How to Say ‘Good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
[BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico buenas tardes takes over from buenos días around noon, once people have had lunch or it's past midday. Greeting someone at a stand with it before getting to business is expected, not optional.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
A shortened greeting word from phrases like 'buenas tardes' or 'buenas noches.' In Mexico, it can be used casually to greet someone.
Le dije «Buenas» al taxista antes de hablar del precio.
I said "Hi/Good evening" to the taxi driver before talking about the price.
tardes
[TAR-dehs]
afternoon
Means 'afternoon' and is used with 'buenas' in the greeting 'buenas tardes.'
Tardes como esta siempre hay tráfico en el centro.
On afternoons like this there is always traffic downtown.
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