What are basic Spanish words and phrases to know?

Answer 1

Here are three useful ones!

 

'Bueno.' Casually used as 'Okay then. / Okay / Alright / Very well then' 

 

'Hasta Luego!' See you later! / Until next time. The literal translation is 'Until later...' 

 

'Gracias' Although you already know this one, you may not know that it translates to 'Grace to you.'

Answer 2

Hi Sonya! Are you going on a trip or is this a more general question? If you're going to be traveling, of course you want to be able to ask for help, order food, take a taxi, etc. (So let us know if that's the case!) If you're simply living life but conversing a bit in Spanish, it's great to know some of those phrases that we use for meeting and getting along with each other :) Here are a few good ones: Hola, soy _______ (put your name in the blank). If you smile and hold out your hand, the other person will most likely hold out theirs and tell you their name. ¿De dónde eres? = Where are you from? Soy de _______ (put your hometown in the blank). Then you can wrap up the conversation with a friendly ¡Nos vemos! = see you around, we'll see each other some other time, etc. 

Answer 3

In some countries, 'what is your name' is 'Que es tu nombre?' or 'Come te llamas? (formal: Come se llama?' (how are you named).

 

'Como te va?' is very familiar, when meeting someone you don't know well, this is more appropriate: 'Como está?' (or 'estas, familiar).

Answer 4

Como estas? (How are you?)

Como es tu nombre? (What is your name?)     Mi nombre es _____ (My name is____)

Como te va? (How is it going?) 

Que pasa? (What's up?)

 

I would also start with the basics such as colors, numbers, foods, body parts, etc.