People Greetings
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What would you say if you went to a random person in Mexico and tried to start a conversation. Would you use hola or something else?
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updated Sep 2, 2010
posted by jenny_shufan
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Hola works. Depending on the time of day you could also say buenos dias or buenas tardes. I believe there's a lesson in the learning section here on greetings.
updated Sep 2, 2010
posted by KevinB
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And once you've said "Hola" you would follow with a question, otherwise they might just ignore you;
Hola/Buenos dias/buenas tardes/buenas noches + ¿Cómo esta?/¿Qué pasa?/¿Qué tal?
Though I don't condone walking up to a random person in Mexico, or anywhere for that matter.
updated Sep 2, 2010
posted by Ryan
muy bien, and don't forget the accent on 'está' - margaretbl, Sep 1, 2010
Very good. And you should be prepared for the answer to your question. But that's what it's all about, right? - KevinB, Sep 2, 2010
