Courtesy phrases

Courtesy phrases

· Courtesy Phrases Real Life Application: When walking in the hallway, you may accidentally bump into someone who only speaks Spanish and you want to apologize to that him/her. Its important to know how to demonstrate courtesy so that you don’t offended a person or make a wrong impression. Hey what did mom always say? “Manners darling, manners."

¡Gracias! (Thanks)

¡Cuidado! (Be careful)

¡No, gracias! (No, thanks)

¡Muchas gracias! (Thanks a lot!)

¡De nada! (You’re welcome!)

¡Disculpe!( Attention)

Perdón. (Excuse me.)

Lo siento. (I’m sorry.)

Está bien. (That’s okay.)

Eres muy amable. (You are very nice.)

¡Por favor! (Please!)

Spanish Vocabulary

¿Cómo te llamas? (informal)
¿Cómo se llama?(formal)

(What’s your name?)

¿Qué tal? (How are you?)

¿Cómo estás?

Great! Fantástico Fantástica Genial Genial Very well Muy bien Well Bien Bad Mal Really bad Fatal And you? ¿Y tú?

Thank you Gracias

(Thank you very much) Muchas gracias

(You're Welcome) De nada

(Yes) Sí

(No) No

Notes about N N and Ñ are considered two different letters. They are alphabetized as separate letters, so Ñ always comes after N, regardless of where it appears in the word.

Ex: muñeca comes after municipal. Notes about Ch and LL CH and LL are distinct letters of the alphabet, but in 1994, the Real Academia Española (Spanish Royal Academy) declared that they should be treated as digraphs for collation purposes. Accordingly, words beginning with CH and LL are now alphabetized under C and L, respectively. Notes about K and W K and W are part of the alphabet but are mostly seen in foreign derived words and names, such as karate and whiskey. For instance, kilo is commonly used to refer to a kilogram. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3k-UHCb6jQ&feature=related Describes all of the greetings in Spanish including Good morning. Good afternoon, etc.