How to Say ‘Good afternoon’ in Spain Spanish
Buenas tardes
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
[BWEH-nahs TAR-des]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, people often say both [hola] and a time-of-day greeting together, like [Hola, buenas tardes]. It sounds normal rather than repetitive.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
In this greeting, it is part of the polite expression buenas tardes.
Al entrar, dije «Buenas» con una sonrisa.
When I walked in, I said “Good” as part of the greeting with a smile.
tardes
[TAR-des]
afternoon / evenings
Used in the greeting buenas tardes, meaning good afternoon or good evening in Spain.
Por la tarde, saludé con «tardes» dentro de la expresión habitual.
In the afternoon, I greeted using “afternoon/evenings” as part of the usual expression.
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