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Note 1: The Spanish words can be mainly categorized in three groups according to what is the stressed syllable: agudas, when the stressed syllable is the last one; llanas, when the stressed syllable is the penultimate (the last syllable but one); and esdrújulas, when the stressed syllable is the antepenultimate (the last syllable but two).
- All the agudas words which end in vowel or in the consonants n or s, have a written accent on the stressed syllable (the last one).
- All the llanas words which NOT end in vowel nor in consonants n or s, have a written accent on the stressed syllable (the penultimate one).
- And all the esdrújulas words have an written accent on the stressed syllable (the antepenultimate one).
Note 2: The s and th IPA|θ are not observed by all the Spanish speakers. In Latin America and some regions of Spain, people pronounce z and c before e and i (th pronunciation) as an s, this phenomenon is called seseo. On the other hand, when the s pronunciation is replaced for the th one, it is called ceceo.
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation | Remarks |
|---|
| Spanish | castellano
español | IPA|/kasteˈʎano/
IPA|/kasteˈʝano/
IPA|/espaˈɲol/ |
| let's go | vámonos | IPA|/'bamonos/ |
| hello | hola | IPA|/ˈola/ | listen |
| good morning | buenos días | IPA|/bwenosˈð̞iːas/ | listen | lit. good days |
| goodbye | adiós | IPA|/aˈð̞jos/ | listen | from a Dios to God |
| see you (soon) | hasta luego | IPA|/ˈastaˈlweɰo/ | listen | lit. until (we see) later |
| please | por favor | IPA|/por faˈβ̞or/ | listen | lit. by favour |
| thank you | gracias | IPA|/ˈgraθjas/
IPA|/ˈgrasjas/ | listen |
you’re welcome
don’t mention it | de nada | IPA|/deˈnað̞a/ | listen | lit. (it was) of nothing |
| sorry | perdón | IPA|/perˈð̞on/ | listen | lit. (I beg your) pardon |
| pardon me | perdóneme | IPA|/pɛɾˈð̞o.ne.me/ |
| I’m sorry | lo siento | IPA|/loˈsjɛn.to/ | listen | lit. I feel (bad) for it |
| forgive me | discúlpame
disculpe (formal) | IPA|/disˈkul.pa.me/ |
| this one | éste (masculine)
ésta (feminine) | IPA|/ˈeste/
IPA|/ˈesta/ | listen
listen |
| that one | ése (masculine)
ésa (feminine) | IPA|/ˈese/
IPA|/ˈesa/ |
| that yonder | aquél (masculine)
aquella (feminine) | IPA|/aˈkel/
IPA|/aˈkeʎa/
IPA|/aˈkeʝa/ |
| how much? | ¿cuánto? | IPA|/ˈkwanto/ |
| English | inglés | IPA|iŋˈgles |
| yes | sí | IPA|/ˈsi/ |
| no | no | IPA|/ˈno/ |
| I don’t understand | no comprendo
no entiendo | IPA|/nokomˈprendo/
IPA|/noenˈtjendo/ |
| I don’t know | no sé | IPA|/noˈse/ |
| where is the bathroom? | ¿Dónde está el baño? | IPA|/dondesˈtaelˈβ̞aɲo/ |
| generic toast | salud | IPA|/saˈluð̞/ | lit. health |
| Do you speak English? (direct polite) | ¿Habla inglés? | IPA|/ˈaβ̞laiŋˈgles/ | (listen) | polite question |
| What is your name? | ¿Cómo se llama? | polite question |
| I hope (to wish, to hope) | Ojalá | IPA| /oxaˈla/ |
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