Hola, buenos días.

good morning

Breakdown of Hola, buenos días.

• hola: hello

Questions & Answers about Hola, buenos días.

How do you pronounce Hola, buenos días?

A natural Latin American pronunciation is:

• Hola → OH-lah
• buenos días → roughly BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

A few key points:

• The h in hola is silent.
• buenos starts with a bw sound: bwe-.
• días has the stress on dí- because of the accent mark.

A simple full pronunciation guide is:

OH-lah, BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs.

Why do people say both Hola and buenos días together? Isn’t one greeting enough?

Yes, either one can work by itself.

• Hola = a general hello
• Buenos días = good morning

Using both together is very common and natural. It sounds a bit warmer or more complete, like:

• Hello, good morning.

You can say:

• Hola.
• Buenos días.
• Hola, buenos días.

All three are normal.

Is Hola, buenos días formal or informal?