Greetings in Spanish

Find common greetings and phrases in Spanish, and how to pronounce them.

Greetings

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

Recording

Hello (formal)

Refer to ‘good morning’, ‘good afternoon’ and ‘good evening’
 

N/A

N/A

Hello (informal)

Buenas

Bweh-nas

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Greetings everyone

Hola a todos

Oh-lah ah toh-dos

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How are you? (formal)

¿Cómo está?

Koh-moh es-tah

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Thank you

Gracias

Gra-see-ahs

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Good morning

Buenos días

Bweh-nos dee-ahs

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Good afternoon

Buenas tardes

Bweh-nahs tar-des

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Good evening

Buenas tardes*

Buenas noches**

Bweh-nahs tar-des

Bweh-nahs noh-ches

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Listen

Good night

Buenas noches

Bweh-nahs noh-ches

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* used from early afternoon until twilight, usually used from 12.00 pm until 6-8pm

** used from twilight onwards, when it starts getting dark. This is roughly from 6-8pm onwards. It's used throughout the night and even when you are saying goodbye or going to bed.

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