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Lesson 1A1
Greetings & Formality
अभिवादन और औपचारिकता
Spanish splits 'you' into tú (informal) and usted (formal) — the same instinct Hindi speakers already have with तुम vs. आप. Start here before any other vocabulary.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
tú vs usted ≈ तुम vs आप
Spanish
tú (informal) / usted (formal)
Hindi
तुम (informal) / आप (formal)
Use usted with elders, strangers, officials, and anyone you'd address as आप. Use tú with close friends, family, and children, same as तुम. One extra wrinkle: usted takes the same verb form as él/ella ('he/she'), so grammatically you're addressing someone formally as if speaking about a third person — a habit to build consciously.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Hindi | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hola | OH-lah | नमस्तेnamaste | Hello |
| Buenos días | BWAY-nohs DEE-ahs | सुप्रभातsuprabhāt | Good morning |
| Buenas tardes | BWAY-nahs TAR-dess | नमस्कार (दिन में)namaskār (din meñ) | Good afternoon |
| Buenas noches | BWAY-nahs NOH-chess | शुभ संध्याśubh sandhyā | Good evening / night |
| Adiós | ah-dee-OHS | फिर मिलेंगेphir mileñge | Goodbye |
| Chau | chow | बाय बायbāy bāy | Bye (informal) |
| Gracias | GRAH-syahs | धन्यवादdhanyavād | Thanks |
| Por favor | por fah-VOR | कृपयाkṛpayā | Please |
| Sí | see | हाँhāñ | Yes |
| No | noh | नहींnahīñ | No |
| ¿Cómo estás? | KOH-moh es-TAHS | क्या हाल है?kyā hāl hai? | How are you? (informal) |
| Estoy bien | es-TOY byen | मैं ठीक हूँmaiñ ṭhīk hūñ | I'm doing well |