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PronounciationFood and drinksGeneral WordsSentencesCatalan

Some pronounciation information

- Two LL's like in bocadillo is pronounced LJ ( bokkadiljoo )
- ñ is pronounced NJ, like pequeño ( pekenjoo )
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UE, like in buenos dias is mostly ppronounced WE ( bweenos dijas )
- J is pronounced CH, like empujar ( eempoechar )
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U is pronounced OE, like uno ( >oeno )
- UA is pronounced WA, like agua ( agwa )
- O is pronounced very short

Ofcourse there are exception to this rules, but these are the most frequent things. The wordlist is very limited, but it will help you a little. A fantastic language site is : http://www.travlang.com.

Food and drinks

I'll put the Spanish words in the first column, as you are probably going to read them on a menu. How you pronounce the word more or less is marked in blue.

Spanish English
agua (mineral) ( agwa ) mineral water
agua gaseosa sparkling water
jugo de naranjas ( choego de naranchas ) orange juice
té (con limon) tea ( with lemon)
café (con leche) (caffee con letsjé) coffee ( with milk )
leche milk
vino ( tinto / blanco ) wine (red / white )
cervesa beer
patatas potatoes
puré de patatas mashed potatoes
patatas fritas french fries
arroz rice
pan bread
bocadillo ( bokkadiljoo ) sandwich
tostada toast
panaderia ( panadereeja ) bakery
mantequila ( mantekeela ) butter
marmelada jam
miel ( mjèl ) honey
huevo ( weevo ) egg
huevo estrellado ( weevo estraljado ) egg sunny side up
tortilla ( tortilja ) omelette
queso cheese
jamon ( chamon ) ham
tocino ( tosino ) bacon
bizcochos ( bizkochos ) biscuits
pastel(lito) pastry
azucar sugar
sal salt
pimienta pepper
hielo / sin hielo ( jeelo ) ice / no ice
helado ice cream
nata batida whipped cream
fruta fruit
limon lemon
manzana apple
naranja ( narancha ) orange
ensalada de frutas fruitsalad
verduras vegetables
judias ( choedias ) beans
pimiento ( pimjento ) peppers
ensalada a salad
lechuga ( letsjoega ) lettuce
tomate tomato
zanahorias carrots
pepino cucumber
cebolla ( cebolja ) onion                                                                
ajo ( acho ) garlic
guisantes peas
pescado fish
carne meat
hamburguesa ( hamboergèsa ) hamburger
pollo ( poljoo ) chicken
ternera veal
chuleta ( tsjoeletta ) chop
carnero lamb
pavo turkey
cerdo porc
biftec steak
en parillas / grillada grilled
comer to eat
beber to drink
bebidas drinks
pedir to order
entremeses starters
platos dishes
segundo plato main dish
postres dessert
taza cup
vaso glass
botella bottle
cuchara spoon
tenedor forch
cuchillo ( coechiljoo ) knife
desayuno breakfast
comida lunch
cena dinner
camarero (a) waiter
terminado finished
que approveche enjoy your meal

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General words

English Spanish
yes / no si/no ( see / noh )
please / please ? tome / por favor
thank you (very much ) (muchas ) gracias
excuse me / i'm sorry dispense me / perdone / lo siento
hello hola
good morning or good day /good night buenos dias/ buenos noches
goodbye adios
see you later hasta luego
open / closed abierto / cerrado
entrance / exit entrada / salida
restrooms los lavabos
push / pull empujar / tirar
name / first name apellido / nombre
adress direccion
date fecha
yesterday / today /tomorrow ayer / hoy / manana
minute/hour/day / week / month minuto / hora / dia / semana/ mes
noon/afternoon/night medio dia / tarde / noche
airport / arrivals/departures aeropuerto / llegadas / salidas
trainstation/ subway /platform /busstop estacion / metro / andèn / parada del bus
train/ bus / metro / car tren / bus / metro / coche
tourist information informacio turistico
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 100, 1000 uno,dos,tres,cuatro,cinco,seis,siete,ocho, nueve, diez, ciento, mil
money/coins/to pay/how much dinero/ dinero suelto / pagar / cuanto ?
cheap/expensive barato / caro
to change money cambiar dinero
stairs/escalator escaleras / ascensor
ground floor/upstairs/1st floor planta baja / arriba / primero piso
where/why/how/what/with/without/and/no donde/por que/como/que/con/sin/y/no
shops/department stores/ supermarket tiendas/ almacèn/ supermercado
( free )entrance entrada ( libre )
buy / sell comprar /vender
a little/much/less/more un poco / mucho / menos / mas
rain/sun/hot/cold lluvia / sol / calor / frio
to the right, left/straight ahead a la derecha/ a l' izquierda / todo recto
street/avenue/plaza caller / avenida / plaça
i want/i need quiero / necesito
photofilm/to take a picture pelicula de photo / sacar una photo
postoffice/postal box/stamp/to post officina de correos/ buzon/sello/echar al correo
a phone/ to telephone un télefono / llamar por telofono
danger/prohibited/ watch out peligro/prohibido/cuidado
to walk / to sit / to run ir / sentar / correr
difficult/easy dificil / facil
good/bad/beautiful/ugly bueno/ mal / bonito / feo
sir/gentlemen/miss/ladies senor / caballeros / senor(it)a
hotel/restaurant/room/key hotel/ restaurante / habitacion / llave
museum/galery museu / galeria
doctor/pharmacie/dentist medico / pharmacia / dentista
inside/outside dentro / fuera /
big/small/ bigger / smaller grande/pequeño/mas grande/mas pequeño
i/you/we yo / tu /nosotros

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Sentences

do you speak English ? Habla usted Inglès ?
I don't understand No lo comprendo
What do you say ? Que dice usted ?
It' s a mistake Es un error
Waiter, the bill / check please. Camarero, la cuenta por favor.
How much does this cost ? Cuanto cuesta eso ?
We want to rent a car Queremos alquilar un coche
We want to rent a safe Queremos alquilar una caja de seguridad
What's your name ? Como se llama ?
How are you ? Como esta usted ?
What's the date today ? Que fecha es hoy ?

Catalan

Catalan English
hello bon dia / hola
goodbye adeu
please si us plau
thanks gracies

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