Vocabulary

hola/ˈola/

hello, hi

buenos días/ˈbwenos ˈdias/

good morning

Buenos días, señora. — Good morning, ma'am.

buenas tardes/ˈbwenas ˈtaɾdes/

good afternoon, good evening (until dark)

buenas noches/ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes/

good evening, good night (after dark)

¿qué tal?/ke ˈtal/

how are you?, how's it going?

bien/bjen/

well, fine

Muy bien, gracias. — Very well, thank you.

muy bien/ˈmwi ˈβjen/

very well

regular/reɣuˈlaɾ/

so-so, OK

mal/mal/

bad, badly

adiós/aˈðjos/

goodbye

hasta luego/ˈasta ˈlweɣo/

see you later, bye

hasta mañana/ˈasta maˈɲana/

see you tomorrow

hasta pronto/ˈasta ˈpɾonto/

see you soon

encantado/eŋkanˈtaðo/

nice to meet you (said by a man)

encantada/eŋkanˈtaða/

nice to meet you (said by a woman)

mucho gusto/ˈmutʃo ˈɣusto/

nice to meet you, pleased to meet you

bienvenido/bjembeˈniðo/

welcome

Bienvenido a Salamanca. — Welcome to Salamanca.

sí/si/

yes

no/no/

no, not

gracias/ˈɡɾaθjas/

thank you, thanks

de nada/de ˈnaða/

you're welcome

por favor/poɾ faˈβoɾ/

please

perdona/peɾˈðona/

excuse me, sorry (to someone you call tú)

perdone/peɾˈðone/

excuse me, sorry (to someone you call usted)

nombrem./ˈnombɾe/

name, first name

apellidom./apeˈʝiðo/

surname, last name

señorm./seˈɲoɾ/

Mr., sir, gentleman

señoraf./seˈɲoɾa/

Mrs., Ms., ma'am, lady

profesorm./pɾofeˈsoɾ/

teacher (man)

profesoraf./pɾofeˈsoɾa/

teacher (woman)

estudiantem./f./estuˈðjante/

student

compañerom./kompaˈɲeɾo/

classmate, colleague (man)

compañeraf./kompaˈɲeɾa/

classmate, colleague (woman)

amigom./aˈmiɣo/

friend (man)

amigaf./aˈmiɣa/

friend (woman)

yo/ʝo/

I

tú/tu/

you (informal)

usted/usˈteð/

you (formal)

él/el/

he

ella/ˈeʝa/

she