Lesson note
Tiny, extremely common words that show up in almost every sentence — worth knowing cold.
Tip: turn pronunciation off to test yourself.
Learn
- a little
- un pocooon POH-koh
- a lot
- muchoMOO-choh
- again
- otra vezOH-trah vehs
- almost
- casiKAH-see
- already / now
- yayah
- also / too
- tambiéntahm-BYEHN
- always
- siempreSYEHM-preh
- and
- yee
- at least
- por lo menospohr loh MEH-nohs
- but
- peroPEH-roh
- everything / all
- todoTOH-doh
- if
- sisee
- less
- menosMEH-nohs
- little / not much
- pocoPOH-koh
- more
- másmahs
- neither / not either
- tampocotahm-POH-koh
- never
- nuncaNOON-kah
- nobody
- nadieNAH-dyeh
- nothing
- nadaNAH-dah
- now
- ahoraah-OH-rah
- of course
- por supuestopohr soo-PWEHS-toh
- or
- ooh
- something
- algoAHL-goh
- still / yet
- todavíatoh-dah-VEE-ah
- very
- muymwee
In a sentence
- Can you help me? Of course.
- ¿Me ayudas? — Por supuesto.¿meh ah-YOO-dahs? — pohr soo-PWEHS-toh.
- Coffee or tea?
- ¿Café o té?¿kah-FEH oh teh?
- I always arrive early.
- Siempre llego temprano.SYEHM-preh YEH-goh tehm-PRAH-noh.
- I don't want anything.
- No quiero nada.noh KYEH-roh NAH-dah.
- I like it, but it's expensive.
- Me gusta, pero es caro.meh GOOS-tah, PEH-roh ehs KAH-roh.
- I need at least an hour.
- Necesito por lo menos una hora.neh-seh-SEE-toh pohr loh MEH-nohs OO-nah OH-rah.
- I never eat meat.
- Nunca como carne.NOON-kah KOH-moh KAHR-neh.
- I speak a little Spanish.
- Hablo un poco de español.AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh ehs-pah-NYOHL.
- I'm almost there.
- Casi llego.KAH-see YEH-goh.
- I'm already done.
- Ya terminé.yah tehr-mee-NEH.
- I'm still here.
- Todavía estoy aquí.toh-dah-VEE-ah ehs-TOY ah-KEE.
- If you want, let's go now.
- Si quieres, vamos ahora.see KYEH-rehs, VAH-mohs ah-OH-rah.
- Less sugar, please.
- Menos azúcar, por favor.MEH-nohs ah-SOO-kahr, pohr fah-VOHR.
- Me neither.
- Yo tampoco.yoh tahm-POH-koh.
- Me too.
- Yo también.yoh tahm-BYEHN.
- Slower, please.
- Más despacio, por favor.mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, pohr fah-VOHR.
🚫 Saying no: put no before the verb · Decir que no
- I can't.
- No puedo.noh PWEH-doh.
- I don't know.
- No sé.noh SEH.
- I don't like it.
- No me gusta.noh meh GOOS-tah.
- I don't want to.
- No quiero.noh KYEH-roh.
- I'm not hungry.
- No tengo hambre.noh TEHN-goh AHM-breh.
- No problem.
- No hay problema.noh eye proh-BLEH-mah.
- Not yet.
- Todavía no.toh-dah-VEE-ah noh.
Ask & Answer
- Everything good?
- ¿Todo bien?¿TOH-doh byehn?
- Yes, all good.
- Sí, todo bien.see, TOH-doh byehn.
More to ask
- Are you done already?
- ¿Ya terminaste?¿yah tehr-mee-NAHS-teh?
- Almost, give me a minute.
- Casi, dame un minuto.KAH-see, DAH-meh oon mee-NOO-toh.