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How to Say ‘Good evening, young man.’ in Mexican Spanish

Buenas noches, joven.

BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs HOH-ben

[BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs HOH-ben]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: joven is a polite, friendly way to address a man who serves you, even one who isn't especially young. Use señorita for a woman, or señora if she's older.

Phrase Breakdown

Buenas

[BWEH-nahs]

good

Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.

Example

Buenas noches a todos.

Good night, everyone.

noches

[NOH-chehs]

nights

Plural of 'noche' (night); used in the greeting or farewell for the evening and night.

Example

Trabajo en las noches.

I work at night.

joven

[HOH-ben]

young man (polite address)

Literally 'young'; in Mexico a common friendly way to address a man, even a not-so-young one.

Example

Gracias, joven, ¿cuánto le debo?

Thanks, young man, how much do I owe you?

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