Spanish Dialog for Newcomers: 150+ Phrases to Hold the Dialogue Going

Once you’re simply beginning out in Spanish, it’s straightforward to expire of issues to say, even in case you have numerous issues that you simply need to say. 

To get you heading in the right direction to talking your thoughts, this submit has greater than 150 expressions for primary Spanish dialog.

These will put together you for a wide range of conditions and guarantee your interactions move extra easily.

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That is an apparent place to begin, however additionally it is very crucial. The very very first thing we do after we meet somebody is greet them, and any profitable dialog ends with a goodbye.

Let’s begin by saying good day:

¡Hola! (Hello!/Good day! — casual, with family and friends)

Saludos. (Greetings.)

Buenos días. (Good morning.)

Buenas tardes. (Good afternoon.)

Buenas noches. (Good night/Goodnight.)

As in English, the pure subsequent step after saying good day is asking, “How are you?” There are a selection of how to try this in Spanish:

¿Cómo estás? (How are you? — casual)

¿Cómo está (usted)? (How are you? — formal)

¿Qué tal? (What’s up?)

¿Cómo te va? (How is it going? — casual)

¿Cómo le va? (How is it going? — formal)

¿Cómo andas? (How are you doing? [lit. How do you walk?] — casual)

¿Cómo anda (usted)? (How are you doing? — formal)

Now, let’s say it’s time to half methods however you wish to be well mannered and categorical your pleasure in making their acquaintance.

Pay specific consideration to your gender, the gender of the particular person you’re talking to and the extent of ritual when selecting the right solution to say “good to fulfill you.”

Encantado de conocerte. (Good to fulfill you. — male speaker, casual)

Encantada de conocerte. (Good to fulfill you. — feminine speaker, casual)

Encantado de conocerlo. (Good to fulfill you. — speaker and listener are male, formal)

Encantada de conocerla. (Good to fulfill you – speaker and listener are feminine, formal)

Encantado de conocerla. (Good to fulfill you. — male speaker, feminine listener, formal)

Encantada de conocerlo. (Good to fulfill you. — feminine speaker, male listener, formal)

Es un placer. (It’s a pleasure.)

And, lastly, right here is easy methods to say goodbye:

Adiós. (Goodbye.)

Hasta luego. (So long.)

Hasta pronto. (See you quickly.)

Hasta mañana. / Hasta la semana que viene. (See you tomorrow/subsequent week.)

Hasta la próxima. (Till subsequent time.)

Hasta ahora. (See you in a minute.)

Chao. / Chau. (Bye. — very casual.)

Nos vemos.(So long. [lit. We see each other.])

Que tengas un buen día. (Have a pleasant day. — casual)

Que tenga un buen día. (Have a pleasant day. — formal)

Keep in mind, all query phrases in Spanish have an accent mark! Right here they’re:

Human beings are curious by nature, and we love asking questions and attending to know the folks we’re speaking to. Listed below are some potential questions you may ask:

¿Qué haces? (What are you doing?)

¿Quién es aquella chica? (Who’s that lady over there?)

¿Quiénes son tus padres? (Who’re your mother and father?)

¿Cuál prefieres? (Which one do you favor?)

¿Cuáles son los tuyos?(Which of them are yours?)

¿Cómo se cube “tomate” en inglés? (How do you say “tomato” in English?)

¿Cuándo vuelves? (When are you coming again?)

¿Dónde estás? (The place are you?)

¿Por qué no me dices la verdad? (Why gained’t you inform me the reality?)

¿Para qué es eso? (What’s that for?)

¿Cuánta harina necesitas? (How a lot flour do you want?)

¿Cuántos quieres? (What number of would you like?)

¿Adónde va María? (The place is María going to?)

¿De dónde viene María? (The place is María coming from?)

¿Desde cuándo lo conoces? (How lengthy have you ever identified him?)

¿De quién son estas gafas? (Whose glasses are these? — one possessor)

¿De quiénes son estos libros? (Whose books are these? — two or extra possessors)

A dialog is a two-way road, so it’s good to know easy methods to ask the opposite particular person about their life in addition to inform them about your individual. 

Relying on who you’re speaking to, you’ll have to decide on between the casual tú (you) and the extra formal usted (you). I’ve included each variations of every query that will help you out.

Listed below are some primary questions you would possibly ask in an off-the-cuff dialog within the casual kind:

Q: ¿Cómo te llamas?
Q: (What’s your identify?)
A: Me llamo Pablo.
A: (My identify is Pablo.)

Q: ¿Cuántos años tienes?
Q: (How previous are you? — in Spanish, we ask “what number of years do you’ve gotten?”)
A: Tengo (…) años.
A: (I’m … years previous.)

Q: ¿Cuántos hijos / hermanos tienes?
Q: (What number of youngsters/siblings do you’ve gotten?)
A: Tengo (…) hijos / hermanos.
A: (I’ve … youngsters/siblings.)

Q: ¿De dónde eres?
Q: (The place are you from?)
A: Soy de España.
A: (I’m from Spain.)

Q: ¿Cuál es tu dirección?
Q: (What’s your deal with?)
A: Vivo en la calle Pablo Picasso, número 17.
A: (I stay in 17, Pablo Picasso Avenue.)

Q: ¿Dónde vives?
Q: (The place do you reside?)
A: Vivo en Polonia.
A: (I stay in Poland.)

Q: ¿Dónde naciste?
Q: (The place had been you born?)
A: Nací en Puerto Rico.
A: (I used to be born in Puerto Rico.)

Q: ¿A qué te dedicas?
Q: (What’s your job?)
A: Soy profesor de idiomas.
A: (I’m a [male] language trainer.)

Q: ¿Por qué estás estudiando…?
Q: (Why are you studying…?)
A: Porque me gustan mucho los idiomas.
A: (As a result of I like languages rather a lot.)

Q: ¿Tienes hijos / perro / coche?
Q: (Do you’ve gotten any youngsters / a canine /a automobile?)
A: Sí, tengo dos hijos.
A: (Sure, I’ve two youngsters.)

Q: ¿Desde cuándo vives en…?
Q: (How lengthy have you ever been residing in..?)
A: Vivo en Barcelona desde 1998.
A: (I’ve been residing in Barcelona since 1998.)

Now, listed below are the very same questions however with the extra formal usted/ustedes. That is the development you’ll wish to use when speaking to colleagues, higher-ups, professors, anybody a lot older than you or anybody you encounter in a really formal setting:

Q: ¿Cómo se llama?
Q: (What’s your identify?)
A: Mi nombre es Pablo García.
A: (My identify is Pablo García.)

Q: ¿Cuántos años tiene?
Q: (How previous are you?)
A: Tengo (…) años.
A: (I’m … years previous.)

Q: ¿Cuántos hijos / hermanos tiene?
Q: (What number of youngsters/siblings do you’ve gotten?)
A: Tengo … hijos / hermanos.
A: (I’ve … youngsters/siblings.)

Q: ¿De dónde es (usted)?
Q: (The place are you from?)
A: Soy de Monterrey.
A: (I’m from Monterrey.)

Q: ¿Cuál es su dirección?
Q: (What’s your deal with?)
A: Mi dirección es calle Pablo Picasso, número 17.
A: (My deal with is 17, Pablo Picasso Avenue.)

Q: ¿Dónde vive?
Q: (The place do you reside?)
A: Vivo en Barcelona.
A: (I stay in Barcelona.)

Q: ¿Dónde nació (usted)?
Q: (The place had been you born?)
A: Nací en Buenos Aires.
A: (I used to be born in Buenos Aires.)

Q: ¿A qué se dedica?
Q: (What’s your job?)
A: Soy profesora de idiomas.
A: (I’m a [female] language trainer.)

Q: ¿Por qué está estudiando…?
Q: (Why are you studying…?)
A: Porque me gustan mucho los idiomas.
A: (As a result of I like languages rather a lot.)

Q: ¿Tiene hijos / perro / coche?
Q: (Do you’ve gotten youngsters / a canine / a automobile?)
A: No, no tengo perro.
A: (No, I don’t have a canine.)

Q: ¿Desde cuándo vive en…?
Q: (How lengthy have you ever been residing in…?)
A: Llevo tres años viviendo en Barcelona.
A: (I’ve been residing in Barcelona for 3 years.)

Listed below are some primary questions you may ask if you happen to want info:

Q: ¿Qué es esto / eso?
Q: (What is that this/that?)
A: Esto es un / una…
A: (It is a…)

Q: ¿Qué hora es?
Q: (What time is it?)
A: Son las tres y cuarto. 
A: (It’s 1 / 4 previous three.)

Q: ¿Cómo voy a…?
Q: (How do I’m going/get to…?)
A: Gira a la derecha y luego sigue todo recto.
A: (Flip proper after which go straight forward.)

Q: ¿Cuánto cuesta?
Q: (How a lot does it price?)
A: Cuesta cinco euros.
A: (It prices 5 euros.)

Q: ¿Cuándo empieza la clase / la película?
Q: (When does the category/the film begin?)
A: La clase / película empieza a las as soon as y media.
A: (The category/film begins at 11:30.)

Q: ¿Dónde está la parada de autobús / el banco?
Q: (The place is the bus cease/the financial institution?)
A: La parada de autobús / El banco está en la calle Mendoza.
A: (The bus cease/financial institution is on Mendoza Avenue.)

Q: ¿Para qué es esto / eso? 
Q: (What is that this/that for?)
A: Esto / Eso es para abrir botellas.
A: (This/That’s for opening bottles.)

Lastly, sooner or later, chances are you’ll have to ask somebody for assist.

There are various ranges of ritual you should use, relying on who you’re speaking to. As proven within the final instance on this checklist, you could be additional formal by conjugating verbs within the conditional tense in addition to utilizing the usted kind.

Q: ¿Puedes ayudarme?
Q: (Are you able to assist me? — casual)
A: ¡Claro! ¿En qué puedo ayudarte?
A: (Positive! How can I enable you? — casual)

Q: ¿Puede ayudarme?
Q: (Are you able to assist me? — formal)
A: ¡Por supuesto! ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
A: (In fact! How can I enable you? — formal)

Q: ¿Podría ayudarme, por favor?
Q: (May you assist me, please? — very formal)
A: ¡Por supuesto! ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
A: (In fact! How can I enable you? — formal)

From birthdays to holidays, listed below are some phrases you’d use for particular events:

¡Feliz cumpleaños! (Completely satisfied birthday!)

¡Felicidades! (Congratulations! [lit. Happiness!])

¡Felicitaciones! (Congratulations!)

¡Enhorabuena! (Congratulations!)

¡Bien hecho! (Nicely carried out!)

Estoy orgulloso de ti. (I’m pleased with you. — male speaker, casual)

Estoy orgullosa de ti. (I’m pleased with you. — feminine speaker, casual)

Estoy orgulloso de usted. (I’m pleased with you. — male speaker, formal)

Estoy orgullosa de usted. (I’m pleased with you — feminine speaker, formal)

¡Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

¡Mucha suerte! (Numerous luck!)

Te deseo todo lo mejor. (I want you all the most effective. — casual)

Le deseo todo lo mejor. (I want you all the most effective. — formal)

Que seas muy feliz. (Could you be very comfortable. — casual)

Que sea muy feliz. (Could you be very comfortable. — formal)

Que todos tus deseos se hagan realidad. (Could all of your goals come true. — casual)

Que todos sus deseos se hagan realidad.(Could all of your goals come true. — formal)

¡Feliz aniversario! (Completely satisfied anniversary!)

¡Feliz día de los enamorados!
(Completely satisfied Valentine’s Day!)

¡Feliz día de San Valentín! (Completely satisfied Valentine’s Day!)

¡Feliz Navidad! (Merry Christmas!)

¡Felices fiestas! (Completely satisfied holidays!)

¡Feliz Jánuca! (Completely satisfied Hanukkah!)

¡Feliz Ramadán! (Completely satisfied Ramadan!)

¡Feliz Pascua! / ¡Felices Pascuas!
(Completely satisfied Easter!)

¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! 
(Completely satisfied Thanksgiving!)

¡Feliz Día de la Independencia! (Completely satisfied Independence Day!)

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! (Completely satisfied Day of the Lifeless!)

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! (Completely satisfied New 12 months!)

¡Próspero Año Nuevo! (Completely satisfied New 12 months!)

Que te mejores pronto. (Get effectively quickly. — casual)

Que se mejore pronto. (Get effectively quickly. — formal)

Lo siento mucho/muchísimo. (I’m very/deeply sorry.)

Te acompaño en el sentimiento. (My condolences. — casual)

Le acompaño en el sentimiento. (My condolences. — formal)

With the ability to discuss your hobbies and passions is an effective way to carry a dialog in Spanish. Listed below are a number of the greatest phrases that may allow you to try this:

¿Cuál es tu pasatiempo favorito? (What’s your favourite passion? — casual)

¿Cuál es su pasatiempo favorito? (What’s your favourite passion? — formal)

¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? (What do you love to do in your free time? — casual)

¿Qué le gusta hacer en su tiempo libre? (What do you love to do in your free time? — formal)

¿Te gusta…? (Do you want…? — casual)

¿Le gusta…? (Do you want…? — formal)

Mi passion/pasatiempo favorito es… (My favourite passion is…)

Me gusta… (I like…)

No me gusta… (I don’t like…)

Me encanta… (I like…)

Me interesa (mucho)… (I’m [very] desirous about…)

…la cocina. (…cooking.)

…la lectura. (…studying.)

…el alpinismo/montañismo. (…mountaineering.)

...ir al cine. 
(…going to the cinema.)

…ir al gimnasio. (…going to the fitness center.)

…jugar a juegos de mesa. (…enjoying board video games.)

…escuchar música. (…listening to music.)

…aprender idiomas. (…studying languages.)

Earlier than moving into observe suggestions, it’s good to know what precisely “conversational Spanish” is.

Briefly, with the ability to communicate “conversational Spanish” means you may categorical your self pretty simply and equally to native audio system. It’s the alternative of formal Spanish, which is used for work and with authority figures.

Conversational Spanish is how native audio system talk with others naturally in informal settings.

Issues that make conversational Spanish completely different from formal embrace utilizing slang, informal language (i.e. tú as a substitute of usted), colloquialisms, filler phrases and extra.

• Take each alternative it’s important to communicate. Even when it’s to not an individual, you may learn out loud, discuss to your self, repeat what you hear in your course audio CDs, and many others. 
• Use genuine Spanish movies for shadowing. Shadowing is an efficient first step for learners who wish to begin having precise conversations, and FluentU has a various assortment of Spanish movies with expert-vetted subtitles appropriate for this observe. The immersion program reveals you phrases in actual context via the usage of native movies, like film clips and inspirational talks. You may shadow together with the dual-language interactive subtitles, then take after-video quizzes the place you may communicate your solutions.
• Hunt down language trade companions. There are many apps on the market that may join you with a Spanish conversational associate, however you may even seek for Spanish meet-ups in your space to get some in-person observe!
• Make the most of any state of affairs that places you in contact with Spanish. Whether or not it’s serving to somebody at your job, talking with a coworker or ordering at a restaurant, take any probability it’s important to use your Spanish.
• Take a conversational Spanish course. There are tons of programs that focus particularly on serving to you increase your conversational Spanish abilities. They give attention to pure speech, keep away from spending an excessive amount of time on formal matters, educate you colloquialisms and filler phrases and extra. For a full checklist of our favourite conversational Spanish programs, click on right here.
• Be taught frequent Spanish phrases. I’m not simply speaking about “hola, ¿cómo estás?” right here. Give attention to studying ceaselessly used Spanish phrases. This gained’t simply enable you use the identical phrases native audio system use. It’ll additionally enable you perceive higher after they’re speaking to you!
• Be taught Spanish filler phrases. Filler phrases are useful if you want a second to consider what you’ll say subsequent. Plus, they make you sound extra like a local speaker. Click on right here for our final checklist of Spanish filler phrases. And till then, listed below are just a few of the commonest ones: 

Due to this in depth checklist of Spanish expressions and dialog starters, you’ll have the ability to begin talking Spanish from the very starting.

So research this checklist and prepare to speak!

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