Saludos y Despedidas Spanish Vocabulary Activities

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At the beginning of the year, you might be planning on doing a unit with greetings and farewells in Spanish. I wanted to share some games, videos, resources and ideas to help you plan your unit. Check out these saludos y despedidas Spanish vocabulary activities!

Saludos y Despedidas Spanish Vocabulary List

There are many words or phrases you might choose to include. Here’s just a few I like to make available to my students as we are working. This isn’t something they’ll get all at once, just a few at a time!

  • ยกAdiรณs!
  • Buenos dรญas.
  • Buenas tardes.
  • Buenas noches.
  • ยกChao!
  • ยฟCรณmo estรกs?
  • ยฟCรณmo estรก usted?
  • ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
  • ยฟCรณmo se llama usted?
  • El gusto es mรญo.
  • Estoy bien.
  • Hasta luego.
  • Hasta pronto.
  • Hasta maรฑana.
  • ยกHola!
  • Me llamo ________.
  • Mucho gusto.
  • Nos vemos.
  • ยฟQuรฉ tal?
  • ยฟY tรบ?
  • ยฟY usted?

Saludos y Despedidas Spanish Vocabulary Activities

Word Wall

I love adding word walls to support my students with a visual, and this word wall is an easy way to decorate your classroom – just print and go!

You can have students reference this as they come in or leave class – have them say “Hi!” and “Bye!” on their way in and out!

Saludos y Despedidas Spanish Vocabulary Games

Here are a few vocab games you can play with your students to review greeting and farewell vocabulary in Spanish:

If you are new to ยกCorre en Cรญrculos! you can learn more about the scavenger hunt style game here. It can feel a little overwhelming the first time you try it, but it is so fun and students love getting up and moving around!

Boom Cards are a digital task card site. Just post the fast pin link and students can play! You can also print these cards and use them like task cards, if you prefer. Here’s a printing tutorial in case you need one.

Listening Activities

I always think it’s great to include listening when your students are practicing, especially when they are novices getting a feel for how the language sounds! Here’s a few saludos y despedidas Spanish vocabulary activities to reinforce their listening skills:

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Ashley Mikkelsen

Hi, I'm Ashley. I'm so glad you're here! I love helping secondary Spanish teachers with engaging activities and ideas for their lesson plans. I can't wait to support you with no and low prep activities to help reduce your workload!

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