Spanish greetings, how to say “hello, hi, good morning, good evening” and so on.

Hola – hello or hi

Buenos dias – good morning, and also a greeting before afternoon

Buenas tardes – good afternoon

Buenas noches – good evening, and also means Good night

How to say “How are you?” in Spanish

¿Cómo estás? – How are you? Informal question

¿Cómo está (Usted)? – How are you? Formal question

¿Cómo están (Ustedes)? –  How are you? Plural question

¿Cómo estáis? – How are you? Used only in Spain, informal plural question

¿Qué tal? – How it’s going?