Spanish from Spain: Words and Phrases

The words, the vosotros forms and the expressions of Spain, with audio.

The Spanish of Spain has a second way to say you all, vosotros, and a set of everyday words that differ from the ones used in Latin America.

Everyday words

SpanishEnglish
el cochethe car
el ordenadorthe computer
el móvilthe cell phone
el zumojuice
la patatathe potato
el pisothe apartment
el autobústhe bus
las gafasglasses
conducirto drive
valeokay

Vosotros

In most of Spain, vosotros is the informal way to speak to a group. Ustedes is kept for formal situations.

SpanishEnglish
¿Vosotros venís a la fiesta?Are you all coming to the party?
¿Qué queréis tomar?What do you all want to drink?
Sentaos, por favor.Sit down, please.
¿Dónde vivís?Where do you all live?

Phrases you will hear

SpanishEnglish
Vale.Okay.
¿Qué tal?How is it going?
Venga, hasta luego.All right, see you later.
¡Qué guay!How cool!
No pasa nada.It is no problem.
Buen provecho.Enjoy your meal.

Common mistakes to avoid

Vosotros has its own verb forms

The present ends in áis, éis or ís.
Vosotros habláis muy bien. (You all speak very well.)
¿Coméis en casa? (Do you all eat at home?)

Piso means apartment

In Spain, un piso is an apartment as well as a floor of a building.
Vivo en un piso pequeño. (I live in a small apartment.)
Mi piso está en el centro. (My apartment is downtown.)

Practice: say it in Spanish

Say each sentence in Spanish, then open it to check your answer.

1. Okay.

Vale.

2. I have a new cell phone.

Tengo un móvil nuevo.

3. Are you all coming?

¿Vosotros venís?

4. I want an orange juice.

Quiero un zumo de naranja.

5. How cool!

¡Qué guay!

6. It is no problem.

No pasa nada.

Quick quiz: Spanish in Spain

1. In Spain, "el ordenador" is:

2. "vale" means:

3. "el zumo" is:

4. The informal "you all" in Spain is:

5. Vosotros _____ muy bien.

6. "el móvil" is:

7. "¡Qué guay!" means:

8. In Spain, "un piso" is often:

9. "el coche" means:

10. "la patata" means:

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