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How To Greet someone in Español.
Title: How to Greet someone in Spanish.
Explanation 1: First you need to know how to say the most common greetings. For an example in English we say
Hi! or Hello! -¡hola!
Pleased to meet you!- ¡mucho gusto!
Many thanks!, thank you very much!- ¡muchas gracias,
Good evening!, Good night!- ¡buenas noches!
Good afternoon! - ¡buenas tardes!
How's it going? - ¿Que Hay?
Explanation 3: You can use this information if you go to a Spanish speaking country for the first time. Or if you want to start a conversation with someone in Spanish. Here is a video example of two strangers meeting for the first time.
Explanation 1: First you need to know how to say the most common greetings. For an example in English we say
- Hello
- How are you?
- Good Morning/ afternoon/ night
- Thanks
- How is it going?
- Whats your name?
Hi! or Hello! -¡hola!
Pleased to meet you!- ¡mucho gusto!
Many thanks!, thank you very much!- ¡muchas gracias,
Good evening!, Good night!- ¡buenas noches!
Good afternoon! - ¡buenas tardes!
How's it going? - ¿Que Hay?
Explanation 3: You can use this information if you go to a Spanish speaking country for the first time. Or if you want to start a conversation with someone in Spanish. Here is a video example of two strangers meeting for the first time.
Having a conversation in spanish.
Having a conversation in Español?
Explanation 1: In Spanish there is a few ways you can start a conversation. In the chart below are some suggestions for starting a conversation.
Questions in English
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Spanish translations
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What’s your name?
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Informal ¿Como te llamas (tú)? Or Formal
¿Como se llama (Ud.)?
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How are you?
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Informal ¿Como estás (tú)? Or
Formal ¿Como esta (Ud.)?
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How old are you?
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Informal ¿Cuantos años tienes (tú)? Or
Formal ¿Cuantos años tiene (Ud.)?
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Where are you from?
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Informal ¿De dondé eres? (Tú)? Or Formal
¿De dondé es (Ud.)?
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In order to ask those questions in Spanish you need to know how to respond. Here are some suggestions for answering the questions above.
Answers in English
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Spanish translations
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My name is
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Me llamo ____ or Mi nombre es____.
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Good/tired/happy/sick
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Muy bien/ cansado/contento/enfermo.
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I am ____ years old.
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Tengo __#__ años.
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I am from ____ now I live in ____
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Soy de _____pero vivo en_____.
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Examples: Question- ¿Como te illamas?
Answer- Me llamo Jessica.
Question- ¿Como esta?
Answer- Muy bien gracias.
Also things you should know look below-
Gracias means thank you in Spanish
De nada means your welcome in Spanish.
If you want to say nice meeting you, you would say Mucho gusto in Spanish.
If you want to say like wise, you would say Igualmente in Spanish.
Explanation 2: Here is a video of two people meeting someone for the first time in the hallway of their school.
How To Spell Your Name! With The Spanish Alphabet!
In order to spell your name, you need to know:
- Spanish Alphabet
- ¿Cómo se llamas?
- ¿Cómo se escribe?
-Mi nombre es (My name is...__________)
First things first, we need to learn our alphabet!:
Here is a list of all the Spanish alphabet letters.
Here is a list of all the Spanish alphabet letters.
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| Lo siento. But the Picture is kinda small, so i made it big to be able to read. |
Some proper responses!
Guy: ¡Hola!, ¿Cómo te llamás? (Hello, what is your name?)
You: Mi nombre es, Joe (my name is Joe)
Guy: ¿Como se escribe? (how do you spell that?)
You: hota, O , eh (J O E.)
Whats the time?
What Time Is it? (Que hora es?)
Whats the time?
Explanation 1: In order to tell time in Spanish first you must know the numbers In Spanish. The chart below shows you the basic numbers and words you need to know for telling time In Spanish.
English numbers
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Spanish Numbers
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1 (one)
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Uno
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2 (two)
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Dos
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3 (three)
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Tres
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4 (four)
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Cuatro
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5 (five)
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Cinco
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6 (six)
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Seis
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7 (seven)
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Siete
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8 (eight)
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Ocho
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9 (nine)
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Nueve
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10 (ten)
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Diez
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11 (eleven)
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Once
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12 (twelve)
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Doce
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: 30
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Y media
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: 15
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Y cuarto (like quarter) (pronounced like car and toe.
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: 45
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Menos cuarto (Quarter to the next hour)
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: 55
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Menos cinco (Five minutes till the next hour)
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Now that you know the numbers you need to know how to ask the time.
You must say this to ask what time is it? ¿Qué hora es?
A good response would be Son las _(hour)______ y ___(Minute)___. To respond to the question
When it is one’o clock you must say Es la una y _______.
Example 1: The time
1) Son las tres y media. En English, "It is three thirty".
1) Son las tres y media. En English, "It is three thirty".
2) Es la una. En English It is one o'clock.
3) Es la una menos cinco. This means 5 minutes to one.
4) Son las cinco menos cuarto. This means 5 minutes to Five.
Example 2: AM and PM
1) Son las tres y media de mañana. This means "It is 3:30 am in the morning. (*note that mañana means morning or tomorrow)
2) Son las cinco menos cuarto de tarde. This means "It is 5:30 pm in the afternoon. (*note that tarde means afternoon or evening.)
3) Son las nueve y tres de noche. This means "It is 9:03 pm at night. (*note that noche means night.)
3) Es la una menos cinco. This means 5 minutes to one.
4) Son las cinco menos cuarto. This means 5 minutes to Five.
Example 2: AM and PM
1) Son las tres y media de mañana. This means "It is 3:30 am in the morning. (*note that mañana means morning or tomorrow)
2) Son las cinco menos cuarto de tarde. This means "It is 5:30 pm in the afternoon. (*note that tarde means afternoon or evening.)
3) Son las nueve y tres de noche. This means "It is 9:03 pm at night. (*note that noche means night.)
Explanation 2: In the video below is an example of a situation when a girl doesn’t know the time so she’s asks her amigo in the a classroom.
Here is a live clock in Philadelphia time for you to practice with! Nothing is better than practicing with real time.
Here is a live clock in Philadelphia time for you to practice with! Nothing is better than practicing with real time.
Philadelphia |
How To Ask someone What Today Is En Español
Title: How to ask someone what today is, in Spanish.
Explanation 1: If you want to ask someone the what today is, you say: Hoy es____________ ? Today is... In order to ask what the day is, you need to know how to say the days of the week in Spanish.
lunes
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martes
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miércoles
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jueves
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viernes
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sábado
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domingo
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Explanation 2: You can use this information to ask a classmate what day you take a test in Spanish class. ¿Cual es la fecha de hoy? What's today's date?
Friday, October 29, 2010
When is your birthday?
When Is Your Birthday?
¿Cuándo es tu/su cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
Some things you need to know:
Example:
Es el cinco de mayo. (numbers and months are never capitalized.
Here is an example of someone being asked their birthday:
Some person comes up to you and says: ¿Cuándo es tu/su cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
A proper response to this question would be: Es el (day here) de (month here)
Please refer to the month and number chart above.
Here is a video example:
Some person comes up to you and says: ¿Cuándo es tu/su cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
A proper response to this question would be: Es el (day here) de (month here)
Please refer to the month and number chart above.
Here is a video example:
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