Spanish for English speakers School · Lesson 0

Greeting someone

Spanish first-meeting greetings — Hola, soy Pishi (Hello, I'm Pishi) — and the warm response ¡Mucho gusto! (Nice to meet you!).

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Hola, soy Pishi

    Good morning, I am Pishi

    Tip: <Hola> is an informal but very typical to say hello to someone in a friendly environment.

  2. Lindo Lindo

    ¡Mucho gusto!

    Nice to meet you.

    Tip: In Spanish exclamation marks are to open ¡ and close a sentence !

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Encantado.

    My pleasure.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you introduce yourself in Spanish?

Hola, soy + [name] or Me llamo + [name]. Both are equally common and correct.

What does mucho gusto mean?

'Pleased to meet you / nice to meet you'. Often answered with Igualmente or El gusto es mío.

Hola vs Buenos días for first meetings?

Hola is casual. Buenos días is more formal. Both work in introductions — choose based on the setting.

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