Greet and introduce in Spanish

We will read two short dialogues first. We will learn to greet each other and introduce ourselves in Spanish.

Greet

- Hola, ¿cómo estás? -- Hello! How are you?

- Bien, ¿y tú? -- Fine. And you?

- Muy bien, gracias. -- Very well, thank you.

Introduce

- Me llamo Daniel. ¿Cómo te llamas? -- My name is Daniel. What's your name?

- Yo soy Rosana. -- I'm Rosana

Listen to this short dialogue

Greet in a formal way

You should use the formal way with people you don't know well or people you owe respect to or who are your superiors (e.g. a professor, your boss, anyone in a position of authority).

In these situations, you call someone by their surname preceded by Señor (Mr), Señora (Mrs) or Señorita (Miss).

- Buenas tardes, mi nombre es Marta Aguilar. ¿Cuál es su nombre?

- Buenos tardes, Sra. Aguilar. Mi nombre es Manuel López.

- Encantado de conocerlo, Sr. López

- Mucho gusto

Frequently used expressions

Greeting upon arrival

- ¡Hola! - Hello!

- Buen día - Good morning

- Buenas tardes - Good afternoon

- Buenas noches - Good evening

" Hola " is used in informal situations while the rest can be used in both formal and informal greetings.

We say goodbye

- ¡Chau! - Goobye!

- Nos vemos - See you

- ¡Adiós! - Goobye!

- Hasta pronto - See you soon

- Hasta mañana - See you tomorrow

"Chau" and "Nos vemos" are used in informal situations while the rest can be used in both formal and informal greetings

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