5 Greetings at different times of the day
Table 2 lists greetings for different times of the day.
Table 2 Greetings for the morning, afternoon and evening
Buenos días. | Good morning |
Buenas tardes. | Good afternoon. / Good evening |
Buenas noches. | Good evening. / Good night |
Buenos días is used in the morning and, in Spain, until lunchtime, even if lunchtime is at 2 or 3 p.m. Buenas tardes is used until around 8 o’clock, and from then on Buenas noches is used.
Activity 5
Listen to the following people greeting each other and click how many times each of the following expressions is used.
Buenos días • Buenas tardes • Buenas noches
How many times is buenos días used?
How many times is buenas tardes used?
How many times is buenas noches used?
Activity 6
Match each greeting with the correct speech bubble.

(a)
Buenas tardes
(b)
¡Buenas noches, chicos !
(c)
Buenas noches
(d)
Buenos días
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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(a)
-
(b)
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(c)
-
(d)
Buenas tardes
¡Buenas noches, chicos !
Buenas noches
Buenos días
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