Greetings & Goodbyes
This Spanish word (borrowed from Italian) means both "hello" and "goodbye"
Chao/Chau
This Spanish phrase means "I am" and can be used to introduce yourself
(Yo) Soy
This Spanish phrase means "I am" and can be used to express your mood/emotions
This Spanish phrase means "please"
Por favor
This Spanish phrase means "I am from"
(Yo) Soy de
As a greeting, this Spanish phrase means "good evening" and as a goodbye, it means "good night"
Buenas noches
This Spanish phrase means "I call myself" but is the most common way to say your name
Me llamo
This Spanish phrase indicates that you are doing "okay"
así-así/más o menos
This Spanish phrase means "you're welcome"
De nada
This Spanish phrase means "I am from Pittsburgh"
(Yo) Soy de Pittsburgh
This Spanish phrase is short for "have a good weekend"
Buen fin
This question is the informal way to ask "What is your name?" in Spanish
¿Cómo te llamas?
This question is the informal way to ask "How are you?" in Spanish
¿Cómo estás?
This Spanish phrase means "excuse me" or "pardon me"
Perdón
This question is the informal way to ask "Where are you from?" in Spanish
¿De dónde eres?
This Spanish phrase does not translate well to English, but it means something like "see you next time"
Hasta la vista
This Spanish phrase literally means "equally" but would be a good response to the phrase "Mucho gusto"
Igualmente
This question means "What's up?" in Spanish
¿Qué pasa?
This Spanish phrase literally translates to "I feel it" but is used to say "I'm sorry"
Lo siento
This question means "Where is she from?" in Spanish
¿De dónde es ella?
This Spanish phrase means "I have to go"
Tengo que irme
This Spanish phrase means "This is my friend"
Éste es mi amigo/a
This question means "How's it going?" in Spanish
¿Qué tal?
This Spanish phrase loosely translates to "don't mention it" but is used as another way to say "you're welcome"
No hay de qué
This phrase translates to "Shakira is from Colombia"
Shakira es de Colombia