002 Greetings Flashcards
- hello
* goodbye
- hola
* adiós
how are you [casual]
cómo estás [casual]
how are you [polite]
cómo está (usted) [polite]
very well,
thank you
muy bien,
gracias
----------------------------------- • good morning / day • good afternoon / evening (before dark) • good night / evening (after dark)
- buenos días
- buenas tardes
- buenas noches
The plural comes from the old way of saying it - “buenas noches nos de’ Dios” which means “may God give us good nights” : one good night for you, another for your friend, another for me, and so on.
- it’s a pleasure
- delighted
(to meet you)
- mucho gusto
- encantado
mucho gusto and encantado are mostly used when you are introduced to someone for the first time.
If you’re female, you should say ▸ encantada ◂ instead of encantado.
- I am called …
- my name is …
- me llamo …
- mi nombre es …
- welcome ⓜ
- welcome ⓕ
- welcome ⓜᐩ
- welcome ⓕᐩ
- bienvenido
- bienvenida
- bienvenidos
- bienvenidas
you’re welcome
(it’s nothing)
de nada
what’s your name
(how are you called)
[casual]
cómo te llamas
what’s your name
(how are you called)
[polite]
cómo se llama usted
• how’s it going
• what’s up /
what’s happening
- qué tal
- qué pasa
Que tal does not mean what’s up. Que tal is an expression used that is most similar to “how’s it going” in English.
The correct response is “bien” / “bien, gracias” / “bien, y tu?”.
If you want to say “what’s up” you would use “que pasa” or “que onda” (que onda is a Mexican expression).
see you later
until then
hasta luego
▸ hasta = until
▸ luego = then
see you soon
hasta pronto
▸ hasta = until
▸ pronto = soon
- pleased to meet you
- likewise
- encantado de conocerle
- igualmente
▸ conocer = to know
