Everyday life · 31 words
Greetings and courtesy
The words you will use in the first minute of every conversation.
hola
hello
buenos días
good morning
buenas tardes
good afternoon
buenas noches
good evening, good night
buenas
Short for any of the three, and very common.
hi
adiós
goodbye
hasta luego
see you later
hasta mañana
see you tomorrow
nos vemos
see you
chao
Written chau in Argentina and Uruguay.
bye
por favor
please
gracias
thank you
muchas gracias
thank you very much
de nada
you are welcome
perdón
sorry, excuse me
lo siento
I am sorry
disculpe
To get a stranger's attention, politely.
excuse me
con permiso
excuse me, may I pass
mucho gusto
pleased to meet you
encantado
A woman says encantada.
delighted to meet you
bienvenido
bienvenida to a woman, bienvenidos to a group.
welcome
¿cómo estás?
how are you?
¿cómo está usted?
how are you? (polite)
¿qué tal?
how is it going?
¿y tú?
and you?
bien
well, fine
muy bien
very well
más o menos
so so
sí
yes
no
no
claro
of course
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