New Year                                           January 1st
Holy week                                            April 1st & 2nd
Labor Day                                            May 1st
Saint Peter and Saint Paul                June 29th
Independence Day                             July 28th
Saint Rose of Lima                             August 30
Battle of Angamos                              October 8th
All Saint Day                                        November 1st
Immaculate Conception                    December 8th
Christmas                                            December 25th

January 1st - Año Nuevo

This day Perú celebrates New Year like all the countries!!!

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Que Pronounced as “ke” in kept

Qui Pronounced as “kee” in keep

Gue Pronounced as “ge” in guest

Gui Pronounced as “gee” in geese

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b, v - bueno             The Spanish “b” and “v” are both almost exactly the same as an     
                                    English B.

c – cara                     The Spanish “c” has the English “k” sound except when it     
                                    comes before “e” and “i”.  Before “e” / “i” has a “th” sound.

c – Barcelona           The Spanish “c” has the English “k” sound except when it     
                                   comes before “e” and “i”.  Before “e” / “i” has a “th” sound.

ch – pecho               The Spanish “ch” is the same sound as “ch” in cheese

d – dado                  The Spanish “d” is the same sound as “d” in door. When it
                                  comes at the end of a word, it can have a “th” sound. 

f – fútbol                  The Spanish “f” is the same sound as “f” in foam

g – guante               The Spanish “g” before a, o or u is as “g” in get.

g – gitano                When it comes before e or i is more emphatic.

h – hotel                  In Spanish, “h” is always silent. 

j - jaula                    The Spanish “j” is a strong sound similar to “ch”

k – kilo                    The Spanish “k” is the same as the English “k”. It is
                                 uncommon in Spanish.

l – luna                    The Spanish “l” is the same as “l” in English.

ll – calle                  The Spanish “ll” is the same sound as “y” in yes.

m – mamá             The Spanish “m” is the same sound as “m” in English.

n – naríz                 The Spanish “n” is the same sound as “n” in English.

ñ – española          The Spanish “ñ” is the same sound as “ny” in canyon.

p – papa                 The Spanish “p” is the same sound as “p” in English.

q  - queso               The Spanish “q” is like the “k” in kick in English.

r – ruinas                The Spanish “r” is similar to the English “r” but stronger.

rr – ferrocarril        The Spanish “rr” does not exist in English. It is a very
                                  strong r.  For English speakers is very difficult to
                                  pronounce.

s – sol                      The Spanish “s” has two sounds. It is pronounced the same
                                  as English except when it comes before n, m, l, g, d and b.

s – mismo              The second  sound is the “zzz” when it comes before 
                                 before n, m, l, g, d and b.

t – tasa                   The Spanish “t” is very similar to the “t” in English. In
                                 Spanish the tongue is placed closer to the teeth and there is
                                 less aspiration.

x – extraño            The Spanish “x” is similar to the English pronunciation and 
                                 it has a “ks” sound.

z - zapatillas         The Spanish “z” has the “th” sound in the English thin.

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How much does this cost? = ¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Cuál es el precio?
What is this? = ¿Qué es? 
I’ll buy it. =  Lo compro
I would like to buy … =  Me gustaría comprar …
Do you have … =  Tiene usted …
Do you accept credit cards? =  ¿Aceptan tarjetas de credito? 
Open = Abierto
Closed = Cerrado
Postcard = Postal
Stamps = Timbre, Estampilla
A little = Un poco
A lot = Mucho
All = Todo

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Days of the week
  Monday = Lunes
  Tuesday = Martes
  Wednesday = Miércoles
  Thursday = Jueves
  Friday = Viernes
  Saturday = Sabado
  Sunday = Domingo

Months of the year
  January = Enero
  February = Febrero
  March = Marzo
  April = Abril
  May = Mayo
  June = Junio
  July = Julio
  August = Agosto
  September = Septiembre
  October = Octubre
  November = Noviembre
  December = Diciembre

Seasons
  Spring = Primavera
  Summer = Verano
  Fall = Otoño
  Winter = Invierno

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Zero = cero                               Twenty one = ventiuno
One = uno                                 Thirty = treinta
Two = dos                                 Forty = cuarenta
Three = tres                             Fifty = cincuenta
Four = cuatro                           Sixty = sesenta
Five = cinco                              Seventy = setenta
Six = seis                                   Eighty = ochenta
Seven = siete                            Ninety = noventa
Eight = ocho                             One hundred = cien
Nine = nueve                           One thousand = mil
Ten = diez                                One million = un millón
Eleven = once
Twelve = doce
Thirteen = trece
Fourteen = catorce
Fifteen = quince
Sixteen = dieciséis
Seventeen = diecisiete
Eighteen = dieciocho
Nineteen = diecinueve
Twenty = veinte

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ie / y: piensa              The Spanish “ie / y” is like  the sound of “y” in yes in English.
ue: trueno                  The Spanish “ue” is like the sound of “wi” in “win” in English.

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