How to Say ‘Hello, good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Hola, buenas tardes.
OH-lah BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
[OH-lah BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: On a call with a restaurant, opening with [Hola, buenas tardes] sounds natural and polite in Mexico. It's a standard businesslike greeting without being stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
Hola
[OH-lah]
hello
A friendly greeting used to begin a conversation.
Por teléfono, empiezo con «Hola, buenas tardes», así que «Hola» suena amable.
On the phone, I begin with “Hello, good afternoon,” so “Hola” sounds friendly.
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
Good afternoon / Good evening
A polite greeting used in the afternoon and early evening.
Buenas tardes, señor.
Good afternoon, sir.
Words in this phrase
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
[TAR-dehs]
afternoon / evening
Used with buenas to greet someone in the afternoon or early evening.
En la frase «Hola, buenas tardes», «tardes» indica la hora del día.
In the phrase “Hello, good afternoon,” “afternoon/evening” indicates the time of day.
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