Exclaim "Hello! How are you?" by saying "¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?" (OH-la. COH-moh eh-STAHS) if you're talking to someone in your age group or someone younger than yourself. If you're addressing someone significantly older, you want to say "¿Cómo está?" Note the missing "s." This is a formal way to address people.
Ask for a name. An easy way through this is to use the equivalent phrase for "What is your name?" by saying "¿Cuál es tu nombre?" (kwahl ehs too NOHM-bray). You can answer with "My name is..." by saying "Mi nombre es..." (mee NOHM-bray ehs...)
Say "Pleased to meet you" using "Mucho gusto" (MOO-choh GOO-stoh). If the other person happens to say that first, you can reply with the same phrase, or with the word for "Likewise": "Igualmente" (ee-gwahl-MEN-tay).
Tell where you are from, something that is always a point of interest to local citizens when they meet someone from another country. "I am from..." is "Soy de..." (soy day...). To ask someone where he is from, use the phrase for "Where are you from?", which is "¿De dónde eres?" (day DOHN-day AY-rays) if you're talking with someone in your age group, or "¿De dónde es?" (day DOHN-day ehs) if talking to someone more formally.
Find out the person's phone number. You can ask her by saying "What is your phone number?" which is "¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?" (kwahl ehs too NOO-may-roh day tay-LAY-foh-noh). You can answer by saying "My phone number is..." which is "Mi número de teléfono es..." (mi NOO-may-roh day tay-LAY-foh-noh ehs...).
Practice these numbers you will need in order to carry this off: ONE-UNO (OO-noh); TWO-DOS (dose); THREE-TRES (trace); FOUR-CUATRO (KWAH-troh); FIVE-CINCO (SINK-oh); SIX-SEIS (says); SEVEN-SIETE (see-EH-tay); EIGHT-OCHO (OH-choh); NINE-NUEVE (noo-WAY-vay); ZERO-CERO (SAY-roh).
Discover what he does for a living by using the phrase "¿A qué te dedicas?" (ah kay tay deh-DEE-kahs) which, translated literally, means "To what do you dedicate yourself?" That's one of the common ways to ask this question, so we just have to use the phrase as it is. The answer is easier: "Soy" (I am) followed by the profession.
