About This Lesson
Use Basic Thanks and Farewells to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Hasta luego.
AH-stah LWAY-goh See you later.
B
Nos vemos mañana.
nohs BEH-mohs mah-NYAH-nah See you tomorrow.
A
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs Thank you very much.
B
Eso es todo por hoy.
EH-soh ehs TOH-doh pohr OY That is all today.
A
Que pases una buena noche.
keh PAH-sehs OO-nah BWEH-nah NOH-cheh Have a good night.
B
Hasta la próxima.
AH-stah lah PROK-see-mah See you next time.Word by Word
Hasta
In this dialogue, Hasta means “until” in a farewell. It appears in Hasta luego and Hasta la próxima, linking the farewell to a later time or occasion. Use Hasta before a time expression when saying goodbye.
luego
luego means “later” in Hasta luego, so the whole farewell means “See you later.” It comes directly after Hasta in this expression. Use Hasta luego when saying goodbye and expecting to see the person again later.
Nos
Nos contributes the “us” or “each other” part of Nos vemos mañana. Together with vemos, it forms the farewell meaning “See you tomorrow.” It comes before the verb in this reusable farewell pattern.
vemos
vemos supplies the “see” action in Nos vemos mañana. It is a form of ver, and together with nos it gives the expression its farewell meaning. Use Nos vemos followed by a time expression when saying when you will see someone again.
mañana
mañana means “tomorrow” in Nos vemos mañana. It identifies when the next meeting is expected and comes after the farewell phrase. Use it after a phrase about seeing someone again when the meeting is the following day.
Muchas
Muchas strengthens the thanks in Muchas gracias, giving the whole expression the meaning “Thank you very much.” It comes directly before gracias. Use Muchas gracias to express strong or especially warm thanks.
gracias
gracias is the part of Muchas gracias that expresses thanks, while Muchas makes the thanks stronger. The complete expression means “Thank you very much.” Use it when responding to help, kindness, or a favor.
Eso
Eso means “that” and points to the activity or matter being finished in Eso es todo por hoy. It comes at the beginning of the statement and is linked to todo by es. Use Eso when referring to something already understood in the conversation.
es
es means “is” and links Eso with todo in Eso es todo por hoy. It is a form of ser used to state what something is. Here it helps make a short statement about what remains for today.
todo
todo means “all” or “everything” in Eso es todo por hoy. It says that nothing more remains, while por hoy limits the statement to today. Use it after es when stating that an activity or amount is complete.
por
por means “for” in por hoy and marks the period covered by the statement. Together with hoy, it gives the meaning “for today,” and it comes directly before the time word. Use por before a time period when limiting something to that period.
hoy
hoy means “today” and identifies the current day in por hoy. It specifies the period for which Eso es todo applies. Use it in a closing statement when an activity is finished for the current day.
Que
Que introduces a wish in Que pases una buena noche. It comes before pases and opens the expression that wishes someone a good night. Use Que at the beginning of a similar wish when saying goodbye.
pases
pases supplies the action of spending or having the night in Que pases una buena noche. It is a form of pasar used here after Que and before una buena noche. Use this form within the expression when wishing someone a good night.
una
una means “a” in una buena noche and introduces the noun phrase describing the night. It comes directly before buena. Use it as part of the expression una buena noche when making this farewell wish.
buena
buena describes noche as “good” in una buena noche. It comes before noche, and buena is the form of bueno used in this expression. Use it with noche when wishing someone a good night.
noche
noche means “night” and identifies the time period being wished for in una buena noche. It is modified by una and buena in the full expression. Use Que pases una buena noche when saying goodbye with a good-night wish.
la
la means “the” in Hasta la próxima and comes directly before próxima. Here it is part of the farewell expression meaning “See you next time.” Use the whole expression when leaving and referring to the next occasion.
próxima
próxima identifies the next occasion or time in Hasta la próxima. Together with la, it completes the farewell meaning “See you next time.” Use this expression when saying goodbye without naming a specific future day.
Grammar Points
buena + sustantivo femenino
una buena noche
OO-nah BWEH-nah NOH-cheha good night
The adjective buena agrees with the feminine noun noche in gender and number.
Que + subjuntivo
Que pases una buena noche
keh PAH-sehs OO-nah BWEH-nah NOH-chehHave a good night
Que + subjunctive expresses a wish or good wish, rather than a direct command.
Spanish Vocabulary
buena
adj
BWEH-nah
good
Que pases una buena noche.
Eso es todo
phrase
EH-soh ehs TOH-doh
That is all
Eso es todo por hoy.
gracias
noun
GRAH-syahs
thanks
Muchas gracias.
Hasta luego
phrase
AH-stah LWAY-goh
See you later
Hasta luego.
hoy
adv
OY
today
Eso es todo por hoy.
mañana
adv
mah-NYAH-nah
tomorrow
Nos vemos mañana.
Muchas gracias
phrase
MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs
Thank you very much
Muchas gracias.
noche
noun
NOH-cheh
night
Que pases una buena noche.
Nos vemos
phrase
nohs BEH-mohs
See you
Nos vemos mañana.
pases
verb
PAH-sehs
spend or have
Que pases una buena noche.
por hoy
phrase
pohr OY
for today
Eso es todo por hoy.
Que pases una buena noche
phrase
keh PAH-sehs OO-nah BWEH-nah NOH-cheh
Have a good night
Que pases una buena noche.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
See you later.
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Hasta luego.See you tomorrow.
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Nos vemos mañana.Thank you very much.
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Muchas gracias.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
tomorrow
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mañanathanks
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graciasnight
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nochespend or have