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👋 Meeting People: Essentials

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🤝 Meeting People · Lesson 1 of 8

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Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with el nombre, el apellido, el amigo.

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Key words · Palabras clave
name
el nombreehl NOHM-breh
last name
el apellidoehl ah-peh-YEE-doh
friend (male)
el amigoehl ah-MEE-goh
friend (female)
la amigalah ah-MEE-gah
family
la familialah fah-MEE-lyah
neighbor (male)
el vecinoehl veh-SEE-noh
neighbor (female)
la vecinalah veh-SEE-nah
phone
el teléfonoehl teh-LEH-foh-noh
phone number
el número de teléfonoehl NOO-meh-roh deh teh-LEH-foh-noh
text message
el mensaje de textoehl mehn-SAH-heh deh TEHKS-toh
Hello
HolaOH-lah
Goodbye
Adiósah-DYOHS
Please
Por favorpohr fah-VOHR
Thank you
GraciasGRAH-syahs
You're welcome
De nadadeh NAH-dah
Sorry / Excuse me
Perdónpehr-DOHN
Excuse me (to get by)
Con permisokohn pehr-MEE-soh
Key phrases · Frases clave
Hi, how are you?
Hola, ¿cómo estás?OH-lah, ¿KOH-moh ehs-TAHS?
Good, thanks, and you?
Bien, gracias, ¿y tú?byehn, GRAH-syahs, ¿ee too?
What is your name?
¿Cómo te llamas?¿KOH-moh teh YAH-mahs?
My name is...
Me llamo...meh YAH-moh...
Nice to meet you.
Mucho gusto.MOO-choh GOOS-toh.
Where are you from?
¿De dónde eres?¿deh DOHN-deh EH-rehs?
I'm from...
Soy de...soy deh...
Where do you live now?
¿Dónde vives ahora?¿DOHN-deh VEE-vehs ah-OH-rah?
Do you have kids?
¿Tienes hijos?¿TYEH-nehs EE-hohs?
I'm learning Spanish.
Estoy aprendiendo español.ehs-TOY ah-prehn-DYEHN-doh ehs-pah-NYOHL.
I don't understand.
No entiendo.noh ehn-TYEHN-doh.
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puedes repetirlo, por favor?¿PWEH-dehs reh-peh-TEER-loh, pohr fah-VOHR?
More slowly, please.
Más despacio, por favor.mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, pohr fah-VOHR.
See you later.
Hasta luego.AHS-tah LWEH-goh.
🙋 Meeting someone new · Conociendo a alguien nuevo
Excuse me, do we know each other?
Disculpa, ¿nos conocemos?dees-KOOL-pah, ¿nohs koh-noh-SEH-mohs?
I don't think so, but nice to meet you.
Creo que no, pero mucho gusto.KREH-oh keh noh, PEH-roh MOO-choh GOOS-toh.
I've seen you around here before.
Yo te he visto por aquí antes.yoh teh eh VEES-toh pohr ah-KEE AHN-tehs.
Oh yes, I live nearby, on the next block.
Ah sí, vivo cerca, en la otra cuadra.ah see, VEE-voh SEHR-kah, ehn lah OH-trah KWAH-drah.
Great to finally meet you.
Qué bueno finalmente conocerte.keh BWEH-noh fee-nahl-MEHN-teh koh-noh-SEHR-teh.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “phone number”?

2. What does “el nombre” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “el mensaje de texto”.

4. What does “el apellido” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Hi, how are you?”?

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