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.
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