How to Say ‘Hello, good morning.’ in Mexican Spanish
Hola, buenos días.
OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
[OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This sounds friendly and natural with café staff. In Mexico, opening with a greeting before your order is the norm, not extra politeness.
Phrase Breakdown
Hola
[OH-lah]
hello
A friendly greeting, often used before ordering.
Hola, ¿tienen café de Oaxaca?
Hello, do you have coffee from Oaxaca?
Buenos días
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning
A polite greeting used in the morning.
Buenos días, señor.
Good morning, sir.
Words in this phrase
buenos
[BWEH-nohs]
good
Used as part of the phrase buenos días for good morning.
Hola, buenos días, quiero ver el menú.
Hello, good morning, I want to see the menu.
días
[DEE-ahs]
days; morning
In this greeting, días helps express good morning.
Hola, buenos días, ¿qué café recomienda?
Hello, good morning, what coffee do you recommend?
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