1.1.0: Vocabulario

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    1.1.0: Vocabulario

    Saludamos (We greet people)

     

     

    Buenos días. Good morning.
    Buenas tardes. Good afternoon.
    Buenas noches. Good evening / night.
    ¡Hola! Hi! / Hello! (informal)
    ¿Qué tal? What’s up? (informal)
    ¿Qué hay de nuevo? What’s new? (informal)
    ¿Cómo te va? How’s it going?
    ¿Cómo estás? How are you? (informal)
    ¿Cómo está usted? How are you? (formal)

     

    Contestamos los saludos (We answer people’s greetings)

     

     

    (Muy) Bien, gracias. (Very) well, thanks.
    Bastante bien, gracias. Pretty well, thanks.
    Más o menos. So-so
    ¿Y tú? And you? (informal)
    ¿Y usted? And you? (formal)

     

    Nos despedimos (We say goodbye)

     

     

    Chau. Bye! (informal)
    Adiós. Goodbye.
    Hasta luego. See you later.
    Hasta mañana. See you tomorrow.
    Hasta pronto. See you soon.
    Buenas noches. Good night.
    Nos vemos. See you later.
       

     

    Conocemos a la gente (We get to know people)

     

     

    ¿Cómo te llamas? What’s your name? (informal)
    ¿Cómo se llama usted? What’s your name? (formal)
    ¿Cuál es tu nombre? What’s your name? (informal)
    ¿De dónde eres? Where are you from? (informal)
    ¿De dónde es usted? Where are you from? (formal)
       

     

    Nos presentamos (We introduce ourselves)

     

     

    Me llamo _____. / Mi nombre es ________. My name is…
    (Yo) Soy… I am…
    (Yo) Soy de… I’m from
    Mucho gusto. Nice to meet you.
    El gusto es mío. / Igualmente. The pleasure is mine. / Likewise.
    Encantado/a. Nice to meet you.

     

    Remember that at your current novice proficiency level, there are lots of memorized words and phrases. Use the following ¨Chat Mats¨ to help you as you memorize vocabulary chunks!

    Colorful Spanish conversation guide with greetings, introductions, responses, and farewells. Features text bubbles with phrases and a cartoon bear, boy, and girl.

    Attribution: Kelsey Harper, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

     

    ¿Cómo estás?.jpg

    Attribution: Amanda Hadley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0​


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