Spanish Phrases: Basic Greetings
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Here are some basic greetings in Spanish. Note that a few of these
are informal greetings, as indicated.
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¡hola!  | - | hello!, hi! | ¿hola, qué tal?  | - | hi, how's things? (Informal) | ¡buenos días!  | - | hello!, good morning! | ¡buenas tardes!  | - | hello!, good afternoon!; good evening! | ¡buenas!  | - | afternoon!; evening! | ¿cómo estás?  | - | how are you? (familiar form) | | ¿cómo está? | - | how are you? (formal) | ¿cómo estamos?  | - | how are we doing? (used as in English to mean 'how are you doing?') | ¡gracias!  | - | thanks!, thank you! | ¡muchas gracias!  | - | many thanks!, thanks very much! | por favor  | - | please | ¡porfa!  | - | please! (Informal) | ¡no, gracias!  | - | no thank you! | ¡sí, gracias!  | - | yes please! | ¡hasta luego!  | - | bye!, see you later! | ¡hasta pronto!  | - | bye!, see you soon! | ¡nos vemos!  | - | bye!, see you! | ¡nos vemos mañana!  | - | see you tomorrow! | ¡cuidate!  | - | take care! (familiar form) | ¿perdón?  | - | sorry?, pardon?, what did you say? | ¡perdone!  | - | sorry!, excuse me! | ¿perdone ...?  | - | excuse me, ...? | ¡oiga, ...!  | - | excuse me, ...! | ¿oye, ...?  | - | listen, ...?; by the way, ...? (familiar) | ¡que tenga un buen día!  | - | have a good day!, hope you have a good day! | ¡que le vaya bien!  | - | hope it goes OK! | ¡buen provecho!  | - | bon apétit!, enjoy your meal!; (with drink) enjoy! | ¡salud!  | - | cheers!; (after sneezing) bless you! | ¡cuidado!  | - | watch out! |
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Latin American greetings
The following are also common in Latin America:
¡buen día!  | - | hello!, good morning! | ¿bueno?  | - | hello? (used in Mexico to answer the telephone) | ¿mande?  | - | sorry?, pardon?, what did you say? | ¿qué onda?  | - | what's up?, how's it going? (Informal) | ¿disculpe ...?  | - | excuse me, ...? | ¡ándale (pues)! (Informal)  | - | right then!, cheerio! | ¡ahorita vengo!  | - | I'll be back in a minute! |
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