Some informal Spanish phrases: greetings, starting a conversation
I've got a nice book with useful phrases in Spanish. Some of them are, of course, a bit impolite or even... , but I picked those which sound ok and can be posted here. They're only greetings - next time I'll write something on a different topic. E = Peninsular Spanish; AM - Latin American Spanish
¡Hombre, hace mucho que no te vemos! - Man, long time no see!
¿Qué pasa, tío/tía? ¿Qué pasa, tronco/tronca? - What's up, old man? E
¿Cómo andas? - How's it going?
¿Todo bien? - Is everything OK?
¿En qué andas? No se te ve el pelo. - What are you up to? I never see you. E
Pues como siempre - The usual stuff.
¿Qué es de tu vida? - What's up?
Todo bien. - Everything's fine.
¡Quiubo! - What's up? (short of "Qué hubo") AM
¡Quiay! - What's up? (short of "Qué hay") AM
¡Compadre! (male) ¡Comadre! (female) - Friend! AM
¡Oiga, hermano! - Hey, bro! AM
¡Oiga, colega! - Hey, pal! AM
¡Oye, chaval! - Hey, old man! E
Bueno, me piro./Me abro. - OK, I'm off.
Hasta otra/Nos vemos otro día. - See you some other time.
Estamos en contacto. - We're in touch.
Nos llamamos. - We'll call each other. E
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Wonderful, Issa, we can use these kind of things, I am bookmarking the thread
