3. In Spanish there are different ways of greeting and saying hello
depending on the context of the situation, the time of day and
who you are talking to.
Hola (informal)
- Hi. - For any time of day.
This is the most common
greeting in Spanish.
Buenos días
- Good morning
Buenas tardes
- Good afternoon
Buenas noches
- Good evening / Good night
Que tengas buenos días ...
(informal)
- Have a good day
Some of the most common
expressions are:
4. Asking how someone is in
Spanish
Normally the difference between a formal and
informal greeting depends on the use of tú or usted.
These are different ways of asking how someone is:
Remember for questions in Spanish we begin with
an inverted question mark (¿)
•¿Cómo estás (tú)? - informal
- How are you?
•¿Cómo está Usted? - formal
- How are you?
•¿Qué tal?
- What's up?
•¿Cómo has estado? - (se refiere a tu salud o
eventos nuevos de tu vida privada)
- How have you been?
•¿Cómo te ha ido?
- How's everything been going?
•¿Cómo te va? (informal)
- How's it going?
•¿Cómo le va? (formal)
- How are things going for you?
•¿Cómo está(n) tu _____? hermano(s), novia, familia,
padre(s), etc.
- How is (are) your brother(s), girlfriend, family, parents...
