Greetings and Farewells Harold Yuseth Viafara Lucumi
Content Greetings Asking how someone
In Spanish there are different ways of greeting and saying hello depending on the context of the situation, the time of day and who you are talking to. Hola (informal) - Hi. - For any time of day. This is the most common greeting in Spanish. Buenos días - Good morning Buenas tardes - Good afternoon Buenas noches - Good evening / Good night Que tengas buenos días ... (informal) - Have a good day Some of the most common expressions are:
Asking how someone is in Spanish Normally the difference between a formal and informal greeting depends on the use of tú or usted . These are different ways of asking how someone is : Remember for questions in Spanish we begin with an inverted question mark (¿) ¿Cómo estás (tú)? - informal - How are you ? ¿Cómo está Usted? - formal - How are you ? ¿Qué tal? - What's up? ¿Cómo has estado? - (se refiere a tu salud o eventos nuevos de tu vida privada) - How have you been ? ¿Cómo te ha ido? - How's everything been going ? ¿Cómo te va? (informal) - How's it going ? ¿Cómo le va? (formal) - How are things going for you ? ¿Cómo está(n) tu _____? hermano(s), novia, familia, padre(s), etc. - How is (are) your brother (s), girlfriend , family , parents ...