LESSON NOTES

Beginner #1
Saying Hello!

CONTENTS
2 Informal Spanish
2 English
2 Formal Spanish
3 English
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences
5 Grammar
5 Cultural Insight

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 INFORMAL SPANISH

1. DANIELA: Hola. Buenos días.

2. CÉSAR: Buenos días.

3. DANIELA: Yo me llamo Daniela.

4. CÉSAR: Hola, Daniela. Yo me llamo César.

5. DANIELA: Hola, César. ¿Cómo estás?

6. CÉSAR: Bien. ¿Cómo estás tú?

7. DANIELA: Yo estoy muy bien. ¡Bienvenido al Perú!

ENGLISH

1. DANIELA: Hi. Good Mornin'.

2. CÉSAR: Good mornin'.

3. DANIELA: My name is Daniela.

4. CÉSAR: Hi, Daniela. My name is César.

5. DANIELA: Hi, César. How are ya'?

6. CÉSAR: Fine. How are ya'?

7. DANIELA: I'm really well. Welcome to Peru!

FORMAL SPANISH CONT'D OVER

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1. DANIELA: Hola. Buenos días.

2. CÉSAR: Buenos días.

3. DANIELA: Yo me llamo Daniela.

4. CÉSAR: Hola, Daniela. Yo me llamo César.

5. DANIELA: Hola, César. ¿Cómo está usted?

6. CÉSAR: Bien. ¿Cómo está usted?

7. DANIELA: Yo estoy muy bien. ¡Bienvenido al Perú!

ENGLISH

1. DANIELA: Hello. Good Morning.

2. CÉSAR: Good morning.

3. DANIELA: My name is Daniela.

4. CÉSAR: Hello, Daniela. My name is César.

5. DANIELA: Hello, César. How are you, Sir?

6. CÉSAR: Fine. How are you, Ma'am?

7. DANIELA: I am very well. Welcome to Peru!

VOCABULARY

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 S panish English C lass Ge nde r

bienvenido (a) welcome adjective

tú you (informal) personal pronoun

adjective, masculine
bueno(-a) good noun, interjection masculine

llamar to call (oneself) verb

día day noun masculine

yo I personal pronoun

estar be verb

hola hello, hi interjection

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Bienvenidos a mi casa, pasen Tú entiendes.

adelante.
"You understand."
"Welcome to my home; come right
in."

Yo tengo muy buenas amigas. Me llamo Jorge.

"I have very good friends." "I call myself Jorge." / "My name is
Jorge."

Es un día bonito. Yo hablo español.

"It's a nice day." "I speak Spanish."

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Estamos en Chile. Hola, ¿cómo esta ud?

"We are in Chile." "Hi, how are you?" (formal)

GRAMMAR

As you noticed in the dialogue, “buenos días” (good morning) is used along with other words
to greet someone. There are other phrases as well that can be used for the same purpose,
but at different times of the day. All of these phrases are very common and are a great way to
start out in the learning process:

A) From 4am to 12pm, “buenos días” (Good morning/Good day) is said.

B) From 12pm to 7pm, “buenas tardes” (Good afternoon/Good evening) is said.
C) From 7pm to 4am, “buenas noches” (Good evening/Good night) is said.

There are some particularities about these expressions which are important to know. First,
you'll notice that in the Spanish, there is no distinction between 'good afternoon' and 'good
evening'; both are encompassed by the phrase 'buenas tardes'.

Second, as there is no word specifically for 'evening' in the Spanish, it is not possible to greet
someone at night by saying 'good evening'. What we do instead is say “buenas
noches” (good night) as a greeting. At first, this may sound a little strange to English speakers,
since we say 'good night' only to say goodbye at night; but such is not the case in the
Spanish.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

In formal situations throughout the Hispanic world, a greeting is often accompanied by a

handshake with the right hand. This holds true between men and men, women and women
as well as men and women. In more informal situations, a greeting is often accompanied by a
kiss on the right cheek. This occurs between women and women as well as men and women.
Men and men, in an informal greeting, are likely to shake hands and give a soft pat to each
other on the side. Children almost always are taught to greet others and especially their
elders with a kiss on the cheek.

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