buenos días

/ˈbwenos ˈdi.as/

good morning

Buenos días, ¿cómo estás?

Good morning, how are you?

formalinformal

A polite greeting used in the morning to say 'good morning' to someone.

Buenos días, señorita. ¿Qué tal su día?

Good morning, miss. How's your day?

Al llegar a la oficina, saludé a mis compañeros con un 'buenos días'.

Upon arriving at the office, I greeted my colleagues with a 'good morning'.

This phrase is commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries as a morning greeting. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Collocations

buenos días y buenas tardesgood morning and good afternoonbuenos días a todosgood morning everyone

good night

good afternoon

In Spanish-speaking cultures, it's common to greet people with 'buenos días' even in professional settings.

Use 'buenos días' only in the morning. After noon, switch to 'buenas tardes'.

From the Spanish words 'buenos' (good) and 'días' (days), literally meaning 'good days'.

This phrase is typically used from sunrise until around noon. After that, 'buenas tardes' (good afternoon) is more appropriate.

buenos

good

adjective

días

days

noun

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