| A | B |
| Hola | Hi |
| ¿Qué tal? | How's it going? |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (familiar) |
| muy bien | very well |
| ¿Y tú? | and you? (familiar) |
| regular | OK |
| nos vemos | see you around |
| ¿eh? | OK? |
| hasta mañana | see you tomorrow |
| buenos días | good morning (used until the midday meal) |
| buenas tardes | good afternoon (used until the evening meal) |
| primera | first |
| parte | part |
| ¿Cómo está? | How are you? (formal) |
| ¿Y usted? | and you? (formal) |
| gracias | thanks; thank you |
| hasta luego | see you later |
| adiós | bye |
| profesor | professor |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | What's your name? (familiar) |
| ¿Cómo se llamas usted? | What's your name? (formal) |
| me llamo | my name is... |
| mucho gusto | nice to meet you |
| igualmente | likewise (used in response to mucho gusto) |
| buenas noches | good evening; good night (used after the evening meal) |
| señor (Sr.) | Mr.; sir |
| señora (Sra.) | Mrs.; ma'am |
| señorita (Srta.) | Miss |
| muchas gracias | thank you very much |
| de nada | you're welcome (literally "it's nothing") |
| no hay de qué | you're welcome |
| por favor | please (also used to get someone's attention) |
| perdón | pardon me; excuse me (to ask forgiveness of to get someone's attention) |
| con permiso | pardon me; excuse me (to request permission to pass by or through a group of people) |
| encantado/a | delighted; pleased to meet you |
| yo | I |
| (yo) soy | (I) am |
| tú | you (familiar) |
| (tú) eres | (you) are (familiar) |
| usted | you (formal) |
| (usted) es | you are (formal) |
| (él, ella) es | he/she is |
| sí | yes |
| no | no |
| hoy | today |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| y | and |
| o | or |