How to Say ‘Hi there!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Hola, buenas!
OH-lah BWEH-nahs
[OH-lah BWEH-nahs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: The standard greeting walking into a bar in Spain, at any hour. It's short for buenos días or buenas tardes, so you never have to work out which one fits.
Phrase Breakdown
Hola
[OH-lah]
hello
A common informal greeting used when meeting someone.
En la feria de empleo, digo Hola a una reclutadora.
At the job fair, I say hello to a recruiter.
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
hi / good day (greeting)
Short for 'buenas tardes/noches'; a casual greeting used in bars and shops.
¡Buenas! ¿Tienen mesa?
Hi! Do you have a table?
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