Spanish greetings game
Eighteen greetings and farewells, including the ones that depend on the hour. Buenos días stops being correct earlier in the day than English speakers expect, and repetition is what fixes that.
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Six games fit this set. Kraken Escape works well here: it shows a greeting and asks whether the English beside it is right, which is closer to how you meet these phrases in the wild.
The 18 words you will practise
| Spanish | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Hola | Hello | OH-lah |
| Buenos días | Good morning | BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs |
| Buenas tardes | Good afternoon | BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs |
| Buenas noches | Good evening, good night | BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs |
| Buenas | Hi | BWEH-nahs |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (informal) | KOH-moh es-TAHS |
| ¿Cómo está usted? | How are you? (formal) | KOH-moh es-TAH oos-TEHD |
| ¿Qué tal? | How's it going? | keh tahl |
| ¿Qué pasa? | What's up? | keh PAH-sah |
| Bien, gracias | Fine, thanks | byen GRAH-syahs |
| Mucho gusto | Nice to meet you | MOO-choh GOOS-toh |
| Encantado | Pleased to meet you | en-kan-TAH-doh |
| Bienvenido | Welcome | byen-veh-NEE-doh |
| Adiós | Goodbye | ah-DYOHS |
| Hasta luego | See you later | AHS-tah LWEH-goh |
| Hasta mañana | See you tomorrow | AHS-tah mah-NYAH-nah |
| Nos vemos | See you around | nohs VEH-mohs |
| Chao | Bye | chow |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Spanish greetings lesson.
6 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 10 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
- Grid Hack: 6 rounds
Questions
When does buenos días become buenas tardes?
Around midday, once lunch is in sight rather than by the clock. Buenas noches covers both arriving and leaving after dark.