buenos momentos
/bwenos momentos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "good times" is translated into Spanish as buenos momentos.
buenos momentos is used to describe pleasant or happy experiences and periods of time in one's life.
Which one should you use?
The phrase momentos divertidos is used specifically to refer to "fun times".
Did you know?
- In some regions, if someone says a situation is buena onda, they are saying it has 'good vibes' or is a 'good time', which is much more informal than buenos momentos.
- The word momento comes from the Latin 'momentum', which originally referred to a movement or a tipping point on a scale rather than a unit of time.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you want to say you had a 'good time' at a party, you might say lo pasé bien instead of using a phrase with 'moments'.
Examples in context
- Pasamos buenos momentos en la fiesta.We had good times at the party.
- Pasamos unos buenos ratitos juntos en el parque.We had some good times together at the park.
- ¡La pachanga de anoche estuvo buenísima!Last night's party was really awesome!
- Pasamos nuestros mejores momentos juntosWe had our best times together
- ¡Disfrutamos al máximo nuestros buenos momentos en la playa!We fully enjoyed our good times at the beach!
- Siempre recuerdo los buenos momentos en la playa.I always remember the good times at the beach.
- Pasamos muchos buenos momentos juntos en la universidad.We shared many good times together in college.
- Esos fueron buenos momentos de mi infancia.Those were good times from my childhood.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are looking at old photos together.
- MaríaMira Daniel, tuvimos buenos momentos en la playa.Look Daniel, we had good times at the beach.
- DanielEs verdad, María, fueron unos días muy felices.That's true, María, those were very happy days.
- María¿Cuándo podemos volver a vivir esos buenos momentos?When can we experience those good times again?
- DanielPodemos planear otro viaje para el verano.We can plan another trip for the summer.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
