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How to say hello in Spanish

25 words, from beginner to advanced. Tap a word to hear it.

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Hola is a neutral greeting for any time of day. ¡buenos días! is a morning greeting, while Buenas noches can greet someone in the evening or mark a bedtime farewell. ¿qué tal? is informal and often serves as a friendly greeting rather than a request for a detailed update.

Estoy bien describes how the speaker feels; Está bien can mean that something is fine or acceptable. Perdón works for minor apologies and for asking someone to repeat something. Lo lamento expresses regret or sympathy, so it need not imply responsibility for a mistake.

  1. Gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ Thank you A1Elementary#
  2. Por favor /poɾ faˈboɾ/ Please A1Elementary#
  3. Perdón /peɾˈdon/ Excuse me A1Elementary#
  4. Adiós /aˈdjos/ Bye-bye A1Elementary#
  5. Hola /ˈola/ Hello A1Elementary#
  6. ¡hasta luego! /ˈasta ˈlweɡo/ Goodbye A1Elementary#
  7. Buenas noches /ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes/ Good night A1Elementary#
  8. ¡buenos días! /ˈbwenos ˈdias/ Good morning A1Elementary#
  9. ¿qué tal? /ˈke ˈtal/ How are you? A1Elementary#
  10. Estoy bien /esˈtoj bjen/ I'm fine A1Elementary#
  11. Me llamo /me ˈʝamo/ My name is A1Elementary#
  12. ¿de dónde eres ? /de ˈdonde ˈeɾes/ Where are you from ? A1Elementary#
  13. Está bien /esˈta ˈbjen/ Ok A1Elementary#
  14. No, gracias /no ˈgɾaθjas/ No, thank you A1Elementary#
  15. Lo lamento /lo laˈmento/ Sorry A2Intermediate#
  16. Suerte /ˈsweɾte/ Good luck A1Elementary#
  17. No hay problema /no ai pɾoˈblema/ No problem A1Elementary#
  18. Aquí tiene /aˈki ˈtjene/ Here you are A1Elementary#
  19. Que tengas un buen día /ke ˈtenɡas un bwen ˈdia/ Have a nice day A2Elementary#
  20. ¡buen viaje! /bwen ˈbjaxe/ Have a good trip A1Elementary#
  21. Nos vemos pronto /nos ˈbemos ˈpɾonto/ See you soon A1Elementary#
  22. ¿qué hay de nuevo /ˈke ai de ˈnwebo/ What's new A2Elementary#
  23. Un millón de gracias /un miˈʝon de ˈgɾaθjas/ Thanks a million A2Elementary#
  24. Gracias de todos modos /ˈɡɾaθjas de ˈtodos ˈmodos/ Thank you anyway A2Elementary#
  25. ¿qué sucede ? /ˈke suˈθede/ What's up? A2Elementary#

Rules to remember

  • Questions use ¿ at the beginning and ? at the end, with no space after ¿ or before ?.
  • ¡buenos días! uses masculine plural forms; Buenas noches uses feminine plural forms. In each greeting, the adjective agrees with the noun.
  • In Me llamo, the pronoun comes before the conjugated verb. The speaker’s name normally follows the verb.

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