If you want to start, then end a conversation with a Spanish-speaking person, what would you need to know?
1.Openers
-¡Hola!= Hi
-¡Buenos Dias!= Good Morning
-¡Buenas Tardes!= Good Afternoon
-¡Buenas Noches!= Good Night
2.How are you?
-¿Como estas? (informal)
-¿Como esta usted? (formal)
-¿Como estan ustedes? (plural)
3.Responses to “How are you?”
-Feliz= Happy
-Bien/Regular= OK
-Mal/Horrible= Bad/Poorly
-Mas o menos= So so
4.Farewells
-Adios= Goodbye (Generic)
-Chao= Goodbye (Slang)
-Hasta luego= See you later.
-Hasta manana= See you tomorrow.
-Mucho gusto= Nice to meet you.
-Un placer= It’s a pleasure.
-Encantada/o= Charmed.
If you want to be friendly with a Spanish-speaking person, what terms do you need to know?
-Gracias. = Thank you.
-Muchas Gracias. = Thanks a lot.
-Mil Gracias. = Thanks a million.
-De nada. = You’re welcome.
-Por favor. = Please.
-Con permiso. (when someone’s standing in your way)= Excuse me.
-Disculpe. (to get someone’s attention)= Excuse me.
-Perdon. (if you accidently bump into someone)= Excuse me.
If you want a basic conversation with someone new that speaks Spanish, what questions would you want ask? How do you respond to these questions?
Basic Conversation Questions
What is your name? = ¿Como te llamas? (informal), ¿Como se llama? (formal)
Where do live? = ¿De donde eres?
How old are you? = ¿Cuanto anos tienes?
Basic Conversation Answers
Me llamo es… = My name is…
Soy de (blank) pero vivo en Filadelfia = I am from (blank) but live in Philadelphia.
Yo tengo (#) anos = I am (#) years old.
