Hola

Spanish Pronunciation

Pronunciation of the Spanish language is fairly straightforward. Here are a few things to remember.

The letter h is always silent.

The letter v is pronounced the same as b at the start of a word.

The letter c before e or i is pronounced like the th in thin in Spain, and like the s in sit in Latin America.

The letter combination ll is pronounced like the y is yes.

Accent marks above vowels indicate that that syllable is stressed. If there is no accent mark on a word, the second to last syllable is generally stressed, except when the word ends in d, j, l or r, in which case the last syllable is stressed.

Spanish Phrases

Here are some very common Spanish phrases that you can use when greeting people and meeting new people. Along with the phrase, the pronunciation and English translation are also shown. The syllables in bold are stressed.

Spanish	Pronunciation	English
Hola.	Ohlah.	Hello.
Adiós.	Ahdeeohss.	Goodbye
Hasta luego.	Ahsta lwehgo.	See you later.
Hasta pronto.	Ahsta prohnto.	See you soon.
Buenos días.	Bwehnos deeahs.	Good day. Good afternoon.
¿Cómo se llama?	¿Como say yahmah?	What's your name?
Me llamo Carlos.	May yahmoh Carlos.	My name is Carlos.
Encantado de conocerlo.	Encahntahdoh day cohnohtherloh.	Nice to meet you. (when said by male)
Encantada de conocerlo.	Encahntahdah day cohnohtherloh.	Nice to meet you. (when said by female)
¿De dónde es usted?	Day dohnday es oostedh.	Where are you from? (polite)
Soy de ___.	Soy deh ___.	I'm from ___.

Note: Conocerlo is pronounced cohnohserlo in Central and South America.