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How do you say 'Good morning' in Spanish?

Buenos días means good morning.

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  1. Buenos días ✔
  2. Buenas noches
  3. Buenas tardes

Why: Buenos días is the standard morning greeting, used until about noon. Notice it is plural: literally 'good days'. Use it with strangers, shopkeepers and hotel staff.

Huh, didn't know that: Greetings change with the clock: buenos días, buenas tardes, then buenas noches.

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Why did the rooster take Spanish lessons? To say buenos días before sunrise.
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Answer: Buenos días. Buenos días is the standard morning greeting, used until about noon. Notice it is plural: literally 'good days'. Use it with strangers, shopkeepers and hotel staff.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Good morning. Buenos días.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Good afternoon, sir. Buenas tardes, señor.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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