Basic Spanish Greetings and Farewells

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What is the correct translation for 'Good evening'?

  • Buenas noches (correct)
  • Buenas tardes
  • ¡Hola!
  • Buenos días

If someone asks '¿Cómo estás?' what type of response is expected?

  • A response regarding your well-being (correct)
  • A response about how many items you have
  • A response about the time
  • A response explaining the weather

Which phrase translates to 'See you later'?

  • Hasta luego (correct)
  • ¡Adiós!
  • Hasta mañana
  • ¡Nos vemos!

What does 'Hace frío' mean?

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Which of the following describes someone who is 'desordenado'?

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How would you say 'What time is it?' in Spanish?

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What is the translation for 'It's the first of...'?

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Which of the following translates to 'How do you say...?'

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Buenos días

A polite way to say 'hello' to someone in Spanish.

Buenas noches

A polite way to say 'good evening' in Spanish.

Buenas tardes

A polite way to say 'good afternoon' in Spanish.

“¿Cómo está Ud.?”

A formal way to ask someone how they are in Spanish.

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“¿Cómo estás?”

An informal way to ask someone how they are in Spanish.

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“¡Adiós!”

A way to say goodbye in Spanish.

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“Hasta luego”

A way to say goodbye in Spanish, meaning see you later.

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“Hasta mañana”

A way to say goodbye in Spanish, meaning see you tomorrow.

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Study Notes

Greetings

  • Formal: Buenos días (Good morning), Buenas tardes (Good afternoon), Buenas noches (Good evening).
  • Informal: ¡Hola! (Hello)
  • Name: ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?), Me llamo... (My name is...).
  • Politeness: Encantado/a (Delighted), Igualmente (Likewise), Mucho gusto (Pleased to meet you), Sr./Sra./Srta. (Sir/Madam/Miss).

How are you?

  • Formal: ¿Cómo está Ud.? (How are you?)
  • Informal: ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?), ¿Qué pasa? (What's happening?), ¿Qué tal? (How are you?)
  • Responding: (Muy) bien (very well), nada (nothing), regular (okay/so-so), gracias (thank you).
  • Follow-up: ¿Y tú?/¿Y usted? (And you?)

Saying Goodbye

  • Common: ¡Adiós! (Goodbye!), Hasta luego (See you later), Hasta mañana (See you tomorrow), ¡Nos vemos! (See you!).

Telling Time

  • Query: ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
  • Responses: Es la una (It's one o'clock), Son las...y/menos... (It's... (time)).
  • Specific times: Y cuarto/menos cuarto (quarter past/quarter to), y media (half past).

Weather

  • Query: ¿Qué tiempo hace? (What's the weather like?)
  • Conditions: Hace calor (It's hot), Hace frío (It's cold), Hace sol (It's sunny), Hace viento (It's windy), Llueve (It's raining), Nieva (It's snowing).

Seasons

  • Terms: La estación (season), El invierno (winter), El otoño (fall/autumn), La primavera (spring), El verano (summer).

Describing People

  • Positive: Artístico/a (artistic), Atrevido/a (daring), Bueno/a (good), Deportista (sports-minded), Gracioso/a (funny), Inteligente (intelligent), Simpático/a (nice, friendly), Sociable (sociable), Talentoso/a (talented), Trabajador/a (hardworking).
  • Neutral/Negative: Desordenado/a (messy), Estudioso/a (studious), Impaciente (impatient), Ordenado/a (neat), Paciente (patient), Perezoso/a (lazy), Reservado/a (reserved/shy), Serio/a (serious).

Classroom

  • Objects: Bolígrafo (pen), Carpeta (folder), Cuaderno (notebook), Hoja de papel (sheet of paper), Lápiz (pencil), Libro (book), Pupitre (desk).
  • People: Estudiante (student), Profesor/a (teacher).
  • Place: Sala de clases (classroom).

Dates

  • Query: ¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is it today?), ¿Cuál es la fecha? (What is the date?)
  • Response: Es el... de... (It's the... of...).
  • Examples: Hoy (today), Mañana (tomorrow), Es el primero de... (It's the first of...).
  • Parts of a date: Año (year), Día (day), Mes (month), Semana (week).

Quantity

  • Query: ¿Cuántos/as? (How many?)

Other Useful Words

  • Prepositions: En (in)
  • Existential: Hay (there is/are)
  • Politeness: Por favor (please)
  • Asking for help: ¿Cómo se dice...? (How do you say...?), ¿Cómo se escribe...? (How is it spelled?), ¿Qué quiere decir...? (What does... mean?).
  • Responding to help: Se dice... (You say...), Se escribe... (It’s spelled...), Quiere decir... (It means...).

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