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buenos días

interjectionBeginner

What does “buenos días” mean in English?

  1. good morning

Example sentences

  • Buenos días, ¿cómo estás?

    Good morning, how are you?

  • Buenos días a todos.

    Good morning everyone.

  • —Buenos días. —Buenos días.

    —Good morning. —Good morning.

How to use it

Buenos días means 'good morning' (lit. 'good days'). Always plural, masculine — buenos. Used until midday.

Common mistake

Always plural: buenos DÍAS, never 'buen día' (which exists in some Latin American countries but is non-standard in Spain).

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Reference

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