Spanish Glossary
Complete alphabetical reference of 59 Spanish words and phrases with pronunciation guides. Browse by letter or scroll through the full list.
A
| una bandeja paisa | /ˈuna βandˈexa pˈaɪsa/ | a bandeja paisa | Food & Restaurants |
| una mano | /ˈuna mˈano/ | a handful / five items | Shopping & Markets |
B
| cumpleaños | /kˌumpleˈaɲos/ | birthday | Pronunciation & Basics |
| tinto | /tˈinto/ | black coffee | Coffee Shop Survival |
C
| Me regala | /me reɣˈala/ | Can I have / Give me | Food & Restaurants |
| carro | /kˈaro/ | car | Pronunciation & Basics |
| café | /kafˈe/ | coffee | Pronunciation & Basics |
| chévere | /tʃˈeβeɾe/ | cool | Pronunciation & Basics |
D
| delicioso | /dˌeliθjˈoso/ | delicious | Food & Restaurants |
| descuento | /deskwˈɛnto/ | discount | Shopping & Markets |
| me hace un favor | /me ˈaθe ˈun faβˈoɾ/ | do me a favor | Coffee Shop Survival |
| perro | /pˈero/ | dog | Pronunciation & Basics |
E
| caro | /kˈaɾo/ | expensive | Shopping & Markets |
F
| rápido | /rˈapiðo/ | fast | Getting Around Bogotá |
| parcero | /paɾθˈeɾo/ | friend | Pronunciation & Basics |
G
| regala | /reɣˈala/ | give me / gift me | Coffee Shop Survival |
H
| aquí | /akˈi/ | here | Pronunciation & Basics |
I
| estoy | /estˈoɪ/ | I am | Getting Around Bogotá |
| quiero | /kjˈeɾo/ | I want | Coffee Shop Survival |
| en efectivo | /en ˌefektˈiβo/ | in cash | Shopping & Markets |
M
| carne | /kˈaɾne/ | meat | Food & Restaurants |
| mucho | /mˈutʃo/ | much / a lot | Food & Restaurants |
| Me llamo | /me ʎˈamo/ | My name is | Coffee Shop Survival |
N
| Mucho gusto | /mˈutʃo ɣˈusto/ | Nice to meet you | Coffee Shop Survival |
P
| parranda | /parˈanda/ | party | Pronunciation & Basics |
| maracuyá | /mˌaɾakuʝˈa/ | passion fruit | Shopping & Markets |
| pesos | /pˈesos/ | pesos | Shopping & Markets |
| por favor | /poɾ faβˈoɾ/ | please | Coffee Shop Survival |
| Por favor | /poɾ faβˈoɾ/ | Please | Getting Around Bogotá |
S
| champú | /tʃampˈu/ | shampoo (or a traditional fruit drink) | Pronunciation & Basics |
| talla | /tˈaʎa/ | size | Shopping & Markets |
| picante | /pikˈante/ | spicy | Food & Restaurants |
T
| Lléveme | /ʎˈeβeme/ | Take me | Getting Around Bogotá |
| las entradas | /las entɾˈaðas/ | the appetizers | Food & Restaurants |
| la carrera | /la karˈeɾa/ | the avenue | Getting Around Bogotá |
| el baño | /el βˈaɲo/ | the bathroom | Coffee Shop Survival |
| la cuenta | /la kwˈɛnta/ | the bill | Coffee Shop Survival |
| la tarjeta | /la taɾxˈeta/ | the card | Getting Around Bogotá |
| las vueltas | /las βwˈeltas/ | the change | Shopping & Markets |
| la entrada | /la entɾˈaða/ | the entrance | Getting Around Bogotá |
| los platos fuertes | /los plˈatos fwˈeɾtes/ | the main courses | Food & Restaurants |
| la carta | /la kˈaɾta/ | the menu | Food & Restaurants |
| el museo | /el musˈeo/ | the museum | Getting Around Bogotá |
| el número | /el nˈumeɾo/ | the number | Getting Around Bogotá |
| la plaza | /la plˈaθa/ | the plaza | Getting Around Bogotá |
| la rebaja | /la reβˈaxa/ | the price reduction | Shopping & Markets |
| la calle | /la kˈaʎe/ | the street | Getting Around Bogotá |
| quedar | /keðˈaɾ/ | to fit | Shopping & Markets |
| recargar | /rˌekaɾɣˈaɾ/ | to recharge or top up | Getting Around Bogotá |
| devolver | /dˌeβolβˈeɾ/ | to return | Shopping & Markets |
| A la calle | /a la kˈaʎe/ | To the street | Getting Around Bogotá |
V
| vegano | /beɣˈano/ | vegan | Food & Restaurants |
| vegetariano | /bˌexetaɾjˈano/ | vegetarian | Food & Restaurants |
W
| agua | /ˈaɣwa/ | water | Coffee Shop Survival |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | /kˈomo te ʎˈamas/ | What is your name? | Coffee Shop Survival |
| ¡Qué más! | /kˈe mˈas/ | What's up! | Pronunciation & Basics |
| ¿dónde queda? | /dˈonde kˈeða/ | where is (located)? | Coffee Shop Survival |
| ¿Dónde queda...? | /dˈonde kˈeða/ | Where is...? | Getting Around Bogotá |
Y
| año | /ˈaɲo/ | year | Pronunciation & Basics |
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