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In Spanish, greetings are called saludos, and for something as simple as a hello, choosing the correct Spanish word to match the occasion can sometimes be confusing. Don’t worry about formal and informal structures, we will be covering those in a later lesson, as well as how some of the words below can change meaning depending on emphasis and context. This is a vocabulary lesson.

Mucho gusto is a polite general greeting / hello when you meet someone for the first time.

¡Hola! is the classic hi or hello!
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As in many other languages, there are different words for colors in Spanish, depending on hue and local usage. The Spanish words for the colors below are common usage for much of Mexico.

*note – naranja is orange, as in the fruit. Anaranjado is the color. In some areas this same principal applies to rosa, but we use rosa for the color pink and rosado for skin rash.

Basic Spanish Colors
	Blue	Azul
	Green	Verde
	Red	Rojo
	Yellow	Amarillo
	Orange	Anaranjado
	Pink	Rosa, Rosado
	Purple	Morado, Púrpura, violeta
	Brown	Café
	Gray	Gris
	Black	Negro
	White	Blanco

Below is a simple application that has audio and will help with your pronunciation. You will need the Adobe Shockwave (not Flash) plugin.
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