Day to day

Words and phrases to help you get around.

Question words¿Qué? What?¿Cuál? Which (one)?,

what?¿Cómo? How? What?¿Dónde? Where?¿A dónde? To where?¿Cuándo? When?¿De dónde? From where?¿Por qué? Why?¿Cuánto(s)? How much (many)?¿Quién? Who?

Notice how each question word has an accent. When these words are not used in a question, there is no accent.

Emergencies

• I need help– Necesito ayuda

• Help!– Socorro!

• I have a pain in my… (stomach)– Tengo dolor de (estomago)– As long as you remember “tengo dolor” or “dolor”

you can point to what part of your body hurts.

Where is…el baño/el aseo (Spain)

the bathroom

el hospital the hospitalel hotel the hotelel restaurante the restaurantel banco the bankla oficina de correos

post office

Note: the “h” is silent in Spanish so hotel sounds like otel.

Other placesel ayuntamiento the town hallla iglesia the churchla estación de autobuses

the bus station

la estación de policía

the police station

el aeropuerto the airport

Days of the week

lunes Mondaymartes Tuesdaymiércoles Wednesdayjueves Thursdayviernes Fridaysábado Saturdaydomingo Sunday

Notice how the days of the week are NOT capitalized. They never are.