Basic Spanish in 30 Days: Hello and goodbye
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Hello and goodbye, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Hello and goodbye
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: D. Good morning
Buenos días is the greeting for the morning, until about lunch time.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: D. Buenas noches.
Late in the evening and at night, use buenas noches. Buenas tardes is for the afternoon and early evening.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. usted
Use usted with an older person you do not know. Vosotros and ustedes are for two or more people.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. Encantada.
Encantado agrees with the speaker. A woman says encantada; a man says encantado.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: C. ¿Cómo está usted?
Usted is the formal 'you' and uses the he/she verb form: está. ¿Cómo estás? and ¿Qué tal? are informal.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: B. Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
¿Qué tal? means 'How are things?', so answer how you are: Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: A. In the afternoon
They both say buenas tardes, the greeting for the afternoon.
Transcript
Pablo: ¡Buenas tardes, señora Ruiz!
Señora Ruiz: Buenas tardes, Pablo. ¿Qué tal? -
Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. Luis's friend
Luis says te presento a mi amigo Carlos: 'this is my friend Carlos'.
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Luis: Hola, Marta. Te presento a mi amigo Carlos.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: D. Tomorrow
Elena writes ¡Hasta mañana!, which means 'See you tomorrow!'
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: B. Le presento a la señora Gómez.
Le (to you, formal) goes before the verb, then a + the person: Le presento a la señora Gómez.
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