English to Spanish Greetings and Goodbyes
Basic greetings are some of the most important words to learn in any language because they start and end so many conversations. To help you understand and extend such greetings in Spanish, this page has outlined several useful translations, all listed from English to Spanish.
On this page you will find several lists - first up is the hellos, next is the timely greetings, third are some conversational introductions, and last are the goodbyes. Feel free to scroll through all the translations on this page, or use the quick links below to jump right to the type of greeting you are looking for.
Greetings from English to Spanish:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings and goodbyes from Spanish to English.
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Various English to Spanish Greetings
Timely English to Spanish Greetings
English to Spanish Conversational Introductions
Saying Goodbye from English to Spanish
Various English to Spanish Greetings
Greeting ➔ Saludo
Hello (Informal) ➔ Buenas
Hi / Hello ➔ Hola
How's it going? ➔ Qué pasa?
Long time no see! ➔ Hacía mucho que no nos veíamos!
Nice to see you. ➔ Encantado de verte.
What's up? ➔ Qué hay (de nuevo)?
Welcome (to a woman) ➔ Bienvenida
Welcome (to a group of women) ➔ Bienvenidas
Welcome (to a man) ➔ Bienvenido
Welcome (to a group of just men, or men and women) ➔ Bienvenidos
Welcome to (place). ➔ Bienvenido a (place).
Welcome to our home. ➔ Bienvenidos a nuestro hogar.
Timely English to Spanish Greetings
Good morning / Good day ➔ Buenos dias
Good day ➔ Buen dia (variation of (but not as common as) 'Buenos dias')
Good afternoon ➔ Buenas tardes
Good evening ➔ Buenas noches
English to Spanish Conversational Introductions
Let me introduce myself. ➔ Déjeme presentarme.
Let me introduce myself. My name is... ➔ Déjame presentarme. Mi nombre es...
I'd like you to meet... ➔ Le presento a...
I want to introduce you to a friend (female). ➔ Te quiero presentar a una amiga.
I want to introduce you to a friend (male). ➔ Te quiero presentar a un amigo.
I'm happy to meet you. ➔ Mucho gusto en conocerle.
It's nice to meet you. ➔ Mucho gusto.
Pleased to meet you ➔ Encantado (m) / Encantada (f)
Nice to meet you. ➔ Encantado de conocerte.
Nice to meet you. ➔ Es un gusto conocerte.
Nice to meet you. ➔ Mucho gusto conocerte.
Nice to meet you. ➔ Mucho gusto en conocerte.
A pleasure. ➔ Un placer.
It's nice to meet you too. ➔ El gusto es mío.
Saying Goodbye from English to Spanish
Bye / Goodbye ➔ Adiós
Bye, friend! ➔ Adiós, amigo!
Farewell ➔ Despidido
Take care ➔ Cuidate
Have a nice day. ➔ Que tengas un buen dia.
Take very good care of yourself. ➔ Cuidate mucho.
See you! ➔ Nos vemos!
See you later! ➔ Nos vemos más tarde!
See you later. ➔ Hasta luego.
See you in a minute. ➔ Hasta ahora.
See you soon. ➔ Hasta pronto.
See you very soon. ➔ Hasta muy pronto.
See you tomorrow. ➔ Hasta mañana.
See you tomorrow. ➔ Nos vemos mañana.
Until next time. ➔ Hasta la vista.
See you next time. ➔ Hasta la proximo.
*List of English to Spanish greetings updated: February 20, 2025.
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