buenos días, cariño
The English phrase "good morning sweetheart" is translated into Spanish as buenos días, cariño.
This phrase is a greeting used in the morning for a romantic partner or a loved one. You can also say buenos días, amor to mean "good morning, love" or substitute the term of endearment with tesoro in the phrase buenos días, tesoro to mean "good morning, treasure".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "good days, dear/darling". This is because días is plural in Spanish.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you can say ¡Buenos días, mi reina! to mean "Good morning, my queen!"
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective buenos must be plural to agree with the masculine plural noun días.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, it is common to use terms like cariño or amor with people who are not romantic partners, such as close friends or even children.
- The term cariño has roots that may trace back to the Aragonese word carinyo, an ancient linguistic relative of the modern Spanish form.
- Depending on the region, a person might replace cariño with corazón, which literally means 'heart' but serves the same sweetening purpose in a greeting.
Examples in context
- Buenos días, cariño.Good morning, sweetheart.This sentence is useful for demonstrating the phrase buenos días, cariño.Tatoeba #5048517 by don_ramon, translation #1808502 by CK
- Buenos días, cariño, ¿dormiste bien?Good morning, sweetheart, did you sleep well?
- ¡Buenos días, cariño! Te traje café.Good morning, sweetheart! I brought you coffee.
Example conversation
Alejandro wakes up and greets Sofía in the kitchen.
- AlejandroBuenos días, cariño.Good morning, sweetheart.
- SofíaBuenos días, Alejandro.Good morning, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿Quieres café?Do you want some coffee?
- SofíaSí, por favor.Yes, please.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cariño, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
