🎯 Goal: Master essential Spanish greetings, goodbyes, and everyday questions so you can introduce yourself and connect with others from day one. With focused pronunciation practice, you’ll build the confidence to speak clearly and naturally in real conversations.
📌 Vocabulary: Greetings and Farewells
Here are the essential greetings and farewells you’ll need to start and end conversations in Spanish:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Hola | Hello |
| Buenos días | Good morning |
| Buenas tardes | Good afternoon |
| Buenas noches | Good evening Good night |
| Adiós | Goodbye |
| Hasta luego | See you later |
| Hasta pronto | See you soon |
| Nos vemos | See you |
| Cuídate | Take care |
🔊 Click to listen: Listen to a Spanish speaker pronounce each phrase. Repeat each phrase aloud to practise your pronunciation. Keep practising until you have memorised them.
↩️ Flashcards
Go through the flashcards, saying the phrase aloud in Spanish and trying to recall its meaning in English. If you don’t remember, flip the card to check the translation.
👫 Common Questions and Answers
Learn how to introduce yourself and ask simple questions to get to know someone.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | What is your name? (informal) |
| ¿Cómo se llama? | What is your name? (formal) |
| Me llamo María. | My name is Maria. |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (informal) |
| ¿Cómo está usted? | How are you? (formal) |
| Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? | Fine, thank you. And you? |
| ¿De dónde eres? | Where are you from? (informal) |
| Soy de Inglaterra. | I am from England. |
| Mucho gusto. | Nice to meet you. |
↩️ Flashсards
Read the Spanish phrase aloud and try to recall its English meaning. If stuck, flip the card to check. Repeat until mastered!
🎧 Audio Practice
Listen to the conversation, understand its content, and complete the gaps in the text.
✔️Audio 1
✔️Audio 2
🧭 Pronunciation Tips
Let’s focus on some key pronunciation points to sound more like a native speaker:
🔺 The letter “ll” (e.g., Me llamo):
- In most Spanish-speaking regions, “-ll-” is pronounced like a soft “y” (e.g., “Me YAM-o“).
- Practice: Say “Me llamo” slowly, emphasizing the “y” sound.
- ❗️Avoid pronouncing it like an English “-l-“.
🔺The letter “h” (e.g., Hola):
- The “h” in Spanish is silent. In “Hola“, it sounds like “O-la”.
- Practice: Say “Hola” without exhaling on the “h”.
🔺 Question Intonation:
- Spanish questions often have a rising tone at the end. For example, in “¿Cómo te llamas?“ the voice goes up🠕 on “llamas“.
- Practice: Exaggerate the rise in your voice when asking questions to get the feel of it. Say “¿De dónde eres?”
🔺 Formal vs. Informal Tone:
- Use “tú” (informal😼) with friends or people your age. Use “usted” (formal👨💼) with strangers, elders, or in professional settings.
- Use a slightly more polite and reserved tone with “usted“, while “tú” is casual and friendly.
- Practice: Say “¿Cómo estás?“ (casual tone😼) vs. “¿Cómo está usted?” (polite tone👨💼).
🗣️ Shadowing Exercise
Listen and immediately repeat each Spanish phrase, copying the pronunciation and rhythm. Repeat 3-5 times per phrase to sound natural.
1️⃣ Part 1:
Click to show transcript & translation
– Buenos días. ¿Cómo estás? – Good morning. How are you?
– Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? – I’m fine, thanks. And you?
– Muy bien. Tengo que irme. – Very well. I have to go.
– Vale. ¡Cuídate! – Okay. Take care!
– ¡Tú también! Hasta luego. – You too! See you later.
2️⃣Part 2:
Click to show transcript & translation
– Buenos días. ¿Cómo está usted? – Good morning. How are you? (formal)
– Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? – Fine, thanks. And you? (formal)
– También bien. ¿Cómo se llama? – I’m well, too. What’s your name? (formal)
– Me llamo Ana. Mucho gusto. – My name is Ana. Nice to meet you.
3️⃣ Part 3
Click to show transcript & translation
Yo soy de Perú. – I’m from Peru.
¿De dónde es usted? – Where are you from? (formal)
Pedro y yo somos amigos. – Pedro and I are friends.
Ana y Marta son profesoras. – Ana and Marta are teachers.
Tú eres de Colombia. – You are from Colombia.
🎯 Quick Quiz #1
Test your understanding of the lesson with these quick activities. Choose the correct response for each.
🔍 Quick Quiz #2
Fill in the gaps in the conversation using words from the list.
– . Bien, gracias.
– . ¿De dónde eres?
– . Mucho gusto.
– Igualmente.
– Adiós. Buenas noches.
🧭 Quick Quiz #3
Complete the sentences using the dropdown menu.
↩️ Flashcard: Review Vocabulary
Practice your vocabulary with these interactive flashcards. Review each word multiple times to help commit it to memory.