Useful phrases in Galician

A collection of useful phrases in Galician.

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Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal

English	Galego (Galician)
Welcome	Benvido Benvida
Hello (General greeting)	Ola
How are you?	Que tal estás? (inf) Como estás? (inf) Que tal está? (frm) Como está? (frm)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Moi ben, grazas
Long time no see	Canto tempo sen verte Canto tempo sen te ver
What's your name?	Como te chamas? (inf) Como se chama? (frm)
My name is ...	Chámome ... Chámanme...
Where are you from?	De onde es?
I'm from ...	Eu son de ...
Pleased to meet you	Moito gusto É un pracer
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Bos días
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Boa tarde
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Boa tarde Boas tardes Bo serán
Good night	Boas noites
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Adeus
Good luck!	Boa sorte!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Saúde!
Have a nice day	Que teñas un bo día!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Bo proveito! Que aproveite!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Boa viaxe!
I understand	Entendo
I don't understand	Non o entendo
Yes	Si
No	Non
Maybe	Quizais
I don't know	Eu non sei
Please speak more slowly	Por favor, pode falar maís amodo? (frm) Por favor, podes falar maís amodiño? (inf)
Please say that again	Por favor, pódeme dicir iso outra vez? (frm) Pódesme dicir iso outra vez? (inf)
Please write it down	Por favor, pódemo escribir? (frm) Por favor, pódesmo escribir? (inf)
Do you speak Galician?	Fala vostede galego? (frm) Falas galego? (inf)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Sí, un pouco
I'm learning Galician	Estou aprendendo galego
Do you speak a language other than Galician?	Falas outra lingua ademais do galego?
Do you speak English?	¿Fala inglés? (frm) ¿Falas inglés? (inf)
How do you say ... in Galician?	Cómo dis en galego ...? Cómo decides en galego ...?
Speak to me in Galician	Por favor, fálame en galego (sg) Por favor, faládeme en galego (pl) Pódesme falar en galego? (sg) Podédesme falar en galego? (pl)
Excuse me	Perdoe! Desculpe!
How much is this?	Canto custa isto? Canto é?
Sorry	Síntoo!
Please	Por favor
Thank you	Grazas Graciñas Moitas grazas
Reply to thank you	De nada Non hai de que
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Onde está o baño? Onde está o aseo?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Este señor pagarao todo
This lady will pay for everything	Esta señora pagarao todo
Would you like to dance with me?	Bailas? Queres bailar comigo? (inf) Quere vostede bailar comigo? (frm)
I miss you	Estráñote (sg) Estráñovos (pl) Bótote (sg) Bótovos en falla (pl) Bótote en falta (sg) Bótovos en falta (pl) Bótote de menos (sg) Bótovos de menos (pl)
I love you	Ámote Quérote
Get well soon	Que te mellores
Go away!	Deixame en paz!
Leave me alone!	Deixame en paz!
Help!	Axuda! Socorro! Auxilio!
Fire!	Lume! Fogo!
Stop!	Para!
Call the police!	Chama á policía!
Christmas greetings	Bo Nadal
New Year greetings	Próspero aninovo
Easter greetings	Boas Pascuas
Birthday greetings	Bo aniversario Feliz aniversario
Congratulations!	Parabéns!
One language is never enough	Unha lingua non chega Unha lingua nunca é abondo
My hovercraft is full of eels	O meu aerodeslizador esta cheo de anguías

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Translations and corrections by Carlos Dominguez Grela and Cris Suárez, and recordings by Sabela Pena García

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Links

Other collections of Galician phrases
http://wikitravel.org/en/Galician_phrasebook
http://gospain.about.com/od/beforeyougo/a/usefulphrases_2.htm

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