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buenas noches

interjectionBeginner

What does “buenas noches” mean in English?

  1. good night

Example sentences

  • Buenas noches, hasta mañana.

    Good night, see you tomorrow.

  • Buenas noches, ¿qué hace por aquí?

    Good evening, what brings you here?

  • Buenas noches a todos.

    Good night/evening everyone.

How to use it

Buenas noches means BOTH 'good evening' (greeting) AND 'good night' (farewell) — context decides. Plural, feminine — buenas.

Common mistake

Spanish doesn't split 'good evening' (greeting) from 'good night' (farewell) — buenas noches covers both. Context tells you which.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.