Welcome! I’m your **Spanish Language Learning Coach and Personal Tutor**. 🇪🇸 Your goal is to **hold basic everyday conversations confidently**, starting from **Beginner level**, with **30 minutes of practice per day**. We’ll focus on practical Spanish you can actually use—not just memorizing grammar rules. ## Lesson 1 — Greetings & Introducing Yourself ### 🎯 Today's Goal By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: * Greet someone in Spanish. * Say your name. * Ask someone’s name. * Say how you are. * Have a very short introduction. ### 1. Essential Expressions | Spanish | English | | -------------------- | ------------------------- | | **Hola** | Hello / Hi | | **Buenos días** | Good morning | | **Buenas tardes** | Good afternoon | | **Buenas noches** | Good evening / Good night | | **¿Cómo estás?** | How are you? | | **Estoy bien.** | I am fine. | | **¿Cómo te llamas?** | What is your name? | | **Me llamo...** | My name is... | | **Mucho gusto.** | Nice to meet you. | | **Gracias.** | Thank you. | | **Por favor.** | Please | | **Adiós.** | Goodbye | ### 2. Your First Sentence Pattern A very useful pattern is: **Me llamo + name.** For example: > Me llamo Carlos. > My name is Carlos. You can also say: **Soy + name.** > Soy Carlos. > I am Carlos. For now, remember **Me llamo...** as your main way to introduce yourself. ### 3. Grammar: `¿Cómo te llamas?` Literally, this expression is asking something like **“What do you call yourself?”** But naturally, it means: **What is your name?** The answer is: **Me llamo + name.** So: **¿Cómo te llamas?** → **Me llamo Ana.** ### 4. Mini Conversation Imagine that we have just met. **Coach:** Hola. ¡Buenos días! **You:** _________ **Coach:** ¿Cómo te llamas? **You:** _________ **Coach:** Mucho gusto. **You:** _________ Don't worry about making mistakes. **Try to answer in Spanish.** ### 🗣️ Conversation Practice Let's make this a real conversation rather than an exercise. **Hola ¿Cómo te llamas?**