SALUDAR / GREETINGS
Saying hello.
- Hola.
Saying goodbye.
- Adiós.
- Hasta luego.
PEDIR DISCULPAS / EXCUSING YOURSELF
When apologizing or excusing oneself in Spanish you use:
Perdona if you’re speaking to someone you would use tú with, because you know each other or they are young.
Perdone if you’re speaking to someone you would use usted with, because you don’t know them or they are older.
FÓRMULA DE CORTESÍA EN LAS PRESENTACIONES / EXPRESSIONS OF COURTESY WHEN BEING INTRODUCED
When we meet someone we use encantado or encantada.
- Soy Antonio, encantado.
- Soy Antonia, encantada.
You can also say bienvenido or bienvenida if it’s someone who is coming to stay with you, or is new at work or is moving in next door…
DAR Y PEDIR INFORMACIÓN PERSONAL / ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION
To ask someone their name we say:
- ¿Cómo te llamas? = ¿Cómo te llamas tú?
To answer and offer information about ourselves:
- Soy Ana = Yo soy Ana
- Me llamo Ana = Yo me llamo Ana
When we greet someone it’s usual to ask how they are:
- ¿Cómo estás? (tú)
- ¿Cómo está? (usted)
The customary polite answer is:
- Bien.
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Now check to see that you’ve learned the expressions in this section well by completing the exercises. |
Exercises / ActividadesEstado