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Have you ever bumped into someone and they couldn’t speak anything but Spanish and you wanted to say excuse me in Spanish. Well that happened to me. In this lesson I will show you all kinds of different manors you can say in Espanol. It isn’t difficult at all.

1. When you say thank you, you say Gracia’s        It is pronounced Grrraaasia’s

2. When you say Thank’s a lot you say                    It is pronounced Moochass Grrraaasia’s

Muchas Gracias!!!!                                                

3. When you say Thank’s a Million you say           It is pronounced Miil Grrraaasia’s

Mil Gracias!!!!

There are several ways to say your welcome en espanol.  For a reminder when you see R’s in espanol, you role your tongue always.

The first way to say Your Welcome in espanol is:

1. De nada                 You pronounce it like this:             day na da

2. Por` nada              You pronounce it like this:              Poor` na da

3. No hay de que      You pronounce it like this:              No hay d ke

If you didn’t ever catch what someone said you would say in Spanish:

1. Como                    You pronounce it like this:                Co mo

Como is an easy word to say because the word has two O’s and you have to add a C in the beginning and an M in the middle of the word.

If you need to say please in Spanish you would need to say:

1. Por Favor             You pronounce it like this:                Poor` Favor`                           

There are three ways of saying excuse me in Spanish. They are:

Con Permiso (When someone is standing in your way)       You pronounce it like this:    Con Per me so

Disculpe (to get someone’s attention)                                        You pronounce it like this:    Dis culp ay

Perdon (if you accidentally bump into someone)                   You pronounce it like this:    Per` don

(Scenario)

William was walking very fast to get to work and he bumped into Samuel and this is what they said:

William: Perdon (Excuse Me)

Samuel:  Esta Bien (It’s ok)

William: ¿Como te llamas?

Samuel: Mi nombre es Samuel

William:  ¿Como?

Samuel:  Samuel

William: Mucho gusto

Samuel: Igualmente!!!

Have you ever wanted to know what time it was saying it in Spanish? I have wanted to know. Asking the time and telling the time is an easy way of saying it in Spanish. It isn’t really hard at all. In this lesson I will teach you how to ask and tell time in Spanish so that you will know how to answer, or ask the question, what time it is in Spanish.

You could ask what time it is in three ways.

What time is it?

1.  ¿You say Queue Hoar es?                                You pronounce it like this:     K   Or`a     es

2. ¿You say Que Hora son?                             You pronounce it like this:     K    Ora      son

3. ¿You say Que Hora tiene?                          You pronounce it like this:      K Ora   ty   iene

When you want to say o clock you must say

1. Es la una                                                   You pronounce it like this:           S   La una

When you say a full sentence with a number you must have in the front:

Son las:        For example       Son Las dos (2)          2:00

                                                      Son las tres (3)           3:00

                                                      Son las cuatro (4)      4:00

When you say 15 in time, you must say

1.  Y cuatro      For example        Dos y cuatro         2:15

                                                           Tres y cuatro        3:15

                                                           Diez y cuatro        10:15

When you say 30 in time you must say

1.   Y media      For example       Dos y media           2:30

                                                           Tres y media        3:30

                                                           Diez y media         10:30

When you say 45 in time you must say

1. Meno’s cuatro      For example       Ocho meno’s cuatro        8:45

                                                                     Cinco meno’s cuatro       5:45

                                                                     Nueve meno’s cuatro      9:45

Reminder:  Number’s of minutes before an hour is always said meno’s in Spanish.

(Scenario)

Jake wanted to know what time it was so that he wouldn’t miss his train so he went to a Spanish-speaking woman to ask the time. Jake asked the women

Jake:        Disculpe (Excuse me)

Women:      Si (Yes)

Jake:        ¿Que Hora es?   (What is the time)?

Women:    Son las ocho y cuatro  (It’s 8:15)

Jake:        Bueno Vale, Muchas Gracias.  (Ok, Thanks’ a lot)

Women:   De nada, Que le vaya bien!!!  (Your welcome, have a good one.)

Jake:       Y Tu    (And You)

Learning how to describe the weather outside is a very easy thing. Today in Philadelphia it is cloudy. In order to describe the weather you need to know how to say the conditions of the weather. Here is a list on how to say the different forms of weather.

1. To say sunny, you must say sol.           It is pronounced soooool.

2. To say hot, you must say calor.            When you pronounce it you role your tongue.   

3. To say cold, you must say Frio.             It is pronounced Frrrrriiiio.

4. To say cool, you must say fresco.        It is pronounced Frrrrressco.

5. To say windy, you must say viento.    It is pronounced Viieento.

In general when you see an R in espanol you must role your tongue.

Explanation In Real Life (Scenario)

This is Bill and he is in his house and he wants’ to know what the weather is going to be in Malaysia. His friend who is Hispanic talks in Spanish. Bill decides to pick up the phone and call his friend Jobe. He calls Jobe.

Jobe:      Hola (hello).

Bill:        Hola, Tingo una pregunta (I have a question)?

Jobe :     What is it? You ask in espanol.

Bill:       Que Tiempo hace hoy en Malaysia? (What is the weather like in Malaysia)?

Jobe:      Hase viento (It’s windy)

Bill:        Bueno Vale (ok) Mil Gracia’s (thanks’ a million)

Jobe:      Hasta lluego (See ya later) Adido’s (Bye)

Bill         Hasta lluego  (See ya later) Adido’s (Bye)

What's the date? Does this question sound familiar? This is a common question we all ask at one point. Well, when you need to know, ask someone, "¿Cual es la fecha de hoy?" That's how you ask for the date. Someone will then reply with, "Hoy es el (#) de (mes)." This means, "It's the (#) of (month)." You would then know the date. How about months? Do you know the months? Let's go over it.

1. enero : January

2. febrero : February

3. marzo : March

4. abril : April

5. mayo : May

6. junio : June

7. julio : July

8. agosto : August

9. septiembre : September

10. octubre : October

11. noviembe : November

12. deciembre : December

You are trying to do a worksheet. But you can't even get to the first problem since you can't fill in the date box. You wonder for a good minute and finally ask your friend.You ask, "¿Cual es la fecha de hoy?" Your friend then replies, "Hoy es el( #) de (mes)."Now you know the date. Your worksheet is based on months. You partner up with your friend to say the months.

1. lunes : Monday

2. martes : Tuesday

3. miercoles : Wednesday

4. jueves : Thursday

5. viernes : Friday

6. sabado : Saturday

7. domingo : Sunday

*Days in espanol are not capitalized. Also, in espanol, Monday comes first instead of Sunday.

You arrive at school. You wonder what today is so you can figure out your schedule. You ask your friend what today is. You say, "Que dia es hoy?" Your friend replies with "viernes." Know you know it's Friday. And that you forgot to study for the quiz. ¡Ay, Dios Mio!

Let's say you're in a new country. You want to make a new friend since you don't have any in that country. Basic conversation can get you far. You can ask someone their name by asking "Como te llamas?" They would then tell you their name and ask for yours. Tell them your name by saying, "Me llamo (your name)." or ""Mi nombre es (your name)."After you guys are finished talking, you can say, "Mucho gusto." This shows your appreciation of meeting him/her. They would then say "Igualmente" which means likewise. You just made a new friend.

We'll break things up so we won't confuse you. Greetings consist of words such as "¡Hola!", "¡Buenos Dias!", "¡Buenas Tardes!", and "¡Buenas Noches!." "¡Hola!" means "hello!." You would normally say this to greet someone in a day to day basis. There are also "¡Buenos Dias!" which means "good morning", "¡Buenas Tardes" which means "good evening", and "¡Buenas Noches!" which means "good night." Now for "How are you?" The simplest way to say this is "¿Como estás?" You would usually say this to your friends. You could also say "¿Como está?" if you're speaking to an adult. For "Goodbyes," the most universal saying is "¡Adios!" This just simply means "bye!" Some other versions of "Bye" can be "¡Hasta Luego!" which means "See you later!" And ¡Hasta Pronto!" which means "See you soon!"

When people see each other, they usually greet each other. Whether it's an "¡Hola!" or a "¡Buenos Dias!" When people greet each other, they usually tend to ask how they (to each other) are. They usually ask "¿Como Estas?" or "¿Qué Tal?" After they have chatted, they will need to go. And this is where "Goodbyes" come in. Just simply say an "¡Adios! or ¡Hasta Luego!"

   Hi in this explanation you will learn how to greet someone, ask them how they are doing, and say goodbye.  For this it is very important to remember the different way's that you say hi, for you to understand how to ask someone how they are, and how to say goodbye in different ways.

     For saying hi there are a few different forms.  In the morning you say buenos dias(Bwe-nos De-as), in the afternoon you say buenos tardes(Bwe-nos tar-des), and in the evening you say buenos noches(Bwe-nos no-che).  If you forget these then hola(Ola) works anytime of the day, but remember that the h is silent.

    When asking how someone is you can say a few things.  You can say ¿Que tal?(K-Tall), or ¿Como esta(s) (Ud)?(Ko-mo es-tas), or even ¿Como va?(Ko-mo va).  Que tal is a more general form of this and can be used in every situation, but it is always a good idea to say ¿Como esta(s) (ud)?.

Responding to this question is as simple as saying how you feel.  For ex. "¿Como estas?" "Muy bien."  This means i'm good.  Another thing to say is "Muy mal."(m-ui m-al) which means i'm terrible.  The other things that you can say are:  Estoy...

1) Bien(byen)-Good

2) Infeirmo(in-fer-ie-mo)-Sick

3) Cansado(can-sado)-Tired

4) Emocionado(Emo-cio-nado)- Excited

5) Mas o Menos(Mas oh men-os)- Allright

    Saying goodbye is like sying hi and asking how are you in the way that you can say it many ways.  You can say adios(Ad-ios) (bye), hasta luego (asta Lu-e-go) (see you soon), or hasta mañana(asta Ma-ny-na) (see you tomorow). These are all exceptable and if you say one of these people will understand you.

    When a person walks up to you they say,"Hola,¿Como esta?  It is polite to respond by saying,"Mas o menos, gracias."

  Tu vs. Ud. is a simple concept.  Tu is something you say to someone that you are of equal age to or you are older then them. It is used the informal form of a word.  Ud. (Usted) is something that you would say to someone you respect.  It is the formal version.  For spanish words their are a lot of different situations that require these different forms. For example:  Asking how an old man is doing,"¿Como esta ud?", and asking how a child is doing,"¿Como estas tu?"

Real life application:

An old man walks up to you and asks you "¿como estás tu?" and you answer "muy bien y usted." He says "muy bien gracias."

Courtesy phrases are simply saying please, thank you and excuse me.  To say please in spanish say,"Por favor."(Por Fav-or). To say thank you in spanish is,"Gracias,"(Grac-ias).  There are a few ways to say excuse me in spanish, one is,"Perdón."(Per-don) which yo say when you bump into someone, another is,"Disculpe."(Dis-cul-pe) which you say to get someones attention, and the third way is to say,"Con permiso."(Con per-mi-so) which you say when saying excuse me. These are the courtesy phrases.

    Describing weather conditions is a important part of your spanish education.  When describing weather patterns it is good to remember two things.  You can either say,"Hace....."(A-ce) which you would use when saying,"It is hot.", or,"Esta......"(esta) which you would use when saying,"It is raining."

    These are the words that you would use after saying hace:

1) Frio(f-rio) cold

2) Calor(cal-or) hot

3) Sol(s-ol) warm

4) Viento (v-i-e-ntio) windy

5) Fresco(fres-co) cool

   When using esta you would say:

1) lloviendo(y-ov-i-e-ndo) raining

2) nevando(ne-va-n-do) snowing

3) nublado(nu-bla-do) cloudy

   When asking for the weather you can ask,"Que tiempo hace hoy."(k te-ie-mpo a-ce oy) which means how is the weather today.  If you replace hoy with mañana(m-a-ny-a-na) you are asking for the weather tomorrow.

    When asking for the temparture you say,"¿Cual es la temparatura?"(cual es la temp-ar-a-tur-a).  Responding to this you say,"Es el ____grados."(es el ____gr-ad-os).

    Say your asking your mom what the weather is like so you know how to dress.  You ask her,"¿Que tiempo hace hoy?".  She responds by saying," Hace muy calor."

    Asking for the time is important in every language.  Imagine that your on a cruise and your ship is going to leave in 1 hour.  You are in a spanish speaking country and you need to ask what time it is so your ship wouldn't leave without you.  That's when asking what time it is would be involuntarily important.

    You can ask what time it is three ways.  You can say,"¿Que hora son?"(k ora s-on),"¿Que hora es?"(k ora es), or "¿Que hora tiene?"(k ora t-ie-nes).  Que hora es is the most commonly used one of these three.

    In order to answer these questions you would say,"Son las ____."(s-on las___) which is used for everything above 1 o'clock.  In order to say 1o'clock you would say,"Es la una."  In order  to say times that don't exactly fall upon the hour you add on,"y ____."(eee).  To say something is at a certain time you say,"A la ___."(ah la)  There are easier ways to say certain times, though, are quarto for 15, and media for thirty.  You can also say,"Menos (Any number over 45)."(men-os).

    Say a friend comes up to you and asks you what time you get out of school by saying," Cuando nos vamos de la squela."(quand-oh nos vam-os de la sque-la)  You say," A la tres de quarto." in response.

    Maybe your taking a test in spanish, and you need to write the date in spanish.  Then this lesson will be pretty useful.  When asking for the date you say,"¿Cual es la fecha de hoy?"(Cu-al es la fe-cha de oy).  The proper response is,"Hoy es el (Date) de (Month)."  For the date you just say the number of the date. Fro ex. 10=dies. For the month you say one of the following:

1) Enero(en-er-oh)-January

2) Febrero(feb-rer-oh)-February

3) Marzo(mar-zo)-March

4) Abril(ab-ril)-April

5) Mayo(my-oh)-May

6) Junio(hune-io)-June

7) Julio(hul-io)-July

8) Agosto(ag-ohs-t-oh)-August

9) Septiembre(sep-tiem-bre)-Septiembre

10) Octubre(oh-ctub-re)-October

11) Noviembre(nov-iemb-re)-November

12) Deciembre(desi-iembre)-December

    You are in school and you are taking a test.  You need to ask your friend who only speaks spanish what the date is.  You say,"¿Cual es la fecha de hoy?".   Your friend then says,"Hot es el diese ocho de septiembre.

Monday-lunes (lu-nes)

Tuesday- martes (mart-es)

Wednesday- miércoles (mier-coles)

Thursday- jueves(hue-ves)

Friday- viernes (vier-nes)

Saturday- sábado (sab-ado)

Sunday- domingo (dom-ingo)

In order to ask what day today is say ¿Qué día es hoy? (K- dia-es-oy)

In order to answer what is today is say hoy día es _________. (oy-dia-es)

The days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized.

Real life application:

Your friend walks up to you and asks you what day today is by saying "¿Qué día es hoy?" He answers "hoy día es jueves."

Down below you will notice two charts: The first translates simple questions from english to spanish. The second chart show how to answer that question translated form spanish to english.