Greetings - Isabella & Zoraya

¿Hola, Como estas?: Learn how to greet someone

( The right way)

          

*Greetings : Hello, how are you? ( Formal & Informal)*


Informal


Step 1. ¡ Hola!
        - The classic way to greet someone, the Spanish version of the English word “hello”

Step 2. ¿Como estas? OR ¿ Que tal?
        -The informal ways of saying “How are you doing”
        - Use with people you are on a first name basis with ( Friends, people your age)

Such as:
Zoraya would say it to Isabella because she uses here first name when talking to her.

Example:  ¡Hola!  ¿Como estas?
   
English Translation : Hello ! How are you?

**In this video, Isabella and Zoraya see each other in school for the first time in what seems like forever.
Some additional dialogue used was:
-“Mucho gusto” - Nice to meet you (In this video, we used it because we have not see each other in a while)
-“Adios” - Goodbye
-“Chao” - Informal goodbye

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Formal & Plural


Step 1: ¿ Como esta usted?
      -  The formal way of saying “ How are you doing”
      -   Used with people you are on a last name basis with ( Adults, Employers, meeting      someone new)

Step 2:  ¿ Como estan ustedes?
      - The formal, plural way of saying “ How are you doing”
      - Used with large audiences, and last name basis

Such as:
When talking to your teacher, you should use formal language.
When speaking to a large crowd, you would use plural AND formal.

Example: ¡Hola! ¿ Como esta usted?   OR   ¡Hola! ¿ Como estan ustedes?


How to answer !



Some basic responses:

Feliz - Happy
Mas o menos - So so
Bien - Good
Mal - Bad
Excelente - Great

Step 1: Answer question ( Any form of ¿Como estas?) with a response below

Step 2: ¿Y tu?    
       - The informal way of saying “ and you”
       - Same rules apply for any informal speaking
       - Use after response to any informal “how are you” question

Step 3: ¿ Y usted?
       - The formal way of saying “ and you”
       - Same rules apply for any formal speaking
       - Use after response to any formal “ how are you” question

Comments (3)

Mingxue Zheng (Student 2015)
Mingxue Zheng

It is very organize and I can tell you work your best efforts on this subject because of the amount of work you guys post. But, again put the correct pronunciation of the words and put accent marks on the words!