EspanolR - NKU Alternative Spring Break - Mexico 2003 - Basic Spanish Words and Expressions

Oct 13, 2026

Basic Spanish words and everyday expressions organized for a travel and survival conversation context. Covers greetings in multiple times of day, common requests and apologies, questions about identity and well-being, and starter replies for introductions. Includes practical topics such as food and dining vocabulary, allergy and thirst/hunger phrases, household items, transportation terms and how to ask where something is. Provides family vocabulary, at-home routines, basic mind and body statements, and core counting from zero to one hundred.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time1 min

AccessFree to download

Greetings and introductions

Questions and responses

Food and dining

Allergies and needs

Transportation

Asking where

Family and at home

Mind and body

Counting and other everyday terms

NKU Alternative Spring Break – Mexico 2003 : Basic Spanish Words and Expressions Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches por favor / gracias Perdón / Disculpesí / no No hablo español.¿Habla inglés? Good morning Good afternoon Good evening please / thank you Excuse meyes / no I don’t speak Spanish. Do you speak English? ¿Cómo estás? / ¿Cómo está? Estoy bien. ¿Cómo te llamas? / ¿Cómo se llama usted? Me llamo Mucho gusto. Tengo años. Soy de . Adiós How are you? (informal / formal) I am fine. What is your name? (informal / formal) My name is . Nice to meet you. I am years old. [See Numbers, below.] I’m from [Kentucky, Cincinnati,…] Good bye Food Está (muy) rico / delicioso ¿Cómo se llama esta comida? jugo de naranja / manzanauna taza de café las verduras el pan los frijoles los huevos la lecheel pollola carne Tengo una alergia a It is (very) rich / delicious. What is this food called? juice of orange / apple a cup of coffee green vegetables bread beans eggs milk chicken meat I have an allergy to . Tengo sed/ hambre I am thirsty/hungry servilleta napkin tenador fork cuchara spoon cuchillo knife plato plate matequilla butter café coffee té tea sal/ pimienta Me gusta(n) I like (s) . No me gusta(n) I don’t like (s) . Necesito tomar agua de botella. I have to drink bottled water. No puedo tomar el agua de la llave . I cannot drink tap water. Transportation el aeropuerto el boleto el autobús el metro el estación del metro la combi la callede pie ¿Dónde está ? Alto airport ticket bus subway subway station small commuter van the street on foot Where is ? Stop (appropriate for when asking bus driver to stop) Family hermano / hermana brother / sister madre / padre mother / father hijo / hija son / daughter esposo / esposa husband / wife tío / tía uncle / aunt primo / prima cousin At Home familia anfitriona host family cómodo / confortable comfortable bonito pretty, beautiful amable kind perfecto perfect cocina kitchen cuarto bedroom cama bed baño bath, bathroom papel higiénico toilet paper Necessito telefonear I need to telephone la dirección the address Mind and Body Estoy cansado / cansada. I am tired (M/F) enfermo / enferma sick (M/F) Tengo calor /frío. I am warm / cold. Me duele la cabeza My head hurts. el estomago stomach Counting cero 0 diez 10 veinte 20 treinta, treinta y uno, treinta y dos,… 30,31,32,… uno 1 once 11 veintiuno 21 cuarenta 40 dos 2 doce 12 veintidós 22 cincuenta 50 tres 3 trece 13 veintitrés 23 sesenta 70 cuatro 4 catorce 14 veinticuatro 24 ochenta 80 cinco 5 quince 15 veinticinco 25 noventa 90… seis 6 dieciséis 16 veintiséis 26 ciento 100 siete 7 diecisiete 17 veintisiete 27 doscientos, trescientos, 200, 300, ocho 8 dieciocho 18 veinteocho 28 nueve 9 diecinueve 19 veintenueve 29 Shopping caro / barato expensive / inexpensive el cambio change ¿Cuánto cuesta? How much does it cost? Yo quiero I want esto this one tarjetas postales postcards estampillas stamps Other Estados Unidos USA lunes Monday la guay. the “Y” [YMCA = “Eemka”] martes Tuesday temprano, adelante early (in the day, etc), early (for an event) miércoles Wednesday tarde late jueves Thursday aquí / allí here / there viernes Friday la escuela school sábado Saturday los estudiantes students domingo Sunday los niños children los deportes sports la universidad university el centro downtown ¿A qué hora? At what time? ¿Qué hora es? What time is it?

FAQs

How can you greet someone and say good morning, afternoon, and evening?

Use Buenos días, Buenas tardes, and Buenas noches for morning, afternoon, and evening greetings, respectively.

What phrases help with dining needs like allergies or thirst and hunger?

Use Tengo una alergia a ... for an allergy, and Tengo sed/ hambre for being thirsty or hungry.

How do you ask for directions or where something is located during transportation?

Use ¿Dónde está ...? to ask where something is, and learn key transportation words like el aeropuerto, el boleto, and el autobús.

Oct 13, 2026

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