Lesson note
Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with Por favor, Gracias, De nada.
Tip: turn pronunciation off to test yourself.
🙏 Polite words · Palabras de cortesía
- Enjoy your meal
- Buen provechobwehn proh-VEH-choh
- Excuse me (to get by)
- Con permisokohn pehr-MEE-soh
- Excuse me (to get someone's attention)
- Disculpedees-KOOL-peh
- I'm sorry
- Lo sientoloh SYEHN-toh
- No
- Nonoh
- No, thank you
- No, graciasnoh, GRAH-syahs
- Please
- Por favorpohr fah-VOHR
- Sorry / Excuse me
- Perdónpehr-DOHN
- Thank: Verb — action or state; you: Direct object — receives the action
- Gracias: Interjection — greeting, response or courtesyGRAH-syahs
- Yes
- Sísee
- Yes, please
- Sí, por favorsee, pohr fah-VOHR
- You're welcome
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
🤝 Kind actions · Acciones amables
- respect
- el respetoehl rrehs-PEH-toh
- to forgive
- perdonarpehr-doh-NAHR
- to help
- ayudarah-yoo-DAHR
- to include
- incluireen-kloo-EER
- to listen
- escucharehs-koo-CHAHR
- to say thank you
- dar las graciasdahr lahs GRAH-syahs
- to share
- compartirkohm-pahr-TEER
- to wait your turn
- esperar tu turnoehs-peh-RAHR too TOOR-noh
- turn (whose turn it is)
- el turnoehl TOOR-noh
🌸 Describing people · Describir a las personas
- generous
- generoso / generosaheh-neh-ROH-soh / heh-neh-ROH-sah
- kind
- amableah-MAH-bleh
- patient
- pacientepah-SYEHN-teh
- respectful
- respetuoso / respetuosarrehs-peh-TWOH-soh / rrehs-peh-TWOH-sah
- well-mannered
- bien educado / bien educadabyehn eh-doo-KAH-doh / byehn eh-doo-KAH-dah
💛 Feelings · Los sentimientos
- alone, lonely
- solo / solaSOH-loh / SOH-lah
- angry
- enojado / enojadaeh-noh-HAH-doh / eh-noh-HAH-dah
- happy
- felizfeh-LEES
- nervous (male / female)
- nervioso / nerviosanehr-VYOH-soh / nehr-VYOH-sah
- sad
- tristeTREES-teh
- scared
- asustado / asustadaah-soos-TAH-doh / ah-soos-TAH-dah