How to Say ‘Good morning, doctor.’ in Spain Spanish
Buenos días, doctora.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs dohk-TOH-rah
[BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs dohk-TOH-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: A female doctor is doctora, a male one doctor. Match it to the person you're greeting.
🇪🇸 In Spain: Greeting the doctor by title as you walk in is normal and polite in Spain. Switch to buenas tardes after lunch, roughly from 2pm.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenos días,
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning,
A standard greeting used until about lunchtime in Spain. Stress the 'í' in 'días'.
Buenos días, señor.
Good morning, sir.
Words in this phrase
Buenos
[BWEH-nohs]
good
Plural masculine form of 'bueno', used in greetings.
Son buenos amigos.
They are good friends.
días
[DEE-ahs]
days
Plural of 'día', a masculine noun despite ending in -a.
Trabajo cinco días a la semana.
I work five days a week.
doctora.
dohk-TOH-rah
doctor (female).
Used to address a female doctor directly. It is stressed on 'to': doc-TO-ra.
Gracias, doctora.
Thank you, doctor.
Words in this phrase
doctora
[dohk-TOH-rah]
doctor (female)
Feminine form of 'doctor', used to address or refer to a female doctor.
La doctora me examina.
The doctor examines me.
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