Coming to the United States - Spanish Word List
Learn new Spanish words about how to talk to a native Spanish speaker. Review with audio flash cards, then view the new Spanish words in a conversation.
See words below in a real-life conversation
| Spanish | English | |
| Word(s) | ¿qué tal? | how are you doing? |
| Phrase(s) | Hola, ¿qué tal? Buenos días. | Hello, how are you doing? Good morning. |
| Word(s) | disculpe | excuse me |
| Phrase(s) | Y disculpe, ¿cómo se llama Ud.? | And excuse me, what's your name? |
| Word(s) | me llamo | my name is |
| Phrase(s) | Oh, yo me llamo Alfonso. | Oh, my name is Alfonso |
| Oh, yo me llamo Alan. | Oh, my name is Alan | |
| Word(s) | ¿de dónde viene? | where are you from? |
| Phrase(s) | Oh, y ¿de dónde viene? | Oh, and where are you from? |
| Word(s) | vengo de | I am from |
| Phrase(s) | Vengo de México, | I am (come) from Mexico, |
| Yo vengo de aquí, | I come from here, | |
| Word(s) | vivir | to live |
| Phrase(s) | ¿Y ya se acostumbró Ud. a vivir aquí? | And did you get used to living here yet? |
| Word(s) | un poco tiempo | a little while / a short time |
| Phrase(s) | Bueno, tengo un poco tiempo, en realidad | Well, I have been (here) a little while, actually |
| Word(s) | quince días | two weeks (15 days) |
| Phrase(s) | son como quince días que estoy aquí, ¿no? | it's about fifteen days (2 weeks) that I've been here, right? |
| Word(s) | este país | this country |
| Phrase(s) | Y ¿qué tal le gusta este país? | And how do you like this country? |
| Bueno, sí me gusta este país | Well, yes I like this country | |
| Word(s) | moderno | modern |
| Phrase(s) | Es un país muy moderno, muy avanzado, ahm, | It's a very modern country, very advanced, um, |
| Word(s) | avanzado | advanced |
| Phrase(s) | Es un país muy moderno, muy avanzado, ahm, | It's a very modern country, very advanced, um, |