Spanish words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “good morning” in Spanish
A morning greeting is easy to make a daily habit, because the moment it belongs to happens every single day.
Good morning in Spanish
buenos días
Sounds like ≈ BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good to know: It's plural in Spanish (literally "good days"). People say it until around lunchtime, then switch to buenas tardes.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Spanish songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
¡Buenos días, sol!
Good morning, sun!
from Mi Día (My Day)
¡Buenos días, cielo!
Good morning, sky!
from Hola, Naturaleza (Hello, Nature)
¡Buenos días, conductor!
Good morning, driver!
from ¡Próxima Parada! (Next Stop!)
2 songs that teach it
“Good morning” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Spanish with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Mi Familia, Mamá y Papá, Te Quiero, Estoy Feliz, Hoy es Lunes, Mi Día, Hola, Naturaleza, ¡Próxima Parada!.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say buenos días at the bedroom door every morning before anything else, and wait for your child to answer it back.
- 2Open the curtains together and greet the sun, the sky and the street with buenos días.
- 3Play the greeting song while getting dressed; within a week most kids start singing the first line on their own.
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Spanishhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Spanish songs with your family.