adiós y buena suerte
/adjos i bwena sweɾte/from spelling rules
Goodbye and good luck in Spanish is adiós y buena suerte.
This phrase is used to say farewell to someone while wishing them success in their future endeavors.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of adiós (goodbye), y (and) and buena suerte (good luck).
Did you know?
- In certain regions, people replace buena suerte with mucha mierda when wishing luck to actors.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, wishing someone buena suerte before a performance can be seen as bad luck.
- The word adiós actually means 'to God', derived from the combination of a (to) and Dios (God).
Examples in context
- Adiós y buena suerte.Goodbye and good luck.Tatoeba #434819 by lukaszpp, translation #434818 by lukaszpp
- Fue un placer trabajar contigo. Hasta luego y mucha suerte en tu próximo proyecto.It was a pleasure working with you. Until later and good luck on your next project.
- Nos vemos mañana. ¡Adiós y mucha suerte en tu entrevista de trabajo!See you tomorrow. Goodbye and good luck on your job interview!
- ¡Buena suerte y hasta luego! Que te vaya bien en el examen.Good luck and see you later! May you do well on your exam.
- Gracias por todo lo que hemos compartido. ¡Buena suerte en tu nuevo trabajo! Te echaré de menos.Thank you for everything we've shared. Good luck in your new job! I will miss you.
- Fue genial conocerte. Que tengas un buen viaje y mucha suerte en tu aventura.It was great to meet you. Have a safe trip and good luck on your adventure.
- Espero que todo te salga bien en esta nueva etapa de tu vida. Hasta luego y buena suerte.I hope everything goes well for you in this new stage of your life. See you later and good luck.
- Adiós y buena suerte en tu nuevo trabajo.Goodbye and good luck in your new job.
- ¡Adiós y buena suerte con el examen!Goodbye and good luck with the exam!
Example conversation
Sofía is moving to a different city for her studies.
- DanielTe extrañaremos mucho, Sofía.We will miss you a lot, Sofía.
- SofíaGracias, Daniel. Es un cambio grande.Thanks, Daniel. It is a big change.
- DanielAdiós y buena suerte en la universidad.Goodbye and good luck at the university.
- Sofía¡Muchas gracias! Adiós.Thank you very much! Goodbye.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries adiós, suerte, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
