buenos días

[BWEH-nos DEE-ahs]

noun phrase / interjectionmasculine (días)pl: N/A (greeting phrase)

bom dia

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

Buenos días! How are you this morning?

Bom dia! Como você está esta manhã?

2. A standard salutation used until midday or early afternoon

She greeted her coworkers with a cheerful buenos días

Ela saudou seus colegas com um alegre bom dia

NYC Slang

Yo, good morning / What's good

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General Brazilian Portuguese

bom dia

Most common greeting, used from early morning until around noon

Rio de Janeiro

bom dia / e aí?

Often combined with casual greetings

São Paulo

bom dia

Standard usage, sometimes shortened to 'bom' in informal contexts

Portugal

bom dia

Identical to Brazilian usage; used until approximately 12 PM

buenos días, que te vaya bien (good morning, may it go well with you)

buenos días a todos (good morning everyone)

de buenos días (in the early morning)

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