Yes. You want to use the familiar forms instead of the formal.
Como te llamas? -- coh-moh teh YAH-mahS = What is your name?
Mucho gusto -- moo-cho goo-STOW = Nice to meet you.
Quiero bailarte -- (I trust we've all seen the Taco Bell commercials therefore know how to pronounce "quiero") buy-LAR-teh = I want to dance for you.
Ahora mismo! -- ah-OR-ah MEES-mo = Right now!
Quieres que te bailo? -- kee-ER-es keh teh BUY-low = Do you want me to dance for you?
Cuesta __ dolares -- KWES-tah __ DOE-lar-es = It costs __ dollars.
No puedes tocar -- No PWEH-des toe-CAR = You can't touch.
Porque es la ley -- por-KEH la LEH = Because it's the law.
__ dolares por cancion -- __ DOE-lar-es por cahn-syohn = __ dollars per song.
Vamos para alla! -- VAH-moeS pah-rah ah-YAH = Let's go there!
Por la proxima cancion -- por lah PROX-ee-mah cahn-syohn = On the next song.
Tengo que bailar en tarima -- TEHN-go keh buy-LAR ehn tah-REE-mah = I have to dance on stage
Uno (OO-no) - 1
Dos (DOEss) - 2
Tres - 3
Cuatro (KWAH-troh)- 4
Cinco (SEEnko) - 5
Seis (Say-S) - 6
Siete (see-eh-te) - 7
Ocho (OH-cho) - 8
Nueve (new-EH-veh) - 9
Diez (dee-ES) - 10
Once (OH N-seh) - 11
Doce (DOE-seh) - 12
Trece (TREH-seh) - 13
Catorce (kah-TOR-seh) - 14
Quince (KEEN-seh) - 15
dieciseis (dee-es-ee-say-S) - 16
diecisiete (dee-es-ee-see-EH-te) - 17
dieciocho (dee-es-ee-OH-cho) - 18
diecinueve (dee-es-ee-new-EV-eh) - 19
veinte (VAIN-teh) - 20
20-something is always "veinti" and then the number. ie, 25 would be veinticinco (VAIN-tee-seenko)
treinta (TRAIN-tah) - 30
cuarenta (kwah-REN-tah) - 40
cincuenta (seenKWEN-tah) - 50
sesenta (seh-SEN-tah) - 60
setenta (seh-TEN-tah) 70
ochenta (oh-CHEN-tah) - 80
noventa (no-VEN-tah) - 90
cien (see-EN) - 100
doscientos (doe-see-EN-toS) - 200
trescientos (tre-see-EN-toS) - 300
cuatrocientos (kwah-tro-see-EN-toS) - 400
quinientos (keen-ee-EN-toS) - 500
And you don't say "me llamo es" - you just say "me llamo" for "My name is".
If they ask you something about "el amor" they are asking for sex. You just say "no sexo aqui" (no sex-oh ah-KEE) = "no sex here".
If they ask you "hablas espanol?" (AH-blaS es-pahn-YOL) you tell them "Lo que necesito" (low keh neh-seh-SEE-toe) = roughly "I can say what's necessary".




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