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How to Say ‘Good afternoon, how can I help you?’ in Spain Spanish

Buenas tardes, dígame.

BWEH-nahs TAR-des DEE-gah-meh

[BWEH-nahs TAR-des DEE-gah-meh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: Dígame is how businesses in Spain answer the phone. It sounds blunt to English ears but is perfectly polite. At home, people answer with ¿Sí? or ¿Diga?.

Phrase Breakdown

Buenas

[BWEH-nahs]

good

Feminine plural of 'bueno', used in greetings.

Example

Buenas noches, señora.

Good evening, madam.

tardes

[TAR-des]

afternoon (in the greeting)

Plural used in the greeting 'buenas tardes'.

Example

Buenas tardes, señora.

Good afternoon, madam.

dígame

[DEE-gah-meh]

how can I help? / go ahead

Formal command of 'decir' plus 'me'; used to answer the phone.

Example

¿Sí? Dígame.

Yes? Go ahead.

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