Learn the two ways of greeting people in Spanish. One is called the FAMILIAR form used to address people you already know and the FORMAL form is used to address people you do not know or are meeting for the first time.
SALUDOS (greetings)
HOLA, BUENOS DIAS
HOLA, BUENAS TARDES
HOLA, BUENAS NOCHES
1.-GREETING IN SPANISH IN THE FAMILIAR FORM
the thing to remember is that tu and vosotros pronouns(as) are used to address people in the FAMILIAR form, to greet people you know.
- Hola buenos dias, me llamo Mario y esta es Maria, ¿qué tal? [Hello, how are you?]
- Buenos dias, bien, ¿y tú? [Fine and you?]
- Bien, gracias [Fine, thank you]
- ……………
- Hola Maria, ¿qué tal? [Hello, how are you?]
- Hola, Pedro, bien, ¿y tú? [Fine and you?]
- Bien, gracias [Fine, thank you]
- ……………
- Hola Pedro, ¿cómo estás? [Hello, how are you?]
- Muy bien, ¿y tú? [Very well, thank you]
- Bien, gracias [Fine, thank you]
- ……………
- Adios [Goodbye]
- Adios [Goodbye]
I am always doing things I can’t do; that’s how I get to do them. – Pablo Picasso
2.- GREETING IN SPANISH IN THE FORMAL FORM
The other thing to remember is that the usted and ustedes pronouns are used to greet people using the FORMAL WAY.
- Hola buenas tardes, señor Smith le presento al señor Pérez,[May I introduce you to Mr Pedro Pérez] jefe del departamento de compras.
- Mucho gusto, señor Pérez.
- Mucho gusto, señor Smith.
- ………………
- Buenas tardes, este es el señor Javier Días [This is Javier Días]
- Mucho gusto señor Días.
- ………………
- Adios [Goodbye]
- Adios [Goodbye]