1 Los saludos y las despedidasGreetings and farewells

2 Beginning a Conversation¡Tú puedes hablar español!

3 Tú, Usted, Vos= You In Spanish there are 3 different ways to say you;Tú= you- Informal (use it with friends, family members, and people your age) Usted (ud.)= you- formal (use it people older than you, people in an authority position (e.g. your teachers), people you don’t know) Vos = you- informal: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spain, Guatemala, some places in Colombia

4 Subject pronouns in Spanish

5 Where…. Tú: Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico Usted: Colombia

6 How are people greeted?

7 Formal conversations Saludos formales: greeting someone you do not know, or someone who is older than you, or someone who is in a higher position – at work – than you. (use usted- formal you) Estrecharse la mano(hand shake).

8 Informal conversationsSaludos familiares: greeting someone you know, or someone around your same age (a friend, family, etc.)someone with whom you are on a first-name basis. (use tú-informal you) Estrecharse la mano, un abrazo, besos (hand shake, hug, air kiss)

9 I. Saludos - Greetings hola - hello buenos días - good morningbuenas tardes - good afternoon buenas noches – good evening buena noche- good night

10 Los saludos y las despedidas

11 ¡Buenas tardes!

12 ¡Buenas noches!

13 What differences are there between how you greet your friend and how you greet your teacher?

14 Now that you know that there are different ways to says “you” in Spanish….

15

16 Note When using Usted, you can write it abbreviated as Ud.When addressing people older than you, always use: Mr. Señor- abreviation: Sr. Mrs. Señora – Abreviation: Sra. Ms. Señorita- Abreviation: Srta. Finally: never mix formal and informal covnersations.

17 II. Ways to say, “How are you?”Use with a friend: Use to show respect: ¿Cómo estás (tú)? ¿Cómo está (ud.)? ¿Qué tal? (What’s up?) ¿Cómo andas? (How is everything going?) ¿Qué pasa? Or (What is happening?)

18 III. Responding to, “How are you?”muy - very bien - well así-así - so so Regular-so-so Más o menos- so so mal – bad Fatal- very very bad gracias - thank you ¿y tú? - and you? (friendly) ¿y usted? - and you? (formal)

19 IV. Introducing Yourself¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? - What is your name? (friendly) ¿Cómo se llama( ud.)? - What is your name? (formal) Me llamo ______ - I call myself _____ Mi nombre es___- My name is _____

20 IV. Introducing Yourself Cont’d.Mucho gusto – nice to meet you El gusto es mio- Glad to meet you too. El placer es mio- The pleasure is mine. Igualmente - Likewise

21 V. Despedidas - Farewellsadiós – good-bye hasta la vista – until next time hasta luego – see you later hasta mañana – see you tomorrow Chao-bye

22 hasta pronto – see you soon hasta (day of the week) – see you ____V. Despedidas Cont’d. hasta pronto – see you soon hasta (day of the week) – see you ____ nos vemos – see you soon

23 ¡Hasta la vista!= See you later(I)

24 ¡Hasta luego!= See you later(F&I)

25 ¡Hasta pronto!= See you soon

26 ¡Hasta mañana!= See you tomorrow

27 ¡Adiós!

28 How would you respond to the following expressions?1. ¿Cómo te llamas? 2. ¿Qué tal? 3. ¡Buenas tardes! 4. Mucho gusto. 5. ¡Hasta lunes!

29 Some customs, culture and vocabulary to learn..Señora (Mrs.) Señorita (Ms.) Señor (Mr.) Niño (Boy) Niña (Girl) Mujer (woman) Hombre (man) Don (Mr. – very old fashion) Chico (male teenager) Chica (female teenager) Doña (Mrs. –very old fashion)

30 El fin