Greetings, Farewells, and Introductions Vocabulary List

Greetings, Farewells, and Introductions Vocabulary List
To greet someone
Hola – Hello, Hi
Buenos días – Good morning, Good day
Buenas tardes – Good afternoon
Buenas noches – Good evening (also means “good night”)
To say goodbye
Adiós – Goodbye, Bye
Hasta luego – See you later
Hasta la vista – See you later
Hasta mañana – See you tomorrow
Hasta pronto – See you soon
Nos vemos – See you
Chao – Chow (sometimes spelled “ciao” from Italian; an informal way to say goodbye)
Titles
señor (Sr.) – Mr., sir
señora (Sra.) – Mrs., madam
señorita (Srta.) – Miss
Meeting New People
¿Cómo te llamas? – What is your name?
Me llamo… – My name is…
Mucho gusto – Pleased to meet you
Encantado(a) – Delighted (basically another way to say “pleased to meet you”)
Igualmente – Likewise (a way to express that you are also pleased to meet the person)
¿Cómo se llama él? – What is his name?
¿Cómo se llama ella? – What is her name?
Se llama… – His/Her name is…
To ask and tell how someone is
¿Cómo estás? – How are you? (familiar – used with people you know)
¿Cómo está Ud.? – How are you? (formal – used with people you don’t know or to show respect)
¿Qué tal? – How are you? (informal)
Estoy – I am
bien – well (good)
muy bien – very well (very good)
mal – bad
muy mal – very bad
más o menos – so-so
regular – ok
gracias – thank you
de nada – your welcome
¿Qué pasa? – What’s happening? (What’s up?)
nada – nothing
¿Cómo te va? – How’s it going? (informal)
¿Y tú? – And you? (familiar)
¿Y Ud.? – And you? (formal)