Spanish Vocab Boost

Greeting and introducing yourself vocabulary A1

Find out the most common words and phrases used for greetings and give the word game at the bottom of the list a try to help them stick.

A1  Greeting and introducing yourself

Hola, me llamo Daniel. Encantado.
Hola, yo soy Elisa. Mucho gusto.

Hi, my name is Daniel. Nice to meet you.
Hello, I’m Elisa. Nice to meet you.

Read along with us

 Bilingual text with audio

Learn how Julio and María introduce themselves the morning after a very fun night together. It’s a slightly awkward situation, but a great way to see how greetings work in real-life Spanish.

A1  Presentaciones en español

Remember we have lots of free reading activities.

Real Spanish, Real voices 🎧

Choque cultural (1)

In our episode 6 of Hola Culture podcast series, we chat about cultural differences between Spain and other countries when it comes to greeting people (a handshake? two kisses?) and other aspects of formality.

Share your thoughts with us in the comments section. Have you ever been in an awkward greeting situation? Tell us about it.

Hola Culture Ep. 6 Choque cultural (1) 🎧

Want to hear more podcasts?

Click the link below to explore other topics, and feel free to share your suggestions for future episodes. We’d love to hear from you!

Kwiziq podcasts

Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!

Special treat for Premium subscribers

Friday is Weekend Workout day – a special treat just for our Premium subscribers , with fresh dictations and writing challenges to boost your listening and writing skills.

This week’s theme is Manners.

Here’s a dictation for our free users: Inma and her family (level A1)

Not Premium yet? Now’s a great time to upgrade! You’ll get these Weekend Workouts every week, plus unlimited kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster.

Note: We send dictations and writing challenges by email, which you can opt into or out of. To check your email preferences, please click on communication preferences and make sure there’s a check next to System Communications in order to receive exercises every week.