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How to Say ‘Goodbye, good afternoon.’ in Spain Spanish

Adiós, buenas tardes.

ah-DYOS BWEH-nahs TAR-des

[ah-DYOS BWEH-nahs TAR-des]

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, buenas tardes runs from after lunch, around 2pm, until dark. People often add it when leaving as well as when arriving.

Phrase Breakdown

Adiós,

ah-DYOS

Goodbye

Stress the last syllable: 'a-DIÓS'.

Example

Adiós, hasta mañana.

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Adiós

[ah-DYOS]

goodbye

A standard way to say farewell in Spain.

Example

Al salir de la cafetería, digo «Adiós».

When leaving the café, I say “Goodbye.”

buenas tardes.

BWEH-nahs TAR-des

good afternoon / have a good afternoon

Spaniards use this from lunchtime until evening, both as a greeting and as a farewell. Stress 'BUE-nas TAR-des'.

Example

Hola, buenas tardes.

Hello, good afternoon.

Words in this phrase

buenas

[BWEH-nahs]

good

Part of the greeting buenas tardes, used politely in the afternoon.

Example

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'.

Example

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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