Do you want to learn Spanish?

Or perhaps you’re planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country?
To get started and have your first basic conversations in Spanish, you’re going to need to learn some vocabulary!
Whether you’re going to Mexico or Medellín chances are you’ll find some of the locals can speak a bit of English. But if you speak some Spanish, you’ll be able to have much more enjoyable and authentic experiences when you travel.
Having a few common Spanish phrases up your sleeve when you’re starting out in the language allows you to experience local culture and hospitality in a completely different way.
You never know, maybe learning these phrases will motivate you to learn Spanish to fluency!
Understanding what you should say when you meet and greet people is the least you can do if you want to make a good impression.
After all, you’re going to be using greetings every time you have a conversation in Spanish!

These phrases are simple, easy to remember and will go a long way to help you make friends and have your first conversations in the language.

These phrases are simple, easy to remember, and will go a long way to help you make friends and have your first conversations in the language.

• #1 ¡Hola! – Hello
  • (O-la)
• #2 ¡Buenos días! – Good morning!
  • (BWAY-nos DEE-as)
• #3 ¡Buenas tardes! – Good evening!
  • (BWAY-nas TAR-des)
• #4 ¡Bienvenido! – Welcome!
  • (Bee-en-ven-EE-doh)

Making small talk is something you’re going to do a lot of. So there’s every reason to know how to do it properly.
Besides, small talk is the gateway to real communication; you need to be able to do it in order to really speak to a person.
Making small talk is not something most of us enjoy in our own language, so doing it in a foreign language can be a bit daunting. But trust me, being able to engage in small talk will allow you to get a conversation started.
Making conversation in whatever way you can as a beginner will allow you to grow in confidence and figure out what you need to learn next in Spanish.