How to Say ‘Hi there.’ in Spain Spanish
Hola, buenas.
OH-lah BWEH-nahs
[OH-lah BWEH-nahs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Buenas is a short form of buenas tardes or buenos días, and works at any hour. It's the standard casual greeting when you walk up to a bar counter in Spain.
Phrase Breakdown
Hola
[OH-lah]
Hello / Hi
A common greeting used any time of day; neutral and friendly when starting a conversation.
Hola, quería compartir contigo por qué Jesús es importante para mí.
Hi, I wanted to share with you why Jesus is important to me.
buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
Hi / Hello
A common shortened greeting in Spain, especially from 'buenas tardes' or 'buenas noches'.
Al entrar al restaurante, dije: «Buenas».
When entering the restaurant, I said: “Hi.”
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