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How to Say ‘I'll go and say hello to him, then.’ in Spain Spanish

Voy a saludarle, entonces.

voi ah sah-loo-DAHR-leh en-TOHN-sess

[voi ah sah-loo-DAHR-leh en-TOHN-sess]

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain it's polite to go and greet every family member individually when you arrive, especially older ones. A general wave to the room can come across as cold.

Phrase Breakdown

Voy a saludarle,

voi ah sah-loo-DAHR-leh

I'm going to say hello to him,

Join 'voy a' as 'vo-ya' and stress 'DAR'. Make a short pause at the comma.

Example

Voy a saludarle, que hace mucho que no le veo.

I'm going to say hello to him, it's been ages since I saw him.

Words in this phrase

Voy

[voi]

I am going

Used to indicate plans or intentions to do something in the near future.

Example

Voy a visitar a mis abuelos este fin de semana.

I am going to visit my grandparents this weekend.

[ah]

A preposition used before an infinitive verb.

Example

Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.

He is willing to collaborate with the team.

saludarle

[sah-loo-DAHR-leh]

to greet him/her

'Saludar' plus 'le'; to say hello to someone.

Example

Quiero saludarle.

I want to say hello to him.

entonces.

en-TOHN-sess

then.

Here it means 'in that case'. Stress the middle syllable: 'en-TON-ces'. In Spain the 'c' sounds like 'th'.

Example

Nos vemos mañana, entonces.

See you tomorrow, then.

Words in this phrase

entonces

[en-TOHN-sess]

then; so

Used to show a conclusion or decision.

Example

Entonces, probaré el de Colombia.

Then, I'll try the Colombia one.

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