Here are some phrases used in the English language from the Spanish language.

  • Adiós - farewell
  • Amigo - friend
  • Buenas noches - good night
  • Buenas tardes - good afternoon
  • Bueno - nice
  • Buenos días - good day
  • Caramba - expression of dread, displeasure, or disapproval
  • Chica - girl
  • Chico - boy
  • Chocolate - of New World origin, pronounced in Spanish with four syllables
  • Corrida - a bullfight
  • Costa (lit. "coast") - a coast specialized in sun and beach tourism.
  • El Dorado (lit. the golden one) - a mythical golden city
  • Fiesta - party
  • Flamenco (lit. "Flemish") - a style of Andalusian dance, song and music
  • ''Gaucho - cowboy
  • Gitano - a male gypsy
  • Gringo - slang term for an English speaking North American
  • Hasta la vista - see you later
  • Hombre - slang term for a man
  • Junta - a group of leaders, usually military officers in a coup d'etat.
  • Juzgado (cf. "hoosegow") - a place of confinement
  • Llano - plains, grassland
  • Mañana (lit. "tomorrow") - I'll do it later.
  • Mano a mano (lit. "hand to hand") - a confrontation with cooperation
  • Matador (lit. "killer") - a bullfighter whose task it is to make the kill
  • Mesa - flat-topped mountain
  • Mi casa es su casa - (lit: my house is your house) - make yourself welcome
  • Nada - nothing
  • No comprende - Do(es) not understand
  • No problemo - Okay
  • Picaro - hardened rogue; star of the picaresque novel
  • Plaza (lit. "place") - a public square
  • Pronto - immediately
  • Pueblo (lit. "village") - the distinctive towns of the Pueblo people, tribes of native Americans.
  • Rodeo (lit. "surrounding") - a spectacle of cowboys and wild cattle.
  • Sangría - a wine cooler drink.
  • Sierra (lit. "saw") - a mountain range
  • Siesta - a nap
  • Sombrero - a very large-brimmed hat (in Spanish, it refers to any kind of hat)
  • Suave - smooth
  • Supremo (lit. "supreme") - the top man
  • Tapas - finger food
  • Tonto (lit. "idiot") - a sidekick
  • Toreador or torero - bullfighter
  • Vamos - let's go
  • Vaquero - cowboy (cf. "buckaroo")
  • Yo quiero - I want (popularized by the "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" campaign)