Greetings - Isabella & Zoraya
¿Hola, Como estas?: Learn how to greet someone
Step 1. ¡ Hola!
- The classic way to greet someone, the Spanish version of the English word “hello”
Step 2. ¿Como estas? OR ¿ Que tal?
-The informal ways of saying “How are you doing”
- Use with people you are on a first name basis with ( Friends, people your age)
Such as:
Zoraya would say it to Isabella because she uses here first name when talking to her.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿Como estas?
English Translation : Hello ! How are you?
**In this video, Isabella and Zoraya see each other in school for the first time in what seems like forever.
Some additional dialogue used was:
-“Mucho gusto” - Nice to meet you (In this video, we used it because we have not see each other in a while)
-“Adios” - Goodbye
-“Chao” - Informal goodbye
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Step 1: ¿ Como esta usted?
- The formal way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with people you are on a last name basis with ( Adults, Employers, meeting someone new)
Step 2: ¿ Como estan ustedes?
- The formal, plural way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with large audiences, and last name basis
Such as:
When talking to your teacher, you should use formal language.
When speaking to a large crowd, you would use plural AND formal.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿ Como esta usted? OR ¡Hola! ¿ Como estan ustedes?
Some basic responses:
Feliz - Happy
Mas o menos - So so
Bien - Good
Mal - Bad
Excelente - Great
Step 1: Answer question ( Any form of ¿Como estas?) with a response below
Step 2: ¿Y tu?
- The informal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any informal speaking
- Use after response to any informal “how are you” question
Step 3: ¿ Y usted?
- The formal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any formal speaking
- Use after response to any formal “ how are you” question
( The right way)
*Greetings : Hello, how are you? ( Formal & Informal)*
Informal
Step 1. ¡ Hola!
- The classic way to greet someone, the Spanish version of the English word “hello”
Step 2. ¿Como estas? OR ¿ Que tal?
-The informal ways of saying “How are you doing”
- Use with people you are on a first name basis with ( Friends, people your age)
Such as:
Zoraya would say it to Isabella because she uses here first name when talking to her.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿Como estas?
English Translation : Hello ! How are you?
**In this video, Isabella and Zoraya see each other in school for the first time in what seems like forever.
Some additional dialogue used was:
-“Mucho gusto” - Nice to meet you (In this video, we used it because we have not see each other in a while)
-“Adios” - Goodbye
-“Chao” - Informal goodbye
______________________________________________________________________________
Formal & Plural
Step 1: ¿ Como esta usted?
- The formal way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with people you are on a last name basis with ( Adults, Employers, meeting someone new)
Step 2: ¿ Como estan ustedes?
- The formal, plural way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with large audiences, and last name basis
Such as:
When talking to your teacher, you should use formal language.
When speaking to a large crowd, you would use plural AND formal.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿ Como esta usted? OR ¡Hola! ¿ Como estan ustedes?
How to answer !
Some basic responses:
Feliz - Happy
Mas o menos - So so
Bien - Good
Mal - Bad
Excelente - Great
Step 1: Answer question ( Any form of ¿Como estas?) with a response below
Step 2: ¿Y tu?
- The informal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any informal speaking
- Use after response to any informal “how are you” question
Step 3: ¿ Y usted?
- The formal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any formal speaking
- Use after response to any formal “ how are you” question
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