Greetings & Introductions

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You should always use one of these terms to address your teachers.

•Means “Sir” when used alone.•Ex- Lo siento, Señor (I’m sorry, Sir)

•Means “Mister” (Mr.) when used with someone’s last name.

•Ex- Hola, Señor Silva (Hello Mr. Silva)

•It is abbreviated as Sr. (just like Mister becomes Mr.)

•When speaking about someone, you should refer to them as el Señor.

•When you are speaking to them, you just refer to them as Señor.

•Refers to a married lady (some countries use this term for women they do not know that appear to be of marriage age)

•Means “Madam” or “M’aam” when used alone.

•Ex- Lo siento, Señora (I’m sorry, M’aam)

•Means “Mrs.” when used with someone’s last name.

•Ex- Hola, Señora Santos (Hello Mrs. Santos)

•It is abbreviated as Sra.

•When speaking about someone, you should refer to them as la Señora.

•When you are speaking to them, you just refer to them as Señora.

•Refers to a single or young lady (other countries use this term for women they do not know)

•Means “Miss” when used alone.•Ex- Gracias, Señorita (Thank you, Miss)

•Means “Miss.” when used with someone’s last name.

•Ex- Adios, Señorita Guerra (Goodbye, Miss Guerra)

•It is abbreviated as Srta.

•When speaking about someone, you should refer to them as la Señorita.

•When you are speaking to them, you just refer to them as Señorita.

When greeting someone¡Hola!

Buenos días

Buenas tardes

Buenas noches

Buenos and Buenas both mean “good”.

They change from Buenos to Buenas depending on which word follows them

When saying goodbye¡Adios!Hasta luegoHasta mañanaNos vemos