Learn Spanish with Pictures: Easy, Visual Lessons to Master Basic Grammar and Vocabulary

Greetings

LESSON 1

It’s Nice to Meet You

Key Terms and Phrases

Conversation

NOTES

Because Mateo and the gentleman are meeting for the first time, they are using the formal form of the word you in Spanish, which is usted.

Questions

1.What is the man’s name?

2.How does he say Good morning to the other man?

3.How does he say Nice to meet you?

4.How does he say What is your name?

Answers: 1. Mateo 2. Buenos días 3. Mucho gusto 4. ¿Cómo se llama usted?

LESSON 2

It’s Nice to Meet You, Too

Key Terms and Phrases

Conversation

REMEMBER

Usted is the formal term for you used by people who have just met.

NOTES

Igualmente is an abbreviated way to say Nice to meet you, too.

Vos is used instead of tú in some parts of Central America and also throughout Uruguay and Argentina.

Because Juan is talking to a child, even if they’re meeting for the first time, he is using the informal form of the word you in Spanish, which is tú.

Buenos días literally means Good day but is used to greet people until approximately noon.

Questions

1.What is the other man’s name?

2.How does he say Nice to meet you, too?

3.How does he ask the girl her name?

4.What is the girl’s name?

5.What is the boy’s name?

6.What’s the name of the man who is friends with Mateo, Stuart, and Paloma?

Answers: 1. Juan 2. Igualmente 3. ¿Cómo te llamas? 4. Paloma 5. Stuart 6. Paco

LESSON 3

Please Spell Your Name

Key Terms and Phrases

Conversation

NOTES

Even though se escribe is literally translated as it is written, it’s used in situations to spell words.

Questions

1.What does nombre mean in English?

2.How does Juan spell his name in Spanish?

3.How does Mateo ask Juan how he spells his name?

4.What does Gracias mean in English?

Answers: 1. name 2. J-U-A-N 3. ¿Cómo se escribe su nombre? 4. Thank you.

LESSON 4

Let Me Introduce You

Key Terms and Phrases

Conversation

NOTES

Juan used the informal te presento when introducing Silvia to everyone because she is his wife. Tú is used between people already familiar with each other and for children (regardless of the duration of the relationship). Juan then used les presento when introducing more than one person to his wife. If he had introduced only one person (whom he’d just met) to his wife, he’d have said le presento instead of les presento.

REMEMBER

Usted is used for people when they first meet (and until more familiarity develops in the relationship). It is also used by anyone younger when speaking to someone older (child to an older person).

Questions

1.How do you know Juan and Silvia are already familiar with each other?

2.Why does Juan use les presento when introducing his two new park acquaintances to his wife?

Answers: 1. Because Juan says te presento when introducing his wife to his new park acquaintances. Te signifies a familiar relationship. 2. Because he’s introducing more than one person to his wife.

LESSON 5

Let Me Introduce You: Children

Key Terms and Phrases

Conversation

NOTES

Buenas tardes is used between noon and evening time.

Questions

1.How do you say Good afternoon in Spanish?

2.Why does Paloma use te presento when speaking to Stuart?

3.How does Stuart say Nice to meet you to Diego?

Answers: 1. Buenas tardes 2. Because they’re children. 3. Mucho gusto

QUIZ 1

Lessons 1–5

Match the English word or phrase with its Spanish translation.

1.Thank you ______________________________

2.How do you spell that? ______________________________

3.Hello ______________________________

4.name ______________________________

5.What is your (formal) name? ______________________________

6.Nice to meet you