Lesson 1- Introduction to Spanish

This lesson covers basic introductions, greetings, and goodbyes in Spanish. It includes phrases to introduce oneself, ask for names, and respond to common questions. The lesson also covers basic phrases for politeness, such as thank you, please, and excuse me.

Notes

Introductions

  • Me llamo Arek - My name is Arek
  • Soy polaco - I am Polish (corrected: "Yo soy" is not necessary in this case)
  • Me llamo Arek y soy polaco - My name is Arek and I'm Polish
  • Trabajo como ingeniero de software - I work as a software engineer (corrected: "ingenero" should be "ingeniero")
  • ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?

Basic Phrases

  • Estoy muy bien, gracias - I'm very well, thank you
  • Estoy regular - I'm not feeling my best (added: to make the translation more accurate)
  • ¿Y tú? - And you?
  • Gracias - Thank you
  • Muchas gracias - Thanks a lot (corrected: "Muchos" should be "Muchas")
  • De nada - You're welcome (more accurate translation)
  • Por favor - Please
  • No sé - I don't know
  • Perdón - Excuse me (corrected: "Perdona" is not a common way to say "excuse me")
  • Lo siento - I'm sorry
  • No entiendo - I don't understand
  • Sí / No - Yes / No

Asking for Help

  • Tengo una pregunta - I have a question
  • ¿Puedes ayudarme? - Can you help me please? (corrected: "¿Puedas" should be "¿Puedes")
  • ¿Puedes repetir, por favor? - Can you repeat, please? (added comma for clarity)
  • ¿Cómo se dice "hello" en español? - How do you say "hello" in Spanish? (corrected: "English" should be "Spanish")

Greetings

  • ¿Cómo estás? - How are you?
  • ¿Qué tal? - How's it going?
  • ¿Qué onda? - What's up? (more informal way of saying "how are you")
  • Buenas - Good (short for good morning/evening etc)
  • ¿Cómo te va? - How's it going? (more accurate translation)

Goodbyes

  • Hasta luego - See you later
  • Hasta la vista - See you around
  • Adiós - Bye
  • Cuídate - Take care (corrected: "Cuidate" should be "Cuídate")