How to Say ‘La Casona Restaurant, good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Restaurante La Casona, buenas tardes.
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah kah-SOH-nah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah kah-SOH-nah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexican businesses answer the phone with their name plus a greeting. Use buenas tardes from about noon until dark, then switch to buenas noches.
Phrase Breakdown
Restaurante La Casona,
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah kah-SOH-nah
La Casona Restaurant,
This is how a business answers the phone. Start 'restaurante' with a rolled 'r': rres-tau-RAN-te. 'Casona' means 'big old house.'
Hotel La Casona, buenos días.
La Casona Hotel, good morning.
Words in this phrase
Restaurante
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh]
restaurant
A place where you pay to eat meals.
El restaurante abre a la una.
The restaurant opens at one.
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
Casona
[kah-SOH-nah]
big house (name)
A large old house; often used as a restaurant name.
Comimos en una casona antigua.
We ate in an old mansion.
buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
good afternoon.
Use it from noon until dark. Say 'bue' like 'bweh': BWE-nas TAR-des.
Buenas tardes, señor.
Good afternoon, sir.
Words in this phrase
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.
Buenas noches, señora.
Good evening, ma'am.
tardes
[TAHR-dehs]
afternoon
Plural used in the greeting 'buenas tardes'.
Llego en las tardes.
I arrive in the afternoons.
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