Are you planning to travel to a Spanish speaking country soon? Knowing how to navigate the airport in Spanish is essential. Today on ‘My Daily Spanish,’ I’ll teach you 20 crucial Spanish phrases that will make your experience smoother and less stressful.

And you know what? By the end of this article, you will feel more confident and comfortable at the airport. Make sure to watch the video below until the end because I’ve got a special phrase that could save you!

Let’s start with the basics, before you get to the airport. How would you ask “How can I get to the airport?”

1. ¿Cómo puedo llegar al aeropuerto? (How can I get to the airport?)
   Maybe you need to specify the terminal you are going to.
2. Voy a la terminal 3 (I’m going to terminal 3)
   Ok, so you got to the airport, and you need to find the Ryanair counters. You can ask:
3. ¿Dónde están los mostradores de la aerolínea Ryanair? (Where are the Ryanair airline counters?)
   If you have any disability and need help, as soon as you get to the airport, say:
4. Necesito asistencia especial (I need special assistance)
   You got to the counters! Here are some sentences you need to know.
5. ¿Hasta cuántos kilos puede pesar mi maleta de mano? (How many kgs can my carry-on suitcase weigh?)
6. Voy a facturar una maleta (I’m going to check one bag)
7. ¿Qué bultos puedo llevar dentro del avión? (What packages can I carry on the plane?)
8. ¿A qué hora sale el vuelo a Barcelona? (What time does the flight to Barcelona leave?)
9. ¿A qué hora comienza el embarque? (What time does boarding begin?) As an extra, I’ll tell you that seat is “asiento”, window is “ventana” and aisle is “pasillo”, in case they let you choose your seat. Pay attention to these helpful sentences:
10. Mi vuelo se ha retrasado una hora (My flight has been delayed an hour)
11. Tengo que ir a la puerta de embarque A46 (“A cuarenta y seis”) (I have to go to boarding gate A46)
12. Voy a pasar el control de seguridad (I’m going to pass the security check) Now in the security check, these will be useful:
13. ¿Tengo que quitarme los zapatos? (Do I have to take off my shoes?)
14. ¿Puede darme una bolsa de plástico para los líquidos? (Can you give me a plastic bag for the liquids?) If everything went well, you are on your plane! And you don’t want to miss out on the essential phrases for dealing with baggage issues that we’ll cover shortly—But first, if your plane is going to arrive a little late, you might hear:
15. El vuelo va a aterrizar con 20 (veinte) minutos de retraso (The airplane is going to land 20 minutes late) And I hope not, but if your flight was a little animated, by cheerful wind,  you might say:
16. Ha sido un vuelo con muchas turbulencias (It was a flight with a lot of turbulence) I hope at least the flight attendants were kind;
17. Los azafatos han sido muy amables (The flight attendants were very kind) Lastly, let’s deal with baggage issues.
18. Quiero ir a recoger mi equipaje (I want to go pick up my luggage)
19. Han perdido mi maleta (They lost my luggage)
20. No tengo nada que declarar (I have nothing to declare)

Conclusion

Now you’re ready for your trip to the airport! 

If you found these phrases helpful, you’ll definitely want to check out our '30 Essential Spanish Phrases you need to know.' It’s packed with more useful expressions that will make traveling and everyday conversations in Spanish even easier. 

“Muy grande. Muy guapo. Muy alto.” Can you think of an alternative for “muy” in Spanish? If you can’t, don’t worry, this article is perfect for you. By the end of it, you will have enriched your vocabulary and native speakers will be impressed when you talk. Read till the end because I have prepared a fantastic quiz for you to practice what you learned. ¡Vamos!

SYNONYMS

First, let's explore some synonyms of 'muy' that you can use right away. Instead of saying 'muy interesante', how about 'sumamente interesante'? 

Sumamente (Highly, extremely) 

Sumamente sounds clever, interesting. It is used a lot by politicians and well educated people. I wouldn’t use it with friends in an informal situation, but save it for other occasions. 

Sumamente importante (Extremely important).

Bastante (Quite)

Bastante interesante (Quite interesting). ‘Bastante’ has a little less intensity than ‘muy’, like ‘quite’ versus ‘very’. It adds an interesting touch. 

Bastante grande (Quite big). 

Súper (Super)

We use it a lot with friends, especially young people. 

Súper interesante (Super interesting). 

Súper alto (Super tall). 

Híper (Hyper)

Exactly the same as ‘súper’. 

Híper interesante (Hyper interesting). Híper cansada (Hyper tired). 

Demasiado (Too)

Demasiado interesante (Too interesting). This one adds more intensity. It is more than ‘muy’. It is too much of something. 

Demasiado frío (Too cold). 

Demasiado guapa (Too beautiful). 

Demasiado bueno para ser cierto (Too good to be true). 

You have to be careful with this one, because here it is an adverb but we can see it used as an adjective as well, changing gender and number.

Demasiado + adjective = adverb.

Demasiado + noun = adjective. 

Demasiada comida (Too much food). 

Demasiadas personas (Too many people) 

Realmente (Really)

How do you say ‘Really interesting’? Realmente interesante (Really interesting), very good! 

‘Extremadamente’ (Extremely).

Extremadamente interesante (Extremely interesting).  

Extremadamente importante (Extremely important). 

This one adds intensity too.

Increíblemente (Incredibly)

Increíblemente interesante (Incredibly interesting). 

Increíblemente fácil (Incredibly easy).

Altamente (Highly)  

Altamente interesante (Highly interesting). 

You will see it a lot in ‘Altamente recomendado’ (Highly recommended) and ‘Altamente sensible’ (Highly sensitive).

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And as the last word of this block, we have a prefix:

Requete-

In Latin America they use just ‘Re’ but as a separate word. 

Requetebien (Very good).

Re bien (Very good).

Requeteinteresante (Very interesting).

Re interesante (Very interesting). 

Start mixing these into your conversations and watch the reactions you get. Tell me how it went.

But that was just the beginning. Hold tight, because next, we’re moving into the world of superlatives, which can amplify your Spanish descriptions. Plus, don’t miss our quiz coming up!

SUPERLATIVES

So another way of amplifying an adjective in Spanish is adding -ísimo or -ísima at the end of it.

Guapo (Handsome) - Guapísimo (Very handsome)

Guapa (Beautiful) - Guapísima (Very beautiful)

Alto (Tall, high) - Altísimo (Very tall/high)

Pequeña (Small) - Pequeñísima (Very small)

How would you say ‘very interesting’ using the superlative in Spanish?

Those were nice upgrades, right? Well, a game-changer is coming! We’re about to boost your vocabulary. These words are fantastic if you want to make an impact. Instead of saying ‘muy bueno’, elevate it to ‘excelente’. Or turn ‘muy malo’ into ‘pésimo’ or ‘horrible’. This makes your Spanish advanced.

ADVANCED VOCABULARY

Instead of ‘Muy grande’ (Very big) you can use ‘Gigante’ or ‘Enorme’ (Giant, enormous)

Ana vive en una casa gigante (Ana lives in an enormous house)

Muy pequeño (Very small) = Diminuto, enano (Tiny)

Mi coche es diminuto (My car is tiny)

Muy bonito (Very pretty) = Precioso (Gorgeous)

Las rosas son preciosas (Roses are gorgeous)

Muy feo (Very ugly) = Horroroso, horrendo (Horrendous)

Tu hijo ha hecho un dibujo horroroso (Your son made a horrendous drawing)

Muy rico (Very yummy) = Delicioso (Delicious)

La paella está deliciosa (The paella is delicious)

Muy feliz, contento (Very happy) = Eufórico (Euphoric)

Mario está eufórico porque ha aprobado (Mario is euphoric because he passed)

Muy limpio (Very clean) = Impecable (Spotless)

El baño está impecable (The bathroom is spotless)

Muy sucio (Very dirty) = Mugriento, asqueroso (Filthy, disgusting)

El cuarto de Samuel está asqueroso (Samuel’s room is filthy)

Muy enfadado (Very angry) = Furioso (Furious)

Estoy furiosa por lo que me ha dicho mi hermana (I'm furious about what my sister told me)

Muy cansado (Very tired) = Agotado (Exhausted)

Hemos andado demasiado, estoy agotada (We walked too much, I’m exhausted) 

Lastly, I want to share with you some different options for ‘muy bueno’, because there are a lot.

Muy bueno (Very good) = Estupendo, maravilloso, genial, fantástico, espectacular, magnífico, excelente. 

Ayer fue un día estupendo/maravilloso/genial/fantástico/espectacular/magnífico/excelente.

Quiz

Quiz time! Let’s practice what we learned today. Just 5 questions.

1. Quiero vivir en una casa muy grande (I want to live in a very big house). What word can we use instead of “muy grande”? 

a. Diminuta
b. Enorme
c. Impecable
c. Genial

2. Esta pregunta es muy fácil (This question is very easy). How would you make the superlative of fácil?

3. Pablo es muy tímido (Pablo is very shy). Name 3 words you can interchange with “muy.”

4.  Tus ojos son muy bonitos (Your eyes are very beautiful). What word can we use instead of “muy bonitos”?

a. Horrorosos
b. Eufóricos
c. Deliciosos
d. Preciosos

5. Estoy muy enfadada contigo (I am very angry at you). What word can you use instead of “muy enfadada”? 

a. Furiosa
b. Mugrienta
c. Horrenda
d. Maravillosa

Conclusion

Great job! 

But let me ask you one more thing… is it ‘Es malo’ or ‘Está malo’? I’m going to explain the difference between ser and estar in a way you won’t forget. Click here to learn it. 

¡Hola! This is Lucía, from My Daily Spanish, and I’m going to teach you 30 basic phrases that you will use and hear everyday in Spanish. Whether you are starting to learn Spanish or are planning a trip, this video is perfect to learn the essentials. Read till the end because the last one is key. All the sentences are also written below, take a look. ¡Vamos! which means “Let’s go!”

30 Must-Know Spanish Phrases

1. Hola (Hello). When you meet somebody, it’s the most common way to greet them. ¡Hola!
2. Buenos días (Good morning). This is what we say in the morning, before 12PM or even 2PM, when we have lunch in Spain. For me, it’s morning until I have lunch. 
3. Buenas tardes (Good afternoon). Until the sun goes down, which in Spain is pretty late in summer, at 10PM, we say “Buenas tardes”. 
4. Buenas noches (Good night). “Buenas noches” can be used as a greeting or as a farewell. As a greeting when you greet somebody in the night and as a farewell the moment before we go to bed, we say “Buenas noches”. 
5. ¿Qué tal? (How are you?). It even counts as a greeting. We also have ¿Cómo estás? And ¿Cómo está usted? “¿Cómo estás?” is informal, and “¿Cómo está usted?” is formal. “¿Qué tal?” Works for both formal and informal situations. 
6. ¿Cómo te llamas? (What’s your name?). That would be informal. The formal version is “¿Cómo se llama?”
7. Me llamo… (My name is…). The reply to the last question. Me llamo Lucía. Me llamo Antonio. Just add your name there.
8. ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?). That would be informal. The formal version would be “¿De dónde es usted?” To reply, just say “Soy de…” Soy de Estados Unidos (I’m from the US)Soy de Australia (I’m from Australia)Soy de Inglaterra (I’m from England)Soy de Irlanda (I’m from Ireland)
9. ¿A qué te dedicas? (What do you do for a living?). To ask for somebody’s job. The formal way would be “¿A qué se dedica?”. You can also hear “¿En qué trabajas?”, meaning the same.To reply, say “Soy” (I am) followed by your profession. Soy profesora (I am a teacher, female) or Soy profesor (I am a teacher, male,) for example.

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10. Disculpa/Perdona (Excuse me). The formal versions are “Disculpe” and “Perdone”. 
11. Por favor (Please). Always say please and thank you.
12. Gracias (Thank you). “Muchas gracias” would be “Thank you very much”.
13. De nada (You’re welcome). They might reply that when you say “Gracias”. You can also hear “Un placer”, which means “A pleasure”.
14. ¿Qué es esto? (What is this?). Just point to something and say that when you want to know what it is. Or “¿Qué es eso?” if it’s something that is a little further.
15. ¿Cuánto cuesta esto? (How much is this?). Very common in a shopping context. You can also say “¿Cuánto es?” (How much is it?)
16. Sí (Yes) No (No). Important basics.
17. No hablo mucho español (I don’t speak much Spanish) 
18. ¿Puedes hablar más despacio? (Can you speak slower?). Very helpful when they start talking in very fast Spanish. “¿Puede hablar más despacio?” Would be the formal version.
19. No sé (I don’t know). There’s also “No lo sé”, which means exactly the same.
20. No entiendo (I don’t understand). You can also use “No lo he entendido” (I didn’t understand that)
21.  ¡Ayuda! (Help!). Also “¡Socorro!” which means the same.
22. ¿Me puedes ayudar? (Can you help me?). The formal way is “¿Me puede ayudar?”
23. ¿Dónde está el baño? (Where is the toilet?). We have different words to refer to the toilets. You can also say “¿Dónde están los aseos?” Or “¿Dónde está el servicio?” Meaning the same. They will show you the way to the toilets.
24. ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
25. ¿Hay wifi gratis aquí? (Is there free wi-fi here?). In Spain we pronounce “wi-fi” like “wee-fee.”
26. ¿Qué me recomienda? (What do you recommend?). You can get to know new yummy dishes by asking for recommendations at bars and restaurants. But check the price first, just in case they want you to order the most expensive thing on the menu. 

The next one can save lives.

27. Tengo alergia a… (I have a … allergy). “Soy alérgico a…” (I am allergic to…) if you are a man. If you are a woman, say “Soy alérgica a…” For example, if you are allergic to nuts, I would say “Tengo alergia a los frutos secos” or “Soy alérgica a los frutos secos”.
28. La cuenta, por favor (The bill, please). Or you can just draw in the air like you were signing when you make eye-contact with the waiter or waitress.
29. Adiós (Goodbye). This is a common farewell. We also have “Hasta mañana” (See you tomorrow) or “Hasta luego” (See you later). We usually say “Hasta luego” even if we are not going to see the other person in a while.

And the last one! I think this is the most important one because you will make anybody happy when you say it. Que tengas un buen día (Have a nice day) or just “Buen día”. (Good day).

If you make people happy they will be in a good mood and will want to make you happy too. I love saying this everywhere I go and I recommend you do too. 

Conclusion

If you want to know any other helpful sentence that I didn’t add here, leave it in the comments and I’ll reply with the translation in Spanish. Now, do you dare to put your new Spanish knowledge to the test? You can do this quiz for beginners I prepared here to check if you can remember these and if you know some other basic words. You can also learn a lot of new words with it. Check it out.

Do you like challenges? I’m going to show you the 10 most difficult Spanish words to pronounce. These are words that even Spanish speakers can’t pronounce easily, and I dare you to try to pronounce each of them. Get ready to put your Spanish pronunciation skills to the test in this article (video also included). And I’ll give you a tough challenge at the end, so get ready.

1. Esternocleidomastoideo (Sternocleidomastoid)

It’s a muscle in the neck, just in case you don’t know. When any Spaniard gets asked about a long word, this is the first one that comes to mind. I remember that in preschool our teachers taught this word to us as the longest word in Spanish. But I have found some other longer words that I will show you at the end of the article/video.

Repeat after me: esternocleidomastoideo

2. Ferrocarril (Railway)

This one is not hard for Spanish speakers, but foreigners struggle a lot with that strong R sound.
Try to pronounce it: Ferrocarril

3. Otorrinolaringólogo (Otolaryngologist)

The doctor specialized in ears, nose and throat. Otorrinolaringología (otorhinolaryngology) is one letter longer. So let’s go with that one.

Try to pronounce it: Otorrinolaringología.

4. Desoxirribonucleico (Deoxyribonucleic)

It’s an acid in genetic material, in the DNA. Btw, it’s “ADN” (pronounced “a de ene”) in Spanish, for “ácido desoxirribonucleico.”

Try to pronounce it: Desoxirribonucleico

5. Paralelepípedo (Parallelepiped, geometry vocabulary)

I had never heard this word before. This is a paralelepípedo. 

via Wikipedia

I knew it as something else, I never heard this term for this.

Try to pronounce it: Paralelepípedo

6. Ovovivíparo (Ovoviviparous)

This is an animal that lays eggs but the eggs remain in the mother’s body until they are quite developed. Ovovivíparo. Too many Vs.
Try it! Remember that in Spanish, the pronunciation of B and V is the same.

Try to pronounce it: Ovovivíparo

7. Electroencefalografista (Electroencephalographer)

Doctor that studies the graphs of the electrical discharges of the cerebral cortex.

Try to pronounce it: Electroencefalografista

8. Hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia

Fear to pronounce long and complex words. Ironic. The person who invented this word was evil.

Try to pronounce it: Hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia

9. Supercalifragilísticoespialidoso (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)

From the dubbing of Mary Poppins in Spanish. The song in Spanish sounds like this.

Try it out!

Supercalifragilisticoespialidoso

Aunque suene extravagante, raro y espantoso

Si lo dice con soltura sonará armonioso

Supercalifragilisticoespialidoso

10. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Medical term for a disease of the lungs caused by silica poisoning. I think it’s the same in English. But I dare you to pronounce it the Spanish way: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Conclusion

I’m sure you did great! If you are keen to learn to pronounce difficult words in Spanish, try this Spanish tongue twister:
El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha cortado (Saint Roque’s dog doesn’t have a tail because Ramón Ramírez cut it off.)

Do you know other Spanish words that you find very difficult to pronounce? Write it in the comments!