| A | B |
| Hola | Hi; Hi |
| Buenos dias! | Good Morning! |
| Buenas tardes! | Good Afternoon! |
| Buenas noches! | Good Evening! |
| Adios | Good-Bye |
| Nos vemos | See you |
| Hasta luego | See you later |
| Hast la vista | See you later |
| Hast pronto | See you soon |
| Hasta manana | See you tomorrow |
| Saludos a... | Greetings to... |
| Chau | Bye |
| Como esta usted? | How are you (formal) |
| Como estas? | How are you (informal) |
| Que hay de nuevo? | What's new? |
| Que pasa? | What's happening? |
| Que tal? | What's going on? How are you?; How is it going? What's wrong? |
| (Muy) bien, gracias | (Very) well, thanks |
| No muy bien | Not very well |
| Nada | Nothing |
| Regular | So so; OK |
| A que hora...? | (At) what time? |
| Que hora es? | What time is it? |
| Es la una | It's one o'clock |
| Son las... | It's...o'clock |
| la medianoche | midnight |
| el mediodia | noon |
| de la manana | in the morning; AM |
| de la moche | in the evening; at night; PM |
| de la tarde | in the afternoon; in the early evening; PM |
| en punto | on the dot; exactly; sharp |
| menos cuarto/menos quince | quarter to |
| y cuarto/y quince | quarter after |
| y media/y treinta | thirty (mins past the hour) |
| Como se IIama usted? | What's your name? (formal) |
| Como te IIamas (tu)? | What's your name (inform) |
| Me IIamo... | My name is.... |
| Y tu? | And you? (fam) |
| Y Ud.? | And you? (form) |
| Mucho gusto | Pleased to meet you |
| El gusto es mio | The pleasure is mine |
| Encantado/a | Enchanted |
| Igualmente | Likewise |
| Est/esta es... | This is |
| Le presento a... | I would like to introduce you to...(form) |
| Te presento a.... | I would like to introduce you to...(fam) |
| Com permiso | Pardon me; excuse me |
| De nada | You're welcome |
| Lo siento | I'm sorry |
| (Muchas) gracias | (Many) thanks |
| No hay de que | You're welcome |
| Perdon | Pardon me; excuse me |
| senor (Sr.) | Mr; sir |
| senora (Sra.) | Mrs; ma'am |
| senorita (Srta.) | Miss |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Espana | Spain |
| Estados Unidos (EE.UU; E.U.) | United States |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| De donde es Ud.? | Where are you from? (form) |
| De donde eres? | Where are you from? (fam) |
| Soy de... | I'm from... |