| USEFUL SPANISH WORDS | ||
| ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | PRONUNCIATION |
| a (vowel) | a | AH |
| a or an | un / una | OON / OON-ah |
| address | direccion | dee-RECK-see-own |
| and | y | EE |
| bags (of ice) | bolsas (de hielo) | BOWL-sahs (day ee-AY-low) |
| bathroom | baño | BAHN-yoh |
| beer | cerveza | ser-VAY-sah |
| big | grande | GRAHN-day |
| blue | azul | AH-ZOOL |
| breakfast | desayuno | DACE-eye-YOU-noh |
| but | pero | PAY-roh |
| c (before a, o, or u) | c | K |
| c (before i or e) | c | S |
| church | iglesia | ee-GLAY-see-ah |
| city | ciudad | SEE-oo-DAHD |
| coffee | café | kah-FAY |
| country | pais | pah-EES |
| crayon | lapiz de cera | la-PIECE day SAY-rah |
| cup (or glass) | vaso | VAH-so |
| date | fecha | FAY-chah |
| dinner | cena | SAY-nah |
| drink | bebida | bay-BEE-dah |
| e (vowel) | e | EH |
| eat | comer | coh-MAIR |
| food (or meal) | comida | coh-MEE-dah |
| for | para | PAH-rah |
| fork | tenedor | TAY-nay-door |
| g (before a, o, or u) | g | G |
| g (before i or e) | g | H |
| God | Dios | dee-OSE |
| green | verde | VAIR-day |
| h (consonant) | h | silent |
| i (vowel) | i | EE |
| ice | hielo | ee-AY-low |
| in or on | en | EN |
| j (consonant) | j | H |
| knife | cuchillo | koo-CHEE-yoh |
| lemonade | limonada | LEE-moh-NAH-da |
| less | menos | MAY-nos |
| likewise | igualmente | EE-gwal-MEN-tay |
| ll (double L) | ll | Y (as in Yellow) |
| long | largo | LAHR-goh |
| lunch | almuerzo | al-MWER-zo |
| milk | leche | LAY-chay |
| month | mes | MACE |
| more | mas | MAHSS |
| much | mucho | MOO-cho |
| ñ (consonant) | ñ | NY (as in caNYon) |
| napkin | servieta | SAIR-vee-AY-tah |
| no | no | NO |
| nothing | nada | NAH-dah |
| o (vowel) | o | OH |
| or | o | OH |
| orange (color) | anaranjado | AH-nah-rahn-HAH-doe |
| paper (made of paper) | papel (de papel) | pah-PELL |
| pencil | lapiz | la-PIECE |
| plastic (made of plastic) | plastico (de plastico) | PLAH-stee-co |
| please | por favor | PORE fah-VORE |
| prayer | oration | oh-RAH-see-own |
| Presbyterian | Presbyteriano | PRES-bee-TAY-ree-ah-no |
| purple | purpureo (or violeta) | purr-PURR-ee-oh (or VEE-oh-LAY-tah) |
| red | rojo | ROW-ho |
| short | corto | KOHR-toh |
| sleep | dormir | dohr-MEER |
| small | pequeño | pay-KANE-yoh |
| spoon | cuchara | koo-CHAH-rah |
| street | calle | KAH-yay |
| table | mesa | MAY-sah |
| telephone number | numero de telefono | NOO-may-roh day tay-LAY-foh-noh |
| thank you | gracias | GRAH-see-us |
| the | el / la | ale / lah |
| today | hoy | OY |
| tomorrow | mañana | mahn-YAH-nah |
| trash | basura | bah-SOO-rah |
| u (vowel) | u | OO |
| United States | Estados Unidos | es-TAH-dose oo-NEE-dose |
| very | muy | MOO-ee |
| water | agua | AH-gwah |
| water bottle (5 gal) | gavafon | GAH-vuh-phone |
| water thermos | Thermos | TARE-mose |
| week | semana | say-MAH-nah |
| when | cuando | KWAN-doh |
| where | donde | DOAN-day |
| which | cual | KWAL |
| who | quien | KEY-en |
| why | porque | pore-KAY |
| wine | vino | VEE-noh |
| with | con | CONE |
| y (vowel) | y | EE |
| year | año | AHN-yoh |
| yellow | amarillo | ah-mah-REE-yoh |
| yes | si | SEE |
| yesterday | ayer | eye-YAIR |