Spanish Basics Lesson 2181

Greetings

In our previous lesson, we learned how to introduce ourselves in Spanish. Now, we'll expand our vocabulary by learning some common greetings.

Hola (pronounced oh-la): Hello (informal)

Buenos días (pronounced bweh-nos dee-ahs): Good morning

Buenas tardes (pronounced bweh-nahs tar-des): Good afternoon/good evening

Buenas noches (pronounced bweh-nahs noh-ches): Good night

¿Qué tal? (pronounced keh tal): How are you? (informal)

¿Cómo está? (pronounced koh-moh eh-stah): How are you? (formal)

Responses to Greetings

Bien, gracias (pronounced bee-en gra-thee-ahs): I'm well, thank you

Bien, ¿y tú? (pronounced bee-en eh too): I'm well, and you?

Regular, gracias (pronounced reh-goo-lar gra-thee-ahs): I'm okay, thank you

Mal, gracias (pronounced mahl gra-thee-ahs): I'm not well, thank you

Estoy bien (pronounced eh-stoh bee-en): I'm good

Polite Phrases

In Spanish, it's important to be polite and respectful when speaking to others, especially when interacting with strangers or people you don't know well.

Por favor (pronounced por fah-vor): Please

Gracias (pronounced gra-thee-ahs): Thank you

De nada (pronounced deh nah-dah): You're welcome

Perdón (pronounced per-dohn): Excuse me/sorry

Con permiso (pronounced cohn per-mee-soh): Excuse me (when passing by)

Question Words

Question words help us to ask questions in Spanish.

¿Quién? (pronounced kee-en): Who?

¿Qué? (pronounced keh): What?

¿Dónde? (pronounced dohn-deh): Where?

¿Cuándo? (pronounced kwahn-doh): When?

¿Por qué? (pronounced por keh): Why?

¿Cómo? (pronounced koh-moh): How?

Practice Exercises
Ask your friend how they are doing in Spanish.
Respond to someone's greeting by saying that you're well.
Ask someone politely to pass you the salt.
Apologize to someone in Spanish.
Ask someone where the bathroom is using a question word.

Conclusion

By expanding your vocabulary and learning common greetings and polite phrases, you'll be able to communicate more effectively in Spanish. Continue practicing and you'll be on your way to mastering the language!

2025-01-14

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