Russian-Spanish phrasebook with pronunciation. Going to trip to spain or to cities and countries, where they speak spanish, take this one with you spanish phrasebook.
Spaniards try to enjoy every moment of their lives. The Spanish language is as emotional and passionate as their songs and dances.
When writing, Spaniards put question and exclamation marks not only at the end of a sentence, but also at the beginning, thereby enhancing the expression of speech. Planning trip to spain, be sure to study at least a few phrases of this Russian-Spanish phrasebook with pronunciation, because one of the most favorite pastimes of the Spaniards is “osio” - the opportunity to talk.
Spanish |
Translation |
Pronunciation |
Greetings |
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¡ Hola! | Hello! | Ola! |
¡ Buenos días! | Good morning! | Buenos dias! |
¡ Buenas tardes! | Good afternoon | Banos tardes! |
¡ Buenas nights! | Good night! | Buenas noches! |
What do you think? | How are you? | Como estas? |
Bien, gracias.¿Y usted? | OK, thank you. And you? | Bien, gracias. And usted? |
No estoy bien. | Badly. | But estoy bien. |
Má s o menos. | So-so. | Mas o menos. |
¡ Bienvenido! | Welcome! | Bienvenido! |
Acquaintance |
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¿Cómo te llamas? | What is your name? | Como te yamas? |
Me llamo... | My name is… | Me yamo... |
Mucho gusto en conocerte | Nice to meet you | Mucho gusto en konoserte |
¿De donde eres? | Where are you from? | De donde eres? |
Yo soy de Spain. | I'm from Spain. | Yo soi daeEspaña. |
¿Cuántos años tienes? | How old are you? | Quantos anos tienes? |
Yo tengo … años. | I'm... years old. | Yo tengo... anjos. |
¿A qué te dedicas? | What do you do? | A ke te Dedikas? |
Soy estudiante. | I am a student. | Soy estudiante. |
¿En qué trabajas? | What is your job? | En que trabajas? |
El director. | I am a director. | El director. |
El empresario. | I'm a businessman. | El empresario. |
El arquitecto. | I'm an architect. | El arcitecto. |
¿ Usted habla Inglés? | Do you speak English? | Usted abla ingles? |
Si | Yes | Si |
No | No | But |
No entiendo | I don't understand | But entendo |
¿Me puedes repetir eso? | Repeat please | Me puedes rapper eso? |
Communication and questions |
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¿Dónde? | Where? Where? | Dongde? |
¿Cuándo? | When? | Cuando? |
¿Por qué? | Why? | Por ke? |
¿Qué? | What? | Ke? |
¿Cuál? | Which? | Kual? |
¿Quien? | Who? | Qian? |
¿Cómo? | How? | Como? |
¿Nos trae la cuenta, por favor? | Could you bring us the bill, please? | Nos trae la cuenta, por favor? |
¿Cuánto cuesta? | How much does it cost? | Cuanto cuesta? |
Expression of gratitude |
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Gracias | Thank you | Gracias |
Por favor | Please | Por favor |
De nada | My pleasure | De nada |
Disculpe | Sorry | Disculpe |
Parting |
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Adios | Goodbye | Adyos |
¡ Hasta mañana! | See you tomorrow! | Hasta mañana! |
¡Nos vemos pronto! | See you soon! | Nos vemos pronto! |
¡Que tengas un buen día! | Have a nice day! | Ke tengas un buen dia! |
I wish… |
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¡Enhorabuena! | Congratulations! | Enorabuena! |
¡Felicidades! | Best wishes! | Felicidades! |
¡Feliz cumpleaños! | Happy Birthday! | Feliz kumrlăños! |
¡Feliz aniversario! | Happy wedding! | Feliz aniversario! |
¡Que aproveche! | Bon appetit! | Ke aproveche! |
¡Que tengas suerte! | Good luck! | Ke tengas suerte! |
¡Buen viaje! | Have a good travel! | Buen vyahe! |
Where and how to speak Spanish correctly?
On Spanish spoken by about 500 million people on the planet. There are about 60 countries in the world with significant Spanish-speaking populations, even America is a country where they speak spanish.
Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn. Almost all words in it are read as they are written, with some exceptions:
h – unreadable
ll – in is read as “th”, but there are also other national variants “l”, “j”
y – read as “th”, and if used as a conjunction, then “and”
j – reads like Russian “x”
z – like “c” ( Latin America) or English "th" (Spain)
ñ – read softly “n”
r – “rr” if it is at the beginning of a sentence or when there are two rrs in a word
с – before a, o, u – like “k”; before e, i – like “c” (Latin America) or English “th” (Spain)
g – before i and e – like the Russian “x”, before the other vowels “g”.
The uniqueness of the culture of a people is expressed in the dialect and language spoken by the population of the country. Studying Russian-Spanish phrasebook, pay attention to our foreign phrase books for traveling to other foreign countries:
So now you know how to speak spanish correctly. We recommend that you print this with pronunciation and use it while traveling.
forms of address
Senior(Sr) - Mr.
Señora(Sra) - mistress (about a married woman)
Señorita(Srta) - mistress (about an unmarried woman)
Don(D) - Mr.
Dona(Dª) - Mrs.
Don/Doña- more formal form than senior/senora, it is most often used when addressing representatives of the older generation, those who are higher in status, or if they want to be emphatically polite.
After contacting Don/Doña You must use the person's first name, or first and last name.
Dona Blanca Lopez
¡Buenos días, don José!
If we're talking about about a doctor, then the words can be used in address doctor(a) , about the lawyer - abogado(a) , about the teacher - professor(a) .
greetings
¡ Hola! - Hello!
¡ Buenos Days! - Good morning Good afternoon!
¡ Buenas tardes! — Good afternoon/evening! (time from second breakfast to dinner, somewhere until 9-10 pm)
¡ Buenas nights! - Good/good night! (can be used both when you are meeting someone late at night, and as a wish for a good sleep).
¡ Adios!, ¡ Chao! - Bye!
tú, usted
In Spanish, as in Russian, there is an address to you ( tú) and you ( usted).
Tú (You) used when communicating with family, friends and acquaintances, and also often when communicating with everyone who is close to you in age and status, even if you do not know each other well.
Usted (You) used when communicating with strangers, as well as those who are older than you in age or higher in status. If you have just met someone, it is better to use usted, until you are offered to switch to you. To do this, expressions such as podemos tutarnos(we can communicate on first-name terms) or me puedes hablar de tú (you can call me “you”).
How to introduce someone in Spanish
Este/esta es- This…
Te/le presento a... - I want to introduce you / to you ...
¿ It's usted el señor...? -Are you Mr...?
¿ Conoce/conoces a...? -Are you familiar/Are you familiar with...?
¡ Encantado(a)!, ¡ Mucho gusto! - Nice to meet you!
Soy.../ Estoy... (I)
soltero/a- not married
casado/a- married
divorciado/a- divorced
viudo/a- widower/widow
Estoy separada pero no divorciada. — My husband and I separated, but not divorced.
Ella es soltera, el casado es su hermano mayor. — She is not married, but her older brother is married.
Juan es soltero pero tiene novia. — Juan is not married, but he has a fiancee.
Note.
WITH soltero, casado, divorciado verb can also be used ser, and verb estar. Read more about the difference between these verbs.
Useful phrases.
¿Cómo estás?/¿Como está usted?- How are you/are you doing?
What do you mean?- What's up?
Muy bien, gracias.- Very well thank you very much.
¡Qué tengas un buen día/fin de semana!— Have a nice day/have a nice weekend!
Hasta pronto/luego.- Bye see you later.
Hasta la vista. - Goodbye.
Hasta mañana.- Till tomorrow.
Hasta el sábado.- See you on Saturday.
Discúlpame/discúlpeme.- Sorry/excuse me.
¿Cómo?- Sorry what? (used if you didn’t hear something)
No entiendo/comprendo.- I don't understand.
Habla hable más despacio, por favor.- Speak/speak more slowly, please.
Lo siento.- Sorry/Sorry/I'm sorry.
Lo helle sin querer.- I didn’t want this / I did it by accident.
Lo siento, fue culpa mía.- Sorry, it’s my fault/it’s my fault.
Muchas gracias.- Thank you very much.
De nada./No hay de qué.- My pleasure.
Me gustó mucho.- I liked it very much.
Me gustaría verte/le/la otra vez.- I would like to see you/him/her again.
¡Qué te diviertas/se divierta!- Have a good time!
Buen viaje.- Bon Voyage.
¡Mucha suerte!- Good luck!
¡Que tenga suerte!- All the best! / Good luck!
Russian-Spanish phrasebook: how to communicate 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.
They say Spanish is quite easy to learn, with about 60% Anglo-Saxon roots. Spanish words are read exactly the same 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 well at once foreign languages: for example, Portuguese (slightly more lisping), Italian, and even a little French.
For the Russian ear, the Spanish language has many words that at least make you smile. For example, “huevo duro” is nothing more than “boiled egg.” Oh, excuse me, “fucking negro” means “black suit.” And in Spanish there are charming punctuation marks - exclamation and question marks. 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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Greetings, general expressions |
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Hello, good afternoon/hello | Buenos Dias/Ola! |
Good evening | Buenos Tardes |
Goodbye, bye | Adyos |
Thank you very much | Muchas Gracias |
Sorry | Pardoneme |
How are you? | Como esta usted? |
OK, thank you | Mui bien and usted |
Do you speak Russian? | Abla usted ruso? |
Please | Por favor |
I don't understand | But comprendo |
Puede usted ablar mas despacio? | |
Could you repeat that? | Podria usted rapper eso? |
Please write this | Por favor, escriballo |
Yes | Si |
No | But |
Good | Bueno |
Bad | Few |
Enough/Enough | Bastante |
For the good of the cause |
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Where is the nearest exchange office? | Donde esta la oficina de cambio mas serkana? |
Can you change these traveler's checks? | Puede kambiarme estos chekes de vyajero? |
Sorry, polite form of “Hey, you!” | Perdon |
Okay, that's good | Bale |
I love you | Yo tae amo |
Standard phrases |
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Cold | Frio |
Hot | Caliente |
Small | Paqueño |
Big | Grandet |
What? | Ke? |
There | Ayi |
Here | Aki |
How much time? | Ke ora es? |
I don't understand | But entiendo |
I'm really sorry | Losiento |
Can you speak slowly? | Mas-despacio, por-favor? |
Do you speak English/Russian? | Abla ingles/rruso? |
How to get/get to..? | Pordonde se-va a..? |
How are you? | Ke tal? |
Very good | Mui bien |
Thank you | Gracias |
Please | Por favor |
How are you doing? | Ketal? |
Thank you excellent | Mui bien, gracias. |
And you? | Yuste? |
Very nice to meet you | Encantado/encantada |
See you later! | Hasta pronto! |
Where is/are..? | Dondesta/dondestan..? |
How many meters/kilometers from here to..? | Quantos metros/kilometros ay de-aki a..? |
Hot | Caliente |
Cold | Frio |
Elevator | Assensor |
Toilet | Servisio |
Closed | Cerrado |
Open | Avierto |
No smoking | Proivido fumar |
Exit | Salida |
Why? | Porque? |
Entrance | Entrada |
Closed/closed | Cerrado |
Fine | Bien |
Open/open | Abierto |
Numbers and numbers |
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Zero | Sero |
One | Uno |
Two | Dos |
Three | Tres |
Four | Quattro |
Five | Cinco |
Six | Says |
Seven | Siete |
Eight | Ocho |
Nine | Nueve |
Ten | Diez |
Twenty | Vaintae |
Thirty | Trainta |
Fourty | Karenta |
Fifty | Sinquanta |
Sixty | Sesenta |
Seventy | Setenta |
Eighty | Ochenta |
Ninety | Novanta |
One hundred | Siento |
Five hundred | Quinientos |
Thousand | miles |
Million | Un million |
Shops, restaurants |
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Do you have a table for two (three, four) people? | Tenen unamesa para-dos (très, cuatro) personas? |
Waiter! | Camarero! |
The check, please | La cuenta, por favor |
Do you accept credit cards? | Aseptan tarhetas decredito? |
Can I try this on? | Puedo got drunk? |
How much does it cost? | Quanto questa esto? |
Too expensive | Mui karo |
Give it to me please | Damelo, por favor |
Show me... | Enseneme... |
I would like to... | Kishiera... |
Sale | Rebajas |
Please write this | Por favor escriballo |
What else do you recommend? | Mae puede recomendar algo mas? |
Can you make a tax-exempt purchase? | Usted puede formalisar la compra libre de impuestos? |
Do you have a larger size? | Tiene una taya mas |
Red wine | Wine tinto |
Pink wine | Wine rosado |
White wine | Wine blanco |
Vinegar | Vinagre |
Cake/pie | Tarta |
Soup | Sopa |
Sauce | Salsa |
Cheese | Kaeso |
Salt | Sal |
Sausages | Salchichas |
Bread | Pan |
Butter | Mantequiya |
Milk | Leche |
Egg | Huevo |
Ice cream | Elado |
Fish | Pascado |
Meat | Carne |
Dinner | La Sena |
Dinner | La comida/el almuerzo |
Breakfast | El Desayno |
Menu | La Carta/El Maine |
Waitress | Camarero/Camarera |
On the road |
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Where can I get a taxi? | Donde puedo kocher un taxi? |
Take me to this address | Ljeveme a estas senyas |
...to the airport | ...al aeropuerto |
...on railway station | ...a la estacion de ferrocarril |
...to the hotel | ...al otel |
Stop here please | Pare aki, por favor |
Could you wait for me? | Puede esperarme, por favor? |
I want to rent a car | Quiero alkilar un koche |
Is insurance included in the rental price? | El precio inclue el seguro? |
Can I leave my car at the airport? | Puedo dejar el coche en el aeropuerto? |
Right | A la derecha |
Left | A la Izquierda |
What is the rate until...? | Quanto es la tariffa a? |
Hotel |
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Do you have a free room? | Tenen unabitacion libre? |
Could you reserve a room? | Godria rezervarme una abitasyon? |
2 (3, 4, 5-) star | De dos (très, cuatro, cinco) estrayas |
Hotel | El Hotel |
I have reserved a room | Tengo una-habitacion rreservada |
Key | La-yawe |
Receptionist | El Botones |
Room with Square/Palace View | Habitacion que da a la plaza/al palacio |
Room facing the courtyard | Habitacion que da al-patyo |
Room with bath | Habitacion con bagno |
Single Room | Habitacion individual |
Double Room | Habitacion con dos camas |
With double bed | Konkama de matrimonyo |
Two bedroom suite | Habitacion doble |
Orientation in the city |
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Railway station/train station | La Estacion de Tranes |
Bus station | La Estacion de Autobuses |
Tourist Office | La officena de turismo |
City Hall/Town Hall | El ayuntamiento |
Library | La library |
A park | El Parque |
Garden | El Hardin |
Tower | La Torre |
Street | La Caye |
Square | La Plaza |
Monastery | El Monasterio/El Combento |
Castle | El Palacio |
Lock | El castillo |
Museum | El Museo |
Basilica | La Basilica |
Art Gallery | El museo delarte |
Cathedral | La catedral |
Temple | La Iglessa |
Tourist agency | La-akhensya de-vyahes |
Shoe shop | La Zapateria |
Supermarket | El supermercado |
Hypermarket | El Ipermercado |
Newsstand | El Chiosco de Prince |
Los Correos | |
Market | El Mercado |
Salon | La Peluceria |
How much are the tickets? | Quanto valen las entradas? |
Where can I buy tickets? | Donde se puede comprar entradas? |
When does the museum open? | Cuando se abre el museo? |
Where is? | Donde esta? |
How much do I owe you? | Cointeau le débo? |
Where is the post office? | Donde estan correos? |
Down/Below | Abajo |
Up/Upstairs | Arriba |
Far | Lejos |
Near/close | Serka |
Directly | Todo-rrekto |
Left | A la Izquierda |
Right | A-la-derecha |
Left | Izquierdo/Izquierda |
Right | Derecho/derecha |
Swearing in Spanish |
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Damn it! | Caramba! |
Thousand devils! | Con mi diablos! |
Stupid people | Troncos |
Emergencies |
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Where is the nearest telephone? | Dondesta el telefono mas proximo? |
Call the fire department! | Yame a los bomberos! |
Call the police! | Yame a-lapolisia! |
Call an ambulance! | Yame a-unambulansya! |
Call a doctor! | Yame a-umediko |
Help! | Socorro! |
Stop! (Stop!) | Pare! |
Pharmacy | Pharmacia |
Doctor | Medico |
Dates and times |
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Tomorrow | Mañana |
Today | Oh |
Morning | La Mañana |
Evening | La tarde |
Yesterday | Iyer |
When | Cuando? |
Late | Arde |
Early | Temprano |
Monday | Lunes |
Tuesday | Martes |
Wednesday | Mierkoles |
Thursday | Hueves |
Friday | Biernäs |
Saturday | Sabado |
Sunday | Domingo |
January | Enero |
February | Fabrero |
March | Marceau |
April | Abril |
May | Mayo |
June | Junio |
July | Julio |
August | Agosto |
September | Septiembre |
October | Octubre |
November | Noviembre |
December | Disiembre |
Speech irregularities |
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Letter | Map |
Giving | Gift |
Desert | dessert |
First | Example |
We have compiled the Spanish phrasebook for tourists so that you can use simple combinations of words to create 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. Only what is needed for communication.
Hasta la vista, baby!
I’ll say right away that Galya and I don’t speak Spanish, only spoken English. But before the trip, as always, we learned phrases that help simple communications.
Of course, we knew some things. Among these 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” means “goodbye.”
Naturally, we used our knowledge of Spanish at the first opportunity. Imagine our surprise when the owner of the house in Santander where we booked a nice little room on the second floor, he turned pale and worried. We were going for a walk around the city and said goodbye to it in the way we know - “Hasta la vista”. Instead of “baby,” we naturally inserted his name.
Deciding that our pronunciation was not clear enough, we said our goodbyes in unison once again. This time more clearly and loudly, so that the Spaniard would understand us for sure.
He was stunned and began to ask what we didn’t like so much about his house. I had to resort to the application described above.
We soon learned that we were saying goodbye to the owner forever. He decided that we would not return again...
Conclusion: Spaniards almost never use this phrase. So much for “goodbye”! Just say: “Adios!” And, of course, smile)
Another useful word, which we often heard from the Spaniards when they asked how to get to a boring place, this is “rotonda”.
Rotunda is a place on the road where a circular turn is made. In our country, intersections are more common, while in Spain, roundabouts are more common (this way 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).
It must be said that even with a city map 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 each post and indicate the direction.
Check . You need to know at least a little about the names of the numbers. It is better to have a notepad and pen on hand. When you buy something, calmly ask them to write down the price in a notebook.
The phrase helps: “speak more slowly, I don’t understand Spanish well.”
Another personal observation. In Russia, we often address strangers with the words: “Excuse me, ... or Excuse me, please, how to get through...” In Spanish, the word por favor (por favor) is recommended to be used before addressing. For example, on the street. “Por favor (please, in our sense of “excuse me please”), and then the question is how to get to Torres Street (for example).
We noticed that almost all Spaniards exclaim “¡Hola!” to attract attention (greet). (Ola). But beggars and beggars pronounce “porfavor” when addressing them. Maybe Galya and I came across such polite beggars, maybe we were just lucky and it was an accident, but we decided to say the word “por favor” in specific situations - in a store or in personal communication, already in the process of communication, and on the street to address people with the greeting “¡Hola!” But this is solely our observation.
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Russian-Spanish phrasebook for tourists
Necessary words
Spanish greetings
Hello! | hola | ola |
Good morning | buenos días | Buenos dias |
Good afternoon | buen día | Buen Dia |
Good evening | Buenas tardes | Buenas Tardes |
Good night | buenas nights | Buenas Noches |
Bye see you) | adios | adyos |
See you later | hasta luego | asta luego |
How are you doing? | como esta usted? | Como esta usted? |
Great (excellent). And you? | Muy bien. Y usted? | Mui bien. And usted? |
Difficulty understanding
I don't understand | No comprendo | But comprendo |
I'm lost | Me he perdido | Me e perdido |
I understand | Comprendo | Comprendo |
You understand? | Comprende usted? | Komprende usted? |
May I ask you? | ¿Le puedo preguntar? | Le puedo praguntar? |
Can you speak slowly? | ¿Podria usted hablar más despacio? | Podria usted ablar mas despacio? Mas-despacio, porfavor (short version). |
Please repeat | Repitan por favor | Rapitan por favor |
Can you write this? | ¿Me lo puede escribir? | Mae le puede escrivire? |
In the city
Railway station/train station | La estacion de trenes | La Estacion de Tranes |
Bus station | La estacion de autobuses | La Estacion de Autobuses |
Tourist office or tourist information | La oficina de turismo | La officena de turismo or Tourist information |
City Hall/Town Hall | El ayuntamiento | El ayuntamiento |
Library | La biblioteca | La library |
A park | El parque | El Parque |
Garden | El Jardin | El Hardin |
City wall | La muralla | La Muraya |
Tower | La torre | La Torre |
Street | La calle | La Caye |
Square | La plaza | La Plaza |
Monastery | El monasterio / el convento | El Monasterio / El Combento |
House | La casa | La Casa |
Castle | El palacio | El Palacio |
Lock | El castillo | El castillo |
Museum | El museo | El Museo |
Basilica | La basilica | La Basilica |
Art Gallery | El museo del arte | El museo delarte |
Cathedral | La cathedral | La catedral |
Church | La iglesia | La Iglessa |
Tobacconist's | Los tabacos | Los Tabacos |
Tourist agency | La agencia de viajes | La-akhensya de-vyahes |
Shoe shop | La zapateria | La Zapateria |
Supermarket | El supermercado | El supermercado |
Hypermarket | El hipermercado | El Ipermercado |
Market | El mercado | El Mercado |
Salon | La peluqueria | La Peluceria |
How much are the tickets? | Cuanto valen las entradas? | Quanto valen las entradas? |
Where can I buy tickets? | Donde se puede comprar entradas? | Donde se puede comprar entradas? |
When does the museum open? | Cuando se abre el museo? | Cuando se abre el museo? |
Where is? | Donde esta? | Donde esta? |
Taxi
Where can I get a taxi? | Donde puedo tomar un taxi? | Donde puedo tomar un taxi |
What is the rate until...? | Cuanto es la tarifa a...? | Quanto es la tariffa... |
Take me to this address | Lleveme a estas senas | Ljeveme a estas senyas |
Take me to the airport | Lleveme al aeropuerto | Lleveme al aeropuerto |
Take me to the train station | Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril | Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril |
Take me to the hotel | Lleveme al hotel... | Lievem al otel |
Near/close | Cerca | Serka |
Far | Lejos | Lejos |
Directly | Todo recto | Todo-rrekto |
Left | a la izquierda | A la Izquierda |
Right | a la derecha | A la derecha |
Stop here please | Pare aqui, por favor | Pare aki por favor |
Could you wait for me? | Puede esperarme, por favor | Puede esperarme porfavor |
Hotel
2 (3, 4, 5-) star | De dos (tres, cuatro, cinco) estrellas) | De dos (très, cuatro, cinco) estrayas |
Hotel | El hotel | El Hotel |
I have reserved a room | Tengo una habitacion reservada | Tengo una-habitacion rreservada |
Key | La llave | La-yawe |
Receptionist | El botones | El Botones |
Room with Square/Palace View | Habitacion que da a la plaza / al palacio | Habitacion que da a la plaza/al palacio |
Room facing the courtyard | Habitacion que da al patio | Habitacion que da al-patyo |
Room with bath | Habitacion con bano | Habitacion con bagno |
Single Room | Habitacion individual | Habitacion individual |
Double Room | Habitacion con dos camas | Habitacion con dos camas |
With double bed | Con cama de matrimonio | Konkama de matrimonyo |
Two bedroom suite | Habitacion doble | Habitacion doble |
Do you have a free room? | Tienen una habitacion libre? | Tenen unabitacion libre? |
Shopping/requests
Could you give it to me? | Puede darme esto? | Puede darme esto |
Could you show it to me? | Puede usted ensenarme esto? | Puede usted ensenyarme esto |
Could you help me? | Puede usted ayudarme? | Puede usted ayudarme |
I would like to... | Quisiera... | Kisiera |
Give it to me please | Demelo, por favor | Demelo por favor |
Show me this | Ensenemelo | Ensenemelo |
How much does it cost? | Cuanto cuesta esto? | Quanto questa esto |
What is the price? | Cuanto es? | Quanto es |
Too expensive | Muy caro | Mui karo |
Sale | Rebajas | Rebajas |
Can I try this on? | Puedo probarmelo? | Puedo probarmelo |
Restaurant/cafe/grocery store
Order/menu
Dish of the day | El plato del dia | El Plateau del Dia |
Set lunch | Menu del dia | Maine del Dia |
Menu | La carta / el menu | La carta / el menu |
Waiter/ka | Camarero/camarera | Camarero / camarera |
I am a vegetarian | Soy vegetariano | Soy vejetariano. |
I want to reserve a table. | Quiero reservar una mesa | Quiero rreservar una-mesa. |
Do you have a table for two (three, four) people? | Tienen una mesa para dos (tres, cuatro) personas? | Tenen unamesa para-dos (très, cuatro) personas? |
The check, please. | La cuenta, por favor | La Cuenta, Port Favor |
Wine list | La carta de vinos | La carta de vinos |
Beverages | Bebidas | Babydas |
Snacks | Los entremeses | Los Entremeses |
Tapas/snacks (National) | Tapas | Tapas |
Breakfast | El desayuno | El Desayno |
Dinner | La comida/el almuerzo | La comida / el almuerzo |
First course | El primer plateau | El primer plateau |
Soup | Sopa | Sopa |
Dinner | La cena | La Sena |
Dessert | El postre | El Postre |
Beverages
Coffee | Cafe | Cafe |
Tea | Te | Tae |
Water | Agua | Agua |
Wine | Vino | Wine |
Red wine | Vino tinto | Wine tinto |
Pink wine | Vino rosado | Wine rosado |
White wine | Vino blanco | Wine blanco |
Sherry | Jerez | Hares |
Beer | Cerveza | Servesa |
Orange juice | Zumo de naranja | Sumo de naranja |
Milk | Leche | Leche |
Sugar | Azucar | Asúcar |
Dishes
Meat | Carne | Carne |
Veal | Ternera | Turner |
Pork | Cerdo | Cardo |
Medium-roasted | Poco hecho | Poco Echo |
Well done | Muy hecho | Mui-echo |
Vegetable stew | Menestra | Menestra |
Paella | Paella | Paella |
Cake/pie | Tarta | Tarta |
Cake(s) | Pastel / pasteles | Pastel / pasteles |
Ice cream | Helado | Elado |
Products
Bread | Pan | Pan |
Toasts (fried bread) | Tostadas | Tostadas |
Egg | Huevo | Huevo |
Butter | Mantequilla | Mantequiya |
Cheese | Queso | Kaeso |
Sausages | Salchichas | Salchichas |
Smoked ham | Jamon serrano | Jamon serrano |
Apple(s) | Manzana/ manzanas | Manzana/manzanas |
Orange(s) | Naranja/naranjas | Naranja/naranjas |
Lemon | Lemon | Lemon |
Fruit / fruits | Fruta/frutas | Fruta |
Dried fruits | Frutos secos | Frutos sekos |
Meat | Carne | Carne |
Veal | Ternera | Turner |
Sauce | Salsa | Salsa |
Vinegar | Vinagre | Vinagre |
Salt | Sal | Sal |
Sugar | Azucar | Asúcar |
Seafood
Dishes
Useful words
Good | Bueno | Bueno |
Bad | Malo | Few |
Enough/enough | Bastante | Bastante, you can add the word - finita |
Cold | Frio | Frio |
Hot | Caliente | Caliente |
Small | Pequeno | Paqueño |
Big | Grande | Grandet |
What? | Que? | Ke? |
There | Alli | Ayi |
Elevator | Ascensor | Assensor |
Toilet | Servicio | Servisio |
Closed/Closed | Cerrado | Cerrado |
Open/open | Abierto | Avierto |
No smoking | Prohibido fumar | Proivido fumar |
Entrance | Entrada | Entrada |
Exit | Salida | Salida |
Why? | How about? | Porque? |
Check
Just in case, it’s worth having a notepad on hand and writing down the numbers, especially when it comes to payment. Write the amount, show it, clarify.
You can clarify the numbers by saying:
zero | cero | sero |
one | uno | uno |
two | dos | dos |
three | tres | tres |
four | cuatro | quattro |
five | cinco | Cinco |
six | seis | seis |
seven | siete | siete |
eight | ocho | wow |
nine | nueve | nueve |
ten | diez | ten |
So, you can call your hotel room not 405 (four hundred and five), but by numbers: quatro, sero, cinco. They will understand you.
Dates and times
When? | Cuando? | Cuando? |
Tomorrow | Manana | Mañana |
Today | Hoy | Oh |
Yesterday | Ayer | Iyer |
Late | Tardet | Arde |
Early | Temprano | Temprano |
Morning | La manana | La Mañana |
Evening | La tarde | La tarde |
Emergencies
Call the fire department! | Llame a los bomberos! | Yame a los bomberos! |
Call the police! | Llame a la police! | Yame a-lapolisia! |
Call an ambulance! | Llame a una ambulancia! | Yame a-unambulansya! |
Call a doctor! | Llame a un medico! | Yame a-umediko |
Help! | Socorro! | Socorro! |
Stop! (Stop!) | Pare! | Pare! |
Pharmacy | Farmacia | Pharmacia |
Doctor | Medico | Medico |
Example dialogue in Spanish
Of course, during a conversation it’s inconvenient to get into a phrasebook and read. Some words are worth learning. You can prepare questions in a notepad. As a last resort, you can point your finger at a printed phrasebook.
Here is an example of a dialogue compiled from this phrasebook:
— Ola (greeting)
- Me he perdido (I'm lost). Puede usted ayudarme? (could you help me?) Donde esta? (where is) La calle (street) …. Torres?
With the help of this phrasebook you asked a question. Now comes the most important part: understanding the answer.
1. Show a map of the city
2. If you don't have a map, take a notepad and pen
3. Don’t be shy about asking:
— ¿Podria usted hablar más despacio? (Could you speak more slowly). No comprendo! (I don't understand). Repitan por favor (please repeat). ¿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 (to the left?) A la derecha (to the right?)
2. Watch your hands and facial expressions
3. At the end, don’t forget to say:
— Muchas gracias (thank you very much). Adios (goodbye!)
Before our trip to Spain, Galya and I watched the lessons
« Polyglot. Spanish from scratch in 16 hours "(Culture Channel)
Sincerely,
Holidaying in Spain is a pleasure. Sea water, the burning southern sun, interesting sights, delicious national dishes, and hospitable locals make you return to Spanish resorts again and again. Communicating with temperamental Spaniards using sign language is easy and fun, but let's still learn some Spanish words for tourists.
Let's remember the basic phrases in Spanish so that we can explain ourselves in in public places, shops, hotels, cafes. You don’t even have to study, but write down the necessary words in a notebook and read them out if necessary during your vacation. Or use our Russian-Spanish phrasebook online, which includes the most important topics for tourists.
Russian-Spanish phrasebook for tourists: common phrases
You can argue that you are going to live at a resort where the staff speaks Russian and English languages, so Spanish is not needed for tourists. Yes, you can have a wonderful holiday in Spain without knowing the language, but you will deprive yourself of one wonderful pleasure, namely communication with the locals.
- Good morning! – Buenos dias! (Buenos dias)
- Good afternoon - Buenas tardes! (buenas tardes)
- Good evening! - Buenos nights! (buenas noches)
- Hello! – Hola! (ola)
- Goodbye – Adios (adios)
- Good – Bueno (bueno)
- Bad – Malo (little)
- Enough/enough – Bastante (bastante)
- Small – Pequeno
- Big – Grande (grande)
- What? - Que? (ke)
- There – Alli (ayi)
- Here – Aqui (aki)
- How much time? – Que hora es? (ke ora es)
- I don’t understand – No entiendo (but entiendo)
- I'm so sorry - Lo siento (losiento)
- Can you speak slowly? – Mas despacio, por favor (mas-despacio, por-favor)
- I don’t understand – No comprendo (but-comprendo)
- Do you speak English/Russian? – Habla ingles/ruso? (abla ingles/rruso)
- How to get/get to…? – Por donde se va a...? (pordonde se-va a...)
- How are you? - Que tal? (ke tal)
- Very good – Muy bien (muy bien)
- Thank you – Gracias (gracias)
- Please – Por favor (por favor)
- Yes – Si (si)
- No – No (but)
- Sorry - Perdone
- How are you doing? - Que tal? (ketal)
- Thank you, great – Muy bien, gracias (muy bien, gracias)
- And you? – Y usted? (juste)
- Very nice to meet you – Encantado/Encantada (encantado/encantada)
- See you later! – Hasta pronto (hasta pronto)
- Okay! (Agreed!) – Esta bien (esta bien)
- Where is/are...? – Donde esta/Donde estan..? (dondesta/dondestan...)
- How many meters/kilometers from here to...? – Cuantos metros/kilometros hay de aqui a...? (quantos metros/kilometros ay de-aki a...)
- Hot – Caliente (caliente)
- Cold – Frio (frio)
- Elevator – Ascensor (assensor)
- Toilet – Servicio (service)
- Closed – Cerrado
- Open – Abierto
- No smoking – Prohibido fumar (provido fumar)
- Exit – Salida (salida)
- Login – Entrada
- Tomorrow – Manana (manyana)
- Today – Hoy (oh)
- Morning – La manana (La Manana)
- Evening – La tarde (la-tarde)
- Yesterday – Ayer (ayer)
- When? - Cuando? (kuando)
- Late – Tarde (arde)
- Early – Temprano (temprano)
How to explain yourself without knowing Spanish
Our Russian-Spanish phrasebook includes the most necessary Spanish words for tourists with translation and transcription so that you can greet your interlocutor and start a conversation with him. All phrases in Spanish are divided by topic, all you have to do is select the sentences you need and read them.
Don't be afraid to be funny. In any country, the local population treats tourists who try to communicate in their language with great cordiality and understanding. native language.
- Railway station/train station – La estacion de trenes (la-estacion de trenes)
- Bus station – La estacion de autobuses (la estacion de autobuses)
- Tourist Office – La oficina de turismo
- City Hall/Town Hall – El ayuntamiento (el ayuntamiento)
- Library – La biblioteca (la library)
- Park – El parque
- Garden – El jardin (El Hardin)
- City Wall – La muralla (la-muraya)
- Tower – La torre (la-torre)
- Street – La calle (la caye)
- Square – La plaza
- Monastery – El monasterio/El convento (El monasterio/El combento)
- House – La casa (La Casa)
- Palace – El palacio (el palacio)
- Castle – El castillo
- Museum – El museo (el museo)
- Basilica – La basilica (la-basilica)
- Art gallery – El museo del arte (el museo delarte)
- Cathedral – La catedral
- Church – La iglesia
- Tobacco shop – Los tabacos (Los Tabacos)
- Travel agency – La agencia de viajes
- Shoe store – La zapateria
- Supermarket – El supermercado (el supermercado)
- Hypermarket – El hipermercado
- Newsstand – El kiosko de prensa
- Mail – Los correos (los correos)
- Market – El Mercado (El Mercado)
- Hairdresser – La peluqueria
- The dialed number does not exist – El numero marcado no existe (El numero marcado no existe)
- We were interrupted - Nos cortaron (nose cortaron)
- The line is busy – La linea esta ocupada (ea line esta ocupada)
- Dial a number – Marcar el numero (Marcar el nimero)
- How much are the tickets? – Cuanto valen las entradas? (cuanto valen las entradas)
- Where can I buy tickets? – Donde se puede comprar entradas? (donde se puede comprar entradas)
- When does the museum open? – Cuando se abre el museo? (cuando se abre el museo)
- Where is? – Donde esta (Donde esta)
- Where is the mailbox? – Donde esta el buzon? (donde esta el buson)
- How much do I owe you? – Cuanto le debo? (quanto le debo)
- I need stamps for – Necesito sellos para (necesito seyos para)
- Where is the post office? – Donde estan Correos? (donde estan correos)
- Postcard – Postal (postal)
- Hairdresser – Peluqueria
- Down/below – Abajo (abajo)
- Up/above – Arriba (arriba)
- Far away – Lejos
- Near/close – Cerca (serka)
- Straight – Todo recto (todo-rrecto)
- To the left - A la izquierda (a-la-Izquierda)
- To the right - A la derecha (a-la-derecha)
- Call the fire department! - Llame a los bomberos! (yame a los bomberos)
- Call the police! – Llame a la policia! (yame a-lapolisia)
- Call an ambulance! – Llame a una ambulancia! (yame a-unambulansya)
- Call a doctor! - Llame a un medico! (yame a-umediko)
- Help! - Socorro! (socorro)
- Stop it! (Wait!) – Pare! (pare)
- Pharmacy – Farmacia (pharmacy)
- Doctor – Medico (medical)
Phrases in Spanish for cafes, restaurants
When ordering a dish at a restaurant, make sure it contains exactly the ingredients you want to eat. Below are the most common Spanish words used by tourists to order food and drinks in restaurants and cafes.
- Red wine – Vino tinto (tinto wine)
- Rose wine – Vino rosado (rosado wine)
- White wine – Vino blanco (blanc wine)
- Vinegar – Vinagre
- Toasts (fried bread) – Tostadas (tostadas)
- Veal – Ternera
- Cake/pie – Tarta (tarta)
- Soup – Sopa
- Dry/dry/oe – Seco/seca (seco/seka)
- Sauce – Salsa (salsa)
- Sausages – Salchichas (salchichas)
- Salt – Sal (salt)
- Cheese – Queso
- Cake(s) – Pastel/pasteles (pastel/pasteles)
- Bread – Pan (pan)
- Orange(s) – Naranja/naranjas (naranja/naranjas)
- Vegetable stew – Menestra (menestra)
- Shellfish and shrimp – Mariscos
- Apple(s) – Manzana/manzanas (manzana/manzanas)
- Butter – Mantequilla (mantequilla)
- Lemonade – Limonada (lemonade)
- Lemon – Limon (lemon)
- Milk – Leche (leche)
- Lobster – Langosta (langosta)
- Sherry – Jerez (sherry)
- Egg – Huevo (huevo)
- Smoked ham – Jamon serrano
- Ice cream – Helado (elado)
- Large shrimps – Gambas
- Dried fruits – Frutos secos (frutos secos)
- Fruit/fruits – Fruta/frutas (fruit)
- Check, please – La cuenta, por favor (la cuenta, por favor)
- Cheese – Queso (queso)
- Seafood – Mariscos
- Fish – Pescado
- Properly fried – Muy hecho (muy-echo)
- Medium-roasted – Poco hecho
- Meat – Carne
- Drinks – Bebidas (babydas)
- Wine – Vino (wine)
- Water – Agua (agua)
- Tea – Te (te)
- Coffee – Cafe (cafe)
- Dish of the day – El plato del dia
- Snacks – Los entremeses (los entremeses)
- First course – El primer plato
- Dinner – La cena
- Lunch – La comida/El almuerzo (la comida/el almuerzo)
- Breakfast – El desayuno (el desayuno)
- Cup – Una taza (una-tasa)
- Plate – Un plato (un-plato)
- Spoon – Una cuchara (una-cuchara)
- Fork – Un tenedor (un-tenedor)
- Knife – Un cuchillo (un-kuchiyo)
- Bottle – Una botella
- Glass – Una copa (una-copa)
- Glass – Un vaso (um-baso)
- Ashtray – Un cenicero (un-senicero)
- Wine list – La carta de vinos (La carta de vinos)
- Set lunch – Menu del dia
- Menu – La carta/El menu
- Waiter – Camarero/Camarera (Camarero/Camarera)
- I am a vegetarian – Soy vegetariano (soy vegetariano)
- I want to reserve a table – Quiero reservar una mesa (quiero reservar una mesa)
- Beer – Cerveza (servesa)
- Orange juice – Zumo de naranja (sumo de naranja)
- Salt – Sal (salt)
- Sugar – Azucar (asukar)
Spanish words for tourists for different situations
Always keep a Russian-Spanish phrasebook at hand during your vacation; perhaps it will come in handy many times and even help you out in an emergency. To travel around Spain, you don’t need to know the language thoroughly; it’s enough to memorize the words in Spanish to specific situations in a store, hotel, taxi and other public places.
In transport
- Could you wait for me? – Puede esperarme, por favor (puede esperarme por favor)
- Stop here, please – Pare aqui, por favor (pare aki por favor)
- To the right - A la derecha (a la derecha)
- To the left - A la izquierda (a la Izquierda)
- Take me to the hotel... - Lleveme al hotel... (Lleveme al otel)
- Take me to the train station - Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril (Lleveme a la estacion de ferrocarril)
- Take me to the airport – Lleveme al aeropuerto (Lleveme al aeropuerto)
- Take me to this address - Lleveme a estas senas (Lleveme a estas senas)
- What is the tariff until...? – Cuanto es la tarifa a...? (quanto es la tariffa a)
- Can I leave my car at the airport? – Puedo dejar el coche en el aeropuerto? (puedo dejar el coche en el aeropuerto)
- Where can I get a taxi? – Donde puedo coger un taxi? (donde puedo kocher un taxi)
- How much does it cost on...? – Cuanto cuesta para una... (cuanto cuesta)
- When should I return it? – Cuanto tengo que devolverlo? (quanto tengo ke devilverlo)
- Is insurance included in the price? – El precio incluye el seguro? (el precio inclue el seguro)
- I want to rent a car – Quiero alquilar un coche
In a hotel, hotel
- Hotel – El hotel (el-hotel)
- I reserved a room - Tengo una habitacion reservada (tengo una habitacion reservada)
- Key – La llave (la-yave)
- Receptionist – El botones (el-botones)
- Room with view of the square/palace – Habitacion que da a la plaza/al palacio (habitacion que da a la plaza/al palacio)
- Room overlooking the courtyard – Habitacion que da al patio
- Room with bath - Habitacion con bano
- Single room – Habitacion individual
- Double room – Habitacion con dos camas
- With a double bed – Con cama de matrimonio (concama de matrimonio)
- Two-room suite – Habitacion doble
- Do you have a free room? – Tienen una habitacion libre? (tenen unabitación libre)
In the shop
- Can I try this on? – Puedo probarmelo? (puedo probarmelo)
- Sale – Rebajas
- Too expensive – Muy caro (muy caro)
- Please write this - Por favor, escribalo (por favor escribalo)
- What is the price? – Cuanto es? (quanto es)
- How much does it cost? – Cuanto cuesta esto? (quanto questa esto)
- Show me this - Ensenemelo (ensenemelo)
- I would like... - Quisiera... (kisiera)
- Give me this please – Demelo, por favor (demelo por favor)
- Could you show it to me? – Puede usted ensenarme esto? (puede usted ensenyarme esto)
- Could you give it to me? – Puede darme esto? (puede darme esto)
- What else do you recommend? – Me puede recomendar algo mas? (me puede recomendar algo mas)
- Do you think this will suit me? – Que le parese, me queda bien? (ke le parese, me keda bien)
- Can I pay by credit card? – Puedo pagar con tarjeta? (puedo pagar con tarheta)
- I'll take it - Me quedo con esto (me quedo con esto)
Numerals in Spanish
If you pay for purchases in a store or market, or for travel on public transport, then you cannot do without knowing how to pronounce numbers in Spanish. You don’t have to teach how to translate numerals from Russian into Spanish, but show them on your fingers, but do something nice for the seller - speak to him in his native language. Many tourists get good discounts this way.
- 0 – Cero (sero)
- 1 – Uno (uno)
- 2 – Dos (dos)
- 3 – Tres (tres)
- 4 – Cuatro (quattro)
- 5 – Cinco (cinco)
- 6 – Seis (seis)
- 7 – Siete (siete)
- 8 – Ocho (ocho)
- 9 – Nueve (nueve)
- 10 – Diez (diez)
- 11 – Once (onse)
- 12 – Doce (dose)
- 13 – Trece (trese)
- 14 – Catorce
- 15 – Quince
- 16 – Dieciseis (dieciseys)
- 17 – Diecisiete (diecisiete)
- 18 – Dieciocho (dieciocho)
- 19 – Diecinueve
- 20 – Veinte (veinte)
- 21 – Veintiuno (veintiuno)
- 22 – Veintidos (veintidos)
- 30 – Treinta
- 40 – Cuarenta
- 50 – Cinquenta
- 60 – Sesenta
- 70 – Setenta
- 80 – Ochenta (ochenta)
- 90 – Noventa
- 100 – Cien/ciento (sien/siento)
- 101 – Ciento uno (Ciento uno)
- 200 – Doscientos (dossientos)
- 300 – Trescientos (tressientos)
- 400 – Cuatrocientos (quatrocientos)
- 500 – Quinientos (quinientos)
- 600 – Seiscientos (seissientos)
- 700 – Setecientos (setesientos)
- 800 – Ochocientos (ococientos)
- 900 – Novecientos (novecientos)
- 1 000 – Mil (miles)
- 10,000 – Diez mil (diez miles)
- 100,000 – Cien mil (cien miles)
- 1,000,000 – Un million (un million)
Let us repeat that most major tourist establishments in Spain have their own translators; the service staff knows several foreign languages well. But if you are a fan of independent travel, then a paper or electronic Spanish phrasebook will definitely come in handy. We hope that our list useful phrases in Spanish will help you relax comfortably and recharge with positive emotions all year round. Have a great holiday!