Useful Spanish Phrases and Expressions to get you through everyday life.

A list of useful Spanish phrases that are most commonly used. Learning these will help you with some basic Spanish words and phrases without having to take any formal Spanish lessons.

So far in this series of simple Spanish phrases we have gone over greetings and salutations, basic introductions, and some conversational Spanish. To start at the beginning of the series with greetings in Spanish click here.

Useful Spanish Phrases - Expressions

I think so		Creo que si
I don't think so		Creo que no
It doesn't matter		No importa
Yes, that is true		Si, es verdad
I like		Me gusta
What do you need?		¿Qué necesita usted?
Do you speak Spanish?		¿Habla usted español?
Do you speak English?		¿Habla usted ingles?
I speak Spanish		Hablo inglés
I speak Spanish		Hablo español
I only speak a little Spanish		Solo hablo un poco de español
I don't understand		No entiendo
Repeat or say again please		Repite por favor
Where are you going?		¿A dónde va?
I don't know		No sé

You may have noticed that with the question phrases there are 2 questions marks, if you are interested, I go into detail on that on the Spanish punctuation page.

Polite Phrases

Please		Por Favor
Thanks a lot		Muchas Gracias
No, thanks		No, gracias
Nothing, thanks		Nada, gracias
You're welcome		Denada
Don't mention it		No hay de que
I don't mind		No me molesta
With pleasure		Con gusto
I'm sorry		Lo siento
Excuse me		Discúlpeme/Perdón
Excuse me (someone is in the way)		Con permiso
What a shame/that's too bad		Que lástima

There is more information on proper Spanish pronuncation over here. And feel free to ask any questions you might have or make any comments you might have here or join my facebook fanpage to start a discussion.

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