Greetings
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 2.4.1
Saludos - Greetings, Regards
Key vocab
- Mucho gusto - pleased (to meet you).
- Perdón (informal), perdone(formal) - sorry.
- Lo siento (informal) - sorry.
- Disculpe (formal) - sorry.
- Con permiso (formal) - sorry, excuse me.
- Encantado, encantada - pleased (to meet you).
- Saludar - to greet, say hello.
- De nada - you're welcome.
- ¡Enhorabuena!, ¡Felicidades! - congratulations.
Hola
- Disculpe señor, me llamo Bill. Mucho gusto conocerte.
- Excuse me sir, my name is Bill. Pleased to meet you.
- Le respuesta habitual a 'gracias' es 'de nada'.
- The normal response to thank you is you're welcome.
- Aprobaste tus exámenes. ¡Felicidades!.
- You passed your exams. Congratulations!
Saludos - Greetings, Regards
Key vocab
- ¡Bienvenido! - welcome.
- Con permiso - excuse me.
- Hasta mañana - see you tomorrow.
- ¿Cómo estás? - how are you?
- Saludos - greetings.
Hola
- Con permiso señor, pero dejaste eso.
- Excuse me sir, but you dropped this.
- Mi hermana llega hoy, tengo un cartel diciendo '¡Bienvenida!'
- My sister arrives today, I have a sign saying 'Welcome'.
- Adiós, hasta mañana.
- Bye, see you tomorrow.
Test yourself on Greetings
Which of the following words does NOT mean 'sorry' in Spanish?
Which of the following words are the correct greetings and expressions?
How do you say 'you're welcome' in Spanish?
Which of the following words are the correct greetings and expressions?
How do you say 'excuse me' in Spanish?