Learn Conversational Spanish: Must-have Smart Spanish

Breaking out of the everyday Spanish taught in formal Spanish programs is an ambition a good number of students of Spanish are keen to do as quickly as they are able. Let's help you learn conversational Spanish by adding a realistic vibrant flourish to your spoken Spanish with these must-have Spanish phrases that'll leave a favorable impression with the locals without a doubt.

Bueno, a good number of chats commence with a greeting and many non-native speakers will usually use Spanish expressions such as:

¿Cómo está/s?, or ¿Qué tal? - How's it going?

Such Spanish phrases are suitable needless to say, nevertheless to make your salutations more realistic, check out the following phrases instead:

¿Cómo estamos? - How are we? Really well-used!

¿Qué te cuentas? - How you doing?

¿Cómo va? - How's it going?

While they're actually stating the equivalent thing as the preceeding two, such casual idioms are more "cool" and streetwise.

Here's a few brilliant Spanish phrases you're able to employ to answer instead of the predictable "bien", "muy bien" or "todo bien".

Más o menos - More or less (You could furthermore dump the "s" at the end and say "má o meno" to make you sound more "Spanishy"!)

Sin novedades - Not much going on

Estoy contento/a con la vida - I'm satisfied with life

Bueno, every so often when you're talking in Spanish, you simply are unable to recall a word to explain something. It's certain to ensue as you learn conversational Spanish, it happens to me often and the following three smart phrases are sure to come in particularly handy:

Lo tenga en la punta de la lengua - It's on the point of my tongue

¿Cómo se llama esa cosa? - What's that thing called?

¿Cómo se llama ese chisme? - What's that thingamajig called?

Much better than replying with gringo betrayers along the lines of ¿Qué significa? For sure!

Bidding goodbye to people is one more opportunity to create a knockout impact by saying farewell exactly as Spanish and Hispanic people do. So, instead of using regular Spanish expressions just like: "Hasta pronto", "hasta luego" and "hasta la próxima", try the following phrases:

Hasta ahora

Hasta otra

Hasta más ver

The first two are used very often here in Catalunya, I'll encounter them everyday, and you're going to come across the three of them wherever you you're traveling in Spain.

To conclude, an extra especially vibrant streetwise Spanish expression to bring in to your developing vocab. For times when you are expressing "good night" (buenas noches) to friends  also say:

Que descanses - Rest well

It's seldom spoken by non-native speakers and aside from bringing a real feel to your Spanish, it will win you tonnes of esteem!

You're now equipped with a baker's dozen of especially smart expressions to help you to learn how to speak Spanish with a vibrant, authentic feel by employing genuine phrases commonly spoken by native Spanish speakers. Introduce each one into your Spanish vocab and you will be a cut above from those cheeky guiris!

Hasta ahora

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