Buenas noches, familia.

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Breakdown of Buenas noches, familia.

• buenas noches: good evening; good night

Questions & Answers about Buenas noches, familia.

Why is it buenas and not buenos?

Because buenas has to agree with noches.

• noche = a feminine noun
• noches = plural
• So the adjective must also be feminine plural: buenas

That is why the expression is buenas noches.

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Why is noches plural if English usually says good night in the singular?

This is just how the fixed expression works in Spanish. Spanish uses the plural:

• buenos días
• buenas tardes
• buenas noches

Even though English often uses the singular, Spanish normally does not here. So learners should memorize buenas noches as a set phrase.

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Does buenas noches mean good evening or good night?