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Friday, October 23, 2009

Greetings, How are you? Goodbyes

• Teaching: Greetings, How are you? Goodbyes

Real life application: Trying to make a foreign exchange, student feels welcome. (Part 1)

A similar situation, like the one above, could happen in reality, and it’s important to have basic communication skills with a person who speaks a different language. This could happen to you anywhere; at work, school, or even the supermarket.

Hello - hola

Goodbye - adiós

Good morning - buenas días

Good afternoon - buenas tardes

Good evening - buenas noches

COURTESY PHRASES / FRASES DE CORTESIA

Excuse me - perdón

With your permission (used when trying to move past someone) - con permiso.

Sorry - lo siento

Thank you - gracias

Thank you very much - muchas gracias

You're welcome - de nada

Don't mention it - no hay de que

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS / HACIENDO PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS


GREETINGS

Hello / Hi!

¡Hóla!

Good day

Buenos diás

Good evening

Buenos tardes

Good night

Buenos noches

Good bye

Adiós

See you soon

Hasta luego

GENERAL RESPONSES

Yes

No

No

That depends

Depende

I don't know

No lo sé

I don't think so

And you?

Creo que no

Y tú?

I think so

Creo que sí

It doesn't matter

No importa

I don't mind

No me molesta

Of course!

¡Claro!

True

Es verdad

With pleasure

Con gusto

QUESTION WORDS

Where?

¿Dónde?

When?

¿Cuándo?

Why?

¿Por qué?

What?

¿Qué?

Who?

¿Quién?

How?

¿Cómo?

How much/many?

¿Cuántos / cuánto?

Is/are there?

¿Hay?



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