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Language-Basic Spanish
- Sí - Yes
- No - No
- Por favor - Please
- Thank you - Gracias
- Perdone - Sorry
- Disculpe - Excuse me
- De nada-Your welcome
- Perdón; Con permiso-Excuse me
- Un momento-Just a second
- Está Bien; Muy bien-Okay
- Buenos dias-Good morning
- Buenas tardes-Good afternoon
- Buenas noches-Good night, Good evening
- Señor-Sir
- Señora-Madam
- Señorita-Miss
- Arriba-up
- Abajo-down
- Tengo hambre/sed-I am hungry/thirsty
- ¿Cómo?-What did you say?
- ¡Ayúdeme! - Help me!
- No entiendo - I don't understand
- ¿Me ayuda? - Can you help me?
- Estoy perdido - I am lost
- Hola - Hello
- Adiós - Goodbye
- ¿Cómo está? - How are you?
- Question - Pregunta
These are some of the basic Spanish words that could be very helpful if you are going to visit Dominican Republic. It is not necessary if you are staying at a resort and do not plan to go off the property, as most people at the resorts will speak many different languages. Yet, it is still fun to try and use the language of the place where you are going. People do appreciate that you tried to speak their native tongue even if you do not pronounce a word correct or use it in exactly the correct context. It never hurts to learn something new and keep the ole brain working.
- ¿Habla inglés/español? - Do you speak English/Spanish?
- ¿Cómo se dice _____ en español?How do you say______ in Spanish?
- No hablo español - I don’t speak Spanish
- Más despacio,por favor - Slower please
- ¿Cómo se llama? - What's your name?
- ¿De dónde es? - Where are you from?
- ¿Dónde está?-Where is____?
- ¿Cuándo?-When?
- ¿Cuánto?-How much?
- ¿Quién?-Who?
- ¿Por qúe?-Why?
- ¿Cómo?-How?
- ¿Qué?-What?
- ¿Qué hora es? - What time is it?
- Son las 3 - It is 3 o'clock.
- A las quatro de la mañana/tarde/noche - at 4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon/night
- Necesito un médico - I need a doctor
- ¡Peligro! - Danger!
- ¡Cuidado! - Careful!
- ¡Llame al policia! - Call the police!
- ¡Ladrón! - Thief!
- ¡Para! - Stop
Good words to know
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Days of the Week / Días de la semana
domingo, lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
el verano - summer
la primavera - spring
el otoño - fall
el invierno - winter
Months/Meses
Words to know when using public transportation
Antes de cruzar-Before the intersection
Después de cruzar-After the intersection
Déjeme-Let me out
Dónde pueda-Wherever you can
- el acebo-holly
- árbol de navidad-Christmas tree
- bambalinas-ornaments
- bastón de dulce-candy cane
- la cabalgata-On 6th January there is a Christmas parade, the principal characters are the "magi kings" who drive around the city on a float and shower the children and people with sweets and other presents.
- campana-bell
- cascabel-sleigh bell
- duende-elf
- dulce-a piece of candy
- el espíritu navideño-the Christmas spirit
- el espumillón-tinsel
- ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!-Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
- galleta-cookie
- hombre de nieve-snow man
- luces-Christmas Tree lights
- muérdago-mistletoe
- navidad-Christmas
- nieve-snow
- noche buena-Christmas eve
- ornamento-decorations
- oye-hear
- Papá Noel-Father Christmas
- polo norte-north pole
- pone-hang
- prende-light an object
- un ramo de Navidad-a Christmas wreath
- reno-reindeer
- los Reyes Magos-the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men
- trineo-sleigh
- un villancico-Christmas carol
- vela-candle
- vuela-flies
Some important Christmas/Navidad Words After you learn the words test your brain with our Christmas Crossword puzzle. All the answers are listed here, but try not to look. See how much you remember.
For infornation on how Christmas is celebrated in Dominican Republic go to our Traditions-Christmas page here
A more complete list of Christmas words can be found on Learn Spanish.com.
Basic Spanish Pronuncations
- a - a
- b - be
- c - ce
- ch - che
- d - de
- e - e
- f - efe
- g - ge
- h - hache
- i - i
- j - jota
- k - ka
- l - ele
- ll - elle
- m - eme
- n - ene
- ñ - eñe
- o - o
- p - pe
The Spanish alphabet has 2 more letters than the english alphabet. Many of the letters are pronounced very differently than what you might be used to. It is a good idea is to practice how to spell your name using the spanish alphabet. It will really help with hotel check-in.
- q - cu
- r - ere
- s - ese
- t - te
- u - u
- v - ve
- w - doble u/doble ve
- x - equis
- y - i griega
- z - zeta
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En la esquina-Stop at the next corner
Derecho-straight ahead
Derecha-right
Izquierda-left
a ah (yacht)
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g (before e, i) breathy h (hot)
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e ay (day) eh (pet)
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h always silent
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i ee (meet)
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j breathy h (hot)
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0 oh (open)
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ll y (yes)- in Dominican Republic ll generally sounds like jah
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u oo (tooth)
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ñ ny (canyon)
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c (before a, o, u) hard k (cat)
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v b (book)
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c (before e, i) soft s (cent)
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y by itself y = i (ee)
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g (before a, o, u) hard g (go)
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