📚 English Everyday Words
In this section you will learn useful everyday English expressions, polite phrases, and common responses that you can use in conversations, while traveling, and in daily life. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
🟢 Essential Everyday Expressions
🙋 Excuse me
🇪🇸 Spanish: Disculpe / Perdón
🇫🇷 French: Excusez-moi
🇩🇪 German: Entschuldigung
🇮🇹 Italian: Scusi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Com licença / Desculpe
🇪🇸 Spanish: Disculpe / Perdón
🇫🇷 French: Excusez-moi
🇩🇪 German: Entschuldigung
🇮🇹 Italian: Scusi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Com licença / Desculpe
😊 Please
🇪🇸 Spanish: Por favor
🇫🇷 French: S'il vous plaît
🇩🇪 German: Bitte
🇮🇹 Italian: Per favore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Por favor
🇪🇸 Spanish: Por favor
🇫🇷 French: S'il vous plaît
🇩🇪 German: Bitte
🇮🇹 Italian: Per favore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Por favor
🙏 Thank you
🇪🇸 Spanish: Gracias
🇫🇷 French: Merci
🇩🇪 German: Danke
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Obrigado / Obrigada
🇪🇸 Spanish: Gracias
🇫🇷 French: Merci
🇩🇪 German: Danke
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Obrigado / Obrigada
❤️ You're welcome
🇪🇸 Spanish: De nada
🇫🇷 French: De rien
🇩🇪 German: Bitte / Gern geschehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Prego
🇵🇹 Portuguese: De nada
🇪🇸 Spanish: De nada
🇫🇷 French: De rien
🇩🇪 German: Bitte / Gern geschehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Prego
🇵🇹 Portuguese: De nada
👍 Of course
🇪🇸 Spanish: Claro
🇫🇷 French: Bien sûr
🇩🇪 German: Natürlich
🇮🇹 Italian: Certo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Claro
🇪🇸 Spanish: Claro
🇫🇷 French: Bien sûr
🇩🇪 German: Natürlich
🇮🇹 Italian: Certo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Claro
🤝 No problem
🇪🇸 Spanish: No hay problema
🇫🇷 French: Pas de problème
🇩🇪 German: Kein Problem
🇮🇹 Italian: Nessun problema
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sem problema
🇪🇸 Spanish: No hay problema
🇫🇷 French: Pas de problème
🇩🇪 German: Kein Problem
🇮🇹 Italian: Nessun problema
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sem problema
👥 Formal vs. Casual English
👋 Casual English
Casual language is used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well.
Can you help me?
🇪🇸 ¿Me puedes ayudar?
🇫🇷 Tu peux m'aider ?
🇩🇪 Kannst du mir helfen?
🇮🇹 Mi puoi aiutare?
🇵🇹 Você pode me ajudar?
Casual language is used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well.
Can you help me?
🇪🇸 ¿Me puedes ayudar?
🇫🇷 Tu peux m'aider ?
🇩🇪 Kannst du mir helfen?
🇮🇹 Mi puoi aiutare?
🇵🇹 Você pode me ajudar?
🤝 Formal English
Formal language is common when speaking with strangers, customers, teachers, or in professional situations.
Could you help me, please?
🇪🇸 ¿Me podría ayudar, por favor?
🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe aiutarmi, per favore?
🇵🇹 Poderia me ajudar, por favor?
Formal language is common when speaking with strangers, customers, teachers, or in professional situations.
Could you help me, please?
🇪🇸 ¿Me podría ayudar, por favor?
🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe aiutarmi, per favore?
🇵🇹 Poderia me ajudar, por favor?
Beginner Tip: English doesn't have separate words like Spanish tú and usted. Instead, English speakers sound more formal by using polite words like please, could, and would, and by speaking in a respectful tone rather than using a different pronoun.
🟡 Useful Everyday Questions
📸 Could you take a photo for me?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me puede tomar una foto?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me prendre en photo ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie ein Foto von mir machen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può farmi una foto?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode tirar uma foto para mim?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me puede tomar una foto?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me prendre en photo ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie ein Foto von mir machen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può farmi una foto?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode tirar uma foto para mim?
🍽️ What do you recommend?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué me recomienda?
🇫🇷 French: Que me recommandez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Was empfehlen Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa mi consiglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você recomenda?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué me recomienda?
🇫🇷 French: Que me recommandez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Was empfehlen Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa mi consiglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você recomenda?
📶 Do you have free Wi-Fi?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene wifi gratis?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous le Wi-Fi gratuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie kostenloses WLAN?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete il Wi-Fi gratuito?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem Wi-Fi grátis?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene wifi gratis?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous le Wi-Fi gratuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie kostenloses WLAN?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete il Wi-Fi gratuito?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem Wi-Fi grátis?
🚶 Is it far?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Está lejos?
🇫🇷 French: C'est loin ?
🇩🇪 German: Ist es weit?
🇮🇹 Italian: È lontano?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: É longe?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Está lejos?
🇫🇷 French: C'est loin ?
🇩🇪 German: Ist es weit?
🇮🇹 Italian: È lontano?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: É longe?
🗣️ Could you repeat that?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puede repetir eso?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous répéter ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie das wiederholen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può ripetere?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode repetir?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puede repetir eso?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous répéter ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie das wiederholen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può ripetere?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode repetir?
❓ What does that mean?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué significa eso?
🇫🇷 French: Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ?
🇩🇪 German: Was bedeutet das?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa significa?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que isso significa?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué significa eso?
🇫🇷 French: Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ?
🇩🇪 German: Was bedeutet das?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa significa?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que isso significa?
🔵 Common Responses
😄 I'm fine.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Estoy bien.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais bien.
🇩🇪 German: Mir geht's gut.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto bene.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou bem.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Estoy bien.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais bien.
🇩🇪 German: Mir geht's gut.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto bene.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou bem.
👍 Absolutely.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Absolutamente.
🇫🇷 French: Absolument.
🇩🇪 German: Absolut.
🇮🇹 Italian: Assolutamente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Absolutamente.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Absolutamente.
🇫🇷 French: Absolument.
🇩🇪 German: Absolut.
🇮🇹 Italian: Assolutamente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Absolutamente.
👌 Sure.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Claro / Por supuesto.
🇫🇷 French: Bien sûr.
🇩🇪 German: Sicher / Klar.
🇮🇹 Italian: Certo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Claro.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Claro / Por supuesto.
🇫🇷 French: Bien sûr.
🇩🇪 German: Sicher / Klar.
🇮🇹 Italian: Certo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Claro.
🤔 Maybe.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Tal vez / Quizás.
🇫🇷 French: Peut-être.
🇩🇪 German: Vielleicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Forse.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Talvez.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Tal vez / Quizás.
🇫🇷 French: Peut-être.
🇩🇪 German: Vielleicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Forse.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Talvez.
🤝 That's okay.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Está bien.
🇫🇷 French: C'est bon.
🇩🇪 German: Das ist in Ordnung.
🇮🇹 Italian: Va bene.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tudo bem.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Está bien.
🇫🇷 French: C'est bon.
🇩🇪 German: Das ist in Ordnung.
🇮🇹 Italian: Va bene.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tudo bem.
🌙 Good night.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Buenas noches.
🇫🇷 French: Bonne nuit.
🇩🇪 German: Gute Nacht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Buonanotte.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Boa noite.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Buenas noches.
🇫🇷 French: Bonne nuit.
🇩🇪 German: Gute Nacht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Buonanotte.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Boa noite.
🚨 Survival English
🗣️ I don't speak much English.
🇪🇸 Spanish: No hablo mucho inglés.
🇫🇷 French: Je ne parle pas beaucoup anglais.
🇩🇪 German: Ich spreche nicht viel Englisch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non parlo molto inglese.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não falo muito inglês.
🇪🇸 Spanish: No hablo mucho inglés.
🇫🇷 French: Je ne parle pas beaucoup anglais.
🇩🇪 German: Ich spreche nicht viel Englisch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non parlo molto inglese.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não falo muito inglês.
🐢 Please speak more slowly.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Por favor, hable más despacio.
🇫🇷 French: Parlez plus lentement, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Bitte sprechen Sie langsamer.
🇮🇹 Italian: Per favore, parli più lentamente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Por favor, fale mais devagar.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Por favor, hable más despacio.
🇫🇷 French: Parlez plus lentement, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Bitte sprechen Sie langsamer.
🇮🇹 Italian: Per favore, parli più lentamente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Por favor, fale mais devagar.
🌍 Do you speak Spanish / French / German...?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Habla español / francés / alemán...?
🇫🇷 French: Parlez-vous espagnol / français / allemand... ?
🇩🇪 German: Sprechen Sie Spanisch / Französisch / Deutsch...?
🇮🇹 Italian: Parla spagnolo / francese / tedesco...?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você fala espanhol / francês / alemão...?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Habla español / francés / alemán...?
🇫🇷 French: Parlez-vous espagnol / français / allemand... ?
🇩🇪 German: Sprechen Sie Spanisch / Französisch / Deutsch...?
🇮🇹 Italian: Parla spagnolo / francese / tedesco...?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você fala espanhol / francês / alemão...?
🤔 I don't understand.
🇪🇸 Spanish: No entiendo.
🇫🇷 French: Je ne comprends pas.
🇩🇪 German: Ich verstehe nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non capisco.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não entendo.
🇪🇸 Spanish: No entiendo.
🇫🇷 French: Je ne comprends pas.
🇩🇪 German: Ich verstehe nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non capisco.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não entendo.
🆘 I need help.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito ayuda.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin d'aide.
🇩🇪 German: Ich brauche Hilfe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di aiuto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso de ajuda.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito ayuda.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin d'aide.
🇩🇪 German: Ich brauche Hilfe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di aiuto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso de ajuda.
🗣️ Can you speak more slowly?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puede hablar más despacio?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie langsamer sprechen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può parlare più lentamente?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode falar mais devagar?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puede hablar más despacio?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie langsamer sprechen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può parlare più lentamente?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode falar mais devagar?
💬 Everyday Phrases
☕ Can you recommend a café?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me recomienda una cafetería?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me recommander un café ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie ein Café empfehlen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può consigliarmi un caffè?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode recomendar um café?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me recomienda una cafetería?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me recommander un café ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie ein Café empfehlen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può consigliarmi un caffè?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode recomendar um café?
🛍️ I'm just looking.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Solo estoy mirando.
🇫🇷 French: Je regarde seulement.
🇩🇪 German: Ich schaue nur.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto solo guardando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou só olhando.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Solo estoy mirando.
🇫🇷 French: Je regarde seulement.
🇩🇪 German: Ich schaue nur.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto solo guardando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou só olhando.
🎉 What a great idea!
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Qué buena idea!
🇫🇷 French: Quelle bonne idée !
🇩🇪 German: Was für eine tolle Idee!
🇮🇹 Italian: Che bella idea!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que boa ideia!
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Qué buena idea!
🇫🇷 French: Quelle bonne idée !
🇩🇪 German: Was für eine tolle Idee!
🇮🇹 Italian: Che bella idea!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que boa ideia!
🌞 Have a nice day.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Que tenga un buen día.
🇫🇷 French: Bonne journée.
🇩🇪 German: Einen schönen Tag noch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Buona giornata.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenha um bom dia.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Que tenga un buen día.
🇫🇷 French: Bonne journée.
🇩🇪 German: Einen schönen Tag noch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Buona giornata.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenha um bom dia.
🗺️ English Variations
🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Awesome! → Great! / Cool!
Very common in the United States and Canada.
Very common in the United States and Canada.
🇬🇧 Brilliant! → Great! / Excellent!
Especially common in the United Kingdom.
Especially common in the United Kingdom.
🇦🇺 🇳🇿 No worries! → No problem! / It's fine!
Very common in Australia and New Zealand.
Very common in Australia and New Zealand.
🇬🇧 Cheers! → Thanks! / Bye!
Especially common in British English as a casual way to say “thanks” or “goodbye”.
Especially common in British English as a casual way to say “thanks” or “goodbye”.
📝 Example Sentences
📶 Do you have free Wi-Fi?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene wifi gratis?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous le Wi-Fi gratuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie kostenloses WLAN?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete il Wi-Fi gratuito?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem Wi-Fi grátis?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene wifi gratis?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous le Wi-Fi gratuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie kostenloses WLAN?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete il Wi-Fi gratuito?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem Wi-Fi grátis?
🍽️ What do you recommend?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué me recomienda?
🇫🇷 French: Que me recommandez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Was empfehlen Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa mi consiglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você recomenda?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué me recomienda?
🇫🇷 French: Que me recommandez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Was empfehlen Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa mi consiglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você recomenda?
📸 Could you take a photo for me, please?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me puede tomar una foto, por favor?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me prendre en photo, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie bitte ein Foto von mir machen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può farmi una foto, per favore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode tirar uma foto para mim, por favor?
🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me puede tomar una foto, por favor?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous me prendre en photo, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie bitte ein Foto von mir machen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Può farmi una foto, per favore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pode tirar uma foto para mim, por favor?
🤔 I'm sorry, I don't understand.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Lo siento, no entiendo.
🇫🇷 French: Je suis désolé(e), je ne comprends pas.
🇩🇪 German: Es tut mir leid, ich verstehe nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi dispiace, non capisco.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Desculpe, não entendo.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Lo siento, no entiendo.
🇫🇷 French: Je suis désolé(e), je ne comprends pas.
🇩🇪 German: Es tut mir leid, ich verstehe nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi dispiace, non capisco.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Desculpe, não entendo.
🛍️ Thank you, but I'm just looking.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Gracias, pero solo estoy mirando.
🇫🇷 French: Merci, mais je regarde seulement.
🇩🇪 German: Danke, aber ich schaue nur.
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie, ma sto solo guardando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Obrigado, mas estou só olhando.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Gracias, pero solo estoy mirando.
🇫🇷 French: Merci, mais je regarde seulement.
🇩🇪 German: Danke, aber ich schaue nur.
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie, ma sto solo guardando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Obrigado, mas estou só olhando.
🌞 Thank you very much. Have a nice day.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Muchas gracias. Que tenga un buen día.
🇫🇷 French: Merci beaucoup. Bonne journée.
🇩🇪 German: Vielen Dank. Einen schönen Tag noch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie mille. Buona giornata.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Muito obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
🇪🇸 Spanish: Muchas gracias. Que tenga un buen día.
🇫🇷 French: Merci beaucoup. Bonne journée.
🇩🇪 German: Vielen Dank. Einen schönen Tag noch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Grazie mille. Buona giornata.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Muito obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.
- Excuse me.
- Could you take a photo for me?
- What do you recommend?
- I don't speak much English.
- Please speak more slowly.
- I don't understand.
- I'm just looking.
- Have a nice day.