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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Spanish
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Spanish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Spanish phrases in this lesson
- ¿Cómo está?KOH-moh ehs-TAH
- How are you?
- Bien, graciasbyehn, GRAH-thyahs
- I'm fine, thanks
- ¿Y usted?ee oos-TEHD
- And you?
- ¿Cómo se llama?KOH-moh seh YAH-mah
- What's your name?
- Me llamo...meh YAH-moh
- My name is...
- ¿De dónde es?deh DOHN-deh ehs
- Where are you from?
- Soy de...soy deh
- I'm from...
- Me gustameh GOOS-tah
- I like it
- Es preciosoehs preh-THYOH-soh
- It's beautiful
- Bienvenidobyehn-beh-NEE-doh
- Welcome
The usted form, for older neighbors and formal situations. Spain leans casual fast, so you will need this less than the textbooks suggest.
The standard answer. "Muy bien" is very well.
Polite. With friends: "¿y tú?" (ee TOO).
Polite form. Casual: "¿cómo te llamas?".
Literally "it pleases me".
To a woman, "bienvenida"; to a group, "bienvenidos".
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