Basic Spanish Conversation Eduardo M. Valerio, Ph.D.

Greetings Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches

Greetings Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches When would you use these greetings?

Greetings Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches When would you use these greetings? In the morning In the afternoon In the evening

Greetings Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches When would you use these greetings? In the morning In the afternoon In the evening

Greetings Buenos días Buenas tardes Buenas noches When would you use these greetings? In the morning In the afternoon In the evening

Basic Conversation ¿Cómo se llama usted? (What is your name?) (Usted can also be written Ud.) Mi nombre es … (My name is…) Me llamo… (My name is…)

Basic Conversation ¿Cómo se llama usted? (What is your name?) (Usted can also be written Ud.) Mi nombre es … (My name is…) Me llamo… (My name is…) Mucho gusto (Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you) Un placer (Pleased to meet you / It’s a pleasure )

Courteous expressions Por favor (please) De nada / No hay de qué (You’re welcome.) Con permiso (Excuse me) (Use this phrase when asking permission to interrupt something) Perdón / Disculpe (Pardon me) (Use this phrase after accidentally bumping into someone) ¿Mande? (Excuse me?)

Basic Conversation ¿Cómo se escribe su nombre? (How do you spell your name?) Mi nombre se escribe… (My name is spelled…) Learn the Spanish alphabet. Learn to listen to and spell names and address information. Learning the Spanish alphabet will help you adopt the sounds of Spanish into your use of Spanish.

Basic Conversation ¿De dónde es Ud.? (Where are you from?) Soy de … (I am from…) Yo vengo de… (I come from…) ¿Cual es su dirección? (What is your address?) Mi dirección es… (My address is…)

Common Words in Addresses avenida / avenue calle / street carrera / street carretera / road autopista / highway numero / number código postal / zip code

Basic Conversation ¿Cuál es su número de teléfono? (What is your telephone number?) Mi teléfono es… (My telephone number is…) Practice listening to and saying numbers. Numbers are constantly used and very important details in regard to criminal justice settings. Learn to express numbers the way they are expressed in Spanish.

Basic Conversation ¿Cómo está usted hoy? (How are you today?) Estoy bien (I am fine…) Estoy mas o menos (So…so) Estoy mal (not feeling well …) Regular (okay) ¿Cuales su profesión? (What is your occupation?) Soy …

Basic Conversation ¿Es usted casado/-a? (Are you married?) (Use casado when speaking to a man; use casada when speaking to a woman) ¿Es usted soltero/-a? (Are you single?)