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Beginner Spanish · A1

Spanish greetings: hola, buenos días and goodbye

Say hello, say goodbye, and greet someone at any time of day.

I can say hello and goodbye.

Say hello by the clock

Spanish greetings change with the time of day.

Buenos días in the morning, buenas tardes in the afternoon, and buenas noches once it's dark.

Hola works any time, and you can put them together: ¡Hola, buenos días!

¡Hola, buenos días!
Hello, good morning!
Buenas noches.
Good evening. / Good night.

Useful words and phrases

hola
hello
adiós
goodbye
buenos días
good morning
buenas tardes
good afternoon
buenas noches
good evening, good night
  • hola: The h is always silent in Spanish.
  • buenos días: Use it until about lunchtime.
  • buenas tardes: From lunchtime until dark. In Spain that can be 8 or 9 p.m.
  • buenas noches: After dark, for both hello and goodbye.

Good morning, neighbor

🏠 Outside Sam's building, 9 a.m.

  1. Don Pedro

    ¡Hola! Buenos días.

    Hello! Good morning.

  2. Sam

    Buenos días.

    Good morning.

  3. Don Pedro

    ¡Adiós!

    Goodbye!

  4. Sam

    Adiós.

    Goodbye.

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