5 basic phrases to start speaking Spanish

Start speaking a foreign language is hard! Specially, at the beginning. For this reason, today I bring 5 basic Spanish phrases for you. If you master these phrases, you can manage the conversation in a lot of situations. Let’s start!

1. ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?

At the beginning, everything was darkness. All conversations start with a simple ¡Hola!

¡Hola! - Hello! - Bonjour!

¡Buenos días! - Good morning! - Bonjour! (from 06:00 to 13:00)

¡Buenas tardes! - Good evening! - Bonsoir! (from 13:00 to 21:00)

¡Buenas noches! - Good evening! - Bonsoir! (after 21:00)

If you want to ask about how is other person you have to say:

¿Qué tal? / ¿Cómo estás? - How are you? - Comment ça va?

2. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo…

Something crucial is asking the speaker’s name. For this, we would say:

¿Cómo te llamas? - What’s your name? - Comment tu t’appelles?

To answer this question you have to say:

Me llamo Felipe. - My name is Felipe. - Je m’appelle Felipe.

3. Encantado de conocerte.

The world is hard and rough, maybe we should be more polite. When someone introduces themself, we may answer:

Encantado / Encantado de conocerte (If you are a man) - Nice to meet you. - Enchanté.

Encantada / Encantada de conocerte (If you are a woman) - Nice to meet you. - Enchanté.

4. ¿Puedes repetir, por favor? - ¿Puedes hablar más lento?

Spanish people talk very fast. We are the worst nightmare for beginners. If you find yourself in this situation, these phrases may help you:

¿Puedes repetir, por favor? - Can you repeat, please? - Tu peux répéter, s’il vous plaît?

¿Puedes hablar más lento, por favor? - Can you speak slower, please? - Tu peux parler doucement, s’il vous plaît?

5. Lo siento, no te entiendo. - Lo siento, no hablo español.

Spanish people are very friendly and close. If someone speaks to you in Spanish but you don’t understand, you need to say:

Lo siento, no te entiendo. - Sorry, I don’t understand you. - Desolé, je ne te comprends pas.

Lo siento, no hablo español. - Sorry, I don’t speak Spanish. - Desolé, je ne parle pas Espagnol.

Let’s put this into practice. Start speaking Spanish and if you need, you can book an interview with me to start studying Spanish now. I hope these Spanish phrases for beginners will help you.

¡Hasta pronto! - See you soon - À bientôt (here you have another one 😉)