How to Say ‘Good evening / Good night’ in Spain Spanish
Buenas noches
BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
[BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spaniards switch from buenas tardes "good afternoon" to buenas noches only once it's dark, often around 9pm. It works as both hello and goodbye, so you can say it walking into a bar at night.
Phrase Breakdown
Buenas
[BWEH-nahs]
good
Part of the greeting buenas tardes, used politely in the afternoon.
Empecé con «buenas» al hablar con el camarero.
I started with “good” when speaking with the waiter.
noches
[NOH-chehs]
nights
Plural of 'noche'; used in greetings for evening or night.
Trabajo tres noches por semana.
I work three nights a week.
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