Basics & Greetings

Mexicans communicate more politely and indirectly than Spaniards. The "tú" (you) is often used, but "usted" (formal you) shows respect, especially towards older people.

Greetings & Politeness

German	Spanish	Pronunciation
Hello	¡Hola!	O-la
Good morning	Buenos días	BWE-nos DI-as
Good afternoon	Buenas tardes	BWE-nas TAR-des
Good evening	Buenas noches	BWE-nas NO-tsches
How are you?	¿Cómo está?	KO-mo es-TA
What's up? (informal)	¿Qué onda?	Ke ON-da
Good, thanks	Bien, gracias	Bien, GRA-ssi-as
Please	Por favor	Por fa-WOR
Thank you	Gracias	GRA-ssi-as
Thank you very much	Muchas gracias	MU-tschas GRA-ssi-as
You're welcome (response to thanks)	De nada / Con gusto	De NA-da / Kon GUS-to
Excuse me	Disculpe / Perdón	Dis-KUL-pe / Per-DON
Goodbye	Adiós / Hasta luego	A-di-OS / AS-ta LWE-go
Yes / No	Sí / No	Si / No