🇪🇸 Spanish phrases
How to say “Good evening” in Spanish
Buenas tardes
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
Literally: good afternoonsneutral
'Buenas tardes' covers the afternoon and early evening, until it gets dark (in Spain until roughly 8–9 pm). After dark, 'buenas noches' is used as both a greeting and a goodbye.
Other ways to say it
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buenas noches | BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs | Good evening (after dark) | Greeting once it's dark, e.g. arriving at a dinner |
In a sentence
Buenas tardes, ¿tienen mesa para dos?
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs, TYEH-nehn MEH-sah PAH-rah DOHS
Good evening, do you have a table for two?
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“Good evening” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianსაღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisa🇫🇷 FrenchBonsoirbohn-SWAHR🇩🇪 GermanGuten AbendGOO-ten AH-bent🇮🇹 ItalianBuonaserabwoh-nah-SEH-rah🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBoa noiteBOH-ah NOY-chee🇷🇺 RussianДобрый вечерdobryy vecher🇯🇵 Japaneseこんばんはkonbanwa🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese晚上好wǎnshang hǎo🇰🇷 Korean안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo🇸🇦 Arabicمساء الخيرmasa' al-khayr🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի երեկոbari yereko🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniAxşamınız xeyirakh-shah-muh-nuhz khey-eer🇮🇷 Persianعصر بخیرasr bekheyr🇹🇭 Thaiสวัสดีตอนเย็นsawatdi ton yen🇻🇳 VietnameseChào buổi tốichow bwoy toy🇺🇦 UkrainianДобрий вечірdobryi vechir🇷🇸 SerbianДобро вечеdobro veče🇬🇷 GreekΚαλησπέραkalispéra🇮🇱 Hebrewערב טובerev tov