1. Saludos y Despedidas
Señora Lein

2. How do you, your family, and your friends normally greet each other?

3. How do Spanish Speakers greet each other?
FORMAL
INFORMAL

4. FORMAL SETTINGS
In professional or school settings, or when meeting someone for the first time, the usual greeting in Spain and Latin America is a handshake.

5. INFORMAL SETTINGS
Many friends and family members greet each other with two kisses, one on each cheek.

6. INFORMAL SETTINGS
In Latin America, friends and family members kiss each other on only one cheek. Men and boys greet each other with a hug, a pat on the back, or a handshake. In some Latin American countries, men who have not seen each other in a long time greet with a handshake, followed by a hug, followed by a second handshake.

7. Cierto Falso Falso ¿Cierto o Falso?
Friends in Spain often greet each other with a kiss on both cheeks
Like Spaniards, Latin Americans kiss each other on both cheeks when saying hello.
In Spanish speaking countries, family members usually greet each other with a handshake.
Cierto
Falso
Falso

8. Names
Family members, friends, and teacher may add an ending such as –ito or –ita to a person’s name to show affection. Rosa becomes Rosita, Teresa, Teresita, Juan becomes Juanito, and Miguel becomes Miguelito. There can also be nicknames, apodos, associated with names that may be an abbreviation or part of a name. For example, Pilar, a very common girl’s name in Spain, becomes Pili, and Santiago, a boy’s name, becomes Santi. Do we have similar nicknames in English?

9. Students in Spanish speaking countries address teachers in several ways. Women may be called by their title and first name (Señorita Rosa) or by title and last name (Señorita Garcia). If the teacher is older, she may be addressed as doña with her first name, such as doña Josefina. Men may be addressed as don Pablo (title and first name) or Señor Gómez (title and last name). Another way to address your teachers and to show the utmost respect for them is to say “Profesor” or “Profesora” followed by their last names. In some countries, it is even common to call a teacher by what they teach. For example, Señor Hernandez teaches English and is called “El Inglés”.

10. Cierto Falso Cierto ¿Cierto o Falso?
Señora Martinez and doña Carmen could be the same person.
A teenager would probably address his sister, Rosa, as doña Rosa.
Someone names Jorgito probably has the formal name of Jorge
Cierto
Falso
Cierto

11. Typically, people in Spanish speaking countries have a nombre (first name) and two apellidos (last names) Where do those last names come from? Here is Carmen’s family tree, complete with all the nombres and apellidos of her parents and grandparents. Look at the names in the family tree, then answer my questions.

12. Carmen Martinez Garcia
Juan Carlos Martinez Gómez
Maria Elena Blanco de Martinez
Lorenzo Garcia Vázquez
Isabel Torres de Garcia
Vicente Martinez Blanco
Mariano Martinez Blanco
Soledad Garcia Torres (de Martinez)
Carmen Martinez Garcia
What is Carmen’s father’s full name?
2. What is Carmen’s uncle’s full name?
3. What is Carmen’s mother’s full name?
4. You are on vacation in Madrid and meet Carmen in the park- You want to meet up with her for lunch, what name would you look under in the phonebook?
Mariano Martinez Blanco
Vicente Martinez Blanco
Soledad Garcia Torres (de Martinez)
MARTINEZ