Every greeting on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists with its meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Spanish.
Greetings and everyday phrases in Spanish: hola, gracias, por favor, perdón, yes and no, and the small words that keep a conversation going. The note above the list gives the core greetings with their replies.
In Lock&Learn Spanish these words sit in their level packs (Beginner, Elementary), one per glance on the widget: a word waits on the widget, readable from day one; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. Beginner is free in full; every other pack opens with a free preview.
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| English | Spanish | Reply |
|---|---|---|
| hello | hola | hola |
| good morning | buenos días | buenos días |
| good afternoon | buenas tardes | buenas tardes |
| good evening, good night | buenas noches | buenas noches |
| how are you? | ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás? | bien, gracias, ¿y tú? |
| thank you | gracias | de nada |
| please | por favor | |
| sorry | perdón / lo siento | no pasa nada |
| nice to meet you | mucho gusto / encantado, encantada | igualmente |
| goodbye | adiós / hasta luego | hasta luego |
Use the tú forms with friends and people your age (¿cómo estás?) and usted with strangers and older people (¿cómo está?). Buenas tardes runs from lunch until dark, which in Spain can be well after eight in the evening.
| Word | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| está bien | that's fine / that's okay | A1 | ¿Un café con leche? Sí, está bien.A coffee with milk? Yes, that's fine. |
| sí | yes | A1 | —¿Vienes hoy? —Sí, voy a las ocho.—Are you coming today? —Yes, I'm going at eight. |
| no | no / not | A1 | No, no quiero café.No, I do not want coffee. |
| de acuerdo | agreed or okay | A1 | — ¿Vamos al cine? — De acuerdo.— Shall we go to the movies? — OK. |
| okay | okay or fine | A1 | - ¿Está bien? - Sí, okay.- Is it okay? - Yes, it is okay. |
| vale | okay or sure | A1 | ¿Vamos al cine? Vale.Shall we go to the movies? Okay. |
| gracias | thank you | A1 | Muchas gracias por la ayuda.Thanks a lot for the help. |
| perdón | sorry or forgiveness | A1 | Perdón, ¿dónde está el baño?Sorry, where is the bathroom? |
| por supuesto | of course | A2 | |
| saludo | greeting (salutation) | A2 | |
| despedida | farewell | A2 |
Word lists follow the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes inventories, with Lock&Learn's own level calibration. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Hola works any time of day. Buenos días is good morning, buenas tardes good afternoon and early evening, buenas noches good evening and good night, and adiós or hasta luego say goodbye. The 11 greetings and phrases on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists are in the table, with an example sentence for the A1 ones.
8 from A1, 3 from A2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Spanish, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Spanish. Enable the level packs these words come from (Beginner, Elementary). A word waits on the widget, readable from day one; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: Beginner is free in full, and every other pack opens with a free preview. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a monthly plan.