Among the many qualities greatly valued in individuals all over the Spanish speaking world is to be educado. Educado refers to someone who is civil and good-natured, somone who affords others respect. Educado is really important to nearly all Spanish and Hispanic people, and here is a selection of essential Spanish expressions to enable you to
learn how to speak Spanish with a realistic feel you'll be able to easily introduce into your daily vocabulary.
The first educado phrase involes the word gusto - pleasure . Whenever you meet friends and acquaintances for the first time, you probably already know the saying: "mucho gusto" - good to meet you - but it's also possible to use gusto whenever you meet someone, with this cool streetwise Spanish phrase:
¡Qué gusto verte! - Great to see you
For example
¡Hola Peter, ¿cómo estamos hoy? - Hello Peter, how are we today?
¡Qué gusto verte Sylvia! Todo va bien gracias - Good to see you Sylvia! Everything is fine thanks
A common practice I have noted here in the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona is that acquaintances commonly use: ¿cómo estamos hoy? or: ¿Qué tal? and rarely the more familiar: ¿cómo estás?, especially when talking to a member of the opposite sex.
Speaking of ¿cómo estás?, frequently when we meet friends and acquaintances, besides enquiring as to how they are, we will also inquire how their family are faring too. Generally non-native Spanish speakers will say a phrase like:
¿Cómo está su/tu familia? or ¿cómo está su/tu hermano/a? - How's the family or how is your brother/sister?
All perfectly acceptable needless to say but here's another cool Spanish saying that is a significantly better choice, it's truly dripping with educado:
¿Qué sabes de...? For example:
¿Qué sabe usted de su familia? - How's your family?
¿Qué sabes de tu hermano/a? - How is your brother/sister?
Furthermore, you can build on this to make a captivating impression. After the speaker has responded, in English we say something such as: Send them my best or give them my best regards. Wondering what the Spanish is for this? It's a breeze check this:
Dale/s saludos de mi parte - Send him/her/them my regards
Demonstrate that you possess the much valued quality of educado by adding these useful Spanish phrases into your Spanish vocabulary.