Everyday Spanish Survival Guide

EVERYDAY SPANISH SURVIVAL GUIDE

THE ESSENTIALS IN OUR SPANISH SURVIVAL GUIDE

Before we jump into situations, a couple of basic things to know in Spanish:

Hola — Hello
Buenos días — Good morning (from 6 am until 12 am)
Buenas tardes — Good afternoon / good evening (from 12 am until 9:00 pm)
Buenas noches — Good evening / good night (from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am)
Gracias — Thank you
Por favor — Please
Perdón / Disculpe — Excuse me / Sorry
Sí / No — Yes / No
Vale — Ok
Adiós — Bye

AT A SHOP — EN UNA TIENDA

Useful basic phrases in Spanish at a shop to use as a client:

Estoy buscando… — I am looking for…
¿Lo tiene en otro color? — Do you have it in another colour?
Una talla más grande / pequeña — A bigger / smaller size
¿Cuánto cuesta? — How much does it cost?
¿Cuánto es? — How much is it?
Me lo llevo — I’ll take it
En efectivo — In cash
Con tarjeta — With credit card
Everyday Spanish Survival Guide at a Shop

AT THE SUPERMARKET — EN EL SUPERMERCADO

Useful basic phrases in Spanish at a supermarket to use as a client:

la leche (milk), el pan (bread), las frutas (fruit), las verduras (vegetables), la carne (meat), el pescado (fish), los huevos (eggs) — everyday words in Spanish you’ll see on labels.
¿Dónde está …? — Where is …?
¿A cuánto está…? — What’s the price of…?
Ponme (dos) kilos de… / 500 gramos de… — I would like (two) kilos of… / 500 g of…
¿Me puede dar una bolsa? — Could you give me a bag?
Quédate (con) el cambio — Keep the change
Everyday Spanish Survival Guide at a Supermarket
Everyday Spanish Survival Guide at a Supermarket

AT A COFFEE SHOP — EN UNA CAFETERÍA

Useful basic phrases in Spanish at a coffee shop to use as a client:

Una mesa para dos — A table for two
¿Está libre esta mesa? — Is this table free?
¿Tenéis carta? — Do you have a menu?
Un café con leche, por favor. — A coffee with milk, please
¿Me trae otra de azúcar? — Can I have more sugar?
Para llevar — To take away / takeout.
¿Me trae la cuenta? — Can you bring the bill?

Let’s look at a basic conversations in Spanish at a coffee shop. Try to figure out the English translation and share ii in the comments!

Everyday Spanish Survival Guide at a Coffee Shop

PRACTICE AND TIPS

Imagine you’re at a market stall. Create a small talk using the formula you’ve just learned and share it in the comments.

Remember:

It’s fine to use polite phrases like por favor, gracias, and perdón, but Spanish is much more relaxed about this than English.
CLARITY > PERFECT GRAMMAR: Don’t over-correct yourself. Use simple sentences if you’re not confident with verbs.
Practice at home and then try it out in real life: If you don’t succeed at first, there will surely be more opportunities (or at least you’ll have an excuse to come back to Spain!).

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