This section is designed to make you familiar with the sounds of Spanish using our simplified phonetic transcription. You'll find the pronunciation of the Spanish letters and sounds explained below, together with their "imitated" equivalents. This system is used throughout the phrase book: simply read the pronunciation as if it were English, noting any special rules below.

PRONUNCIATION

BASIC EXPRESSIONS

 Greetings / Apologies

 Communication

  difficulties

 Questions

  Where?

  When?

  What kind of ...?

  How much/many?

  Why?

  Who? / Which? / Whose?

  How?

  Is it ...?/Are there ...?

  Can ...?

 What do you want?

 Other useful words

 Exclamations

ACCOMMODATIONS

 Reservations / Booking

 Reception

 Problems

 Requirements

 Renting

 Youth hostel

 Camping

 Checking out

EATING OUT

 Restaurants

 Spanish cuisine

 Finding a place to eat

 Reserving a table

 Ordering

 Fast food / Cafe

 Complaints

 Paying

 Course by course

 Breakfast                  

 Appetizers / Starters

 Soups

 Fish and seafood

 Meat

 Vegetables/Fruit

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