Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

good evening

Spanish translation:

Buenas tardes/Buenas noches

Added to glossary by Antonio Criado Maeso
May 22, 2002 17:21
22 yrs ago
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English term

good evening

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters general
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Proposed translations

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3 mins
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Buenas tardes/Buenas noches

It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches
Peer comment(s):

agree Diego V (X)
35 mins
agree Jose Alonso : Minerva
59 mins
agree CNF
1 hr
agree Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
1 hr
agree TransMark
1 hr
agree Marta Ruiz
2 hrs
neutral Antonio Costa (X) : How do you say "Good afternoon?
2 hrs
Buenas tardes as well. In Spain, mañana (until 12) mediodía (unti
agree Ana Hermida
2 hrs
this come from the previous comment, sorry: mediodía (at 12), tarde (from 3 o'clock until 9, when you start using noche. I remind you that we say "buenas noches" even though no one is gone to bed, but just like a general greeting after 9.
agree Aurora Humarán (X)
2 hrs
agree jerrie
3 hrs
agree elenali
14 hrs
agree LoreAC (X)
19 hrs
agree Adriana Barrós Tomé
21 hrs
agree Džiuginta Spalbar
1 day 15 hrs
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+5
1 min

Buenas noches!

Good evening!
Peer comment(s):

agree Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 mins
Gracias Fernando
agree Carlos Ramos
7 mins
Gracias Carlos
agree Aurora Humarán (X) : :-)
12 mins
Gracias Aurora
agree Terry Burgess : It's a fine line:-)))
42 mins
Gracias Terry
agree CNF : con "¡" e incluso sin "¡...!" estaría igual de perfecto ;^)
1 hr
Gracias por la primeira vez Natalia.
disagree Bertha S. Deffenbaugh : También es Buenas tardes.
1 hr
agree ritchi
2 hrs
Gracias ritchi
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4 mins

Buenas tardes/Buenas noches

It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches

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4 mins

Buenas tardes/Buenas noches

It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches

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Note added at 2002-05-22 17:27:07 (GMT)
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SORRY, I SENT IT THREE TIMES, COMPUTER\'S PLAYING HAVOC WITH ME TODAY
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2 hrs

Buenas tardes

Good nights means buenas noches, it can be buenas tardes o buenas noches depending on time.
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1 day 2 hrs

buenas tardes/noches

evening se utiliza desde las 6 de la tarde en adelante. Por eso, aunque te encuentres con alguien a las 2 de la madrugada te dirá "good evening". "Good night" se utiliza sólo para irse a dormir
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