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# 11. Useful Greetings & Farewells
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> Source: [A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=2450s)
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This chapter covers the most practical Spanish greetings, farewells, and polite phrases — including the literal breakdowns that explain *why* they're said the way they are.
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## Key Rules
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- `bienvenido` literally = "well-come" (from `bien` + `venido`, past participle of `venir`).
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- Time-of-day greetings agree in number: `buenos días` (m. pl.), `buenas noches` (f. pl.).
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- For *how are you?*, use **estar** because well-being changes over time: `¿Cómo estás?` → `Estoy bien`.
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- `adiós` literally means "to God" — historically "go with God" → modern "goodbye."
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- `hasta + (time/event)` is the pattern for "see you ___" expressions.
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## Greetings & Conversation Starters
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| Spanish | Literal / Notes | Meaning |
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|---------|-----------------|---------|
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| Hola | — | Hi / Hello |
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| Bienvenido / Bienvenidos | "well-come" (sing/pl) | Welcome |
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| Buenos días | "good days" | Good morning |
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| Buenas tardes | "good afternoons" | Good afternoon |
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| Buenas noches | "good nights" | Good evening / Good night |
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| ¿Qué pasa? | what passes/happens | What's going on? / What's up? |
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| ¿Qué está pasando? | present progressive | What's happening? |
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| ¿Qué tal? | "what such" | How are you? / How's it going? |
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| ¿Cómo estás (tú)? | uses estar | How are you? |
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| (Yo) estoy bien. | uses estar | I'm well. |
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## Polite Words
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| Spanish | Meaning |
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| Por favor | Please |
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| (Muchas) Gracias | Thank you (very much) |
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| De nada | You're welcome ("of nothing") |
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| Perdón | Sorry / Pardon me |
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## Farewells
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| Spanish | Literal | Meaning |
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| Adiós | "to God" | Goodbye |
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| Chau / Chao | (from Italian) | Bye |
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| Hasta la vista | "until the view" | See you later / Until next time |
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| Hasta luego | "until later" | See you later |
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| Hasta pronto | "until soon" | See you soon |
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## Notes & Gotchas
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- `¿Cómo estás?` uses **estar** (not ser) because mood/well-being is temporary.
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- `buenos días` is masculine plural; `buenas tardes` and `buenas noches` are feminine plural — match the gender of the noun (día m., tarde/noche f.).
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- `de nada` is the standard reply to thanks; literal "of nothing" implies "no need to thank me."
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- `chau`/`chao` is borrowed from Italian *ciao* and is very informal.
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- Use written question marks: opening `¿` and closing `?` (and `¡ ... !` for exclamations).
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