-nohs dee-ahsHello! / Good morning!

&Buenas tardes(

bway-nahs tard-aysGood afternoon!

&Buenas noches(

bway-nahs noh-chaysGood evening! / Good night!

&)ola(*&+hao(oh-lah / chow

Hi! / Bye!

di-s#ah-dee-ohs

Good bye.

Por faor#por fah-bor

Please.

)asta la ista * )asta

luego#ah-stah lah vees-tah / ah-stah loo-ay-go

See you / See you later.

)asta pronto#ah-stah prohn-tohSee you soon.

)asta ma.ana#ah-stah mahn-yahn-ahSee you tomorrow.

/0uchas1 Gracias#

(moo-chahs) grah-see-ahsThan you very much".

%e nada#

day nah-dah#ou$re welcome.

Bienenidos

byen-veh-nee-dohs%elcome

2o siento

loh see-ehn-toh&$m sorry

+on permiso * Perd-n *

%isculpe

kohn pehr-mee-soh / pehr-dohn/ dees-kool-peh'(cuse me / Pardon me

&Vamos(

bah-mohs)et$s go!

3+-mo est4 usted5

koh-moh ay-stah oo-sted

How are you* formal"

3+-mo est4s5

koh-moh ay-stahs

How are you* informal"

36u7 tal5

kay tahl

How$s it going*

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Bien * 0uy bien

bee-ehn / moy bee-ehnGood / +ery good

0al * 0uy mal * 04s o

menos

mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh

may-nohs

Bad / +ery bad / ,-

S' * No

see / noh#es / o

3+-mo se llama usted5

koh-moh say yah-mah oo-

sted%hat is your name* formal"

3+-mo te llamas5

koh-moh tay yah-mahs

%hat is your name*informal"

0e llamo### * 0i nombre

es###

may yah-moh / mee nohm-breh ess

y name is...

0ucho gusto# *8ncantado#

moo-choh goo-stoh / en-

cahn-tah-dohice to meet you.

Igualmente#

ee-guahl-mehn-taySame here. / Same to you.

Se.or * Se.ora * Se.orita

sayn-yor / sayn-yor-ah /

sayn-yor-ee-tahister / rs. / iss

3%e d-nde es usted5

day dohn-day ehs oo-sted

%here are you from*

formal"

3%e d-nde eres5

day dohn-day eh-rehs

%here are you from*

informal"

9o soy de###

yoh soy day

&$m from...

3+u4ntos a.os tiene usted5

quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-ay-

nay oo-stedHow old are you* formal"

3+u4ntos a.os tienes5

quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-

ayn-ays

How old are you* informal"

9o tengo a.os#

yoh tayn-goh _____ ahn-

yohs

& am 00000 years old.

3)abla usted espa.ol5

ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol

o you s2ea S2anish*

formal"

3)ablas ingl7s5

ah-blahs een-glehs

o you s2ea 'nglish*

informal"

/No1 )ablo###

noh ah-bloh

& don$t" s2ea...

38ntiende usted5 *

38ntiendes5

ehn-tyen-deh oo-sted / ehn-

tyen-dehs

o you understand* formal /informal"

/No1 8ntiendo#

noh ehn-tyen-doh

& don$t" understand.

9o /no lo1 se#

yoh noh loh seh

& don$t" now.

3Puede ayudarme5

pweh-deh ah-yoo-dar-meh

3an you hel2 me* formal"

+laro * +laro ;ue s'

klah-roh / klah-roh keh see

Sure / ,f course

3+-mo5

koh-moh

%hat* Pardon me*

3%-nde est4 * %-nde

est4n### 5

dohn-deh eh-stah / dohn-deh

;u' * h'

ah-kee / ah-eeHere / There

)ay * )ab'a###

eye / ah-bee-ahThere is / are... / There was /

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eh-stahn

%here is ... / %here are ... *were...

3+-mo se dice en

espa.ol5

koh-moh seh dee-seh ___ eneh-spahn-yol

How do you say 0000 in

S2anish*

36u7 es esto5

keh ehs ehs-toh%hat is that*

36u7 te pasa5

keh teh pah-sah%hat$s the matter with

you"*

No importa#

noh eem-por-tah&t doesn$t matter.

36u7 pasa5

keh pah-sah%hat$s ha22ening*

Sin noedad#

seen noh-veh-dahdothing much.

No tengo ninguna idea#

noh tehn-goh neen-goo-nah

ee-deh-ah& have no idea.

&Buena idea(

bweh-nah ee-deh-ah

Good idea!

&Pase(

pah-seh

Go ahead!

8stoy cansado * enfermo#

eh-stoy kahn-sah-doh / ehn-

fehr-moh

&$m tired / sic.

Tengo hambre * sed#

tehn-goh ahm-breh / sed

&$m hungry / thirsty.

Tengo calor * fr'o#

tehn-goh kah-lohr / free-oh

&$m hot / cold.

8stoy aburrido#

eh-stoy ah-boo-ree-doh&$m bored.

No me importa#

noh meh eem-por-tah& don$t care.

No se preocupe#

noh seh preh-oh-koo-pehon$t worry

8st4 bien#ehs-tah bee-ehn

That$s alright. / &t$s o.

0e olid7#meh ohl-vee-deh

& forgot.

Tengo ;ue ir ahora#tehn-goh keh eer ah-oh-rah

& must go now.

32isto5

lees-toh4eady*

6ui

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singular"

otice that S2anish has informal and formal ways of s2eaing. This is because there is

more than one meaning to 5you5 in S2anish as well as in many other languages." The

informal you is used when taling to close friends6 relatives6 animals or children. Theformal you is used when taling to someone you 7ust met6 do not now well6 or someonefor whom you would lie to show res2ect a 2rofessor6 for e(am2le."

8ncantado, cansado, enfermo,and aburridoare the masculine forms of the words. &f

the words refer to a woman or are s2oen by a woman6 then the final ochanges to a8encantada, cansada, enferma,and aburrida

&n S2ain6 as well as 9rgentina6 Bolivia6 3hile6 Paraguay6 Peru6 :ruguay and +ene;uela6

the S2anish language is called castellanoinstead of es2a

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this este esta these estos estas

that ese esa those esos esas

that a;uel a;uella those a;uellos a;uellas

8lis also used with feminine nouns beginning with a or ha when the accent is on the firstsyllable. %ords that end in o and or are generally masculine6 with a few e(ce2tions8 lamanohand"6 la foto 2hoto". %ords that end in a are generally feminine6 with a few

e(ce2tions8 el mapama2"6 el problema2roblem". ,ther feminine words end in ?ci-n6

?tad6 ?dad6 or ?tud.

:se theeseforms to mean thatwhen what you are taling about is near the 2erson youare addressing. :se the a;uelforms when what you are taling about is far from both

you and the 2erson you are addressing. 8sto and esoare the neuter forms of this and that.

They can be used in general and abstract ways. emonstrative ad7ectives listed above"are used before a noun if you want to use the demonstrative 2ronouns6 which are used

before a verb6 add an accent on all of the first e$s8 7ste, 7sta, 7stos, 7stas, 7se, 7sa, 7sos,7sas, a;u7l, a;u7lla, a;u7llos, a;u7llas#

. Sub7ect Pronouns

yo yoh &nosotros *

nosotras

noh-soh-trohs / noh-

soh-trahs

we

t@ too you informal"osotros *

osotras

boh-soh-trohs / boh-

soh-trahs

you all

7l/ ella/usted

ail/ ay-

yah/ oo-sted

he / she / it /you formal"

ellos/ ellas/ustedes

ay-yohs/ ay-

yahs/ oo-sted-ays

they / they /you 2lural"

Vosotros is used only in S2ain when s2eaing to more than one 2erson with whom you

now well. Nosotras andosotrasrefer to a grou2 of all females6 as well as ellas.

Astedes is almost always used for saying 5you all5 in all S2anish s2eaing countries.Astedcan be abbreviated to Ad. Astedescan also be abbreviated to Ads#Please note that

the sub7ect 2ronouns are rarely used before verbs.

I. To Be F to Have

ser ? to be

present past future

soy & am fu' & was ser7 & will be

eres you are fuiste you were ser4s you will be

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es he/she/it is fu7 he/she/it was ser4 he/she/it will be

somos we are fuimos we were seremos we will be

sois you are fuisteis you were ser7is you will be

son they are fueron they were ser4n they will be

estar ? to bepresent past future

estoy & am estue & was estar7 & will be

est4s you are estuiste you were estar4s you will be

est4 he/she/it is estuo he/she/it was estar4 he/she/it will be

estamos we are estuimos we were estaremos we will be

est4is you are estuisteis you were estar7is you will be

est4n they are estuieron they were estar4n they will be

tener ? to hae

present past futuretengo & have tue & had tendr7 & will have

tienes you have tuiste you had tendr4s you will have

tiene he/she/it has tuo he/she/it had tendr4 he/she/it will have

tenemos we have tuimos we had tendremos we will have

ten7is you have tuisteis you had tendr7is you will have

tienen they have tuieron they had tendr4n they will have

Highlighted forms are only used in Spain

Seris used to identify or describe. &t tells what something is6 its basic characteristics6 orits origin. 8staris used to tell the location of something or how someone feels.

Ases of Ser

&dentify 2erson/ob7ect&nherent characteristics

or >ualities

ationality/,ccu2ationTelling time

'(2ress ownershi2

&m2ersonal e(2ressionsPassive voice

8l edificio es un templo#

2a casa es grande#

+arlos es pobre#

8s carpintero#

Son las tres#

2os libros son de uan#

8s necesario#8l tel7fono fue inentado por

Bell#

The building is a tem2le.The house is large.

3harles is 2oor.

He is a car2enter.

&t$s three o$cloc.The boos are Aohn$s.

&t is necessary.The tele2hone was invented byBell.

Ases of 8star

)ocation/2osition

Tem2orary condition/state

8l libro est4 en la mesa#

2a entana est4 abierta#

The boo is on the table.

The window is o2en.

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State of health

Corm 2rogressive tense

uan est4 enfermo#

0iguel est4 estudiando#

Aohn is sic.

ichael is studying.

Sometimes changing the verb can com2letely change the meaning8 ser aburridomeans

to be boring6 while estar aburridomeans to be bored. ,thers include8 ser bueno to be

nice6 estar bueno to be in good health ser callado to be discrete6 estar callado to besilent ser moreno to have brown hair6 estar moreno to be tan.

any common e(2ressions using the verb 5be5 in 'nglish use the verb 5tener5 in S2anish

but not all"8

to be afraid tener miedo to be in a hurry tener prisa, estar de prisa

to be against estar en contra to be 7ealous tener celos

to be at fault tener la culpa to be lucy tener suerte

to be careful tener cuidado to be 2atient tener pacienciato be cold tener fr'o to be slee2y tener sue.o

to be curious ser curioso*a to be successful tener 7>ito

to be ha22y estar contento*a to be thirsty tener sed

to be hot tener calor to be tired estar cansado*a

to be hungry tener hambre to be 000 years old tener a.os

J. Kuestion %ords

what ;u7 which cu4l/es1

who ;ui7n/es1 how much cu4nto /?a1

how c-mo how many cu4ntos /?as1

when cu4ndo whom a ;ui7n/es1

where d-nde whose de ;ui7n/es1

why por ;u7

L. cardinal F ordinal umbers

M cero say-roh

1 uno oo-noh first primero

= dos dohs second segundo

D tres trays third tercero

E cuatro kuah-troh fourth cuarto

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cinco seen-koh fifth ;uinto

I seis says si(th se>to

J siete see-ay-tay seventh s7ptimo

L ocho oh-choh eighth octao

N nuee new-ay-vay ninth noeno1M die< dee-ays tenth d7cimo

11 once ohn-say eleventh und7cimo

1= doce doh-say twelfth duod7cimo

1D trece tray-say thirteenth d7cimo tercero

1E catorce kah-tor-say fourteenth d7cimo cuarto

1 ;uince keen-say fifteenth d7cimo ;uinto

1I die< y seis dee-ays ee says si(teenth d7cimo se>to

1J die< y siete dee-ays ee see-ay-tay seventeenth d7cimo s7ptimo

1L die< y ocho dee-ays ee oh-choh eighteenth d7cimo octao1N die< y nuee dee-ays ee new-ay-vay nineteenth d7cimo noeno

=M einte bayn-tay twentieth ig7simo

=1 einte y uno bayn-tay ee oo-noh twentyfirst ig7simo primero

== einte y dos bayn-tay ee dohs twentysecond ig7simo segundo

DM treinta trayn-tah thirtieth trig7simo

EM cuarenta kuar-ain-tah fortieth cuadrag7simo

M cincuenta seen-kuain-tah fiftieth ;uincuag7simo

IM sesenta say-sain-tah si(tieth se>ag7simo

JM setenta say-tain-tah seventieth septuag7simo

LM ochenta oh-chain-tah eightieth octog7simo

NM noenta noh-bain-tah ninetieth nonag7simo

1MM cien/to1 see-ain-(toh) hundredth cent7simo

1MMM mil meel thousandth mil7simo

&f you are 7ust saying 1MM6 you use cien. &f it$s over 1MM6 you use ciento. So 1M1 is ciento

unoand 1I would be ciento cincuenta y seis. 9lso you can use diecis7is6 diecisiete6dieciocho6 and diecinueefor 1I6 1J6 1L6 and 1N6 res2ectively. They are 2ronounced the

same but are combined into one word. 9dditionally6 =1=N can be written as one word

eintiuno, eintid-s, eintitr7s,etc."6 but you need to useyfor the rest of the numbers.

Primeroand tercerodro2 the final o when used directly before a noun.

N. ays of the %ee

onday lunes loo-nays

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Tuesday martes mar-tays

%ednesday mi7rcoles mee-air-coh-lays

Thursday =uees hway-bays

Criday iernes bee-air-nays

Saturday s4bado sah-bah-doh

Sunday domingo doh-ming-oh

day el d'a dee-ah

wee la semana say-mahn-ah

weeend el fin de semana feen day say-mahn-ah

today hoy oy

tonight esta noche es-tah noh-chay

last night anoche ah-noh-chay

yesterday ayer eye-yairtomorrow ma.ana mahn-yahn-ah

my birthday mi cumplea.os mee coom-play-ahn-yohs

ne(t pr->imo * pr->ima prok-see-moh / mah

last pasado * pasada pah-sah-doh / dah

day before yesterday anteayer ahn-teh-eye-yair

day after tomorrow pasado ma.ana pah-sah-doh mahn-yahn-ah

the following day el d'a siguiente dee-ah see-gwee-ehn-teh

the day before la 'spera vees-peh-rah

ays of the wee are all masculine in gender and they are not ca2itali;ed in writing. The

definite article is not used after the verbser6 but at all other times it is re>uired and there

is slight change in meaning if it is singular or 2lural8 ellunes O on onday but loslunesO on ondays

1M. onths of the #ear

Aanuary enero ay-nair-oh

Cebruary febrero fay-bray-roharch mar

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9ugust agosto ah-gohs-toh

Se2tember septiembre sayp-tee-aim-bray

,ctober octubre ohk-too-bray

ovember noiembre noh-bee-aim-bray

ecember diciembre dee-see-aim-bray

month el mes mais

first of ?a month@ el primero de CmonthD pree-mair-oh day _____

year el a.o ahn-yoh

decade la d7cada deh-kah-dah

century el siglo see-gloh

millennium el milenio mee-leh-nee-oh

The 2re2osition en is used with months8 enabril O in 92ril. 9lso notice that 2rimero is

used for the first of the month6 but the rest of the days are referred to using the regularcardinal numbers8 el primero de =uniobut el dos de =ulio. onths of the year are also all

masculine and not ca2itali;ed in writing.

3+ual es la fecha de hoy5%hat is today$s date*)oy es el primero de agosto#Today is 9ugust 1st.

11. Seasons

s2ring la primaera in s2ring en primaera

summer el erano in summer en erano

winter el inierno in winter en inierno

autumn el oto.o in autumn en oto.o

1=. irections

to the right a la derecha

to the left a la i

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red ro=o * ro=a circle el c'rculo

2in rosado * rosada s>uare el cuadrado

orangeanaran=ado *

anaran=adarectangle el rect4ngulo

yellow amarillo * amarilla triangle el tri4ngulogreen erde oval el -alo

blue a

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entre between6 among deba=o de below6 under

hacia towards6 about en frente de o22osite

para for6 in order6 by detr4s de behind

por for6 through6 along6 via encima de above6 on to2 of

sobre on6 over hasta till6 until

sin without desde from6 since

There are two 2re2ositional contractions with definite articles. and elcombine to form

al6 and deand el combine to form del.

1J. Camily F 9nimals

family la familia grandfather el abuelo baby el beb7

2arents los padres grandmother la abuela teenager eladolescente

husbandel marido * el

esposogrand2arents los abuelos boy el ni.o

wifela mu=er * la

esposagrandson el nieto girl la ni.a

father / dadel padre *

pap4granddaughter la nieta

boys F

girlslos ni.os

mother /mom

la madre *

mam4grandchildren los nietos man el hombre

son el hi=o uncle el t'o woman la mu=erdaughter la hi=a aunt la t'a adult el adulto

children los hi=os aunts F uncles los tios twins m" los gemelos

brother el hermano ne2hew el sobrino twins f" las gemelas

sister la hermana niece la sobrina dog el perro

brothers F

sisterslos hermanos

nieces F

ne2hewslos sobrinos cat el gato

only childm"

el hi=o @nico cousin m" el primo bird el p4=aro

only child

f" la hi=a @nica cousin f" la prima fish el pe