| A | B |
| Buenos días/Buenas tardes/Buenas noches. | Good morning/afternoon/evening. |
| Hola. | Hello. Hi. |
| (Muy) buenas. | Good day to you! |
| ?Qué tal? | How's it going? |
| ?Cómo está(s)? | How are you. (informal - estás, formal - está) |
| Regular/Así, así | Okay, so so. |
| (Muy) bien. | (Wery) well. |
| ?Y tú? ?Y usted? | And you? |
| Adiós. | Bye! |
| Hasta luego, mañana, la próxima. | Until later, tomorrow, the next time. |
| Nos vemos. | We'll see ya (each other)! |
| ?Cómo te llamas? ?Cómo se llama? | What is your name (literally, how do you call yourself?) |
| Me llamo _________. | My name is / I call myself _____. |
| señor (Sr.), señora (Sra.), señorita (Srta.) | mister, misses, miss |
| (Muchas) gracias. | (Many) thanks. |
| De nada. / No hay de qué. | You're welcome./ It's nothing/ Don't worry about it. |
| Por favor. | Please. |
| Perdón. Con permiso. | Excuse me. Pardon me. |
| Mucho gusto. | Pleased to meet you. |
| Igualmente. Encantado(a). | Likewise. The pleasure is mine. |
| (yo) soy | I am. |
| (tú) eres | you are |
| (él, ella, usted) es | he is, she is, you (formal) are |
| ?Te gusta? | Do you like......? |
| Me gusta..... | I like..... |
| ?Le gusta? Le gusta..... | Does he,she,like?/Do you (f.) like? He,she, you like(s) |
| ?Qué hora es? Son las.... Es la.... | What time is it? It's ..... oçlock. |
| ?A qué hora? A la(s)...... | At what time....? At....... |
| de la mañana | in the morning |
| de la tarde | in the afternoon |
| de la noche | in the evening/ at night |
| en punto | on the dot, exactly, sharp |
| y cuarto, y media, menos cuarto | quarter past, half past, quarter 'til |
| ?Cómo? | How? What's she like? Huh? |
| ?Cuál? | What? Which? |
| ?Cuándo? | When? |
| ?Cuánto es? ?Cuántos? ?Cuántas? | How much is it? How many? |
| ?Dónde? | Where? |
| ?Qué? | What? (to identify, define, or explain) |
| ?Quién? | Who? |
| sí | yes |
| no | no |
| está | is located |
| hay | there is/are |
| no hay | there is not /there are not |
| y | and |
| o | or |
| a | to; at (with time) |
| de | of, from |
| en | in, on |