buenos días a todos
/bwenos dias a todos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "good morning all" is said as buenos días a todos.
This phrase is a greeting used to say hello to a group of people in the morning. In most natural social interactions, the a todos part is often dropped unless the speaker specifically wants to acknowledge the entire group.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "good days to all" because días is plural.
Which one should you use?
While buenos días is the standard greeting, buen día a todos is a more singular, slightly more formal or regional variation used in some parts of Latin America.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the group being addressed consists entirely of women, you should use the feminine form buenos días a todas instead of a todos. To be explicitly inclusive of all genders in a formal or highly polite setting, one might say buenos días a todos y a todas.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, it is considered polite to say buenos días individually to every person you encounter as you enter a room, rather than addressing the group once with a todos.
- The greeting buenos días remains the standard way to say 'good morning' long after the sun has risen, often lasting until the midday meal or la comida.
- In some contexts, the response to buenos días a todos is not just buenos días but the phrase igualmente, which means 'equally' or 'the same to you'.
Examples in context
- Buenos días a todos, ¿cómo están?Good morning all, how are you?
- ¡Buenos días a todos y feliz lunes!Good morning all and happy Monday!
Example conversation
Mateo enters a classroom where Elena and other students are sitting.
- MateoBuenos días a todos.Good morning all.
- ElenaBuenos días, Mateo.Good morning, Mateo.
- Mateo¿Ya tienen sus libros listos?Do you have your books ready?
- ElenaSí, ya estamos listos.Yes, we are ready now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
