How to Say ‘La Terraza Restaurant, good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Restaurante La Terraza, buenas tardes.
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah teh-RRAH-sah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
[rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah teh-RRAH-sah BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexican restaurants 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 Terraza,
rehs-tow-RAHN-teh lah teh-RRAH-sah
La Terraza Restaurant,
How staff answer the phone: the business name first. Roll the 'r' sounds.
Restaurante La Terraza, ¿en qué le ayudo?
La Terraza 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 las ocho.
The restaurant opens at eight.
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.”
Terraza
[teh-RRAH-sah]
terrace
Outdoor seating area of a restaurant.
La terraza tiene buena vista.
The terrace has a nice view.
buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
good afternoon.
A greeting used from about noon until dark. It is always plural: BWEH-nas TAR-des.
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo está?
Good afternoon, how are you?
Words in this phrase
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.
Buenas noches a todos.
Good night, everyone.
tardes
[TAHR-dehs]
afternoon
Plural of 'tarde'; 'buenas tardes' is the afternoon greeting.
Trabajo por las tardes.
I work in the afternoons.
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