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Greetings, Numbers & Common Phrases Cheat Sheet
A printable reference covering Spanish greetings, numbers, introductions, courtesy phrases, and common classroom expressions for grades 6-10.
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This cheat sheet covers basic Spanish greetings, numbers, and common phrases students need for everyday classroom communication. It helps learners start conversations, introduce themselves, ask simple questions, and respond politely. Students in grades 6-10 can use it as a quick reference for speaking, listening, reading, and writing tasks. The most important patterns include greeting someone, giving your name, asking how someone is, and using polite expressions like por favor and gracias. Numbers are essential for age, dates, time, prices, and classroom answers. Strong Spanish communication begins with memorizing short phrase patterns and using correct accents, punctuation, and formal or informal wording.
Key Facts
- Hola means hello, and common greetings include buenos días for good morning, buenas tardes for good afternoon, and buenas noches for good evening or good night.
- To ask someone how they are, use ¿Cómo estás? for informal situations and ¿Cómo está usted? for formal situations.
- To answer how you are, use Estoy bien for I am well, Estoy más o menos for I am okay, or Estoy mal for I am bad.
- To give your name, use Me llamo + name, or say Soy + name for I am + name.
- Spanish numbers 0-10 are cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, and diez.
- Spanish numbers 11-20 are once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, and veinte.
- Use por favor for please, gracias for thank you, de nada for you are welcome, and perdón or disculpe for excuse me or sorry.
- Spanish questions use an inverted question mark at the beginning and a regular question mark at the end, as in ¿Cómo te llamas?
Vocabulary
- Saludo
- A saludo is a greeting used to begin a conversation, such as hola or buenos días.
- Despedida
- A despedida is a farewell used to end a conversation, such as adiós or hasta luego.
- Formal
- Formal language is used with adults, teachers, strangers, or people you should address respectfully.
- Informal
- Informal language is used with friends, classmates, family members, or people your age.
- Número
- A número is a number word used for counting, ages, dates, time, prices, and quantities.
- Frase común
- A frase común is a useful everyday phrase that appears often in basic conversation.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Using tú with a teacher or unfamiliar adult is often too informal because usted is the respectful form in many classroom and public situations.
- Forgetting the upside-down question mark in Spanish questions is incorrect because Spanish uses both ¿ at the beginning and ? at the end.
- Writing buenos tardes or buenas días is wrong because días is masculine with buenos, while tardes and noches are feminine with buenas.
- Confusing Me llamo with Mi nombre es can lead to awkward phrasing because Me llamo is the most common beginner pattern for saying your name.
- Leaving out accent marks in words like dieciséis can change spelling accuracy because accents show correct pronunciation and stress.
Practice Questions
- 1 Write the Spanish numbers for 7, 12, 16, and 20.
- 2 A student says they are 15 years old. Which Spanish number should they use for 15?
- 3 Translate these phrases into Spanish: good morning, thank you, excuse me, and see you later.
- 4 Choose whether tú or usted is more appropriate when greeting a new principal, and explain why.