How to Say ‘La Fonda Restaurant, good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Restaurante La Fonda, buenas tardes.
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah FOHN-dah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah FOHN-dah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Businesses in Mexico usually answer the phone with their name plus a greeting. buenas tardes runs from about noon until dark, then switches to buenas noches "good evening".
Phrase Breakdown
Restaurante La Fonda,
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah FOHN-dah
La Fonda Restaurant,
How staff answer the phone: they say the business name first. Roll the opening R.
Restaurante La Fonda, ¿en qué le ayudo?
La Fonda Restaurant, how can I help you?
Words in this phrase
Restaurante
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh]
restaurant
A place where meals are served to customers.
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.”
Fonda
[FOHN-dah]
Fonda (inn / eatery)
A traditional, simple Mexican eatery; here part of the restaurant's name.
Comimos en una fonda del mercado.
We ate at an eatery in the market.
buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
good afternoon.
Greeting used from about noon until dark. Say it BUE-nas TAR-des.
Buenas tardes, señora.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
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 of 'tarde'; 'buenas tardes' is the afternoon greeting.
Te llamo por la tarde.
I'll call you in the afternoon.
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