Basic greetings: Greeting your neighbor
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Key Phrases
Buenos días, vecino.
Good morning, neighbor.
¿Cómo estás? / Muy bien. ¿Y tú?
How are you? / Very well. And you?
Que tengas un buen día. / Nos vemos luego.
Have a good day. / See you later.
Skills You'll Learn
Greet someone politely in the morning.
Saludar a alguien cortésmente por la mañana.
Ask and answer how someone is feeling.
Preguntar y responder cómo se siente alguien.
End a short conversation with polite farewells and good wishes.
Terminar una conversación corta con despedidas y buenos deseos.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are greeting your neighbor outside in the morning and having a short, friendly conversation about how you both are and the nice weather before saying goodbye.
Buenos días, vecino.
Good morning, neighbor.
Buenos días, Emily . ¿Cómo estás?
Good morning, Emily. How are you?
Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
Very well, thank you. And you?
Bien, gracias a Dios.
Fine, thank God.
Qué bueno. Hace buen día hoy.
That’s good. It’s a nice day today.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenos
BWEH-nohs
Good
Días
DEE-ahs
Morning / days
💬 In greetings, [días] means "morning" in [Buenos días], not literally "days." The same pattern works with [Buenas tardes] and [Buenas noches].
See breakdown →Buenos días.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning.
Vecino
beh-SEE-noh
Neighbor
🇲🇽 Calling someone [vecino] directly is natural and friendly with an actual neighbor in Mexico. It can sound warmer than using their name if you don't know each other well yet.
See breakdown →Buenos días, vecino.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs beh-SEE-noh
Good morning, neighbor.
🇲🇽 This is friendly and normal with an actual neighbor, especially if you're just passing by. In real life, many people would also simply say [Buenos días] without [vecino].
See breakdown →¿Cómo?
KOH-moh
How?
Estás
eh-STAHS
You are / are you
💬 The accent mark matters: [estás] means "you are," while [estas] without the accent means "these." You'll see the same contrast in pairs like [té] and [te].
See breakdown →¿Cómo estás?
KOH-moh eh-STAHS
How are you?
🇲🇽 With neighbors, this is warm and normal once you've had at least a little contact before. For a very first interaction, many people would start with just [Buenos días] and add more only if the moment opens up.
See breakdown →Muy
MOO-ee
Very
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