Basic Spanish in 30 Days: Hello and goodbye

1. Tanong 1 ng 10

   What does 'Buenos días' mean?

   • AGood night
   • BGoodbye
   • CGood afternoon
   • DGood morning
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. Good morning

   Buenos días is the greeting for the morning, until about lunch time.

2. Tanong 2 ng 10

   It is 11 p.m. You arrive at a party. What do you say?

   • ABuenos días.
   • BHasta mañana.
   • CBuenas tardes.
   • DBuenas noches.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. Buenas noches.

   Late in the evening and at night, use buenas noches. Buenas tardes is for the afternoon and early evening.

3. Tanong 3 ng 10

   You talk to an older man you do not know. Which word do you use for 'you'?

   • Avosotros
   • Bustedes
   • Ctú
   • Dusted
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. usted

   Use usted with an older person you do not know. Vosotros and ustedes are for two or more people.

4. Tanong 4 ng 10

   Ana is a woman. She meets a new person. What does she say?

   • AEncantadas.
   • BEncantado.
   • CEncantada.
   • DEncantados.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. Encantada.

   Encantado agrees with the speaker. A woman says encantada; a man says encantado.

5. Tanong 5 ng 10

   Which question is formal?

   • A¿Qué tal?
   • B¿Cómo estás?
   • C¿Cómo está usted?
   • D¿Cómo estáis?
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. ¿Cómo está usted?

   Usted is the formal 'you' and uses the he/she verb form: está. ¿Cómo estás? and ¿Qué tal? are informal.

6. Tanong 6 ng 10

   A friend says: '¿Qué tal?' Choose the best reply.

   • AHasta mañana.
   • BBien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
   • CDe nada.
   • DEncantado, señor.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?

   ¿Qué tal? means 'How are things?', so answer how you are: Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?

7. Tanong 7 ng 10

   Listen. What time of day is it?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Pablo: ¡Buenas tardes, señora Ruiz!
   Señora Ruiz: Buenas tardes, Pablo. ¿Qué tal?

   • AIn the afternoon
   • BAt breakfast time
   • CLate at night
   • DIn the morning
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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?

8. Tanong 8 ng 10

   Listen. Who is Carlos?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Luis: Hola, Marta. Te presento a mi amigo Carlos.
   Marta: Hola, Carlos. Encantada.

   • ALuis's teacher
   • BLuis's friend
   • CMarta's boss
   • DMarta's brother
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Luis's friend

   Luis says te presento a mi amigo Carlos: 'this is my friend Carlos'.

   Transcript

   Luis: Hola, Marta. Te presento a mi amigo Carlos.
   Marta: Hola, Carlos. Encantada.

9. Tanong 9 ng 10

   Read the message. When will Elena see Sara?

   Hola, Sara:
   ¿Qué tal estás? Yo, muy bien.
   ¡Hasta mañana!
   Un beso,
   Elena

   • ATonight
   • BLater today
   • CNext week
   • DTomorrow
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. Tomorrow

   Elena writes ¡Hasta mañana!, which means 'See you tomorrow!'

10. Tanong 10 ng 10

    Put the words in the right order: presento / le / la señora Gómez / a

    • AA presento le la señora Gómez.
    • BLe presento a la señora Gómez.
    • CPresento le a la señora Gómez.
    • DLe a presento la señora Gómez.
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.