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Welcome to your Spanish lesson on farewells! Throughout this lesson, you'll learn about the most common ways to say goodbye in Spanish.

Don't worry if you feel overwhelmed by the variety of ways to say goodbye in Spanish - by the end of this class, you'll have the knowledge you need to confidently say goodbye to anyone in Spanish. So let's get started!

Navigating Farewells In Spanish: Understanding The Formal And Informal Contexts

In Spanish there are formal and informal ways to say farewell, and it is related to the formal and informal ways to say "you".

In general, Spanish language learners are taught that the formal way to say "you" is "usted", and the informal way is "tú".

For formal situations, you can use the following expression to say farewell:

  • Adiós (Goodbye)- This is the most common way to say goodbye in formal situations. It's appropriate to use in business and professional settings, as well as in formal social situations.
  • Hasta luego (See you later) - This farewell is used to say goodbye when you will be seeing the person again soon. It's appropriate to use in formal situations, as well as in casual situations.
  • Que le vaya bien (May it go well for you) - This farewell is a more formal way to say goodbye in Spanish. It's often used in business settings or when saying goodbye to someone you do not know well.
  • Buenas tardes (Good afternoon) - This phrase is used as a farewell in formal settings when it's late in the day.
  • Que tenga un buen día (Have a good day) - This farewell is appropriate to use when saying goodbye in the morning or early afternoon. It's a polite and formal way to say goodbye.

Here a basic list of the most common farewell expressions for informal situations:

  • ¡Hasta luego! (See you later) - This farewell is used to say goodbye when you will be seeing the person again soon. It's appropriate to use in both formal and informal situations.
  • Nos vemos (We'll see each other) - This farewell is a casual way to say goodbye in Spanish. It's appropriate to use with friends, family, and acquaintances.
  • Adiós, nos vemos (Goodbye, we'll see each other) - This is a slightly more formal version of "nos vemos" that includes the formal farewell "adiós". It's appropriate to use in both formal and informal situations.
  • Hasta la próxima (Until next time) - This farewell is a casual way to say goodbye in Spanish. It's appropriate to use with friends, family, and acquaintances.
  • Que te vaya bien (May it go well for your) - This farewell is a friendly way to say goodbye in Spanish. It's appropriate to use with friends and family.
  • ¡Hasta pronto! (See you soon!) - This farewell is used when you expect to see the person again in the near future. It's a friendly and casual way to say goodbye and can be used in both formal and informal situations.
  • ¡Hasta mañana! (See you tomorrow) - This farewell is used when you expect to see the person again the next day. It's a friendly and casual way to say goodbye and can be used in both formal and informal situations.

Notice how there is some overlap in the usage of the farewells in formal and informal contexts. Don't worry too much about the formality or informality of the expressions for now, focus on learning and memorizing them.

As you advance in your Spanish studies and gain more experience, you'll become better at recognizing the formality or informality of different expressions, including farewells.

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PART 1:

Informal:

  • Juan: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy?
  • Sofía: Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
  • Juan: Estoy bien, gracias.
  • Sofía: Fue bueno hablar contigo.
  • Juan: ¡Buenas noches!
  • Sofía: ¡Buenas noches!

Formal:

  • Juan: ¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy?
  • Sofía: Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?
  • Juan: Estoy bien, gracias.
  • Sofía: Fue un placer hablar con usted.
  • Juan: ¡Buenas noches!
  • Sofía: ¡Buenas noches!

English:

  • Juan: Good afternoon! How are you today?
  • Sofía: I'm doing well, thank you. How about you?
  • Juan: I'm fine, thanks.
  • Sofía: It was nice talking to you.
  • Juan: Good night!
  • Sofía: Good night!

PART 2: Flashcards

1
Start the timer.
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Audio
Click the green "audio" button to hear the audio. Translate the audio to English.
3
Speak the Spanish phrase aloud.
4
Translate the Spanish phrase to English.
5
Click the the left or right arrows to manually change the flashcard.
6
Stop the timer after translating the last phrase.
7
Record the elapsed time.
  • This recorded time will serve as your baseline.
  • You will need to surpass this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
8
Play
To automatically play the flashcards, choose the flashcard speed (in seconds) and then click the green "play" button. The audio for the next card will automatically play when it finishes its animation.
9
Translate
Click on the "translate" icon to see the translation in English.
10
Shuffle
Click on the "shuffle" icon to re-shuffle the cards and display them in another random order.
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¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy? /ˈbwenaʃ ˈtaɾðes! ˈko.mo esˈta uˈsteð ˈoʝ/ Good afternoon! How are you today?
Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi uˈsteð/ I'm fine, thank you. And you?
Estoy bien, gracias. /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas/ I'm fine, thank you.
Fue un placer hablar con usted. /ˈfwe un pleˈseɾ aβlaɾ kon uˈsteð/ It was a pleasure talking to you.
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy? /ˈola! ˈko.mo esˈtas ˈoi/ Hello! How are you today?
Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi ˈtu/ I'm fine, thank you. And you?
Fue bueno hablar contigo. /ˈfwe ˈbweno aβlaɾ konˈtiɣo/ It was good talking to you.
¡Adiós! /aˈðjos/ Goodbye!
¡Hasta luego! /ˈasta ˈlweɣo/ See you later!
¡Que le vaya bien! /ke le ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/ Take care!
¡Que tenga un buen día! /ke ˈtenɡa un bwem ˈdia/ Have a nice day!
¡Nos vemos! /nos ˈβemos/ See you!
¡Hasta la próxima! /ˈasta la ˈpɾoksi.ma/ See you next time!
¡Que te vaya bien! /ke te ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/ Take care! (informal)
¡Hasta pronto! /ˈasta ˈpɾonto/ See you soon!
¡Hasta mañana! /ˈasta maˈɲana/ See you tomorrow!
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NOTE: When clicking the play button, the first card will not play its audio. The audio will start playing on the second card.

PART 3: Flashcards

1
Start the timer.
2
Pronounce the phrase in Spanish.
3
Translate the phrase to English.
4
Click the the left or right arrows to manually change the flashcard.
5
Stop the timer after translating the last phrase.
6
Record the elapsed time.
  • This recorded time will serve as your baseline.
  • You will need to surpass this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
7
Play
Click the green "play" button to start the flashcard animation.
8
Translate
Click on the "translate" icon to see the translation in English.
9
Shuffle
Click on the "shuffle" icon to re-shuffle the cards and display them in another random order.
START STOP RESET
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¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy? Good afternoon! How are you today? /ˈbwenaʃ ˈtaɾðes! ˈko.mo esˈta uˈsteð ˈoʝ/
Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? I'm fine, thank you. And you? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi uˈsteð/
Estoy bien, gracias. I'm fine, thank you. /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas/
Fue un placer hablar con usted. It was a pleasure talking to you. /ˈfwe un pleˈseɾ aβlaɾ kon uˈsteð/
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy? Hello! How are you today? /ˈola! ˈko.mo esˈtas ˈoi/
Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? I'm fine, thank you. And you? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi ˈtu/
Fue bueno hablar contigo. It was good talking to you. /ˈfwe ˈbweno aβlaɾ konˈtiɣo/
¡Adiós! Goodbye! /aˈðjos/
¡Hasta luego! See you later! /ˈasta ˈlweɣo/
¡Que le vaya bien! Take care! /ke le ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/
¡Que tenga un buen día! Have a nice day! /ke ˈtenɡa un bwem ˈdia/
¡Nos vemos! See you! /nos ˈβemos/
¡Hasta la próxima! See you next time! /ˈasta la ˈpɾoksi.ma/
¡Que te vaya bien! Take care! (informal) /ke te ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/
¡Hasta pronto! See you soon! /ˈasta ˈpɾonto/
¡Hasta mañana! See you tomorrow! /ˈasta maˈɲana/
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PART 4: Flashcards

1
Start the timer.
2
Translate the phrase to Spanish and speak it aloud.
3
Click the the left or right arrows to manually change the flashcard.
4
Stop the timer after translating the last phrase.
5
Record the elapsed time.
  • This recorded time will serve as your baseline.
  • You will need to surpass this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
6
Play
Click the green "play" button to start the flashcard animation.
7
Translate
Click on the "translate" icon to see the translation in English.
8
Shuffle
Click on the "shuffle" icon to re-shuffle the cards and display them in another random order.
START STOP RESET
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Good afternoon! How are you today? ¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy? /ˈbwenaʃ ˈtaɾðes! ˈko.mo esˈta uˈsteð ˈoʝ/
I'm fine, thank you. And you? Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi uˈsteð/
I'm fine, thank you. Estoy bien, gracias. /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas/
It was a pleasure talking to you. Fue un placer hablar con usted. /ˈfwe un pleˈseɾ aβlaɾ kon uˈsteð/
Hello! How are you today? ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy? /ˈola! ˈko.mo esˈtas ˈoi/
I'm fine, thank you. And you? Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? /esˈtoj ˈbjen, ˈɡɾasjas. ˈi ˈtu/
It was good talking to you. Fue bueno hablar contigo. /ˈfwe ˈbweno aβlaɾ konˈtiɣo/
Goodbye! ¡Adiós! /aˈðjos/
See you later! ¡Hasta luego! /ˈasta ˈlweɣo/
Take care! ¡Que le vaya bien! /ke le ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/
Have a nice day! ¡Que tenga un buen día! /ke ˈtenɡa un bwem ˈdia/
See you! ¡Nos vemos! /nos ˈβemos/
See you next time! ¡Hasta la próxima! /ˈasta la ˈpɾoksi.ma/
Take care! (informal) ¡Que te vaya bien! /ke te ˈβaʝa ˈβjen/
See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto! /ˈasta ˈpɾonto/
See you tomorrow! ¡Hasta mañana! /ˈasta maˈɲana/
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The exercises on this page are written exercises. They should be written in a notebook.

To track your progress:

  • Write the date when the exercise was completed.
  • Write the title of the page.

PART 1

1
Start the timer.
2
Write the Spanish translation of the English phrase on a piece of paper.
3
Stop the timer after translating the last phrase.
4
Record the elapsed time.
  • This recorded time will serve as your baseline.
  • You will need to surpass this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
5
Click the "Translate" button at the bottom of the list of phrases to check your written translation.
6
Repeat the exercise three more times (or as needed).
START STOP RESET
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  1. Good afternoon! How are you today?
    ¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy?
  2. I'm fine, thank you. And you?
    Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?
  3. I'm fine, thank you.
    Estoy bien, gracias.
  4. It was a pleasure talking to you.
    Fue un placer hablar con usted.
  5. Hello! How are you today?
    ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy?
  6. I'm fine, thank you. And you?
    Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
  7. It was good talking to you.
    Fue bueno hablar contigo.
  8. Goodbye!
    ¡Adiós!
  9. See you later!
    ¡Hasta luego!
  10. Take care!
    ¡Que le vaya bien!
  11. Have a nice day!
    ¡Que tenga un buen día!
  12. See you!
    ¡Nos vemos!
  13. See you next time!
    ¡Hasta la próxima!
  14. Take care! (informal)
    ¡Que te vaya bien!
  15. See you soon!
    ¡Hasta pronto!
  16. See you tomorrow!
    ¡Hasta mañana!

PART 2

1
Start the timer.
2
Write the English translation of the Spanish phrase on a piece of paper.
3
Stop the timer after translating the last phrase.
4
Record the elapsed time.
  • This recorded time will serve as your baseline.
  • You will need to surpass this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
5
Click the "Translate" button at the bottom of the list of phrases to check your written translation.
6
Repeat the exercise.
START STOP RESET
00:00
  1. ¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy?
    Good afternoon! How are you today?
  2. Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?
    I'm fine, thank you. And you?
  3. Estoy bien, gracias.
    I'm fine, thank you.
  4. Fue un placer hablar con usted.
    It was a pleasure talking to you.
  5. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy?
    Hello! How are you today?
  6. Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
    I'm fine, thank you. And you?
  7. Fue bueno hablar contigo.
    It was good talking to you.
  8. ¡Adiós!
    Goodbye!
  9. ¡Hasta luego!
    See you later!
  10. ¡Que le vaya bien!
    Take care!
  11. ¡Que tenga un buen día!
    Have a nice day!
  12. ¡Nos vemos!
    See you!
  13. ¡Hasta la próxima!
    See you next time!
  14. ¡Que te vaya bien!
    Take care! (informal)
  15. ¡Hasta pronto!
    See you soon!
  16. ¡Hasta mañana!
    See you tomorrow!

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The exercise on this page is an "active recall" exercise.

To track your progress, record the following in your notebook:

  • Write down the date the exercise was performed.
  • Write down the title of the page.
  • Record the time it took to complete the exercise initially.
  • Repeat the exercise and record the time it takes to complete each repetition.

To get the most benefit from this exercise, open the instructions by clicking on the "+" icon and follow them.

Let's begin the exercise!

PART 1:

1
Start the audio recording function on your device.
2
Start the timer (optional).
3
Translate the sentences into Spanish out loud and record your voice using your audio recording device.
  • Take your time.
  • Articulate each word deliberately.
  • Focus on pronouncing each word clearly.
  • Allow pauses between words.
  • Remember that the goal is to improve memory recall, not pronunciation speed.
4
Stop the timer after translating the last sentence (if applicable).
5
Stop the audio recording function on your device.
6
Record the elapsed time (if applicable).
  • This recorded time will be your baseline time.
  • You will need to beat this baseline time in each subsequent exercise.
7
Click the "translate" button and display the sentences in Spanish.
8
Review your audio recording to ensure an accurate Spanish translation, as well as proper pronunciation and enunciation of every word.
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Next step:
  • If all the sentences you recorded were correctly translated into Spanish and each word was pronounced and enunciated correctly, you can proceed to the next lesson.
  • Otherwise, continue working on this lesson, focusing on improving the pronunciation of the sentences or words.
START STOP RESET
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  1. See you!
    ¡Nos vemos!
  2. Good afternoon! How are you today?
    ¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo está usted hoy?
  3. I'm fine, thank you.
    Estoy bien, gracias.
  4. I'm fine, thank you. And you?
    Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
  5. See you soon!
    ¡Hasta pronto!
  6. See you tomorrow!
    ¡Hasta mañana!
  7. It was good talking to you.
    Fue bueno hablar contigo.
  8. Goodbye!
    ¡Adiós!
  9. It was a pleasure talking to you.
    Fue un placer hablar con usted.
  10. Hello! How are you today?
    ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy?
  11. See you later!
    ¡Hasta luego!
  12. Take care!
    ¡Que le vaya bien!
  13. I'm fine, thank you. And you?
    Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?
  14. Have a nice day!
    ¡Que tenga un buen día!
  15. See you next time!
    ¡Hasta la próxima!
  16. Take care! (informal)
    ¡Que te vaya bien!