Greetings and Goodbyes in Spanish

Begin your Spanish journey with the first basic greetings and farewells you'll use in real conversations.

When you start learning Spanish, one of the first things you need is to know how to greet people and say goodbye. In this lesson, you’ll learn some essential greetings and farewells that will help you start speaking Spanish from day one.

Greetings in Spanish

These are the most frequently used greetings:

Spanish	English
Hola	Hello
Buenos días	Good morning
Buenas tardes	Good afternoon
Buenas noches	Good evening / Good night
¿Cómo estás?	How are you?
¿Qué tal?	How's it going?

📌 Note: “Hola” is the most flexible greeting — you can use it any time of day.

Farewells in Spanish

Now, let's see how to say goodbye:

Spanish	English
Adiós	Goodbye
Hasta luego	See you later
Nos vemos	See you
Hasta mañana	See you tomorrow
Buenas noches	Good night

📌 Note: In Spanish, "Buenas noches" can be both a greeting (when you arrive late) and a farewell (before going to sleep).

Examples of simple dialogues

Dialogue 1

— Hola, ¿cómo estás?

(Hello, how are you?)

— Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?

(Very well, thank you. And you?)

— Bien, gracias. Hasta luego.

(Fine, thank you. See you later.)

— Nos vemos.

(See you.)

Dialogue 2

— Buenos días.

(Good morning.)

— Buenos días. ¿Qué tal?

(Good morning. How are you? / How's everything?)

— Todo bien. ¡Hasta mañana!

(Everything's fine. See you tomorrow!)

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