UNIT 1

BASIC GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Spanish

English

Hola
Hello
Cmo te llamas? What is your name?
Hola! Me llamo Carlos. Cmo te llamas?
Mucho gusto! Nice to meet you!

Cmo ests? How are you?

Estoy bien. I am doing well.

Estoy mal.

I am not doing well.

Gracias

Thank you.

Adis

Goodbye.

Y t?

And you?

Hasta luego!

See you later!

Tenga un buen da.

Have a good day.

Conversation example:
Hola, me llamo Carlos. Cmo te llamas?
Mucho gusto. Me llamo Ana.
Cmo ests?
Estoy bien. Y t?
Estoy bien. Gracias.

Respect the !
The letter sounds very similar to the -ni in onion, or the -ny in canyon: maana.
So what's the big deal?
Whether you use an -n or an - can change the meaning of a word drastically:
ao
year
ano

anus

La h
When Carlos and Ana meet, they say hola, which means hello.
In Spanish, the -h is always silent.
hola
hello
historia
history
hombre
man

La ch
The -ch sound in Spanish is the same as in English. Easy!
China
China
chvere
cool
chico
boy
chica
girl

La ll
In Spanish, the double -l , or -ll, can be pronounced different ways, depending on the speaker. It
can be pronounced like the -y in yes, the -j in John or even the -ge in garage!
But be careful...the -ll should never be pronounced like the single -l in lake!
ella
she / her
me llamo
My name is
lluvia
rain

UNIT 2

INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Did you know that saying me llamo isnt the only way to introduce yourself?
You can also use soy, or I am, when meeting people for the first time:
Hola, soy Natalia. Cmo te llamas?
Hello. I am Natalia. What is your name?
Mucho gusto. Soy Emily.
Nice to meet you. I am Emily.
Soy is also helpful for letting people know where youre from:
Soy de los Estados Unidos. Y t?
I am from the United States. And you?
Soy de Honduras.
I am from Honduras

Example:
Natalia: Hola, soy Natalia. Cmo te llamas? (Hi, I'm Natalia. What is your name?)
Emily: Mucho gusto. Soy Emily. (Nice to meet you. I'm Emily.)
Natalia: De dnde eres? (Where are you from?)
Emily: Soy de los Estados Unidos. Y t? (I'm from the United States. And you?)
Natalia: Soy de Honduras. (I'm from Honduras.)
Emily: Qu bien! Oye, quin es ese chico moreno que est all? (How good! Hey, who is that
dark guy over there?)
Natalia: l es mi hermano, Daniel. (He is my brother, Daniel.)
Emily: A qu se dedica? Y es casado? (What does he do? And is he married? )
Natalia: l es abogado y es soltero. (He is a lawyer and he is single.)
Emily: Qu guapo! Me lo presentas? (How handsome! Could you introduce me to him?)
Natalia: S, vamos. (Yeah, come on.)

Pronoun
I = yo
You (informal) = t | You (formal) = usted
He / She = l / ella
We = nosotros | You (plural) = ustedes
They = ellos (masculine) / ellas (feminine)

Uses of "ser": Descriptions and Origins

Ser, or to be, is one of the most used and most important words in Spanish. It can be used to talk
about professions, physical appearance, origin, and marital status. For example:
Soy abogada.
I am a lawyer.
Ella es rubia.
She is blonde.
l es de Guatemala.
He is from Guatemala.
T eres soltero.
You are single.
Ojo! The verb estar, which you'll learn about a little bit later in Fluencia, can also be used to talk
about marital status.

Conjugations of ser
If you want to use ser, you're going to need to be able to conjugate it. Study the table below:
Pronoun

Conjugation
yo
soy
t
eres
l, ella / usted
es
nosotros
somos
ellos, ellas / ustedes son

Translation
I am
you are
he, she is / you (formal) are
we are
they / you are

Did you know? Spanish from Spain, sometimes called peninsular Spanish or Iberian Spanish,
includes the subject pronoun vosotros, which is the plural form of t. Because it's only used in
Spain, and the vast majority of Spanish speakers never learn it or use it, we won't focus on vosotros
conjugations in Fluencia.
Yo soy rubia.
I am blonde.
T eres doctor.
You are a doctor.
l es de Panam.
He is from Panama.
Mara es casada y es abogada.
Mara is married and is a lawyer.
Nosotros somos americanos.
We are Americans.
Ellas son abogadas.
They are lawyers.