The basic greetings

First you would want to learn how to greet in spanish.
Here are the basic greetings

Hello or Hi
Hola

Hello on on the telephone
Hola, aló, jaló, bueno, al, diga

Goodbye
Adios
An alternative word is chau(sometimes spelled ciao, from Italian).

How are you?
Cómo estás? - With a person you know on a first name or a child
Cómo está? - In other situations.

Thank you
Gracias - Thank you
Muy bien, gracias - Very wel,Thank you

Good day / Good morning
Buenos días
buen día - Shortened form

Good afternoon
Buenas tardes

Good night
Buenas noches

Whats happening
Qué pasa?

What's your name?
Cómo te llamas- To a child or a person with equal social status

If your not sure what to use use [Cómo se llama usted]

My name is (name)
Me llamo (name)

It's a pleasure to meet you
Mucho gusto. Encantado-If your male
Mucho gusto. Encantada-If your female

Welcome
Bienvenido-With a man
Bienvenida-With a woman
Bienvenidos-With a group of females
bienvenidas-With maled or a mixed group

So thats it for greetings. Hope you understood. Keep any comments. And in the next post ill teach you how to count number from Spanish.