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Spanish Vocabulary ? Print version
¿Qué tal? |
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| 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? (listen) |
| ¿Cómo estás? | |
| Great! | Fantástico |
| Fantástica | |
| Great | Genial |
| Very well | Muy bien |
| Well | Bien |
| So-so | Así-así |
| Bad | Mal |
| Really bad | Fatal |
| And you? | ¿Y tú? |
| Thank you | Gracias (listen) |
| Thank you very much | Muchas gracias |
| You're Welcome | De nada |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | No |
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.
