Hellos, How Are Yous, and Goodbyes
Practice greeting friends and strangers at different times of day, asking how they are, and saying goodbye in Spanish.
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1. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
You step outside at 8:00 a.m. and see your neighbor. How do you greet her?
- ¡Buenos días!
- ¡Buenas tardes!
- ¡Buenas noches!
- ¡Hasta mañana!
Look for the greeting that uses the word for "day" ("día").
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- ¡Buenos días!
"¡Buenos días!" means "Good morning!" (literally, "Good days!").
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2. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
It is 3:00 p.m. Complete the afternoon greeting.
¡___ tardes, señor Gómez!
- Buenas
- Buenos
- Buena
- Bueno
"Tardes" is a feminine plural noun, so the describing word must match it.
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¡Buenas tardes, señor Gómez!
While "días" is masculine ("buenos días"), both "tardes" and "noches" are feminine plural, so we say "buenas tardes" and "buenas noches".
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3. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
You run into a close friend at a café. Which question is a casual way to ask how she is doing?
¡Hola, Sofía!
- ¿Qué tal?
- ¿Cómo se llama?
- Mucho gusto.
- De nada.
You want an informal way to ask "How's it going?" rather than introducing yourself.
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- ¿Qué tal?
"¿Qué tal?" is a friendly, everyday way to ask "How's it going?" or "What's up?"
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4. காலியிடத்தை நிரப்பவும்.
You are speaking politely to a doctor you do not know well.
Buenos días, doctora. ¿Cómo ___ usted?
- está
- estás
- estoy
- están
With the polite "usted", the verb does not end in "-s".
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Buenos días, doctora. ¿Cómo está usted?
Use "¿Cómo está usted?" to show respect to strangers, older people, or someone in a formal role. With a friend ("tú"), you add "-s": "¿Cómo estás?"
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5. சொற்களை சரியான வரிசையில் அமைக்கவும்.
Greet someone in the afternoon and politely ask how they are.
- tardes!
- usted?
- ¡Buenas
- ¿Cómo
- está
Start with "Good afternoon!" before asking the question.
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¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted?
"¿Cómo está?" is already the polite (usted) form. Adding "usted" after the verb makes the formal, respectful tone even clearer: "¿Cómo está usted?"
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6. காலியிடங்களை நிரப்பவும்.
Reply to a friend who just asked "¿Cómo estás?"
Muy ___, gracias. ¿Y ___?
- bien
- tú
- buenas
- días
- llamo
The first blank means "well", and the second is the casual word for "you".
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Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
"Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?" ("Very well, thank you. And you?") is the classic reply to a friend. Notice that "tú" has an accent mark when it means "you".
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7. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
Someone introduces himself to you for the first time. How do you say "Nice to meet you"?
Hola, me llamo Carlos.
- Mucho gusto.
- Hasta luego.
- Más o menos.
- Por favor.
Choose the phrase that literally means "much pleasure".
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- Mucho gusto.
"Mucho gusto" means "Nice to meet you". "Más o menos" means "so-so", and "Hasta luego" means "See you later".
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8. காலியிடங்களை நிரப்பவும்.
Greet two people in the morning and ask how they are doing.
Buenos ___. ¿Cómo ___ ustedes?
- días
- están
- tardes
- estás
- está
"Buenos" is masculine plural, and "ustedes" takes the verb form ending in "-n".
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Buenos días. ¿Cómo están ustedes?
In Latin America, "ustedes" is the plural "you" for both friends and strangers, and it goes with "están".
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9. சரியான பதிலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.
It is 9:30 p.m. Which phrase can you use both to greet someone in the evening and to say goodnight when leaving?
- ¡Buenas noches!
- ¡Buenos días!
- ¡Buenas tardes!
- ¡Mucho gusto!
Look for the phrase with the word for "night" ("noche").
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- ¡Buenas noches!
"¡Buenas noches!" works both as "Good evening!" when you arrive after dark and as "Good night!" when you leave or go to bed.
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10. சொற்களை சரியான வரிசையில் அமைக்கவும்.
Tell a friend: "Goodbye, see you tomorrow!"
- mañana!
- ¡Adiós,
- vemos
- nos
"Nos vemos" literally means "we see each other" and is used for "see you".
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¡Adiós, nos vemos mañana!
"Nos vemos" is a very natural way to say "See you", and adding "mañana" turns it into "See you tomorrow".