How to Say “Bonjour” in Spanish

Did you know?

• In many Spanish-speaking countries, it is common practice to say buenos días to every single person you encounter in a small shop or elevator, even if you do not know them.
• In many highly social Spanish-speaking environments, a simple buenos días might be accompanied by a slight nod or even a kiss on the cheek between acquaintances, a gesture not typically expected in English-speaking cultures.
• The word día is a linguistic oddity called a 'noun of ambiguous gender', though it almost always takes the masculine adjective buenos in this greeting.