Greetings & Politeness

Basic forms of politeness that make every encounter easier:

German	Canarian Spanish	Pronunciation
Good morning	Buenos días	bwenos diah
Good afternoon	Buenas tardes	bwenah tardeh
Good evening/night	Buenas noches	bwenah notscheh
Hello (informal)	¡Hola! / ¡Buenas!	ola / bwenah
Goodbye	¡Adiós! / ¡Hasta luego!	adióh / ahta lwego
Please	Por favor	por fabor
Thank you	Gracias	grásiah
Thank you very much	Muchas gracias	mutschah grásiah
You're welcome	De nada	de nada
Excuse me	Perdón / Disculpe	perdón / dihkulpe
Yes / No	Sí / No	sí / no
Do you speak German?	¿Habla alemán?	abla alemán?
I don't speak Spanish	No hablo español	no ablo ehpanjol
How are you?	¿Qué tal?	ke tal?
Good, thank you	Bien, gracias	bjén, grásiah

Cultural note: In the Canary Islands, acquaintances greet each other with two cheek kisses (starting on the right) — even men to women and women to each other. Men greet each other with a handshake. As a tourist, you'll usually be greeted with a handshake; if someone offers their cheek, just go along with it.