Greetings/ How are you?

Introduction:   Saying "Hi", "What is your name?", "Where are you from?", "Nice to meet you", and "Goodbye" in Spanish.

• To say "Hi" in Spanish, you say "Hola" (the "h" is always silent).

• To say "What is your name?" in Spanish, you say "Como sé llamas" or "Como te llama" ( The sé and te are formal and informal ways. Which means that you say "te llama" to a superior (someone older than you), and sé llamas to an equal or someone younger than you.) 
• When asking "where are you from?" You say "dé dondé es?" (When you see the ´over the "e", pronounce it with a long a sound.

       


 Real life application:
 You are in Barcelona, Spain and you want to say hi to someone that speaks Spanish.
 So in English, one would normally say "Hi, what is your name", or "Hi, how are you?". How ever, in Spanish, it's a bit different.
 When you meet someone for the first time...
     You may want to say:
        ¡Hola!, ¿Como sé/té llama? Which means "Hi!, What is your name?"
     They may reply:
       " ¡Hola!, Mi nombre es *Maria, ¿y tu/udsted?" Which means "Hi, my name is Maria, and you?"
       You then reply:
            Yo soy ______ (your name) or Mi nombre es or me llamo...