{"id":137046,"date":"2023-05-04T21:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T01:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/good-morning-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:28:17","slug":"good-morning-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/good-morning-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say \u201cGood Morning\u201d in Spanish in 30 Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there’s one thing people remember from high school Spanish class, it’s that “good morning” in Spanish is buenos d\u00edas<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>But if your goal is to chat with native speakers (and sound like one), you should definitely be prepared with more morning phrases.<\/p>\n

Let me teach you a bunch more ways to say good morning in Spanish, from the very basics to native-sounding phrases.<\/p>\n

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Basic Phrases to Say Good Morning in Spanish<\/h2>\n

These are the one- or two-word common phrases<\/a> you learn in Spanish class. It\u2019s great to know them at the beginning, especially because you’ll hear them constantly.<\/p>\n

Buenos d\u00edas<\/em> \u2014 Good morning<\/h3>\n

You can use buenos d\u00edas<\/em> to say good morning to anyone: your partner, roommate or that next-door neighbor you pass by every morning on your way to class.<\/p>\n

Buen d\u00eda<\/em> \u2014 Good day<\/h3>\n

A shorter version of buenos d\u00edas<\/em>, many Spanish speakers use this phrase regardless of their country of origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Buenas<\/em> \u2014 Hi\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Use buenas<\/em> to informally greet someone when visiting them or entering a store. You can use this word no matter what time of day it is.<\/p>\n

Saludos<\/em> \u2014 Hello \/ Greetings\u00a0<\/h3>\n

This is a shorter way to greet someone in Spanish throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Note that\u00a0saludos<\/em> is less common in everyday speech. Instead, it’s most common in formal settings, such as at your job.<\/p>\n

Asking Questions to Say Good Morning in Spanish<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re like me and love to practice Spanish at every chance, you can add one of the following questions to get the conversation going after buenos d\u00edas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1?<\/em> \u2014 How are you? (formal) \/ \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?<\/em> \u2014 How are you? (informal)<\/h3>\n

Like in English, it\u2019s super easy (and quite common) when you\u2019re greeting someone in Spanish to ask how they are.<\/p>\n

\u00bfC\u00f3mo amaneci\u00f3?<\/em> \u2014 How did you sleep? (formal) \/ \u00bfC\u00f3mo amaneciste?<\/em> \u2014 How did you sleep? (informal)<\/h3>\n

This phrase literally means, “how did you wake up?”<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re greeting someone who lives with you, or giving a quick call to your Spanish-speaking friend early in the morning, impress him or her by asking how they slept.<\/p>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/em> \u2014 What\u2019s up? \/ How\u2019s everything?<\/h3>\n

Another excellent follow-up to good morning in Spanish, you can use this phrase with someone you\u2019re familiar with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal tu d\u00eda? <\/em>\u2014 How’s your day (going)? is another alternative.<\/p>\n

\u00bfC\u00f3mo durmi\u00f3?<\/em> \u2014 How did you sleep? (formal) \/ \u00bfC\u00f3mo dormiste?<\/em> \u2014 How did you sleep? (informal)<\/h3>\n

Similar to \u00bfc\u00f3mo amaneci\u00f3?,<\/em>\u00a0you can ask someone how they slept with \u00bfc\u00f3mo durmi\u00f3?<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 hay de nuevo?<\/em> \u2014 What’s new?<\/h3>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 hay de nuevo?<\/em> is an alternative to \u00bfqu\u00e9 tal?<\/em>\u00a0and can also be used any time of the day.<\/p>\n

You won’t usually learn colloquial phrases like these in the classroom, and there are many more.<\/p>\n

The best way to pick up on them is by speaking with native speakers more and consuming native content, like watching videos on FluentU<\/a>. Since the platform has videos primarily targeted to native speaker audiences, they’re full of colloquialisms like qu\u00e9 tal<\/em> and\u00a0qu\u00e9 hay de nuevo<\/em>.

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