Greetings and Introductions
In this lesson you'll learn how to greet people and introduce yourself in the Spanish language. Learning these phrases is a great start to being able to speak the Spanish language.
This lesson includes online flashcards to help you learn these useful Spanish phrases. Take the online quiz at the end of the lesson to see how well you know these phrases.
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Spanish Phrases
Hola. |
Hello. |
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Adiós.
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Goodbye. |
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Buenos días.
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Good day., Good afternoon. |
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Buenas noches.
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Good night. |
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¿Cómo se llama?
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What is your name? |
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Me llamo ___.
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My name is ___. |
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Mucho gusto. |
Nice to meet you. |
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Me ha encantado conocerte.
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It's been great meeting you. |
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¿Habla usted inglés? |
Do you speak English? |
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No puedo hablar español.
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I can't speak Spanish. |
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Hablo un poco de español.
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I speak a little Spanish. |
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¿Cómo está usted?
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How are you? (polite) |
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¿Cómo estás?
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How are you? (informal) |
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¿Qué tal?
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How are you? |
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¿Qué pasa?
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What's up? |
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Estoy bien.
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(I'm) good. |
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Hasta luego.
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See you later. |
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¡Hasta pronto!
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See you soon! |
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¡Hasta mañana!
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See you tomorrow! |
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Le presento a María.
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This is Maria. (polite) |
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Te presento a María.
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This is Maria. (informal) |
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¿De dónde es usted?
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Where are you from? (polite) |
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¿De dónde eres?
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Where are you from? (informal) |
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Soy de ___.
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I'm from ___. |
Flashcards
Here are some flashcards to help you learn the Spanish phrases for greeting people and introducing yourself.
Conversations
Spanish
Pedro: ¡Hola! Me llamo Pedro. ¿Cómo se llama?
Ana: ¡Mucho gusto Pedro! Me llamo Ana.
Pedro: Encantado. ¿Vive usted por aquí?
Ana: No, Estoy de vacaciones. Vivo en Valencia.
Pedro: ¿Por cuánto tiempo está aquí?
Ana: Una semana más.
Pedro: Disfruta sus vacaciones.
Ana: Gracias. ¡Adiós!
English
Pedro: Hi! My name is Pedro. What's your name?
Ana: Nice to meet you Pedro! My name is Ana.
Pedro: Nice to meet you too. Do you live around here?
Ana: No, I'm on vacation. I live in Valencia.
Pedro: How long are you here for?
Ana: Another week.
Pedro: Enjoy your vacation.
Ana: Thanks. Bye!
Practice
The best way to learn a language is to practice speaking, writing, and thinking in the language you want to learn. In the practice sections of the lessons, you'll have the opportunity to practice writing in Spanish.
Phrases
Here are some practice questions to help you learn Spanish greeting and introduction phrases.
Drag the Spanish word on the right to the matching phrase on the left.
Writing
Practice writing short conversations based on the phrases included in this lesson. Keep the conversations simple at first. When you come back to this lesson for review, try and expand the conversations you write. If you speak the conversations you write out loud, it will help you memorize these phrases. If you have friends who know Spanish, or are also trying to learn it, practices speaking these phrases with them.
Here is a text area where you can practice writing Spanish.
Quiz
Here's an online quiz to help you learn the Spanish phrases for greetings and introductions. Select the Start button to begin.