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🤨Have you ever wondered if you correctly pronounce the Spanish expressions that everyone knows, such as “SOMBRERO”, “FELIZ NAVIDAD” or “CHORIZO”?
😱It is possible that you have been mispronouncing those internationalized Spanish words wrong… Your whole life!
😊In this guide with video, audio, cheat sheet, flashcards, and quiz to practice I will teach you how to pronounce Spanish words that surely ring a bell.
❔And, if they do not sound familiar, you may have ever stopped to think, for example, “how do you say 🐆 “jaguar” in Spanish?”
- This guide has the purpose of answering your questions and to satisfy your curiosity.
- This list is the result of a research on which are the most googled words and phrases in Spanish by foreigners on the Internet.
❓💻That is, I show you here the words that many people ask Google “how do you say … in Spanish?”.
- You will find all these words here so that, from now on, you can use them correctly.
🔝Attention: I selected these expressions following a criterion of popularity among foreigners.
Does a beginner need to know all this Spanish vocabulary?
- Some of these are words that you, as a beginner, should know.
- But many other words do not need to be on your “top priority” Spanish vocabulary list…
- Maybe you want to at least see and hear these words now, but you just want to incorporate them later into your Spanish vocabulary.
🔝Since we are talking about top-priority vocab, you have three Spanish vocabulary guides that I do advise you to check out:
✨99+ most relevant verbs in Spanish.
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- If you do not speak any Spanish, you can start with this guide.
- If you do already speak some Spanish, this guide will trigger your memory and help you improve your Spanish pronunciation.
- In both cases, you’re sure to learn new and interesting things here.
The content of this Spanish pronunciation guide for English-speaking beginners
👆You can click on the index to go to the sections that interest you the most.
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✔I highlight the useful tips in this guide with the symbol 💎 .
🎬You have the video with explanations in English.
🎬You also have the video with the same content, explained in Spanish with subtitles in Spanish and English. I advise you to watch it if you already speak a little Spanish, and want to do language immersion.
🇪🇸 You have the same content fully explained in Spanish.
🎧In each section, you have an audio with the words of each topic.
- Some words on the list have two correct ways of being pronounced and, in these cases, I pronounce the two variations in the audios.
- There are words where there are even more than two variations, like 🧅“CEBOLLA” (“onion”), which can be pronounced in four slightly different ways… And they are all correct!
🐢🎵In the audios you can change the playback speed, if you think it is too fast.
🖍At the bottom of this post, you have a quiz to check your knowledge.
📌You have here interactive flashcards with the vocabulary of this list (Spanish/English). You can choose your favorite gaming or learning mode.
📌You have here interactive flashcards with the vocabulary of this list (Spanish/pictures). You can choose your favorite gaming or learning mode.
🏆To learn your first words and phrases in Spanish, and thus get used to the sounds of the language, I suggest this video for English speakers who do not speak any Spanish.
- In the video I teach useful resources for your next vacation in a Spanish-speaking country. You have audio and PDF to download here.
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💖I hope you’re looking forward to learning more about the Spanish language. With this guide, I assure, you will feel even more motivated to learn!
😂After all, Spanish is such a fun language that, whatever you say, it sounds quite nice. I could give you thousands of examples, and here’s one – a song whose chorus is just “Y SIENTO UN TUKITUKI”! It is simple and a little silly (“and I feel tukituki”, which is the sound of a beating heart), but it gives you feel-good Spanish vibes!
😁So, let’s get this party started!
How to pronounce “GRACIAS” (“thank you”) in Spanish
| gracias | thank you |
How to pronounce some animal names in Spanish: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| ajolote | ajolote |
| jaguar | jaguar |
| llama | lama |
| mosquito | mosquito |
How to pronounce some names of food and drinks in Spanish: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| chorizo | spicy sausage |
| paella | risotto-style dish |
| jamón | cured ham |
| quesadilla | mexican cheese snack |
| quinua | a grain from the Andes |
| salsa | sauce, salsa dance |
| tortilla | mexican tortilla = flat bread |
| pincho (en vasco, pintxo) | typical basque snack |
| manchego | Manchego cheese |
| guacamole | avocado dip |
| arroz | rice |
| ajo | garlic |
| cebolla | onion |
| huevo | egg |
| mojito | Cuban cocktail |
| daiquirí | Cuban cocktail |
| zumo de naranja | orange juice (Spain) |
| jugo de naranja | orange juice (Latin America) |
| café con leche | coffee with milk |
How to pronounce some common phrases in Spanish: phrases most searched by foreigners in Google
| ¡Caramba! | Wow! |
| ¡Feliz navidad! | Merry Christmas! |
| ¡Mucha suerte! | Good luck! |
| ¡Feliz cumpleaños! | Happy Birthday! |
| ¡Muy bien! | Very well! |
How to say compliments and how to flirt in Spanish: phrases most searched by foreigners in Google
| Eres muy guapo. | You’re very good-looking. (to a man) |
| Eres muy guapa. | You’re very good-looking. (to a woman) |
| bonito/bonita | nice, beautiful |
| Eres muy lindo. | You are very cute. (to a man) |
| Eres muy linda. | You are very cute. (to a woman) |
| ¡Bésame! | Kiss me! |
| mi amor | my love |
| Te quiero. | I love you. |
How to pronounce random words in Spanish: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| coche | car (in Spain) |
| carro | car (in latin America) |
| calle | street |
| ángel | angel |
| nombre | name |
| gato | cat |
| perro | dog |
| zoo | zoo |
| zombi | zombie |
| cero | zero |
How to pronounce words related to family and people in Spanish: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| mamá | mom |
| papá | daddy |
| abuela | grandmother |
| yaya | grandma |
| abuelo | grandfather |
| yayo | grandpa |
| gente | people |
| embarazada | pregnant |
| inglés | English |
| japonés | Japanese |
| rey | king |
| reyes | kings |
| reina | queen |
| macho | macho |
How to pronounce more random Spanish words: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| caca | poop |
| rojo | red |
| amarillo | yellow |
| sombrero | hat |
| arcoíris | rainbow |
| lluvia | rain |
| jardín | yard |
| piscina | pool |
| playa | beach |
| ascensor | lift |
| cafetería | cafeteria, coffee shop |
| patio | patio |
| suave | suave, smooth |
| correcto | right |
| negar | to deny |
| escuchar | to listen |
| ¡vale! | Okay! |
| ¡vamos! / ¡Vámonos! | Let’s go! |
How to pronounce names of places and persons in Spanish: words most searched by foreigners in Google
| México | Mexico |
| Argentina | Argentina |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Barcelona | Barcleona |
| Mallorca | Maiorca |
| Ibiza | Ibiza |
| Juan | John |
| José | Joseph |
| Jesús | Jesus |
| Jorge | George |
A quiz to test your knowledge!
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