Lesson 1 · Greetings and Introductions

Spanish greeting words

A free beginner Spanish lesson on greetings and farewells: hola, buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches, adiós and more, with audio.

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What you will learn

  • Greet people with hola, buenos días, buenas tardes and buenas noches.
  • Say goodbye with adiós, hasta luego, hasta mañana, nos vemos and chao.
  • Match each greeting to the right time of day.
  • Tell greetings and farewells apart.
  • Choose the right expression for an everyday situation.

How the lesson begins

Welcome to Spanish

Welcome to your first Spanish lesson! Today, you’ll learn some of the most useful words in the language: greetings. Let’s start with four expressions you can use when you meet someone: hola, buenos días, buenas tardes, and buenas noches.

Vocabulary in this lesson