buenos días

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Interjection — A Spanish greeting used from waking until around midday, meaning 'good morning'.

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How to use buenos días

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

buenos días a todos dar los buenos días

Works in every register, from formal offices to family kitchens. Note the odd-looking agreement: día ends in -a but is a masculine noun, so it takes buenos.

Etymology

Spanish, literally 'good days': buenos, the masculine plural of bueno ('good'), with días, the plural of día ('day').

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Frequently asked questions

Is it 'buenos días' or 'buenas días'?

It is buenos días. Día is one of the small group of Spanish nouns that end in -a but are masculine, so the adjective takes the masculine plural buenos. Tarde and noche are feminine, which is why they take buenas.

Until what time do you say buenos días?

Generally until lunchtime, which in Spain can be as late as two in the afternoon and elsewhere is nearer midday. After that people switch to buenas tardes.

Why is it plural?

The greeting is a shortened form of an older wish along the lines of 'may you have good days'. The plural has simply stuck, as it has in buenas tardes and buenas noches.

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