Spanish I: The Goodbyes and Hellos (1) By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia

¡Hola! The Way to Introduce Yourself


You definitely, definitely need to know this lesson in order to go through the whole social process because you will get very awkward if you represent the empire of America and lost  your politeness in a conversation just because you don’t learn it in high school. So, stop being depressed and put your learning gears on! There is a second lesson that will enhance your skills in introducing yourself

The ways of saying Hi!:  


Time frame

Meaning:

Spanish

Pronunication

All the time

Hi! or Hello!

¡Hola!

(all-la)

In the Morning

Good Morning!

¡Buenos Días!

(windows) (de-as)

In the afternoon

Good Afternoon!

¡Buenas Tardes!

(windows) (started -this)

In the night

Good Night!

¡Buenas Noches!

(windows)

(nar-ches)



The two ways to say how are you informally - these are the ways of saying hello to someone your age, a close friend, or a person with a first encounter. Basically, these are the way to say hi casually.


English

Spanish

Pronunication

How are you?

¿Cómo estas?

(comb-mo) (es-stas)

How are you?

¿Qué tál?

(ke) (tile)



How to say How are you formally or in a pural state: to say How are you formally means that the person you are talking to can be an elder, a boss, or someone you respect.


Situation:  

English

Spanish

Pronunciation

Formal

How are you?

¿Cómo esta ud.?

(comb-mo) (es-ta) (wo-stead)

Pural

How are you?

¿Cómo estan uds.

(comb-mo)

(es-ta) (wo-stand-this





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