How to Say ‘Good evening.’ in Mexican Spanish
Buenas noches.
BWEH-nahs NOH-ches
[BWEH-nahs NOH-ches]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: [Buenas noches] works for both "good evening" and "good night" in Mexico; context tells you which one you mean.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Part of the greeting 'buenas noches.' It agrees with 'noches,' which is feminine plural.
Siempre digo «Buenas» cuando subo al taxi de noche.
I always say "Good" when I get into the taxi at night.
noches
[NOH-ches]
evening / night
In 'buenas noches,' this word helps form the greeting 'good evening' or 'good night.'
A esa hora, «noches» forma parte del saludo al chofer.
At that hour, "night/evening" is part of the greeting to the driver.
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