• The most common way of saying hello in Español is ¡Hola!
  
  
• When talking to your friend or someone closer to your own age you may say ¡Hola amigo!
  
  
• To say how are you in Spanish, You may say "¿Comó estás?' or ¿Qúe tal?
  
  
• When leaving a conversation, to say goodbye there is many different ways to respond such as,

​In a real-life situation, you may need to say hello, how are you, and goodbye if you wonder how a person feels in a conversation, and how to say goodbye when the conversation is finished.

Ways of asking what someone’s name, both informally and formally.

¿Cómo te llamas? – What is your name? (Informal)- when talking to a friend or someone your age.

¿Cómo se llama? – What is your name? (Formal)- when talking to someone of authority or an older person.

Ways of asking how someone is doing, both informally and formally.

¿Cómo estás tú? – How are you? (Informal)- Same rules apply as above.

¿Cõmo esta usted? – How are you? (Formal)- Same rules apply as above.

Ways of asking where someone is from, both informally and formally.

¿De dónde eres tú? – Where are you from? (Informal)- Same rules apply as above.

¿De dónde es usted? – Where are you from? (Formal)- Same rules apply as above.

Ways of asking when someone’s birthday is, both informally and formally.

¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? – When is your birthday? (Informal)- Same rules apply as above.

The first thing you need know before you can speak Spanish is how to say your greetings. You can’t just talk to someone in Spanish unless you know your greetings! This is why I wrote this topic. The first thing you need to know is how to say hello, and Good morning/afternoon/evening, in Spanish. Then, you will learn to say, “how are you?” to someone, and how to reply back. Lastly, you will learn how to say your goodbyes in Spanish.

Alfebeto Pronunciation Key and Alfebeto

Blue Boxes- Constonants

The letter G has the sound hey!

The letter V has the same sound as the letter B, “beh”

The letter I has the sound of a long E, “eee”

The “ ˜ ” over the N makes the N sound like “enyay”

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