Student Engagement Resources Honduras- Language Key Spanish Words and Phrases Key Spanish Words & Phrases Some things to keep in mind: Generally, pronounce every letter that you see in each word An h before any vowel is generally silent (especially at the beginning of a word) A double l (ll) is usually pronounced like a y in English An ñ is pronounced like a -ny- in English (ex: niño sounds like neen-yo) A ge- combination often sounds like an he- combination in English *Bold syllables denote emphasis/accent on that syllable. Conversational Phrases Hola – Hello (oh-lah) Buenos días/Buenos tardes/Buenas noches– Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening (bweh-nos dee-ahs) (bweh-nos tar-dehs) (bweh-nahs no-chehs) Bienvenido/a/s – Welcome (byen-ven-ee-doh/dah/dos/dahs) Me llamo________ – My name is _________ (meh yah-mo _______) ¿Como se llama usted? – What is your name? (koh-moh seh yah-mah oo-sted) ¿Como se llama su niño/a? – What is your childs name? (koh-moh seh yah-mah soo neen-yoh/yah) ¿Cuántos años tiene? – How old are you? (kwahn-tohs ahn-nyos tee-eh-neh)

Student Engagement Resources Honduras- Language Key Spanish Words and Phrases Conversational Phrases Contd Yo tengo # años – I am # years old (yo tehn-goh # ahn-nyos) ¿Dónde vives? – Where do you live? (dohn-deh vee-vehs) ¿Tienes algunos hermanos o hermanas? – Do you have any brothers or sisters? (tee-yehn-ehs ahl-goo-nohs ehr-mahn-ohs oh ehr-mahn-ahs) ¿Que te gusta hacer? – What do you like to do? (keh teh goo-stah ah-sehr) ¿Te gusta jugar al futbol? – Do you like to play soccer (football to non-US/Canada folk)? (teh goo-stah hoo-gahr ahl foot-bohl) ¿Que tipo de musica te gusta? – What type of music do you like? (keh tee-poh deh moo-see-kah teh goo-stah) ¿Te gusta leer? ¿Cual es tu libro favorito? – Do you like to read? What is your favorite book? (teh goo-stah leh-yehr. kwahl ehs too lee-broh fah-voh-ree-toh) ¡Cheque! or ¡Cheque leque! or ¡Cheque leque panqueque! – OK!, Alright!, All good!, etc. (cheh-keh, leh-keh, pahn-keh-keh) ¿En que grado estas? – What grade are you in? (ehn keh grah-doh eh-stahs) ¿Cual es tu materia favorita? What is your favorite subject? (kwahl ehs too mah-teh-ree-yah fah-voh-ree-tah)– ¿ Te gusta ver tele? – Do you like to watch televisión? (teh goo-stah vehr teh-leh) ¿Te gusta ver pichinguitos? – Do you like to watch cartoons? (teh goo-stah vehr pee-cheen-gwee-tohs) ¿Que te gustaría ser cuando seas grande? – What would you like to be when you grow up? (keh teh goo-steh-ree-yah sehr kwahn-doh seh-yahs grahn-deh) ¿Cual es tu comida favorita? – What is your favorite food? (kwahl ehs too koh-mee-da fah-voh-ree-tah)

Student Engagement Resources Honduras- Language Key Spanish Words and Phrases Descriptions of time Hoy – Today (oy) Mañana – Tomorrow (mahn-nyah-nah) Ayer – Yesterday (ah-yehr) Semana – Week (seh-mah-nah) Mes – Month (meh-s) Año – Year (ahn-nyo) A Veces – Sometimes (ah veh-sehs) A Menudo/Con Frecuencia – Often (ah meh-nyoo-doh/kon freh-kwehn-see-yah) Otra Vez – Again (oh-trah vehs) Ahora – Now (ah-oh-rah) Ahorita – Right Now (ah-oh-ree-tah) Gender Hombre, varón, caballero – man (ohm-breh, vahr-rohn, kah-bah-yeh-ro) Mujer, dama, señora – woman (moo-hehr, dah-mah, sehn-nyo-rah) Niño, chico, cipote – boy (neen-nyo, chee-koh, see-po-teh) Niña, chica, cipota – girl (neen-nya, chee-kah, cipota) Chavo/chava – similar in meaning to guy and chick (chah-voh, chah-vah)

Student Engagement Resources Honduras- Language Key Spanish Words and Phrases Numbers 1-uno, 2-dos, 3-tres, 4-cuatro, 5-cinco, 6-seís, 7-siete, 8-ocho, 9-nueve, 10- diez 11-once (own-seh), 12-doce (doe-seh), 13-trece (tre-seh), 14-cattorce (kuh-tohr-seh), 15-quince (keen-seh), 16-dieciseís (dee-eh-see-say-s), 17- diecisiete, 18-dieciocho, 19-diecinueve 20-veinte (vayn-teh), 21-veintiuno (vayn-tee-oo-no), 22-veintidos… 30-treinta (treh-een-tah), 31-treinta y uno (treh-een-tah-ee-oo-no), 32- treinta y dos… 40-cuarenta (kwah-rehn-tah), 41-cuarenta y uno (kwah-rehn-tah-ee-oo- no), 42-cuarenta y dos… 50-cinquenta (seen-kwehn-tah), 51-cinquenta y uno… 60-sesenta (seh-sehn-tah), 61-sesenta y uno… 70-setenta (seh-tehn-tah), 71-setenta y uno… 80-ochenta (oh-chehn-tah), 81-ochenta y uno… 90-noventa (no-vehn-tah), 91-noventa y uno… 100-cien