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Lesson 1:
Essential Expressions
- Vocabulary 1
- Matching Bubbles: Being Polite
- Grammar: Greetings and Formality
- Go Further: How are you?
- Vocabulary 2
- Multiple Choice: Hello Goodbye
- Grammar: More Formality and Gender
- Go Further: Some New Punctuation
- Fill In: Keep in mind who you are speaking to.
- Conversation: Hola, Carlos.
- Conversation: Te presento a mi amigo Joaquín.
- Sentence Builder: Introductions
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Some new punctuation
You may have noticed the unique punctuation in Spanish: every question begins with an upside-down question mark.
¿Qué tal?
What's happening?
This is also the case with exclamation points:
¡Hola!
Hello!
But note that if you add someone’s name or another independent clause before the question or exclamation, the upside-down punctuation mark will still appear with the question/statement instead of around the entire phrase:
Perdón, ¿habla inglés?
Excuse me, do you speak English? (formal)
Marco, ¿qué tal?
Marco, what's happening?
¿Qué tal, Marco?
What's happening, Marco?
Marco, ¡hola!
Marco, hello!
¡Hola, Marco!
Hello Marco!