Lesson 1 — ¿Cómo te llamas?
4. Simple Vocabulary
Simple Vocabulary
Spanish Vocabulary • ¿Cómo te llamas? | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inglés | Español | |
| It's a pleasure. | Es un placer. | |
| A real pleasure. | Mucho gusto. | |
| The pleasure is mine. | El gusto es mío. | |
| How are you? | ¿Qué tal? | |
| ¿Cómo estás? | ||
| Great! | Fantástico | |
| Fantástica | ||
| Great | Genial | |
| Very well | Muy bien | |
| Well | Bien | |
| So-so | Más o menos | |
| Bad | Mal | |
| Really bad | Fatal | |
| And you? | ¿Y tú? | |
| Thank you | Gracias | |
| Thank you very much | Muchas gracias | |
| You're Welcome | De nada con mucho gusto gusto | |
| Yes | Sí | |
| No | No | |
Notes
For some of the words above, there are two options. The one ending in "o" is for males, and the one ending in "a" is for females. It's all to do with agreement, which is covered in future chapters.
Also, there are cultural differences in how people respond to "How are you?". In the U.S., we might answer "Mal" if we have a headache, or we're having a bad hair day. In Spanish-speaking cultures, "mal" would be used if a family member were very ill, or somebody lost their job. Similarly, "Fatal" in the U.S. might mean a ruined manicure or a fight with one´s girlfriend, but would be reserved more for things like losing one's home in a Spanish-speaking country.
Expressing "you are welcome" is more formal in Costa Rica than in other countries. Con mucho gusto is formal. Gusto is less formal. De nada, in some areas is considered slightly insulting and should not be used.
- Examples
- Roberto: Hola, Rosa. ¿Qué tal?
- Hello, Rose. How are you?
- Rosa: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú, Roberto?
- Very well, thanks. And you, Robert?
- Roberto: Bien también. ¡Hasta luego!
- I'm good too. See you later!