Do you speak English?

"Do you speak English?" is one of the most useful phrase to know. In a pinch, English is so common you can just ask.

When asking one person use this:

Hablas Ingles? (the H is silent)
Pronounced: Ahb-lahs Een-glehs?
Tanslates to: Do you speak English?

If you are asking group of people or crowed:

Alguien habla Ingles?(the U is silent also)
Pronounced: Ahl-gee-ehn ahb-lah Een-glehs?
Translates to: Does anyone speak English?

Try it out.

Comment if you need further explanation, have any questions or have a phrase you would like translated.

Where are you from?

Once you have met some one you asked each others names you can ask where are they are from.

De donde eres?
Pronounced: Deh dohn-deh eh-rehs
Translates to: Where are you from?

Most people will ask you where you are from. You can answer like this...

Yo soy de ...
Pronounce: Yoh soy deh [your home town here].
Translates to: I am from ...

Keep practicing and leave a comment if you need help with a phrase not in the blog yet.

What is your name?

Make friends.

Como te llamas?
Pronounced: Coh-moh teh-yah-mahs?

Translates to: What is your name?
Can be answered with..

Me llamo [yourname here]
Pronounced: Meh yah-moh ...

Translates to: My name is ...

The letter Ll, ll like ñ is a special character. Ll and ll explained here.