buenos días

[ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as]

noun phrase / interjectionmasculine

bom dia

1. A polite greeting used in the morning to wish someone a good day

Good morning! How are you today?

Bom dia! Como você está hoje?

2. A standard morning salutation used before noon

She greeted her colleagues with a cheerful buenos días

Ela cumprimentou seus colegas com um alegre bom dia

NYC Slang

Yo, good morning; What's good (informal greeting)

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General Brazilian Portuguese

bom dia

Standard greeting used throughout Brazil until noon

Rio de Janeiro

bom dia

Commonly used with informal variations like 'e aí' or 'tudo bem?'

São Paulo

bom dia

Formal and informal usage depending on context

Portugal

bom dia

Standard greeting, sometimes shortened to 'ó dia' in informal contexts

Empezar con buen pie (to start on the right foot)

De buenos a primeras (all of a sudden, out of the blue)

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