Saludos y presentaciones (Greetings and introductions) Lesson 1

Saludos = greetings Hola = Hi Buenos días = good morning There are many different ways to greet someone, but at the most basic level, you have these choices… Hola = Hi Buenos días = good morning (In the morning until 11:59 / morning) Buenas tardes = good afternoon (from noon until 7:59 p.m.) Buenas noches = good night (from 8 p.m. until dawn / evening/night) Bienvenido (a) = welcome

Despedidas = farewells Adiós (ciao) = good bye Hasta pronto/ hasta luego / Nos vemos = see you soon, see you later Hasta la vista = see you next time Hasta mañana = see you tomorrow

Conversacion = Conversation ¿Cómo te llamas? = What’s your name? Me llamo … = My name is … ¿Cómo se llama ella/el? = What’s her/his name? El / Ella se llama … = he/she is … ¿Como estás? = How are you? ¿Que tal? = what’s up? ¿Qué hay? = What’s going on? Bien gracias = I’m fine, Thanks. Mas o menos = so and so Mal = bad

Conversacion = Conversation Estoy enfermo(a) = I am sick. ¿Cómo te va? = How is it going? ¿Cuál es tu apellido? = What is your last name? ¿De dónde eres? = Where are you from? ¿De dónde es el/ella? = Where is he/she from? ¿En dónde vives? = Where do you live Yo soy de … = I am from… El/ella es de … = he/she is from … Yo vivo en … = I live in…

Conversacion = Conversation Te presento a … = this is … (response) … ¿y tú? = and you Encantado (a) = delighted. Es un placer = It’s my pleasure. Mucho gusto = Nice meeting you. Igualmente = likewise

Saludos y presentaciones When greeting someone in Spanish, age and status matters. That is, Spanish speakers greet people differently based upon age or status. For instance: A Spanish teen will greet a classmate in a casual way, but he/she will address an older person much more formally. What does the teacher mean by that?

Saludos y presentaciones ¿Hola, cómo estas? Hi, how are you?

Saludos y presentaciones ¿Buenos días, señora, cómo está? Good morning, madam, how are you?

Saludos y presentaciones ¿Buenos días, señor, cómo está? Good morning, sir, how are you?

The kiss When visiting a Hispanic family get ready to get a lot of kisses! I many Latin American countries the young “kiss” their male and female friends on the cheek once. (in other countries they kiss each cheek). This practice is more common amongst young people. Adults don’t kiss each other. In business settings don’t kiss. When in doubt follow the lead of your Hispanic friends and do as they do in order to avoid awkward situations.