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Learning Spanish normally starts with Spanish greeting words|words and phrases.
The single word “Hola” (the “H” is not pronounced) in Spanish is the same as the English word “Hello” and is uncluttered by any complex syntax.
“Hola” is an appropriate greeting for both acquaintances or strangers when speaking to them in person. However, Spanish speakers commonly use “bueno” or “diga” when answering the phone, unlike English which uses “hello” for both situations.
After first greeting someone, you will subsequently depart and the Spanish equivalent of “goodbye” is “adios.”
The family of languages known as the “Romance languages” that include Spanish, Romanian, Portuguese, French, and Italian usually have two forms of verbs when addressing people. Generally the two forms are generally known as formal and informal forms. The formal form is generally used in formal settings or when speaking to a stranger, older person (not a friend or relative), or to someone of higher position. The informal form is generally used for friends, relatives, younger people or when speaking to persons of lower position.
When inquiring as to how someone is, such as “How are you?” “Como estas?” (informal) or “Como esta?” (formal) is the Spanish version of the same thing. Or you can use “que tal”, “Que passa?” (What’s happening?) or “Como se va?” (formal) or “Como te vas?” (informal) for “How is it going?” or literally “How’s it going with you?”
In the morning you might say “Buenos dias” for Good morning (literally “Good day”) or in the afternoon, you might greet someone with “Buenas tardes” for “Good afternoon.” At night it would be “Buenos noches” for “Good night.”
If the person you are greeting is a stranger, you might ask “Como se llama?” (formal) or “Como te llamas?” (informal) for “What is your name?” The literal translation would be “How do you call yourself?”
These are the simplest greetings to learn and once you master these Spanish phrases the rest is easy. There are a few harder ones to learn, but not yet. The next step to learning Spanish is numbers, letters, time, asking how to get somewhere, male or female, colors, parts of the body, and relatives.
The phrases used every day are the ones that help you to master Spanish more quickly because you will be using them on a regular basis. “Hello” and “Good Night” are two of the most used phrases so saying these words will give you plenty of practice in your comfort zone.
George Dodge has studied Spanish since 1973 using a variety of home study programs to Learn to Speak Spanish. For more information on learning Spanish visit www.LearnSpanishCenter.com
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