How to Greet Someone

There are many ways to greet someone in Spanish, but some common ways are as follows in the example:

Español (Formal) English
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo está? Hello! How are you?
P2: ¡Hola! Muy bien. ¿Y Usted? Hello! Very Good. And you?
P1: Bien. Gracias. Good. Thank You.

P1: ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Hello! How are you?
P2: Estoy ocupado. ¿Y Usted? I'm busy! And you?
P1: Estoy tranquilo. Gracias. I'm chill. Thank You.

P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo se llama? Hello! What is your name?
P2: Me llamo D'Quan. ¿Y Usted? My name is D'Quan. And yours?
P1: Me llamo Jenn. Mucho Gusto. My name is Jenn. Nice to meet you.
P2: Igulmente. Same to you.

In a real world situation you would use this to greet a friend or a stranger.

Using Tú vs. Usted

When asking a question in Spanish you use either the term Tu or Usted, commonly shortened to Ud. If taking to a friend, or amigo, you use Tu. When talking to somone of respect, or respeto, you use Usted.

An exapmle converstaion:

Informal
Child 1: ¿Como estás? (How are you?)
Child 2: Muy bien.(Very Good) ¿Y tú?(And you)

Formal
Adult 1: ¿Como está? (How are you?)
Adult 2: Muy bien.(Very Good) ¿Y Ud.?(And you)

In a real world situation you would use this when speaking to an adult or a friend.

Days of the Week

Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)

This table you see before you is here to help you remember the days of the week. I have given you a few images and hints to help you remember. The names of the days in Spanish are always lowercase.

You would use this in a real world situation to teach a young child how to say the days.

Using Courtesy Phrases

To be courteous, you use certain phrases to says 'Thanks!', 'Your Welcome!' and to excuse yourself. In Español we do the same.

Thanks
Thank You= ¡Gracias!
(in order of degree) ¡Muchas Gracias!
¡Muy amable, Gracias!

Your Welcome= De nada.
Por nada.
No hay de qué.
Please= ¿Por favor?


Excuse Me
Attention= ¡Disculpe!
ex. When raising your hand in class
Apology= ¡Perdón!
ex. When unpurposely bumping into someone
Move= ¡Con permiso!
ex. Asking someone to move in the hallway

You would use this in real life when in the situation to say Thank You, Your Welcome and Excuse Me the correct way.

Describing Weather Conditions and Seasons

¿Qué tiempo hace?= What's the weather like?
Hace...=It's
Está...=It's







When describing weather conditions you either use Hace or Está. When telling temperature you say the number and grados meaning degrees. For example, when saying 90 degrees you would say Está a noventa grados.




You would use this in a real world situation for a weather report on TV.