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Rick D.'s Greetings, Good-byes, Pleasantries I |
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| A | B |
| Buenos Dias! | Good Morning! |
| Buenas Tardes! | Good Afternoon! |
| Buenas Noches! | Good Evening! |
| Como esta (usted)? | How are you? (Formal) |
| Muy bien, gracias. Y usted? | Very well, thank you. And you? |
| Hola. Que tal? | Hi! How's it going? (INFORMAL) |
| Asi, asi. | So-so. |
| Regular. | Normal. |
| Que tal (el dia)? | How was (your day)? |
| adios | good bye |
| Hasta luego. | See you later. |
| Hasta pronto. | See you soon. |
| Hasta la vista. | Until I see you again. |
| Nos Vemos. | We'll see you (each other). |
| Chao! | Ciao! (Bye! borrowed from Italian) |
| Si | Yes |
| No | No |
| Tal vez | Perhaps, maybe |
| Quizas | Perhaps |
| por favor | please |
| Muchas gracias | Thank you |
| perdon | pardon, excuse me |
| dispensame | excuse me (after an error) |
| de nada | you're welcome |
| Me llamo .... | My name is....(lit. I am called, I call myself) |
| Se llama..... | His/her/your name is..... |
| Hasta manana | Until tomorrow/see you tomorrow |
| con permiso | with permission? (before walking in front of someone) |
| Salud! | Health! (What to say when someone sneezes) |
| Repita, por favor. | Please repeat. |
| Mas despacio, por favor. | Slower, please. |
| No se. | I don't know. |
| No comprendo. | I don't understand. |
| Mucho gusto. | It's nice to meet you. |
| Igualmente | It's nice to meet you, too. |
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