How to Say ‘Good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
[BWEH-nahs TAR-des]
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good / hello
Used as part of the polite greeting 'Buenas tardes.' It agrees with 'tardes' and helps form 'good afternoon.'
Al entrar, saludé con «Buenas tardes».
When I entered, I greeted with “Good afternoon.”
tardes
[TAR-des]
afternoons / afternoon
In this greeting, 'tardes' means 'afternoon' as part of 'Buenas tardes,' a standard polite greeting in the afternoon.
El mesero respondió: «Buenas tardes».
The waiter replied: “Good afternoon.”
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