buenos días
Americaninterjection
Usage
What does buenos días mean? Buenos días means "good morning" or "good day" in Spanish. It is used as a common, polite greeting. What are some other words related to buenos días?
- buenas noches
- buenas tardes
- hola
Example Sentences
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Hello, buenos dias, kaabo, salama aleikum and bom dia, World Cup fans, wherever you’re reading this.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2014
Hello, namaste, buenos dias, and bonjour, Mira Nair!
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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We called for water, politely greeted the woman who served us with our best pronunciation of "buenos dias," and, murmuring our "gracias," went our way with some regrets at leaving so pleasant a spot.
From Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers by Adams, James Meade
So it is buenos dias, eh? buenos dias, ha, ha!
From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José
His buenos dias in reply was hearty, and his voice soft and rich.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick
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