Social
¿Cómo te va?
¿Cómo te va? is used to ask How's it going? when you’re talking to friends.
¿Cómo te va, Carlos?
How's it going, Carlos?
But what if you want to check in with your boss or professor? In more formal situations, use ¿Cómo le va? instead.
Buenos días, señor, ¿cómo le va?
Good morning, sir, how are you?
Hey! Listen!
Look, you guys — in Spanish, you can use oye or mira to get someone’s attention.
Oye, ¿quieres venir con nosotros?
Hey, do you want to come with us?
Mira, tengo hambre y quiero comer.
Look, I am hungry and I want to eat.
The final countdown
You can use para to talk about a deadline.
Necesito las invitaciones para el jueves.
I need the invitations for Thursday.