Spanish Simple Small Talk Vocabulary

Question 1

Answer:

What is the general order of speaking in small talk?

Answer 1

1. Greeting (verbal &/or physical)
2. Ask for name
3. Where are they from?
4. Nice to Meet You
5. Farewell!

Question 2

Define:

el

Answer 2

the

Gender–M; Plural–los

Question 3

Define:

la

Answer 3

the

Gender–F; Plural–las

Question 4

Define:

hola

Answer 4

hello

Question 5

Define:

buenos días

Answer 5

good morning

Question 6

Define:

buenas tardes

Answer 6

good [afternoon/evening]

Question 7

Define:

¿Qué tal?

Answer 7

How are you?/ How is it going?

common in spain

Question 8

Define:

¿Cómo estás (tú)?

Answer 8

How are you? (informal)

is common in Latin America; “tú” can be ommitted

Question 9

Define:

¿Cómo está (usted)?

Answer 9

How are you? (formal)

is common in Latin America; “usted” can be omitted

Question 10

Answer:

What is the expected physical greeting in Latin America?

Answer 10

1 kiss on one cheek OR 3 kisses, alternating between cheeks

performed BEFORE verbal greetings

Question 11

Answer:

What is the expected physical greeting in Spain?

Answer 11

1 kiss on BOTH cheeks

Question 12

Define:

¿Cómo te llamas (tú)?

Answer 12

What’s your name? (informal)

most common way of asking for someone’s first name

Question 13

Define:

¿Cuál es tu nombre?

Answer 13

What’s your name? (informal)

less common way of asking for someone’s first name

Question 14

Define:

¿Cómo se llama (usted)?

Answer 14

What’s your name? (formal)

most common way of asking for someone’s last name

Question 15

Define:

¿Cuál es su nombre?

Answer 15

What’s your name? (formal)

less common way of asking for someone’s last name

Question 16

Define:

¿Cuál es tu apellido?

Answer 16

What’s your last name? (informal)

Question 17

Define:

¿Cuál es su apellido?

Answer 17

What’s your last name? (formal)

Question 18

Define:

¿Cómo se escribe?

Answer 18

How do you write it?

Question 19

Define:

¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?

Answer 19

How do you write your name? (informal)

Question 20

Define:

Acento sobre la ___

Answer 20

Accent over the ___

Used before or during the spelling of a word with an accented letter.

Question 21

Define:

¿De dónde eres (tú)?

Answer 21

Where are you from? (informal)

Question 22

Define:

¿De dónde es (usted)?

Answer 22

Where are you from? (formal)

Question 23

Define:

mucho gusto

Answer 23

it’s a pleasure (to meet you)/
nice to meet you

can be used by BOTH genders

Question 24

Define:

encantado

Answer 24

nice to meet you/
delighted (to meet you)

USED by MALES (male says “encantado” to male or female)

Question 25

# Define: encantada

Answer 25

nice to meet you/ delighted (to meet you) | USED by FEMALES (females say "encantado" to males or females)

Question 26

# Define: estoy bien

Answer 26

i'm well/ i'm doing fine

Question 27

# Define: estoy súper bien

Answer 27

i'm super well/ i'm doing great

Question 28

# Define: estoy excelente

Answer 28

i'm excellent/ i'm doing excellent

Question 29

# Define: estoy más o menos

Answer 29

I'm [so-so/more or less]

Question 30

# Define: no estoy muy bien

Answer 30

I'm not very well/ I'm not doing very good

Question 31

# Define: estoy muy mal

Answer 31

I'm [very bad/ very unwell/ doing badly]

Question 32

# Define: no muy bien

Answer 32

not very well

Question 33

# Define: estoy mal

Answer 33

I'm [bad/unwell]

Question 34

# Define: me llamo ________

Answer 34

My name is ________

Question 35

# Define: (yo) soy _______

Answer 35

I am ______ | e.g. yo soy juan

Question 36

# Define: mi nombre es ______

Answer 36

my name is _______

Question 37

# Define: mi apellido es ________

Answer 37

my last name is ________

Question 38

# Define: perdón

Answer 38

sorry/ excuse me

Question 39

# Define: por favor

Answer 39

please

Question 40

# Define: gracias

Answer 40

thank you

Question 41

# Define: de nada

Answer 41

your welcome

Question 42

# Define: (yo) soy de ________

Answer 42

I'm from ________ | e.g. yo soy de los Estados Unidos = I'm from the U.S.

Question 43

# Define: adíos

Answer 43

[good]bye

Question 44

# Define: hasta luego

Answer 44

see you later

Question 45

# Define: nos vemos

Answer 45

see you

Question 46

# Define: What are the three most common ways to say "bye"?

Answer 46

1. adíos 2. hasta luego 3. nos vemos

Question 47

# Define: hasta pronto

Answer 47

see you soon

Question 48

# Define: hasta la vista

Answer 48

until we meet again

Question 49

# Define: hasta la próxima

Answer 49

until the next time

Question 50

# Define: nos vemos el [day]

Answer 50

see you on [day] | Monday-Sunday:lunes, martes, miercoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo

Question 51

# Define: chau

Answer 51

goodbye (informal)

Question 52

# Define: tengo que irme

Answer 52

I have to go

Question 53

# Define: cuídate

Answer 53

take care

Question 54

# Define: ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?

Answer 54

What is your phone number? (informal)

Question 55

# Define: ¿Cuál es su número de teléfono?

Answer 55

What is your phone number? (formal)

Question 56

# Answer: What are two ways you can say your phone number in Spanish?

Answer 56

1. One digit at a time (e.g. 7-6-0...) 2. Two digits at a time (e.g. 76-04-...) | depends on country but is interchangeable

Question 57

# Answer: How are phone numbers written in the U.S.?

Answer 57

(Area Code)-3digits-4digits | e.g. 123-456-7891

Question 58

# Answer: How are phone numbers written in

Answer 58

3digits 3digits 3digits (when speaking, pause after every 3 digits) | e.g. 912 769 155

Question 59

# Define: mi número de teléfono es ______

Answer 59

my phone number is ______

Question 60

# Answer: Where are the punctuation marks (?), (!), and (.) written in a sentence?

Answer 60

1) ¿ ____ ? (both sides) 2) ¡ ____ ! (both sides) 3) ____ . (periods are written only at the end)

Question 61

# Define: ¿Cuál es tu [correo electrónico/email]?

Answer 61

What is your email-address? (informal) | use "email" where English had some influence

Question 62

# Define: ¿Cuál es su [correo electrónico/email]?

Answer 62

What is your email-address? (formal)

Question 63

# Define: mi [email/corre electónico] es ____

Answer 63

my email is ______

Question 64

# Define: arroba

Answer 64

@ (at symbol)

Question 65

# Define: punto

Answer 65

dot/ period

Question 66

# Define: gmail

Answer 66

gmail

Question 67

# Define: com

Answer 67

com