How to Say ‘Good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAHR-des
[BWEH-nahs TAHR-des]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Used from about noon until dark. In Mexico you greet the barista before ordering; jumping straight to your order can come across as curt.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Part of a polite daytime greeting.
En «Hola, buenas tardes», «buenas» hace el saludo más formal.
In “Hello, good afternoon,” “good” makes the greeting more formal.
tardes
[TAHR-des]
Afternoon
The time between noon and evening.
Paso las 'tardes' estudiando español.
I spend the 'afternoons' studying Spanish.
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