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Spanish pronunciation is not difficult as most of its sounds are also found in English.
You can read our pronunciation guides below as if they were English and you'll be
understood just fine. And if you pronounce 'th' in our guides with a lisp and 'kh' as a
throaty sound, you'll even sound like a real Spanish person.
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BASICS
Hello. Hola. o ·la
How are you? ¿Qué tal? ke tal
I'm fine, thanks. Bien, gracias. byen gra ·thyas
Excuse me. (to get attention) Disculpe. dees· kool ·pe
Yes./No. Sí./No. see/no
Thank you. Gracias. gra ·thyas
You're welcome./That's fine. De nada. de na ·da
Goodbye. /See you later. Adiós./Hasta luego. dyos/as ·ta lwe ·go
Do you speak English? ¿Habla inglés? a ·bla een· gles
I don't understand. No entiendo. no en· tyen ·do
How much is this? ¿Cuánto cuesta? kwan ·to kwes ·ta
Can you reduce the price a little? ¿Podría bajar un poco el precio? po· dree
·a ba· khar oon po ·ko el pre ·thyo
ACCOMMODATION
I'd like to make a booking. Quisiera reservar una habitación. kee· sye ·ra
re·ser· var oo ·na a·bee·ta· thyon
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