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A1.1: Greetings and Farewells

Saludos y Despedidas

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Spanish A1.1.1 How to introduce oneself?

A1.1.1 Diálogo

¿Cómo presentarse?

How to introduce oneself?

Spanish A1.1.2 How to Greet? Formal vs. Informal

A1.1.2 Cultura

¿Cómo saludar? Formal vs. Informal

How to Greet? Formal vs. Informal

Vocabulary (14)

Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Despedirse

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To say goodbye Show

Ser (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ser

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To be Show

Hola: Hello (Spanish)

Hola

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Hello Show

Buenos días: Good morning (Spanish)

Buenos días

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Good morning Show

Buenas tardes: Good afternoon (Spanish)

Buenas tardes

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Good afternoon Show

Buenas noches: Good evening (Spanish)

Buenas noches

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Good evening Show

¿Cómo estás?: How are you? (Spanish)

¿Cómo estás?

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How are you? Show

¿Qué tal?: How are you? (Spanish)

¿Qué tal?

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How are you? Show

Encantado: Pleased to meet you (Spanish)

Encantado

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Pleased to meet you Show

Adiós: Goodbye (Spanish)

Adiós

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Goodbye Show

Hasta luego: See you later (Spanish)

Hasta luego

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See you later Show

Nos vemos: See you (Spanish)

Nos vemos

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See you Show

Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Estar

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To be Show

Gracias: Thank you (Spanish)

Gracias

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Thank you Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Usa el saludo correcto en cada situación y comienza una pequeña charla. (Use the correct greeting in each situation and start a small talk.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

A1.1: Greetings and Farewells

Example phrases:

¡Buenos días!

Good morning!

¡Buenas tardes!

Good afternoon!

¡Buenas noches!

Good evening!

¿Cómo estás?

How are you?

Bien. ¿Y tú?

Fine. And you?

¡Hasta luego!

See you later!

Perdona, ¿puedes repetir, por favor?

Sorry, can you repeat, please?

No entiendo.

I don’t understand.

¿Podrías deletrearlo?

Could you spell that?

Encantado de conocerte.

Nice to meet you.

...

Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

1

Saludar a un compañero de clase

2

Inicio y cierre de conversación formal

3

Pedir aclaración en clase

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Hasta luego

See you later

2

Buenos días

Good morning

3

Despedirse

To say goodbye

4

Encantado

Pleased to meet you

5

Buenas tardes

Good afternoon

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
bfCf3mo | este1s? | a1Hola!
a1Hola! bfCf3mo este1s?
(Hello! How are you?)
2.
un | Soy | Mareda, | conocerte. | placer
Soy Mareda, un placer conocerte.
(I am Mareda, a pleasure to meet you.)
3.
por | No | entiendo. | favor? | bfPuedes | repetir,
bfPuedes repetir, por favor? No entiendo.
(Can you repeat, please? I don't understand.)
4.
ayuda, | Pedro. | la | por | Gracias
Gracias por la ayuda, Pedro.
(Thank you for the help, Pedro.)
5.
clase. | maf1ana en | Hasta luego, | nos vemos
Hasta luego, nos vemos maf1ana en clase.
(See you later, see you tomorrow in class.)
6.
noches, | Buenas | bien. | descanses | que
Buenas noches, que descanses bien.
(Good night, sleep well.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Hola, ¿cómo estás hoy? (Hello, how are you today?)
Nos vemos mañana en clase. (See you tomorrow in class.)
Muchas gracias por tu ayuda. (Thank you very much for your help.)
¡Buenas noches! Que descanses. (Good evening! Sleep well.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que corresponde según si se utiliza para saludar o para despedirse en una conversación.

Saludos

Despedidas

Exercise 7: Los pronombres personales

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Personal pronouns

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Nosotras, Ella, Yo, Vosotros, Él, Tú, Ellos, Nosotros

1.
... es mi amiga.
(She is my friend.)
2.
... eres mi amigo.
(You are my friend.)
3.
... es simpático.
(He is nice.)
4.
... son hermanos.
(They are brothers.)
5.
... hablo español.
(I speak Spanish.)
6.
... hablamos español.
(We speak Spanish.)
7.
... somos amigas.
(We are friends.)
8.
... sois estudiantes.
(You are students.)

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A1.1.3 Gramática

Los pronombres personales

Personal pronouns

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ser to be

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) soy I am
(tú) eres You are
(él/ella) es he is/she is
(nosotros/nosotras) somos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) sois You are
(ellos/ellas) son they are

Exercises and examples phrases

Estar to be

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) estoy I am
(tú) estás You are
(él/ella) está he/she is
(nosotros/nosotras) estamos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) estáis you are
(ellos/ellas) están they are

Exercises and examples phrases

Hablar to speak

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) hablo I speak
(tú) hablas You speak
(él/ella) habla he/she speaks
(nosotros/nosotras) hablamos we speak
(vosotros/vosotras) habláis You speak
(ellos/ellas) hablan they speak

Exercises and examples phrases

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