subject: How To Learn Spanish: The Greetings [print this page] In your first attempt to learn Spanish, the first thing you will be taught about is greetings. What do you know if you do not know how to say "hello?" Learning the greetings will help you to learn Spanish in its most basic form merely because you do not have to be concerned about a lot of verb agreements or word orders. The greetings are taught in simple phrases. No extra words need to be looked up or added. As I stated earlier, as you learn Spanish, the first phrase you have to know is "hello." In order to say that in Spanish, you would say, "Hola."
"Hola" can be used formally or casually to say hello to anyone you might come across. If you're trying to say hello on the telephone, you may use "bueno" or "diga. "
If you'd prefer to say "goodbye" in Spanish, you'd say, "Adis."
If you'd like to say, "How are you?" you would say, " Cmo ests?" To say, "Good afternoon." you would say, " Buenas tardes." To say, "Good morning" or "Good day," you'd say, "Buenos das." "Good night" in Spanish is buenos noches, and to ask what someone's name is, you would say, "Cmo te llamas?"
Once you get these down, you'll think it is a breeze to learn Spanish, but you're in for some more complex terms a bit later on down the road. Other basics that you can start mastering are numbers, the alphabet, telling time, asking directions, gender, color, body parts, and family.
Learning these types of everyday terms will assist you to learn Spanish quicker because you will able to practice these words everyday. People say hello and good night all of the time so you will really feel comfortable practicing your Spanish frequently.
Afterwards, you will be able to form much more complex greetings such as, "Hello, how are you doing?" or "Hi, the weather is pleasant today, isn't it?"
You are able to start to get a little more advanced by asking "What's up?" or "What's new?" To say that in Spanish, you would say "Qu hay?" If you would like to say, "How's it going?" you'd say, "Qu pasa?" If you'd like to say "nice to meet you" you'd say "Mucho gusto."
Those are simply a couple of of the more intermediate level greetings that you will assist you to to learn Spanish whilst getting to know many different individuals.
In Spain, it's frequently a common thing for people to kiss each other on both cheeks when they meet. Nevertheless, men will generally shake hands. Although individuals kiss each other frequently when they meet, they do not do it all the time. For instance in the context of a business meeting, you would not catch people kissing each other on the cheeks.
If you are in America, you may not wish to try kissing anyone as you learn Spanish, even when it is another Spanish person. Most individuals of various cultures have gotten used to the American culture, and American's usually do not kiss when they first meet. However, should you go to Spain, you may want to try this. It'll add to the fun as you learn Spanish.
