Basic Greetings & Phrases - es

 

Let's learn Spanish from the basics together! :

Basic Greetings & Phrases;

🔹 Part 1: Vocabulary

1. Greetings – Saludos

Hola – Hello

Buenos días – Good morning

Buenas tardes – Good afternoon

Buenas noches – Good night

Bienvenido/a – Welcome (“o” for males, “a” for females)

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2. Asking How Someone Is

¿Cómo estás? – How are you? (informal)

¿Qué tal? – How’s it going? (very casual)

¿Cómo te va? – How’s it going for you? (literal: How is it going to you?)

¿Qué pasa? – What’s up? (very casual)

Bien, gracias – Good, thank you

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3. Introductions – Presentaciones

¿Cuál es tu nombre? – What is your name? (formal structure, but used less often)

¿Cómo te llamas? – What’s your name? (literal: What are you called? More commonly used)

Mi nombre es… – My name is…

Me llamo... – My name is… (literal: I call myself…)

Mucho gusto – Nice to meet you

Encantado/a – Nice to meet you (“Encantado” if you're male, “Encantada” if you're female)

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4. Politeness – Cortesía

Por favor – Please

Gracias – Thank you

De nada – You’re welcome

Lo siento – I’m sorry (for when you've done something wrong)

Perdón – Excuse me / Pardon (for getting someone's attention or minor mistakes)

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5. Responses – Respuestas

Sí – Yes

No – No

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6. Goodbyes – Despedidas

Adiós – Goodbye

Hasta luego – See you later

Hasta pronto – See you soon

Nos vemos – See you

Cuídate – Take care (used when parting, shows care)

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🔹 Part 2: Grammar Insights

🔹 Part 3: Write Your First Lines (3 mins)

📝 Translate and write these sentences in Spanish:

1. Hello! My name is [your name].

2. How are you?

3. I’m fine, thank you.

4. Nice to meet you.

5. Goodbye! See you later.

Answers:

1. ¡Hola! Me llamo [name].

2. ¿Cómo estás?

3. Estoy bien, gracias.

4. Mucho gusto.

5. ¡Adiós! Hasta luego.

✅ End-of-Day Checklist:

Memorized 10+ greeting words

Practiced speaking aloud

Understood tú vs usted

Wrote and said your first conversation