Greetings & CourtesyWhat to say when, and the formality that decides between tú and usted.LanguagesFormality is a real distinction, not an optional politeness.GreetingsBuenos días – until middayBuenas tardes – until darkBuenas noches – evening and night¿Qué tal? – informal how are you¿Cómo está usted? – formalCourtesyPor favorGracias / Muchas graciasDe nada – you're welcomePerdón – sorry, excuse meCon permiso – excuse me, passingFarewellsAdiósHasta luego – most commonHasta mañanaNos vemosHasta luego is used far more than adiós in everyday Spain — adiós cansound quite final.Greetings & Courtesylearnposters.com
Greetings & Courtesy — printable languages wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Greetings & Courtesy poster

14 entries in 3 groups.

Formality is a real distinction, not an optional politeness.

Hasta luego is used far more than adiós in everyday Spain — adiós can sound quite final.

Questions about the Greetings & Courtesy poster

What’s on the Greetings & Courtesy poster?
14 entries in 3 groups. Formality is a real distinction, not an optional politeness. Greetings: Buenos días – until midday, Buenas tardes – until dark, Buenas noches – ev…; Courtesy: Por favor, Gracias / Muchas gracias, De nada – you're welcome, Perdón – sor…; Farewells: Adiós, Hasta luego – most common, Hasta mañana, Nos vemos. Hasta luego is used far more than adiós in everyday Spain — adiós can sound quite final.
Who is the Greetings & Courtesy poster for?
Greetings & Courtesy belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning spanish can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Greetings & Courtesy poster?
Use usted with strangers, elders and in professional settings until invited otherwise. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Greetings & Courtesy belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Greetings & Courtesy?
Spanish Accents, Adjective Agreement and Commands sit alongside Greetings & Courtesy in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Spanish AccentsAdjective AgreementCommands
Is the Greetings & Courtesy poster free to download and print?
Yes. Greetings & Courtesy downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Greetings & Courtesy poster print at?
Greetings & Courtesy is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Greetings & Courtesy loses nothing.Printing guide

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