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<!-- (Audio) Esteban: Hola, buenas noches -->

--description--

Spanish greetings often change depending on the time of day. Esteban is using a greeting for a specific part of the day.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What time of day is it?

--answers--

Night


Afternoon

--feedback--

The greeting Esteban says is used later, when the sun has set. Try again!


Morning

--feedback--

The greeting Esteban says is not for the beginning of the day.


Any time of the day.

--feedback--

In Spanish, people don't use this greeting at any time of the day.

--video-solution--

1

--explanation--

Buenas noches is a greeting used at night.

It translates to "Good evening" or "Good night", depending on the context.

In Spanish, you can use Buenas noches both when greeting someone in the evening and when greeting or saying goodbye at night. For example:

  • Hola, buenas noches. – Hello, good evening.

  • Adiós, buenas noches. – Goodbye, good night.

--scene--

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