Table 2 lists greetings for different times of the day.
| Buenos días. | Good morning |
| Buenas tardes. | Good afternoon. / Good evening |
| Buenas noches. | Good evening. / Good night |
Buenos días is used in the morning and, in Spain, until lunchtime, even if lunchtime is at 2 or 3 p.m. Buenas tardes is used until around 8 o’clock, and from then on Buenas noches is used.
Activity 5
Listen to the following people greeting each other and click how many times each of the following expressions is used.
Buenos días • Buenas tardes • Buenas noches
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Listen to people using greetings at different times of day.
—Hola, buenos días.
—Buenos días.
—Señoras, señores, buenas tardes y bienvenidos a la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación de...
—Buenas noches.
—Buenas noches.
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a.
Once
b.
Twice
c.
Three times
The correct answer is b.
a.
Once
b.
Twice
c.
Three times
The correct answer is a.
a.
Once
b.
Twice
c.
Three times
The correct answer is b.
Activity 6
Match each greeting with the correct speech bubble.
Figure 1 a) top left, b) far top right, c) top right, d) bottom
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Cartoon of a table outside a café, with a waiter and two customers ordering. One speech bubble over the waiter, with letter (a)
Cartoon of a living room, with an adult and a child sitting on a sofa, and another child standing in pyjamas and yawning. One speech bubble over the child in pyjamas, with letter (b). Another speech bubble over the people on the sofa, with letter (c).
Cartoon of a bank office, with an employee at a computer and a customer holding a piece of paper. A clock on the wall says it´s 10 o´clock. One speech bubble over the employee, with letter (d).
Figure 1 a) top left, b) far top right, c) top right, d) bottom
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a.Buenas noches
b.Buenas tardes
c.Buenos días
d.¡Buenas noches, chicos !
The correct answers are:
- 1 = b
- 2 = d
- 3 = a
- 4 = c
