
Basic greetings: Common greetings
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Key Phrases
Hola
Hello
Adiós
Goodbye
Encantado(a) de conocerte
Nice to meet you
Skills You'll Learn
Basic greetings
Saludos básicos
Introduction etiquette
Etiqueta de presentación
Polite conversation
Conversación cortés
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hi
¿cómo estás?
KOH-moh ehs-TAHS
How are you?
💬 Spanish usually includes the subject in the verb, so [¿cómo estás?] already means "how are you?" without needing [tú]. Same pattern: [¿cómo estás?] vs. [¿cómo está?] for a more formal "how are you?".
See breakdown →Adiós
ah-DYOS
Goodbye
Nombre
NOHM-breh
Name
¿cómo te llamas?
KOH-moh teh YAH-mahs
What's your name?
💬 [te llamas] literally works like "you call yourself," which is how Spanish asks someone's name. You can reuse the pattern with other people: [¿cómo se llama?] = "what's his/her/your name?"
See breakdown →Mi nombre es Emily .
mee NOHM-breh ehs
My name is Emily
Encantado(a) de conocerte
ehn-kahn-TAH-doh/ah deh koh-noh-SER-teh
Nice to meet you
💬 The ending changes with the speaker: a man says [Encantado], a woman says [Encantada]. The same change happens in many describing words: [cansado] / [cansada].
See breakdown →Buenos días
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning
Buenas tardes
BWEH-nahs TAHR-des
Good afternoon
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