¿Cómo te llamas?viernes, el 16 de enero

When you meet someone in Spanish, there are two ways to ask someone what there name is:

¿Cómo te llamas? for a peer, someone younger, etc.

¿ Cómo se llama? for a doctor, professor, etc.

There are a couple ways to introduce yourself:

Me llamo __________. = I call myself __________.

Mi nombre es _________. = My name is __________.

After an introduction, you can express the pleasure of meeting them:

Mucho gusto = Pleased to meet you.

If someone beats you to the punch and says it first, you can agree by saying:

Encantado (for boys) or encantada (for girls) = Pleased to meet you.

Igualmente = Likewise

¿De Dónde Eres?

To ask someone where they are from, use:

¿De dónde eres? for a peer, someone younger, etc.

¿De dónde es? for a doctor, professor, etc.

To tell someone where you’re from, use:

Soy de __________. = I’m from _________.

For example:

Me llamo Señorita Space. Soy de Chicago.

¿Cómo estás?or

¿Cómo esta Usted?

Estoy (I am)…

Tú vs. Usted

• “you”

• Informal

• Use with

• Friends

• Peers

• Siblings

• Younger people

• Children

• “you”

• Formal

• Use to express respect to “higher ups”

• Use with• Professors

• Doctors

• Older people

• Unfamiliar people in business settings

Tú Usted

• Buenos días

• Buenos tardes

• Buenas noches

• ¿Qué tal?

• Adiós

• Hasta luego

• Hasta mañana

• Hasta pronto

• Chao

SALUDOS DESPEDIDAS(greetings) (goodbyes)

La cortesía

• Por favor

• Gracias

• De nada

• Lo siento

• Con permiso

• Perdón

PALABRAS IMPORTANTES

(Important words)

Muy Bastante ¿y tú?

(politeness)

Con permiso vs. perdon

• Use this before the fact

• When trying to get someone’s attention

• When trying to pass by somewhere (crowded)

• (think “excuse me”)

• Used after the fact

• When interrupting a conversation

• When bumping into someone

• In class when you don’t know what to say (instead of “lo siento”)

• (think “pardon me”)

Con permisoPerdón

Now it’s your turn!

To ask someone their name…

¿Cómo te llamas? for a peer, someone younger, etc.

¿ Cómo se llama? for a doctor, professor, etc.

To introduce yourself…

Me llamo __________

Mi nombre es _________

To express the pleasure of meeting…

Mucho gusto

If someone says it first, you can agree by saying

Encantado/encantada

Igualmente

To ask someone where they are from:

¿De dónde eres? for a peer, someone younger, etc.

¿De dónde es? for a doctor, professor, etc.

To tell someone where you’re from:

Soy de __________.

Everyone, please stand up and introduce yourself to at least three people… in Spanish!

For example:

Me llamo Señorita Space.

Soy de Chicago.

¡Mucho gusto!

Spanish Survival Phrases

• ¿Cómo se dice… en Español?

• ¿Qué hacemos?

• No comprendo.

• No sé.

• Mas despacio, por favor.

• Otra vez

• Tengo una pregunta

• How do you say… in Spanish?

• What are we doing?

• I don’t understand.

• I don’t know.

• Slower, please.

• Again

• I have a question

Frases Útiles (Useful phrases)

Repitan (everybody,) repeat

Lean (everybody,) read Levántense (everybody,) stand

up Escriban (everybody,) write Contesten (everybody,)

answer Escuchen (everybody,) listen Miren (everybody,) look, watch Hablen (everybody,)

speak

*Write these down so you don’t forget!

El alfabetoA (ah)

B (bay)

C (say)

D (day)

E (eh)

F (ef-fay)

G (hey)

H (ah-chay)

I (eee)

J (ho-ta)

K (kah)

L (el-ay)

M (em-ay)

N (en-ay)Ñ (en-yay)O (oh)P (pay)Q (coo)

R (eh-ray)S (es-ay)T (tay)U ( ooh)V (ooh-bay)W (dob-lay ooh-

bay)X (eh-keys)Y (yay)Z (seh-ta)