| A | B |
| Hola. | Hello. |
| Buenos días. | Good morning. |
| Buenas tardes. | Good afternoon. |
| Buenas noches. | Good evening. Good night. |
| Adiós. | Goodbye. |
| Hasta luego. | See you later. Until later. |
| Hasta mañana. | See you tomorrow. Until tomorrow. |
| ¿Qué tal? | What's up? /What's going on? /What's happening? /What's new? |
| ¿Qué pasa? | What's up? /What's going on? /What's happening? /What's new? |
| Chao. | Bye. Bye, bye. |
| Nada mucho. | Nothing much. Not much. |
| Mucho. | A lot. |
| Nada. | Nothing. |
| Muchísimo. | A whole lot. |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you (sing., inf.)? |
| ¿Cómo está usted/Ud.? | How are you (sing., for.)? |
| Más o menos. | So, so. |
| Bien, gracias. | Fine, thanks. Well, thanks. |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | What's your name? (sing., inf.) |
| ¿Cómo se llama usted/Ud.? | What's your name? (sing., for.) |
| Cansado. | Tired. |
| Me llamo (su nombre). | My name is (your name). |
| Encantado. | Delighted to meet you. Enchanted to meet you. |
| Mucho gusto. | Pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. |
| señor | sir, Mr., mister |
| Sr. | Mr., mister |
| señora | madam, Ma'am, Mrs., Ms. |
| Sra. | Mrs., Ms. |
| señorita | Miss, ma'am |
| Srta. | Miss |
| ¿Y tú? | And you (sing., inf.)? |
| ¿Y usted/Ud.? | And you (sing., for.)? |
| Igualmente. | Equally. Likewise. Me, too. |
| Muy bien, gracias. | Very well/fine, thanks. |
| Estoy bien, gracias. | I am well/fine, thank you. |
| Regular. | Ok. Regular. |
| Así, así. | So, so. |
| Gracias. | Thank you. Thanks. |
| Por favor. | Please. |
| De nada. | You are welcome. |
| Salud. | Bless you. |
| Los saludos | The greetings |
| Las despedidas | The farewells |
| Hasta la vista. | Until I see you again. |
| Hasta pronto. | See you really soon. |
| Nos vemos. | See you. |
| Muchas gracias. | Lots of thanks. |
| Por nada. | You're welcome. |
| Bien. | Fine./Well. |
| Bastante bien. | Sufficiently fine (well). |
| Enfermo. | Sick. |
| Mal./Mala. | Bad. |
| ¿Qué hay (de nuevo)? | What's up? /What's going on? /What's happening? /What's new? |
| ¿Qué es nuevo? | What's up? /What's going on? /What's happening? /What's new? |
| Lo siento. | I'm sorry. |
| Perdón. | Pardon./Pardon me./Excuse me. |
| Perdóname. | Pardon me./Excuse me. |
| Con permiso. | With (your) permission./Excuse me. |
| Tengo que irme. | I have to gol. |
| Él/Ella/Ud. se llama ..... | His/Her/Your name is .... |
| Te llamas .... | Your name is .... |
| Aló. | Helllo. (telephone greeting usually) |
| estar de buen humor | to be in a good mood |
| estar de mal humor | to be in a bad mood |
| pedir perdón | to say you're sorry/to ask for forgiveness |
| pedir permiso (para) | to ask for permission (in order to do something) |
| Bueno, tengo clase. | Well, I have class. |
| Con mucho gusto ... | I would be very glad to .... |
| Con mucho gusto. | With great pleasure. |
| Las cortesías | Courtesies |
| Las presentaciones | The introductions |
| le/les/te presento a ... | I present you to .... |
| El gusto es mío. | The pleasure is mine. |
| Tanto gusto. | So pleased to meet you. |
| Los títulos | The titles |
| don | Mr. (title of respect, used with given name |
| doña | Miss, Mrs., Ms. (title of respect, used with given name |
| el apodo | the nickname |
| la cortesía | the courtesy |
| la despedida | the farewell |
| el nombre | the name |
| el permiso | permission; the permit |
| el saludo | the greeting |
| Bueno. | Hello. (only on the telephone as a greeting) |
| Muchísimas gracias. | Many thanks./Lots of thanks. |
| ¿Cómo se llama el muchacho nuevo? | What is the new boy's name? |
| Él se llama Guillermo Verganza. | His name is Guillermo Verganza. |
| Y más. | And more. |
| él | he |
| ella | she |
| su | your (for.)/his/her |
| tu | your (inf.) |
| tú | you (sing., inf.) |
| la presentación | the introduction |