Los saludos y las despedidas en español

Greetings and saying goodbye in SpanishBy: Melissa Kenney

EDU 290--Central Michigan University

• Objetivo: By the end of the lesson, you will be able to greet and say good-bye formally and informally while taking into account culturally appropriate gestures.

• (State objectives: 1.1, 2.1)

Pensad por un momento: How would you greet the following people?

Algunos saludos: formales o informales(Some greetings: formal or informal)

• Hello!

• Good morning!

• Good afternoon!

• Good evening/ good night (said as a good-bye)

• ¡Hola!

• ¡Buenos días!

• ¡Buenas tardes!

• ¡Buenas noches!

Los saludos informales:

¿Cómo estás (tú)?

¿Qué tal (estás)?

¿Cómo (te) va?

¿Qué hay?

¿Qué onda? (México)

• How are you?

• How’s it going?

• What’s going on?

• Wassup?

Respuestas: (Answers)

• Bien, gracias, ¿y tú? (¿y tú? = and you?

• (Estoy) bien, (gracias).

• Más o menos. • Mal.

• (Estoy) enfermo/a

• (Estoy) cansado/a

Actividad: Working with a partner, greet the other person and ask how they are. The other

person will respond according to the pictures that appear. Switch roles every other time, so both of

you have a chance to ask how the other one is and state how they are feeling.

El contacto: (contact)

• What is physical contact like in the US when you greet someone? Does this vary with age of the person and social status?

• In many Latino countries it is common to kiss on the cheek when you meet; especially among women and men and women greeting each other. How would this make you feel?

Pensad por un momento: How would you greet this person? Why might you

greet him differently than a younger person?

Los saludos formales: Formal greetings

• ¿Cómo está (usted)?

• ¿ Cómo le va?

Respuestas: (answers) • (Muy) bien, (gracias),¿y

usted?

• How are you (sir/ ma’am)?

• How is it going for you (sir/ ma’am)?

• Very well, thanks, and you (sir/ ma’am)?

• “y usted? can be used intead of repeating “¿Cómo está?

Las despedidas:

• Adiós• ¡Hasta luego!• ¡Nos vemos!• ¡Chau!• ¡Hasta la vista!• ¡Hasta pronto!

• Goodbye!• See you later!• We’ll see you!• Bye!• Until I see you.• See you soon!

Canción de saludo:

Sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping

Buenos días, buenos días¿Cómo estٴás? ¿Cómo estٴás?

Muy bien, gracias, Muy bien, gracias¿y usted? ¿y usted?

(replace “Buenos días” with “buenas noches/tardes”)

Canción de despedida:

Sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping

Adiós amigos, adiós amigosNos vemos, nos vemos

Hasta la vista, hasta la vistaChau, chau, chau, chau, chau, chau

Actividad final:

In groups of three, you are to pretend that you are going to a party of your friend Juan/ Juana’s. Greet Juan/Juana and greet his/her granparent appropriately. Include the following items:

-informal greeting/answer-formal greeting/answer. Use Señor/a_______ -Say good-bye appropriately to the grandparent to

excuse yourselves(both you and Juan/a). Also add, “con permiso” to say excuse me.

-Be creative and be prepared to share your presentation with the class.

Credits• Teenage boy picture retrieved from:

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=1748&picture=teenager

• Teenage girl picture retrieved from: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=7402&picture=young-woman-in-orange

• Woman waving picture retrieved from:http://www.istockphoto.com/search/?facets={%2235%22%3A[%22waving%22]%2C%2236%22%3A[{%22waving%22%3A[%221_3065%22]}]}#1f309d2a

• Women in Spain kissing on cheeks retrieved from: http://www.internaldrive.com/2007/07/17/spain-group-2-arrives/

• Man kissing woman on cheek retrieved from: • http://www.russell-media.com/_blog/Russell_Media_-_Laurie/tag/cul

ture,_weddings,_God%27s_personality,_different_countries,_world/

• Women kissing each other on cheeks retrieved from: http://www.viajejet.com/costumbres-de-australia/costumbres-de-australia-saludo-entre-mujeres/

• Photo of elderly man with violin retrieved from: http://publicphoto.org/oldgallery/displayimage.php?pos=-2143

• Songs in presentation obtained from Michigan World Languages Association Conference, October, 2010. With credits to Susan Buffa and Brenda Schnarrs, L’Anse Creuse Public Schools.