1. Greeting people “Spanish Style”
say hello how are you?
my name is
what is your name?
nice to meet you
same
goodbye
“comenzemos”….

2. Saludos
Hola
Hola, ¿Qué tal?
Bien, gracias ¿y tú?
Muy bien.

3. Cultura Señor Señora Señorita
Some Spanish greetings are more formal than “Hola”
When you greet someone, particularly an older person, you can say:
Sr.
Sra.
Formal Titles
Señor
Señora
Señorita
Srta.

4. Comparisons English Spanish Hola, señor Buenos dias, señora
Buenas noches, señorita
In Spanish, it is totally acceptable to call someone by titles without the name.
Hello Mr. or
Good morning Mrs. In English, would not be said. The title would not be used without the person’s name.

5. Saludos con Abrazos y Besos
Greetings with hugs and cheek kisses
Is that a very Spanish thing to do?

6. Appropiate Greetings “Saludos apropiados”
Women typically give each other a light kiss on the cheek when greeting one another. Also, with men.
Men frequently shake hands, then give each other a “bear hug.”

7. Be ready! Come up and show the class how to say hello “Spanish Style”
Now is your turn…
Hola…
Working in group of 3 or 4
Prepare a conversation where you and your friends find each other and you use the greetings you learn
Take 3 minutes to write down the conversation
Practice 2 minutes
Be ready! Come up and show the class how to say hello “Spanish Style”

8. How Large is the Spanish Speaking Population?
Let’s check some data……

9. Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
Approx. number of speakers
 1. Chinese (Mandarin)
1,917,000,000
 2. Spanish
406,000,000
 3. English
335,000,000
 4. Hindi1
260,000,000
 5. Arabic
223,000,000
 6. Portuguese
202,000,000
 7. Bengali
193,000,000
 8. Russian
162,000,000
 9. Japanese
122,000,000
10. Javanese
84,300,000
Mandarin Chinese tops the list of most popular world languages, with nearly two billion speakers. English trails in third place, with 335 million speakers. This data includes all speakers of the languages, not only native speakers. .
Source: Ethnologue, 17th Edition.
1. Encompasses multiple dialects.
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10. ESPAÑA Location Iberian Peninsula Southwest of Europe
17 autonomous communities
Spain is the birthplace of the Spanish language and
One of its greatest writers, Miguel Cervantes –Don Quijote de la Mancha

11. Tell me what you know about “España”
Capital
Sports, Festivals

12. Gracias por su atención