Basic conversation questions in the Spanish language.

 

 

In order to hold a basic conversation with someone in Spanish, you need to know the following questions:

 

In English	En Español
Hello, how are you?	¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?
What is the weather like?	¿Qué tiempo hace?
Where are you from?	¿De dónde eres tú?
What time is it?	¿Qué hora es?
How is it going?	¿Qué pasa?

 

 

Here are some audio flashcards en Español to help you practice! 

Now that you can ask basic questions in real life, you are ready to go hold conversations en Español! Here is a video of a girl, Jenna, talking to a guy, Júan In Spanish!

Greetings My Friends; 

Normally you don’t just walk up to people and start talking to them, randomly out of the blue. You need to approach and greet them before starting an all out conversation. There are multiple ways to greet somebody in the Spanish speaking language. Look through the FIRST set of flash cards and listen to the pronunciation of the words until you get the hang of it!

**Starting to get the hang of it? Now lets move on to the second part of our greetings! Usually the question "How are you doing?" follows shortly after hello is said. To ask "How are you doing" or "How are you" use the phrase, "Como estas?" Study the second set of flash cards until you get the hang out it, be sure to listen to the pronunciation of each word. 

**Now that you've got it, watch this video clip of two strangers talking while they wait at the bus stop!**

The difference between respect and disrespect en Español!

 

To tell the difference between a respectful and a relaxed attitude in Spanish, you need to know the difference between two Spanish terms:

Tú, and Usted (Ud.) While these words both mean you in English, in Spanish Tú is a relaxed form of the term, while Usted is used when talking to a superior, or someone that you respect.

 

Here are some digital flash cards en Español to help you practice:

Now that you know the difference between Tú and Usted, you can use these terms in real life! Here is a video of a boy, Carlos, greeting his principle in Spanish!

Miguel Card & Roberto Jenkins

Espanol Benchmark

Miguel

Mi y Roberto fuimos a cinco restaurante. El primero restaurante nosotros fuimos a era Casa Felix. Allí nosotros comimos Halibut ceviche y Paraguayan corn cakes. Nosotros borracho Argentine wines y minty peperina.

Nosotros fuimos a Cabaña Las Lilas. Nosotros comimos lomo. Nosotros tuvimos to bueno el tiempo. No borracho.

Nosotros fuimos a Casa Cruz a tuvimos la diversión. Nostros no comimos y no borracho.

Nosotros fuimos a Cavas Wine Lodge. Nosotros comimos grilled lamb y din alfresco en beef empanads. Borracho Argentine wines

Nosotros fuimos a Desnivel nosotros comimos parrilla. Nosotros gusta décor mucho. Nosotros tuvimos to bueno el tiempo.

Roberto

Yo y Miguel fuimos a Argantina las verano.Nostros tenimos pasar el Ushuaia y Beagle Canal.

 

Yo y Martez fuimos a El Calafate  veremos Perito Moreno. El Perito Moreno es muy grande

 

Nostros fuimos a Iguazu Falls  y Aqva Restaurant ayer mañana. Yo  comí el pescado y el pastel.

 

Nostros fuimos Ischigualasto parque a subimos Valle de la Luna.

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to speak to somebody in spanish to show off that you how to say the weather in spanish, you'll need to know these things:

¿Qué tiempo hace? ( what's the weather like ? )

-Hace ( It's )
  -frío. ( cold )
  -calor. ( hot )
  -viento. ( windy )
  -sol. ( sunny )
  -fresco. ( cool )

-Está
  -lloviendo.
  -nevando.
  -nublado.

You also may need to know is the seasons:

-El invierno ( winter )

-La primavera ( spring )

-El verano ( summer )

-El otoño ( fall )

Here is a video of Anna calling Allen to see what she is wearing tomorrow, she aslo wanted to practice her spanish too:

​We have gone over most of the basic ways to greet someone, whether its a friend or adult. Now it's time to take one more step and to learn how to ask someone where they are from. There are two ways to do this.

Where are you from? (informal) - ¿ De dónde eres tú?

Where are you from (formal) - ¿ De dónde es usted?

Do you see the difference between the two? We went over how to use "Tú" and "Usted" in the last lesson but it still is applied here. 


Now what happens when you are asked this question? Don't worry, here is how to respond.

Soy de           pero vivo en               

As an example, say your from Chicago but you live in Florida this how you would phrase it.

Soy de Chicago pero vivo en Florida

Get it? now to end the lesson, in the event that you are from the same place as the person you are asking there is an optional phrase you can add.

Yo también! - So am I!

Here is how you would use it in a conversation
 
Matthew - Soy de Philadelphia pero vivo en Colorado

Alexis - Yo también!  


Heres a video on how to use these phrases, pay attention to the use of "Tú" and " Usted" 

Say its your first day in Spanish class and you want to impress everyone by greeting them in Español. You would have a few options depending on the time of day.

1.) Good morning!-¡Buenos dias!

2.) Good afternoon!-¡ Buenas tardes!

3.) Good night!-¡ Buenas noches!

Notice how Buenos dias is different from the rest. Instead of "os" we would use "as" for the endings of the next two. Keep that in mind!

Your on a roll and it would be great to ask them how they are doing. Here are a couple ways to do that.

1.) How are you?-¿Qué tal?, ¿Comó va?, Cómo estás tú?

Now, if you want to say hello to your teacher you have to be polite! Heres how you would ask them how they are doing.

1.) ¿Cómo está usted?

See how it is different from the others? In Espa​ñol there are specific ways to ask people things depending on who the are.

One more thing that would be good to know is how to ask someones name and how old they are.

1.) ¿Cómo te iiamas? - What is your name

2.) ¿Cómo se iiama usted? (formal) What is your name sir/ma'am

3.) ¿Cuántos años tienes?- How old are you?

4.) ¿ Cuántos años tiene usted? (formal)- How old are you sir/ma'am

Here is a short video on how you would use these phrases, pay attention to the use of "Usted" and "tú"!

As a bonus, here is another lesson by my partner Imani! In this lesson you will learn the days of the week. Click here to view it.

​In English we have different ways of talking to people depending on who they are. You wouldn't greet a friend the same way you would greet a teacher would you? Here are a couple examples on how to be polite.

Amy and Eric have been friends for years, heres how they would talk to each other if they met in the park.

Amy- ¡Hola Eric! Cómo estás tú?

Eric- Muy bien, gracias. Y tú?

Amy- Mas o menos.

Another example would be something like this. Two school friends meet each other in the hallway, they stop to say hello.

Ian- ¡Hola!, ¿Cómo va?

Michel- Eh, estoy estresado gracias mi amigo. 

Now comes an important part, you wouldn't talk to the president the same way you would talk to a friend would you? Here are the steps you would need to be polite.

Simon- !Hola Señor! ¿Cómo está usted?

Señor Presidente- Muy bien gracias.

If you want to polite, you need to alter the way you talk. Here is a difference between to common phrases.

To a friend- ¿Cómo estás tú?

To a teacher- ¿Cómo está usted?

Heres a table of phrases so that you can see the difference.

Heres a video on the informal and formal use of the phrases we just learned.

​Here is Imani's lesson on how to ask what the weather is like in español!