🇪🇸 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

SpanishPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Buenas nochesBWEH-nahs NOH-chehsGood 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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