How do you say "Hello, good afternoon." in Spain Spanish?

"Hello, good afternoon." in Spain Spanish is "Hola, buenas tardes.". This phrase is commonly used in Spain.

What does "Hola, buenas tardes." mean in English?

"Hola, buenas tardes." means "Hello, good afternoon." in English.

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

Hola, buenas tardes.

OH-lah BWEH-nahs TAR-des

[OH-lah BWEH-nahs TAR-des]

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, opening with both [hola] and a time-of-day greeting is very natural in service situations. It sounds friendly and normal, not overly formal.

Phrase Breakdown

Hola

[OH-lah]

hello

A common informal greeting used to begin speaking politely.

Example

Dije «Hola» antes de pedir una mesa.

I said “Hello” before asking for a table.

Buenas tardes

BWEH-nahs TAR-des

Good afternoon / Good evening

A polite greeting used from around midday until evening.

Example

Buenas tardes, señor.

Good afternoon, sir.

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 / evenings

Part of buenas tardes, a standard polite greeting later in the day.

Example

Usé «tardes» en el saludo al llegar al restaurante.

I used “afternoon/evenings” in the greeting when arriving at the restaurant.

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