| Phrases | |||
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| Language | Spanish | ||
| Skills | 323 | ||
| Skill No. | 2 | 2 | |
| Previous skill | Intro | ||
| Next skill | Travel | ||
Phrases or Common Phrases is the second (assuming you go left to right) skill and the second unit in the Spanish language tree. It consists of three lessons teaching some of the basic Spanish phrases and one review lesson encompassing everything learned in the skill. In the path, this unit is named "Greet people".
Grammar Notes[]
When to use Buenos Días and Buenas Tardes[]
In English, we say "good morning", which is followed by "good afternoon", and then by "good evening". In Spanish, you only can say buenos días and buenas tardes. In English, you might say "good afternoon" after 12:00 AM, but in casual Spanish, people might say buenos días until lunch time, at 2 PM, and then will say buenas tardes, but if you talk to a professor, they might correct you to use buenas tardes if it is after 12:00 AM. Therefore, it is mostly okay to say buenos días in an informal conversation at 1:00 PM, but it is not in a formal conversation.
Tardes and Noches[]
In English, "afternoon" comes before "evening," which in turn comes before "night." In Spanish there are only two words that cover these times of the day. The word tarde means "afternoon," but overlaps with "evening," Similarly, the word noche, which means "night", also overlaps with "evening." Therefore, at 6:30pm it is OK to say either buenas tardes or buenas noches.
Words[]
Lesson 1[]
- hola = Hello
- adiós = goodbye
- buenos días = good morning
- buenas noches = good night
- gracias = thank you
- mucho gusto = nice to meet you
Lesson 2[]
- Luis = Luis (Lewis)
- sí = yes
- no = no
- por favor = please
- de nada = you're welcome
- lo siento = I'm sorry
- perdón = pardon me
Lesson 3[]
- hablo = I speak
- hablas = you speak
- español = Spanish
- inglés = English
- disculpe = excuse me
Sentences[]
Lesson 1[]
- Hola. = Hello.
- ¡Hola! = Hello!
- ¡Adiós! = Goodbye!
- Gracias. = Thank you.
- Mucho gusto. = Nice to meet you.
- Hola, mucho gusto. = Hello, nice to meet you.
- Adiós, gracias. = Goodbye, thank you.
- Gracias, adiós. = Thank you, goodbye.
- Gracias. Adiós. = Thank you. Goodbye.
- ¡Buenos días! = Good morning!
- Buenos días. = Good morning.
- Buenos días, mucho gusto. = Good morning, nice to meet you.
- Hola, buenos días. = Hello, good morning.
- Hola, buenas noches. = Hello, good night.
- ¡Buenas noches! = Good night!
- Gracias, buenas noches. = Thanks, good night.
- ¡Adiós, Juan! = Goodbye, Juan!
- Adiós, buenas noches. = Goodbye, good night.
- Sí, leche. Gracias. = Yes, milk. Thank you.
Lesson 2[]
- ¿Perdón? = Pardon me?
- ¿Perdón, Luis? = Pardon me, Luis?
- Perdón, Luis. = Pardon me, Luis.
- ¿Perdón, Juan? = Pardon me, Juan?
- De nada. = You're welcome.
- De nada. Adiós. = You're welcome. Goodbye.
- De nada, Luis. = You're welcome, Luis.
- De nada, Juan. = You're welcome, Juan.
- Gracias, Juan. = Thank you, Juan.
- Lo siento. = Sorry.
- ¡Lo siento! ¡Perdón! = I'm sorry! Pardon me!
- No, gracias. = No, thank you.
- No, lo siento. = No, sorry.
- Sí, por favor. = Yes, please.
- ¡Sí, lo siento! = Yes, I'm sorry!
- Por favor. = Please.
- Por favor, no. = Please, no.
Lesson 3[]
- Disculpe. = Excuse me.
- ¿Disculpe? = Excuse me?
- ¡Disculpe! = Excuse me!
- Disculpe, por favor. = Excuse me, please.
- Yo hablo inglés. = I speak English.
- Sí, yo hablo español. = Yes, I speak Spanish.
- Yo hablo español. = I speak Spanish.
- ¿Tú hablas inglés? = Do you speak English?
- Juan, ¿tú hablas inglés? = Juan, do you speak English?
- Hola, ¿hablas inglés? = Hello, do you speak English?
- Mucho gusto. ¿Tú hablas inglés? = Nice to meet you. Do you speak English?
- Sí, yo hablo español. ¿Tú? = Yes, I speak Spanish. You?
References[]
Duolingo First Spanish Lesson in the Skill: www.preview.duolingo.com/lesson/unit/2/level/1
| Spanish | |
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| Spanish Skills | Intro • Phrases • Travel • Restaurant • Family • Shopping • Present Tense 1 • School • People • Greetings • Travel 2 • Schedule • People 2 • People 3 • School 2 • Agreement • Family 2 • Work • Emotions • People 4 • Fashion • Travel 3 • Leisure • Present Tense 2 • Activities • Preference • Routines • Household • Menu • Family 3 • Shopping 2 • Describe • To Be • Recreation • Community • Phrases 2 • Connection • Routines 2 • Go for It! • Weather • Stem Changes • Interests • Basic Info • How Pretty • Travel 4 • Interest 2 • Groceries • Requests • Routines 3 • To Like • School 3 • Shopping 3 • Plans • Tasks • Clean Up • Chit Chat • Directions • Objects • Memories • Farm • Weekend • Vacation • Shopping 4 • Which One? • Nature • Past Tense 1 • Travel 5 • School 4 • History • Home • Choices • Work 2 • Childhood • Past Tense 2 • Delicious! • Fun Plans • Traditions • Social • Memories 2 • Apartment • Health • Look It Up • Life • Past Tense 3 • Last Week • Nostalgia • Storybook • Vacation 2 • Narrative • Anecdotes • Work 3 • Magic Land • Past Tense 4 • History 2 • Daily Life • Grocery 2 • School 5 • Hobbies • Objects 2 • Experience • Work 4 • Shopping 5 • Health 2 • Years Ago • Vacation 3 • Finished! • Find Out • Situations • Past Tense 4 • Family 4 • Travel 6 • Future • School 6 • Anecdote 2 • Travel 7 • Requests 2 • Commands • Nature 2 • Social 2 • Moving In • Shopping 6 • Work 5 • Travel 8 • Requests 3 • Future Tense • Fiction • We Like It • Requests 4 • Travel 9 • In Town • Reading • Online • In Love • Past Tense 6 • News • Studying • Health 3 • Opinions • Clothing • Cooking • Commands 2 • Advice • Warnings • Tourist • At Home • Habits • Imagine • At Work • Commands 3 • Politics • Right Now • People 5 • Places • Today • At Home 2 • Imagine 2 • Office • Pronouns • In Class • Since Then • Vacation 4 • Customs • Mystery • Healthcare • Traffic • Plans 2 • Past Tense 7 • Wishes • Favors • At Work 2 • Events • College • Eating Out • Intentions • Subjunctive 1 • News 2 • Free Time • Sports • Art Events • Banking • Weather 2 • Subjunctive 2 • I Disagree • Romance • Office 2 • Goal! • Clothing 2 • Hygiene • Past Tense 8 • Purchases • Returns • Be Polite! • Customers • Complaints • Small Talk • Subjunctive 3 • Ecology • Art Talk • Travelers • I Agree • Questions • Probably • Doubts • Hospital • Hard Work • Pronouns 2 • Urgency • Gratitude • Let's Go! • Bad Day • Bad News • Comfort • Empathy • Subjunctive 4 • Sorry • Too Bad • Blind Date • Recipes • Got WiFi? • Fix It! • Subjunctive 5 • Decor • Insurance • Talk Show • Celebrate! • World News • Harvest • Buy Now! • TV Chef • Passive • Concerns • Adventures • Jobs • Neighbors • Counsel • Patients • Subjunctive 6 • Disbelief • Suprise • Elementary • Speculate • Animals • Gossip • Big Trip • Lifestyle • New Home • Management • Doctors • Mechanic • Career • Conditional • Reunion • Campaign • Climate • Admonish • New Parent • Folklore • Regrets • Future 2 • Higher Ed • Reminisce • Together • Colleagues • Paperwork • Emergency • Fix It Up • Bickering • Telenovela • Changes • Monotony • Really?! • Bad Trip • Adapting • New Cook • Haber • Growing Up • Caring • Break Up • Interrupt • Disaster • Siblings • Criticism • Subjunctive 7 • Theme Park • Projects • Negotiate • Newscast • Equality • Subjunctive 8 • Art • Wrestling • Soccer • Arguing • Annoyed • Games • Detective • Legends • Verbs • Job Search • Fam Event • Zombies • Magic Show • Quince • New Life • Pets • The Future • Technology • Assignment • Pronouns 3 • Gym • A Date • Getaway • Politics 2 • Mischief • Auto • Newspaper • Modifiers • Olympics • First Date • Convention • Old Friend • Mishap • Learning • |