How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in Mexican Spanish
Buenos días.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
[BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: [Buenos días] is the normal greeting in shops and cafés until around midday in Mexico. It sounds polite but completely everyday.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenos
[BWEH-nohs]
good
A greeting word meaning "good," commonly used in polite morning greetings.
Buenos días, ¿me da un café descafeinado?
Good morning, can you give me a decaf coffee?
días
[DEE-ahs]
days; morning
In this greeting, it refers to the morning part of the day.
Buenos días, prefiero días tranquilos con café de almendra.
Good morning, I prefer calm mornings with almond milk coffee.
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