How to Say ‘Good afternoon.’ in Spain Spanish
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
[BWEH-nahs TAR-des]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain buenas tardes runs from lunch until around 9pm. It works as a goodbye as well as a hello.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Part of the greeting buenas tardes, used politely in the afternoon.
Empecé con «buenas» al hablar con el camarero.
I started with “good” when speaking with the waiter.
tardes
[TAR-des]
afternoon / afternoons
Plural noun used in the greeting 'buenas tardes' meaning 'good afternoon'.
Por la tarde, decimos «Tardes» solo como parte de «buenas tardes».
In the afternoon, we say “afternoon(s)” only as part of “good afternoon.”
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