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1、HowToIntroduceYourselfinSpanishTraveltowhereverSpanishisspoken,andchancesareyou'llmeetpeopleyou'veneverseenbefore.Youneednotbetongue-tiedasyouintroduceyourself.1.Tosayhello,merelysay'Hola'or'oh-la'(rhymeswith'Lola';notethattheletterHissilentinSpanish)
2、.2.Tointoduceyourself,merelysay'Mellamo'(mayYAHM-oh)followedbyyourname.Forexample,'Hola,mellamoChris'('OH-la,mayYAHM-ohChris')means'Hi,I'mChris.'3.Toasksomeone'snameinaformalsetting,say'¿Cómosellamausted?'or'KOH-mohsayYAHM-ahoo-STED.'(The'oo'rhymeswit
3、h'moo.'Thismeans,'Whatisyourname?'4.Inaninformalsetting,orifspeakingtoachild,say'¿Cómotellamas?'or'KOH-motayYAHM-ahss.'Thatalsomeans,'Whatisyourname?'5.Afterthepersonresponds,youmaysay,'Muchogusto'or'MOOCH-ohGOOSE-toe.'Thephrasemeans'muchpleasure'or,i
4、nthiscontextitisunderstoodas'pleasedtomeetyou.'Tips:1.Tosoundbetterwiththesephrases,learnhowtheSpanishlettersarepronounced.2.Don'tbeafraidtosoundsilly.InnearlyanySpanish-speakingarea,eventhefeeblestattemptstospeakSpanishwillbehonored.FormallyIntroduci
5、ngYourselfinSpanishWhetheryou’respeakinginSpanish,English,orEsperanto,introducingyourselfformallymeansthatyoudon’ttalkinachummy,informalwaytoapersonwithwhomyouhavenorelationship.Instead,especiallywheninSpanish-speakingcountries,youusetheformalwayofint
6、roducingyourselftoothersinordertokeepacertaindistance.InSpanish-speakingcountries,peoplewhodon’tknoweachotheruseusted(oos-tehd)—theformalformof“you”—anditsverbalformwhenaddressingoneanother.Forexample,herearetwocommonquestionsyoumightaskformally:1.¿Có
7、mosellamausted?(koh-mohsehyah-mahoos-tehd)(Whatisyourname?)2.¿Dedóndeesusted?(dehdohn-dehehsoos-tehd)(Whereareyoufrom?)NoticetheformalityofthefollowingconversationwherePedroGarcíaFernándezapproachesatableatasidewalkcafewithapersonalreadysittingtherean
8、dintroduceshimselfinSpanish.Pedro:¿Mepermite?mehpehr-mee-tehMayI?Jane:Sí,¡adelante!see,ah-deh-lahn-tehYes,[go]ahead!Pedro:Buenastardes.MellamoPedroGarcíaFernández.bvooeh-nahstahr-dehsmehyah-mohpeh-drohgahr-seeahfehr-nahn-dehsGoodafternoon.Myna