4.4: Vocabulario: Saludos y respuestas
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Identify and use common greetings and goodbyes
A typical familiar conversation:
Juana: ¡Hola! Me llamo Juana. Y tú, ¿cómo te llamas?
Sarita: Me llamo Sarita.
Juana: Encantada. (typically shaking hands)
Sarita: El gusto es mío.
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This same conversation might include some variations:
Juana: ¡Hola! Me llamo Juana. Y tú, ¿cómo te llamas?
Sarita: Me llamo Sarita.
Juana: Mucho gusto. (typically shaking hands)
Sarita: Igualmente.
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Look at the differences if one person introduces two others:
Ava: Hola, Yasmiin. Te presento a mi amiga, Naija.
Yasmiin: Mucho gusto.
Naija: Encantada.
Ava: ¡Chao – nos vemos!
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As you can see, there are variations in the way people typically respond. A formal conversation will have some differences, but there can also be many similarities:
Profesora: ¡Hola! Yo soy la Profesora Hernández. ¿Cómo se llama usted?
Julio: Me llamo Julio García, soy un estudiante en la clase.
Profesora: Mucho gusto.
Julio: Igualmente.
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Profesor: Profesora Hernández, le presento a mi estudiante Caspar.
Caspar: Mucho gusto.
Profesora: El gusto es mío.
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Now you know how to say hello and introduce yourself, how do you end a conversation? As with greetings and introductions, farewells can be more or less informal. Here are two friends ending a conversation:
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Miguel: Pues… nos vemos.
Paulino: ¡Chao, hasta luego!
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And here are two people with a more formal relationship saying goodbye:
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Estudiante: Bueno, profesora, adiós.
Profesora: Muy bien, hasta mañana.
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Vocabulario: Saludos y respuestas
Saludos y respuestas (Greetings and Responses)
Buenos días Good morning
¿Cómo está (usted)? (formal) How are you?
¿Cómo estás (tú)? (informal) How are you?
¿Qué tal? (informal) How’s it going?
Más o menos So-so
Gracias, ¿y usted? (formal) Thank you, and you?
Gracias, ¿y tú? (informal) Thank you, and you?
Presentaciones (Introductions)
¿Cómo se llama usted? (formal) What is your name?
¿De dónde es usted? (formal) Where are you from?
¿Cómo te llamas? (informal) What is your name?
¿De dónde eres? (informal) Where are you from?
Soy de… I am from…
Soy de Peru.
Sra. (señora) Mrs.
Sr. (señor) Mr.
Srta. (señorita) Miss.
Le presento a … may I present (formal)
Sr. López, le presento a Pablo.
Esta es… This is… (introducing a female)
Este es… This is… (introducing a male)
Este es Pablo y esta es María.
Te presento a… may I present (informal)
Encantado Delighted/Nice to meet you (say if you are male.)
Encantada Delighted/Nice to meet you (say if you are female.)
Encantada de conocerte (informal) Nice to meet you
El gusto es mío The pleasure is mine
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