Basic Spanish Greetings – buenos días - good morning – adiós - goodbye – buenas tardes - good afternoon – buenas noches - good evening – muy buenos - a shortened version of the above three greetings, suitable anytime – hola - hello – ¿Cómo estás? - How are you? (used with friends or family) – ¿Cómo está usted? - How are you? (more formal; used with strangers, more senior persons, etc.) – ¿Cómo te va? - How’s it going? – ¿Cómo has ido? - How’ve you been? Greetings for Special Occasions