Consonants are only slightly more difficult than vowels,
and you can usually get away with pronouncing them as you
would in English. Exceptions are "c", which
is lisped, like a loud 'th', before "e" or "i";"g",
which is pronounced like the 'ch' in 'loch' before 'e' and
'i' and like an English hard 'g' at other times; "h",
which is always silent; "j", which is also
pronounced like the Scottish 'ch' (or a very emphatic 'h');
"ll" (which not long ago was considered a
separate letter in the alphabet) is best pronounced 'y' unless
you are studying Spanish seriously (in which case, try to
say 'y' and 'l' at the same time); "ñ",
which you can pronounce 'ny'; "qu", where
the 'u' is silent; "r", which has a single
Scottish roll (so "rr" has two); "v",
pronounced like 'b'; "x", pronounced like
's' before consonants ("ex-tra" sounds
like "es-tra"); and "z",
which is pronounced 'th'. One of the most challenging words
to pronounce in Spanish is "cerveza," (pr.
there-bay-tha)but you will probably
learn it very quickly unless you are abstemious.
My name is...
What's your name?
Where are you from?
I'm from...
What do you do?
I'm a brain surgeon/model
You are very pretty/good-looking
Would you like to go out with me?
Would you like a drink?
What would you like?
Do you like the music?
Do you come here often?
Shall we go somewhere else?
Do you want to come up
to my room?
How about a jump, then?
Ouch!
Me llamo...
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿De dónde eres?
Soy de...
¿A qué te dedicas?
Soy neurocirujano/modelo
Eres muy guapa/guapo
¿Quedamos?
¿Quieres tomar algo?
¿Qué quieres tomar?
¿Te gusta esta música?
¿Vienes mucho por aquí?
¿Vamos a otro sitio?
¿Quieres subir a mi
habitación?
¿Qué, apetece un polvito?
¡Ay!
un/uno/una
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez
once
doce
trece
catorce
quince
diez y seis (dieciseis)
diez y siete (diecisiete)
veinte
veintiuno
treinta
treintiuno
cuarenta
cincuenta
sesenta
setenta
ochenta
noventa
cien(to)
ciento uno
dos cientos
dos cientos uno
quinientos
seis cientos
mil
dos mil
mil cuatro cientos noventa y dos
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