Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
muy buenas
English translation:
good evening/hello/howdy/how are you doing
Spanish term
muy buenas
this is from an english book i'm translating to turkish. i suppose the mistress literally says "very good" but it seems that something meaning "welcome" would make more sense? (considering the men are just entering the bar, and there's no preceding conversation between them)
| 4 +14 | good evening/hello/howdy/how are you doing |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 +1 | Morning.../Afternoon.../Evening.../Night... |
urielp (X)
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| 5 | good night (or good afternoon) not specified |
Josée Bayeur (X)
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| 3 | muy buenas noches (good evening) |
Patricia Rosas
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Jan 29, 2008 14:16: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Richard Jenkins
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Proposed translations
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
good evening/hello/howdy/how are you doing
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2008-01-29 14:16:17 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome!
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Marisa Raich
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Thanks again!
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Steven Capsuto
: Yup. Hello, Hi, Good evening, etc. It's short for muy buenas tardes or muy buenas noches, depending on the hour.
3 mins
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Gracias Steven!
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Elizabeth Medina
: Agree.
11 mins
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Muchas gracias Elizabeth!
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Michael Powers (PhD)
: claro que sí, Lydia - Mike :)
30 mins
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Thanks Mike! Enjoying the weather?
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Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
: only that I would leave it in spanish, because the narrator says immediately "mistaking them... ". Smart bartenders don't greet spaniards in English
47 mins
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I have a feeling this is a "hole in the wall' kind of place and notice it mentions she confused them "in her sleepiness"...
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Gacela20
1 hr
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Gracias Gacela!
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Katarina Peters
1 hr
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Thanks Katarina!
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Alejandra Tolj
1 hr
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Thanks Alejandra!
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Sandra Rodriguez
5 hrs
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Gracias Sandra!
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
5 hrs
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Gracias MEW!
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: it's a very informal greeting (otherwise it would be buenas tardes) ... another option: "hi there"
13 hrs
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Thanks Debbie!
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Victoria Porter-Burns
: Yes, I agree with óscar that translating this, then saying she mistook them for Spaniards is confusing the text somewhat.
13 hrs
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I agree with that also. Thanks!
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Marta Macías
15 hrs
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Gracias Marta!
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JPMedicalTrans
15 hrs
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Gracias Alex!
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United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
muy buenas noches (good evening)
good night (or good afternoon) not specified
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-01-26 22:07:55 GMT)
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oops, yes good evening is better than good night...
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Lydia De Jorge
: 'good night' is never used as a greeting as it means 'hasta mañana' - it would be 'good evening'.
4 mins
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Morning.../Afternoon.../Evening.../Night...
for example: Instead of Good Morning you say "Morning..." (which means buenas
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: Yes to "afternoon" or "evening" (depending on time of day)
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estimada, como veras no estoy diciendo "buenos días" sino hubiera puesto "good morning" no te parece? Si estudiás bien el idioma te darás cuenta que "Morning" ( o los demás ejemplos)equivalen a buenas o muy buenas. Suerte
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