Lesson 3: Greetings, Introductions & Polite Basics

Learn the most common greetings and how to introduce yourself politely in real conversations.

🎧 Main Lesson Video

💡 Tip: As you practice your pronunciation, pay attention to the spelling of the words and how closely they follow the vowel and emphasis pronunciation rules that we learned!

👋 Greetings (Saludos)

Spanish English
HolaHello / Hi
Buenos dĂ­asGood morning
Buenas tardesGood afternoon
Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
ÂżQuĂ© tal?How’s it going?
ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄs?How are you? (informal)
ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄ usted?How are you? (formal)

💡 Tip: Buenos = “good” (masculine). Buenas = “good” (feminine) — both are normal in greetings.

🙋 Introductions (Presentaciones)

Spanish English
Me llamo ____.My name is ____.
Soy ____.I am ____.
Mucho gusto.Nice to meet you.
El gusto es mĂ­o.The pleasure is mine.
¿Cómo te llamas?What’s your name? (informal)
¿Cómo se llama usted?What’s your name? (formal)

💡 Me llamo literally means “I call myself.” It’s the most common “My name is
”

✹ Polite Basics

Spanish English
Por favorPlease
GraciasThank you
De nada/Por nadaYou’re welcome
PerdĂłnSorry / Excuse me
Disculpe/DisculpaExcuse me (formal/informal)
Con permisoExcuse me (passing through)

đŸŽ€ Speaking Practice

Repeat after the recording (slow, then natural speed):

  • Hola. Buenos dĂ­as. Buenas tardes. Buenas noches.
  • ÂżQuĂ© tal? ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄs? ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄ usted?
  • Me llamo ____. Soy ____.
  • Mucho gusto. El gusto es mĂ­o.
  • Por favor. Gracias. De nada. PerdĂłn. Disculpe. Con permiso.
🎧 Audio below

📝 Practice Activities

  1. Fill in the blanks:
    • Hola, ________.
    • Me llamo ________.
    • Mucho ________.
  2. Choose formal or informal:
    • Talking to a friend → (ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄs? / ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄ usted?)
    • Talking to a doctor → (ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄs? / ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄ usted?)
  3. Write your mini-introduction (2 lines):
    • Hola. Me llamo ____.
    • Mucho gusto.

❓ Mini Quiz

1. Which phrase means “Nice to meet you”?

  • A. Gracias
  • B. Mucho gusto
  • C. Con permiso
  • D. Buenas noches
👉 Show answer

✔ B. Mucho gusto

2. Which is the formal way to ask “What’s your name?”

  • A. ÂżCĂłmo te llamas?
  • B. ÂżQuĂ© tal?
  • C. ÂżCĂłmo se llama usted?
  • D. ÂżCĂłmo estĂĄs?
👉 Show answer

✔ C. ¿Cómo se llama usted?

3. Which phrase is best when you are passing through people?

  • A. Con permiso
  • B. De nada
  • C. Mucho gusto
  • D. Buenos dĂ­as
👉 Show answer

✔ A. Con permiso

Conversation Builder

💬 Conversation Builder

A: Hola. Buenos dĂ­as.
B: Hola. ¿Qué tal?

A: Me llamo _____. ÂżCĂłmo te llamas?
B: Me llamo _____. Mucho gusto.

A: Mucho gusto.
B: El gusto es mĂ­o.

🎧 Vocabulary Audio

📘 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Spanish English
holahello
buenos dĂ­asgood morning
buenas tardesgood afternoon
buenas nochesgood evening / good night
ÂżquĂ© tal?how’s it going?
ÂżcĂłmo estĂĄs?how are you? (informal)
ÂżcĂłmo estĂĄ usted?how are you? (formal)
me llamomy name is
soyI am
mucho gustonice to meet you
el gusto es mĂ­othe pleasure is mine
por favorplease
graciasthank you
de nadayou’re welcome
perdĂłnsorry / excuse me
disculpe/disculpaexcuse me (formal/informal)
con permisoexcuse me (passing through)

🔁 Review & Summary

  • You learned common greetings for different times of day.
  • You practiced formal vs informal phrases.
  • You learned how to introduce yourself politely.
  • You used polite expressions for real-life situations.
  • You built a short conversation you can repeat daily.
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