| A | B |
| good morning | iBuenos dias (BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs) |
| good afternoon | iBuenos tardes (BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs) |
| good evening or good night | iBrunas noches (BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs) |
| hello (casual greeting used to greet friends & people you know very well | iHola (OH-lah) (the Spanish h is silent) |
| How are you? | Como esta usted? KOH-moh eh-STAH oo-STEHD |
| And you? | Y usted (ee oo-STEHD) |
| Fine, thank you. | Bien gracias (byehn GRAH-syahs) |
| How are you (informal)? | Como estas? |
| Fine, thanks! | Bien gracias (byehn GRAH-syahs) |
| And you? | Y tu? (EE too) |
| What's your name? | Como se llama usted? (KOH-moh seh YAH-mah OO-STEHD) |
| My name is | Me llamo (meh YAH-moh) |