Spanish

Meaning

Notes

Hello (on the telephone)

The choice of telephone greeting varies depending on the location and the speaker.

Goodbye

An informal alternative can be chau (sometimes spelled ciao , from Italian).

How are you?

Very well, thank you, Great

Good morning

Good afternoon

Buenas tardes is also used in the early evening in preference to buenas noches .

Good night

How's it going? What's happening?

What's happening? What's going on?

What's your name?

My name is Pablo.

A literal translation would be "I call myself Pablo" or "I am called Pablo."

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Welcome