Date: 2019feb22 Update: 2026oct7 Keywords: Latin America, Latinoamérica, Central America, Cheatsheet Q. Travel: Very basic Spanish for Mexico / Latin America A. Level 1 - Basic GENERAL Hi = Hola (pronounced "o-la") Good day (morning) = Buenos dias Good afternoon = Buenas tarde Good evening / night = Buenas noches - Or you can just say "buenas" any time Please = Por favor Thank you = Gracias I don't have (eg money) = No hay I'm sorry (if you bump into someone) = Lo siento Yes = Sí No = No Bye = Adiós SHOPPING How much? (does it cost) = ¿Cuánto es? Expensive = Caro Very expensive! = Muy caro! DINING Excuse me (to a waiter) = Disculpe The bill, please = La cuenta, por favor Where is the washroom? = ¿Donde esta el baño? DRINK Water = Agua Sparkling water = Agua con gas Mineral / still water = Agua mineral Water from big delivered container = Agua de Garrafón (usually free in a restuarant) Coffee = Café Milk = Leche Coffee with milk = Café con leche Juice = Jugo Beer = Cerveza Red wine = Vino tinto White wine = Vino blanco Pop / Soda = Refresco Coke (the canned drink) = pronounced "Coke-ah" FOOD Salad = ensalada Meat = Carne Fried Meat = Carne asada Fish = Pescado Chicken = Pollo Sandwich = Torta TRAVEL Ticket = Boleto / Entrada Airport = Aeropuerto Passport = Pasaporte Taxi = Taxi Hotel = Hotel I have a reservation = Hay una reserva Bus = Autobús Bus Station = Estación de autobuses Here (to a taxi driver) = Aquí Level 2 - Numbers Knowing your hundreds is essential in many countries like Mexico where an airport taxi (possibly your first purchase) might cost 400 pesos. 400 is "cuatrocientos" - that is "cuatro" (four) + "cien" (hundred) + "tos" (plural) Here are all the numbers: 0 = cero 1 = uno 2 = dos 3 = tres 4 = cuatro 5 = cinco 6 - seis 7 = siete 8 = ocho 9 = nueve 10 = diez 11 = once 12 = doce 13 = trece 14 = catorce 15 = quince 16 = dieciséis 17 = diecisiete 18 = dieciocho 19 = diecinueve 20 = veinte 21 = veintiún 30 = treinta 40 = cuarenta 50 = cincuenta 60 = sesenta 70 = setenta 80 = ochenta 90 = noventa 100 = cien 101 = ciento uno (add “o” want for hundred and ...) 200 = doscientos 300 = trescientos 400 = cuatrocientos 500 = quinientos (starts with “q”, dropped the “c”) 600 = seiscentos 700 = setecientos 800 = ochocientos 900 = novecientos 1000 = mil 1000s = miles 1,000,000 = millones Level 3 - Useful expressions GENERAL Approximately (more or less) = más o menos Right now = Ahora mismo Exactly! (clearly) = claro CONVERSATION How are you? = ¿Cómo estás? I am fine = Estoy bien My name is [name] = Me llamo [name] What's you name = ¿Cómo te llamas? Nice to meet you = Mucho gusto See you later = Hasta luego See you next time = Hasta la próxima See you soon = Hasta pronto I am American = Soy Americano (m) / Soy Americana (f) I am Canadian = Soy Canadiense BEACH Beach = La playa Towel = La toalla Sunglasses = Gafas de sol Swimsuit = Traje de baño SHOPPING Bag = Una bolsa Change = Cambio DINING One more beer, please = Una cerveza más, por favor Two more beers, please = Dos cervezas más, por favor I am vegetarian = Soy vegetariana Taco with meat from a vertical spit = Taco al Pastor Taco with a kind of pork = Taco Carnitas Taco with slow-braised meat = Taco Birria Taco with meat slow cooked underground = Taco Barbacoa