| A | B |
| un refresco | a soft drink |
| yo quisiera | I would like |
| camarero(a) | waiter/food server |
| buenos días | formal greeting in the morning |
| buenas tardes | formal greeting in the afternoon |
| buenas noches | formal greeting in the evening |
| hola | hello |
| bastante bien | pretty well (respuesta) |
| regular | ok |
| muy bien | very well |
| me gusta | to express what you like (singular) |
| te gusta | to ask someone what "you" like |
| chao | goodbye (international) |
| hasta luego | see you later |
| nos vemos | see you later |
| te presento a | introducing someone (informal) |
| ¡Mucho Gusto! | nice to meet you |
| adiós | goodbye |
| así - así | so-so |
| más o menos | another way to say así - así |
| no me gusta | I do not like like |
| ¿Cómo te va? | another way to ask ¿Cómo estás? |
| ¿Cómo estás? | to ask someone how they are |
| ¿Qué tal? | How is it going? |
| ¿Qué pasa? | What's up? What's happening? |
| ¿Qué hay? | What's new? |
| ¿Y Ud.? | And you? (to an older person) |
| ¿Y tú? | And you? (to a friend, peer) |
| ¿Qué desea tomar? | What would you (singular) like to drink? |
| ¿Qué desean tomar? | What would you all like to drink? |
| Voy a comer .. . . | I am going to eat . . . |
| Aquí tienen ustedes. | Here you are (when serving). |
| Vamos al café! | Let's go to the cafe! |
| Vamos a tomar algo? | Let's get a drink! |
| por favor | please |
| gracias | thank you |
| de nada | you're welcome |
| Para mí . . . | For me . . . (when ordering) |
| a veces | sometimes |
| bien | well |
| después de | after |
| antes de | before |
| mal | badly |
| muy mal | very badly |
| muy | very |
| mucho | a lot / very much |
| muchísimo | very very much |
| muy poco | very little |
| un poco | a little |
| siempre | always |
| todos los días | everyday |
| algo | something |
| con | with |
| caliente | hot |
| frío(a) | cold |
| muchas gracias | thank you very much |
| no | no |
| sí | yes |
| un(a) | a (indefinite article singular) |
| unos(as) | some (indefine article plural) |