👋 Spanish Greetings

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Greetings are some of the first Spanish words every learner should know. In this lesson, you'll learn beginner-friendly greetings, common conversation starters, and useful real-world phrases used every day in Spanish-speaking countries.

🟢 Beginner Vocabulary

👋 Hello — Hola
Pronunciation: oh-lah
☀️ Good morning — Buenos días
Pronunciation: bweh-nohs dee-ahs
🌤️ Good afternoon — Buenas tardes
Pronunciation: bweh-nahs tar-dehs
🌙 Good evening / night — Buenas noches
Pronunciation: bweh-nahs noh-chehs
😊 How are you? — ¿Cómo estás?
Pronunciation: koh-moh ehs-tahs

🟡 Intermediate Vocabulary

🤝 Nice to meet you — Mucho gusto
Pronunciation: moo-choh goo-stoh
😄 I’m good — Estoy bien
Pronunciation: ehs-toy bee-en
🙌 Very well — Muy bien
Pronunciation: moo-ee bee-en
👋 See you later — Hasta luego
Pronunciation: ahs-tah loo-eh-goh
📅 See you tomorrow — Hasta mañana
Pronunciation: ahs-tah mahn-yah-nah

🔴 Advanced Vocabulary

🧑‍💼 How have you been? — ¿Cómo has estado?
Pronunciation: koh-moh ahs ehs-tah-doh
🎉 Long time no see — ¡Cuánto tiempo!
Pronunciation: kwan-toh tee-ehm-poh
🙏 Pleased to meet you — Encantado / Encantada
Pronunciation: en-kahn-tah-doh / en-kahn-tah-dah
Use encantado if male and encantada if female.
💬 What’s going on? — ¿Qué pasa?
Pronunciation: keh pah-sah
😎 What’s up? — ¿Qué tal?
Pronunciation: keh tahl

💬 Common Greeting Phrases

👋 Hola, ¿cómo estás?
Hello, how are you?
oh-lah koh-moh ehs-tahs
☀️ Buenos días, mucho gusto.
Good morning, nice to meet you.
bweh-nohs dee-ahs moo-choh goo-stoh
👋 Hasta luego.
See you later.
ahs-tah loo-eh-goh
🌙 Buenas noches, nos vemos mañana.
Good night, see you tomorrow.
bweh-nahs noh-chehs nohs veh-mohs mahn-yah-nah

📝 Example Sentences

😊 Hola, María.
Hello, María.
oh-lah mah-ree-ah
☀️ Buenos días, profesor.
Good morning, teacher.
bweh-nohs dee-ahs proh-feh-sohr
😄 Estoy muy bien hoy.
I am very well today.
ehs-toy moo-ee bee-en oy
🤝 Mucho gusto, me llamo Carlos.
Nice to meet you, my name is Carlos.
moo-choh goo-stoh meh yah-moh kar-lohs
👋 Hasta mañana, amigos.
See you tomorrow, friends.
ahs-tah mahn-yah-nah ah-mee-gohs

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

🌙 Good evening → __________
2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

👋 Hola, ¿________ estás?
3️⃣ Match the phrase:

👋 Hasta luego → ?
☀️ Buenos días → ?
🤝 Mucho gusto → ?
✅ Answers

1️⃣ Buenas noches
2️⃣ Cómo
3️⃣ See you later / Good morning / Nice to meet you