hola mejor amigo
/ola mexoɾ amiɡo/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "hello best friend" is hola mejor amigo.
This phrase is a friendly greeting used when speaking to a person's closest friend.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you might use ¡Hola, carnal! to say "Hello, bro!"
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on the gender and number of the person or people you are addressing. If the best friend is female, the noun amigo must change to the feminine form amiga, resulting in hola mejor amiga. To address a group of best friends, both the adjective mejor and the noun amigo must be pluralized to form hola mejores amigos.
Did you know?
- The greeting hola may have originated from a French expression meaning 'hey! stop!'
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, instead of using the formal mejor amigo, friends often use the word compadre or compa to signify a bond that is almost like family.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel meet at a park.
- Lucía¡Hola mejor amigo! ¿Cuánto tiempo!Hello best friend! Long time no see!
- Daniel¡Hola Lucía! Yo también te extrañaba.Hello Lucía! I missed you too.
- Lucía¿Quieres ir a comer algo ahora?Do you want to go eat something now?
- DanielSí, vamos. Yo invito hoy.Yes, let's go. My treat today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amigo, hola, mejor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
