Spanish Dictionary

Useful Spanish Phrases

Handy fixed expressions for travel and conversation: greetings, politeness, and everyday lines.

1por favor
please
2lo siento
I'm sorry
3buenas noches
good night / good evening
4buenos días
good morning
5buenas tardes
good afternoon
6con permiso
excuse me (to pass by)
7de nada
you're welcome
8¿cómo estás?
how are you?
9¿qué tal?
how's it going?
10me llamo
my name is
11mucho gusto
nice to meet you
12hasta luego
see you later
13hasta mañana
see you tomorrow
14¿cuánto cuesta?
how much does it cost?
15¿dónde está?
where is?
16no sé
I don't know
17está bien
it's okay / all right
18no importa
it doesn't matter
19con mucho gusto
with pleasure / gladly
20feliz cumpleaños
happy birthday
21buen provecho
enjoy your meal
22claro que sí
of course / sure
23no hay de qué
don't mention it
24sin embargo
however / nevertheless / nonetheless
25sobre todo
above all / especially / mainly
26tal vez
maybe / perhaps / possibly
27por ejemplo
for example / for instance
28por eso
that's why / therefore / for that reason
29en cambio
on the other hand / instead / however
30a pesar de
despite / in spite of / regardless of
31en vez de
instead of / rather than
32por lo menos
at least
33de repente
suddenly / all of a sudden
34por supuesto
of course / certainly / naturally
35de acuerdo
agreed / okay / all right
36a menudo
often / frequently
37a lo mejor
maybe / perhaps
38a partir de
from / starting from
39a propósito
on purpose / by the way
40a través de
through / across
41al final
in the end / at the end
42al menos
at least
43al principio
at the beginning / at first
44así que
so / therefore
45cada vez más
more and more / increasingly
46con respecto a
with regard to / regarding
47de hecho
in fact / actually
48de nuevo
again
49de todas formas
anyway / in any case
50debido a
due to / because of