🇪🇸 Spanish for Beginners · Lesson 2 of 8
Hello, how are you?
Greetings, introductions and ¿Cómo te llamas?.
Greetings
| Hola | Hello / Hi |
|---|---|
| Buenos días | Good morning |
| Buenas tardes | Good afternoon |
| Buenas noches | Good evening / Good night |
| Adiós / Hasta luego | Goodbye / See you later |
A first conversation
— ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? — Me llamo Sofía. ¿Y tú? — Me llamo Jake. Mucho gusto. — Mucho gusto. ¿Cómo estás? — Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? — ¡Muy bien!
tú or usted?
Spanish has two words for “you”. Tú is friendly — for friends, family and kids. Usted is polite — for older people, strangers and in formal situations. With usted: ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Cómo se llama?
Polite words
| Por favor | Please |
|---|---|
| Gracias / Muchas gracias | Thank you / Thanks a lot |
| De nada | You’re welcome |
| Perdón / Disculpe | Excuse me / Sorry |
| No entiendo | I don’t understand |
| ¿Habla inglés? | Do you speak English? |
Tip
💡 Spanish questions start with ¿ and exclamations with ¡ — upside-down marks at the beginning.
✏️ Practice: your turn
- Practice the first conversation out loud with both parts
- Introduce yourself: Me llamo… Soy de…
- Ask an older person politely: ¿Cómo está usted?
- Say thank you and you’re welcome in Spanish today
🧠 Quick quiz
Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.
0 of 4 correct
All lessons in Spanish for Beginners
- 🗣️ 1. Pronunciation and lettersFive pure vowels, ñ, ll, j, silent h and rolled rr
- 👋 2. Hello, how are you?Greetings, introductions and ¿Cómo te llamas?
- 🔢 3. Numbers and colorsNumbers 0–20 and ten colors
- 👨👩👧 4. Family and peopleMom, dad, siblings, el and la, and plurals
- 🌮 5. Food, café and restaurantOrder, ask and get the check
- ⚖️ 6. ser, estar and tenerTwo ways to say “to be”, and “to have”
- ⏰ 7. Days, time and weather¿Qué hora es?, ¿Dónde está…? and question words
- 🧳 8. 50 travel phrases, and what’s nextThe phrases that save a trip, and how to keep learning