How to Greet Someone in Spanish

Hey there, I'm Señor Jordan. And I'm Lucas. Lucas? Can you say hi to everyone? Hola. No, Lucas, I said that you need to tell them hi. Go ahead. Hola. Why do you keep saying that? It's Spanish. Oh, it is? Yeah, you try. Okay, how do you spell it? H-O-L-A. Oh, so hola. No, no, no. You don't say hola with an H. You say hola. The H is silent in Spanish. Oh. Hola. Sí, muy bien. Very good. I've officially mastered Spanish. Hola. Hola. No, no, no, no, no. Hola isn't the only greeting you can use. Oh, really? Really. Hey, what else could I say? Well, imagine this. Hay dos mujeres. Y están en la iglesia. Huh? There are two women, and they are in church. Se llaman Rosa y Jimena. Um... Something about llamas? No, no. Their names are Rosa and Jimena. Oh, okay, I get it. Rosa le dice a Jimena tanto tiempo sin verte. Y Jimena le dice a Rosa ¿cómo estás? Okay. So Rosa used another possible greeting. She could have said hola, but she instead says tanto tiempo sin verte. It's been so long since seeing you. And Jimena responds with another common greeting. ¿Cómo estás? or How are you? So then we could say hola for hi, but then we could add some more flavor and we could use tanto tiempo sin verte and ¿cómo estás? Sí, señor. But if you're talking to someone older, you might use ¿cómo está usted? instead of ¿cómo estás? It's more polite. Oh, well, what are some other polite things that I could say to say hello? I mean, hello isn't very formal. Could I say good morning or good afternoon in Spanish? Sí, sí, sí. So if it's the morning, you could say buenos días. Oh, I like that. Buenos días. Buenos días, Lucas. Buenos días. And if it's in the afternoon, you could say buenas tardes. Okay, well, buenas tardes. Tarde kind of reminds me of tardy and you're tardy if you show up to first hour in the afternoon. Exactamente. Finally, buenas noches is good evening. Buenos nachos. No. Buenas noches. So, buenos días, buenas tardes, and buenas noches are all nice ways to greet someone in Spanish. Okay, so Rosa could say to Jimena buenos días in the morning and Jimena could respond buenos días. Or in the afternoon, they could say to each other buenas tardes. Or at night, they could say buenos nachos. No! Why are you so obsessed with nachos? It's buenas noches! I'm sorry, I guess I'm just a little hungry. So they could both say to each other buenas noches. Muy bien. And if she said any of those to another person, she could put their name or title at the end. Buenos días, señor Ortiz. Buenos días, profesor. Or buenos días, doctor. Or buenos días, señor Bigfoot. Ugh. Really? Hey, it could happen. Oh, right. And in some places, people will say buenas instead of buenos días, buenas tardes, or buenas noches. Good to know. Okay, this is easy, but what if I wanted to say what's up to my peeps? Please, don't ever say that again. What? In Mexico, and some other places, you can say qué onda, which is less formal and is used more with friends. Ooh, I like that. Qué onda, qué onda. So Rosa could greet Jimena by saying qué onda? Sí, yes. Or Rosa could ask others. Qué onda, gato? Qué onda, dark turtle? Or qué onda, extraterrestre? Hmm? Grrrr. In what scenario would you possibly need to tell an alien what's up in Mexican Spanish? Hey, I can dream, can't I? Okay, fine. Adiós, dream boy. Hey, you didn't teach me that one yet. Okay, well, since Lucas is gone now, let's see how you're doing. True or false? Hi in Spanish is hola. False. It's hola, remember the H is silent in Spanish. Which phrase would I use if I haven't seen someone in a while? Tanto tiempo sin verte. If it were night time, what phrase would we use to say good evening? Buenas noches. When would I use buenos días? In the morning. Which of these phrases could I use to say hi to someone in Spanish? All of them. Oh, hey, Lucas is back. Hey, Lucas. ¿Qué hay de nuevo? What does that mean? What's new? Oh, wow. Well, so our list just keeps growing and growing and growing. And so when you're talking to somebody in Spanish, you can use any of the following phrases to greet them. Hola would be hi. Tanto tiempo sin verte. It's been a long time. Cómo estás would be how are you. Cómo está usted would be how are you in a more formal way. Buenos días. Good morning. Buenas tardes. Good afternoon. And buenas noches would be good night. Qué onda would be what's up. And now, qué hay de nuevo would be what's new. Man, but speaking of new, that's a lot of information in a short time. You're right. We should probably go before they get overwhelmed with all of these Spanish greetings. Okay. Tanto tiempo sin verte. What are you doing? Duh, I'm saying goodbye. But that's a greeting! Oh, well, I don't know how to say any good ways to say goodbye. Quick, what's a good way to say goodbye in Spanish? Que te vaya bien. Okay, well, que te vaya bien. Que te vaya bien. Oh, hey, I noticed you still didn't say adiós. Well, if you liked this video or found me irresistible, make sure to let me know below. Also, tell me who you would like to start a conversation with using one or more of the greetings from this video. I personally would love to say hola to a plate of tacos. Mmm. And don't forget to subscribe and check out more videos with that weird guy who was helping me in this video. I think his name is Señor Gordon. Whatever. And check out mundolearning.org for more information on their program. Finally, if you'd like to see yours truly in more videos, like this video. Okay, for real now. Ya me voy. Gotta go. Bye.