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)
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