Hello
A standard greeting used in the morning, until about noon. Literally 'Good days'.
A standard greeting used in the afternoon, from noon until the sun goes down.
Used as both 'Good evening' and 'Good night'. Use it to greet someone or say goodbye at night.
A very common, friendly, and informal way to say 'How's it going?' or 'What's up?'. Can be used alone or after 'Hola'.
Hello, how are you?
Good morning, miss. Do you have a table for two?
Good afternoon, how can I help you?
Good evening! Thanks for coming.
Hey, Carlos, how's it going?
Most greetings are universal. Informal greetings like '¿Qué onda?' (Mexico, Argentina), '¿Quiubo?' (Colombia), and '¿Cómo andás?' (Argentina, Uruguay) are very common in their respective regions among friends.
In Spain, it's common to hear '¿Qué pasa?' as an informal 'What's up?'. When greeting a group of friends, they use 'vosotros', asking '¿Cómo estáis?' instead of the Latin American '¿Cómo están?'.
'¿Qué onda?' is a very popular informal greeting, similar to 'What's up?'. You might also hear '¿Qué hubo?' (often shortened to '¿Quiubo?').
'¿Quiubo?' (a contraction of '¿Qué hubo?') is an extremely common informal greeting. '¿Cómo vas?' is also frequently used.
Due to the use of 'vos', the informal 'How are you?' becomes '¿Cómo andás?' instead of '¿Cómo estás?'.
Pronouncing the 'h' in 'Hola'. The 'h' is always silent in Spanish. It's 'OH-lah', not 'HOH-lah'.
Saying 'Bueno días' instead of 'Buenos días'. 'Día' is a masculine noun, and since we're saying 'good days' (plural), the adjective 'bueno' must also be masculine and plural.
Using 'Buenas noches' only to mean 'Good night' (farewell). It's used as a greeting ('Good evening') just as much as a farewell.
Confusing the formal and informal 'how are you'. Use '¿Cómo estás?' (with an 's') for friends, family, and people your age (tú). Use '¿Cómo está?' (no 's') for older people, authority figures, or strangers (usted).
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