About This Lesson
Use Basic greetings and introductions to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Buenos días a todos.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs ah TOH-dohs Good morning, everyone.
B
¿Cómo estás?
KOH-moh ehs-TAHS How are you?
A
Estoy bien.
ehs-TOY byen I am fine.
B
Mucho gusto.
MOO-choh GOOS-toh Nice to meet you.
A
Que tengas un buen día.
keh TEHNG-gahs oon bwehn DEE-ah Have a nice day.
B
De nada.
deh NAH-dah You are welcome.Word by Word
Buenos
Buenos contributes “good” in the greeting “Buenos días.” Use the complete expression “Buenos días” as a morning greeting.
días
días means “days,” and in “Buenos días” it is part of the standard greeting meaning “Good morning.” Use “Buenos días” when greeting people in the morning.
a
Here a introduces the people being addressed in “a todos.” The phrase “Buenos días a todos” is used to greet a whole group.
todos
todos means “everyone” or “all” in “a todos.” Together, “a todos” specifies that the greeting is directed to the entire group.
Cómo
The accented form Cómo means “how” and begins the question “¿Cómo estás?” Use “¿Cómo estás?” to ask someone about their state or well-being.
estás
estás contributes “are” in “¿Cómo estás?” and asks about the other person’s state. Use the complete question “¿Cómo estás?” when speaking directly to someone.
Estoy
Estoy means “I am” in “Estoy bien,” stating the speaker’s own condition. Use “Estoy bien” to answer “¿Cómo estás?” positively.
bien
bien means “well” or “fine” in “Estoy bien.” It describes the speaker’s state and can be used in this reply to “¿Cómo estás?”.
Mucho
In “Mucho gusto,” Mucho contributes “much” to the expression, whose complete meaning is “Nice to meet you.” Use “Mucho gusto” when meeting someone for the first time.
gusto
gusto means “pleasure” in “Mucho gusto.” Together, “Mucho gusto” is the expression used to show pleasure at meeting someone.
Que
Que introduces the good wish in “Que tengas un buen día,” which means “Have a nice day.” Use the complete expression when wishing someone well as an interaction ends.
tengas
tengas contributes “have” in the wish “Que tengas un buen día.” With Que, it forms the expression used to wish one person a pleasant day.
un
un is the indefinite article “a” in “un buen día.” It appears before “buen día” in the expression “Que tengas un buen día.”
buen
buen means “good” in “buen día,” describing the day positively. It is the form of bueno used before día here; use it in “un buen día.”
día
día means “day” in “un buen día.” The complete phrase “Que tengas un buen día” is used to wish someone a pleasant day.
De
De is part of the fixed expression “De nada,” used to say “You are welcome.” Its whole meaning comes from the expression, so use “De nada” in reply to thanks.
nada
nada means “nothing” in “De nada,” but the complete expression means “You are welcome.” Use “De nada” as a polite reply after someone thanks you.
Grammar Points
¿Cómo estás? / Estoy bien.
¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien.
KOH-moh ehs-TAHS; ehs-TOY byenHow are you? I am fine.
Spanish uses different forms of estar for “you are” (estás) and “I am” (estoy).
buen + día
buen día
bwehn DEE-ahgood day
Bueno becomes buen before a masculine singular noun such as día.
Spanish Vocabulary
bien
adv
byen
fine; well
Estoy bien.
buen
adj
bwehn
nice; good
Que tengas un buen día.
Buenos días
phrase
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning
Buenos días a todos.
cómo
adv
KOH-moh
how
¿Cómo estás?
De nada
phrase
deh NAH-dah
You are welcome
De nada.
día
noun
DEE-ah
day
Que tengas un buen día.
días
noun
DEE-ahs
days
Buenos días a todos.
estás
verb
ehs-TAHS
you are
¿Cómo estás?
estoy
verb
ehs-TOY
I am
Estoy bien.
Mucho gusto
phrase
MOO-choh GOOS-toh
Nice to meet you
Mucho gusto.
tengas
verb
TEHNG-gahs
you have
Que tengas un buen día.
todos
pron
TOH-dohs
everyone
Buenos días a todos.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Good morning, everyone.
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Buenos días a todos.How are you?
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¿Cómo estás?I am fine.
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Estoy bien.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
fine; well
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bieneveryone
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todoshow
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cómoyou have