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Hello New Day in Spanish

Learn how to greet your family in the morning and talk about simple daily routines and plans using the present tense.

What you'll learn

¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás?
Good morning! How are you?
'Buenos días' is plural in Spanish, literally 'Good days'.
¡Hola! El desayuno está listo.
Hello! Breakfast is ready.
'Listo' changes to 'lista' if the noun is feminine, but 'desayuno' is masculine.
Yo desayuno contigo.
I eat breakfast with you.
'Contigo' is a unique word meaning 'with you'.
Empiezas la escuela a las ocho.
You start school at eight.
'A las ocho' is used to tell what time an event happens.
Tu amigo camina contigo.
Your friend walks with you.
'Camina' comes from the verb 'caminar' (to walk).
Trabajo en casa hoy.
I work at home today.
'Hoy' means today; the 'h' is always silent in Spanish.
Jugamos a las cartas después de la cena.
We play cards after dinner.
'Después de' means 'after'.
¡Buenas noches! Duerme bien.
Good night! Sleep well.
'Duerme' is a friendly way to tell someone to sleep.

Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.

Desayuno

Breakfast

Can be a noun or the first-person verb 'I eat breakfast'.

Cena

Dinner

Typically eaten later in the evening in Spanish-speaking cultures.

Contigo

With you

A special combination of 'con' (with) and 'ti' (you).

To talk about habits like walking or working, we change the ending of the verb to match who is doing the action.

Papá trabaja hoy.

Dad works today.

La clase empieza a las nueve.

The class starts at nine.

Cenamos a las siete.

We eat dinner at seven.