Common Spanish Greetings
Spanish words we use in English
Spanish words used in recreation & entertainment
Hispanic foods (Mexico)
Spanish countries & capitals
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This is the universal Spanish greeting for "Hello"

Hola

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The Spanish word for a party

"Fiesta"

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The game of soccer is also known as ...

"Fútbol"

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The shell that you wrap meat around

"Tortilla"

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The neighbor to our south; their capital is one of the largest cities of the world

"México"

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Rather than just shaking hands, how Spanish speakers greet one another

Give a "kiss" on each cheek

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The Spanish word for a nap

"Siesta"

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You break this at birthday parties & treats come pouring down

"Piñata"

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Means "cheese"; people dip their nachos in it

"Queso"

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This country has a canal that was once owned by the United States

"Panamá"

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If it is afternoon or in the evening, Spanish speakers will use this phrase to greet one another

Buenas Tardes

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Where you eat lunch at school

"Cafeteria"

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Where cowboys compete in bull riding and lasso throwing 

"Rodeo"

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This dish gets baked & has a sauce poured on top of it

"Enchiladas"

300

This large country in South America actually speaks Portuguese rather than Spanish

"Brasil"

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The phrase that literally means "Good night", and is used after dinner hours and late at night is ...

Buenas noches

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A flying insect that sucks blood

"A mosquito"

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People enter their recipes in a cook-off of this type of soup 

"Chili"

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The fried pastry that is a long, thin, donut

"Churro"

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"La Habana" is the capital of this Communist run island

"Cuba"

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What "Buenos Dias" literally means as a word-for-word translation

Good Day

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An animal with an armored shell

"An armadillo"

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A ballroom dance where the man might hold a rose between his teeth

"Tango"

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A pineapple flavored drink with rum and coconut

"piña colada"

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The capital of "España" is ...

"Madrid"