neutral📍 Peru — general

Buenas

Hi / Hey (quick greeting, Peru)

BWEH-nahs

What does it mean?

"Buenas" is the quick, friendly shortening of buenos días/tardes/noches, used across Peru at any time of day. A safe, warm default when walking into a shop, taxi, or restaurant.

How to use it

Works at any time of day, with strangers and friends alike. Perfectly polite on its own.

Example sentences

Hi! Is there room for two?

Buenas, ¿hay mesa para dos?

Hey, how are you?

Buenas, ¿qué tal?

Related phrases

¿Qué tal?

What's up / How are you (Peru)

¿Cómo andas?

How are you doing (Peru)

More peru-greetings phrases

¿Qué tal?

What's up / How are you (Peru)

¿Cómo andas?

How are you doing (Peru)

¿Todo tranquilo?

Everything calm / All good (Peru)

Un gusto

Nice to meet you (short form, Peru)

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neutral📍 Peru — general

Buenas

Hi / Hey (quick greeting, Peru)

BWEH-nahs

What does it mean?

"Buenas" is the quick, friendly shortening of buenos días/tardes/noches, used across Peru at any time of day. A safe, warm default when walking into a shop, taxi, or restaurant.

How to use it

Works at any time of day, with strangers and friends alike. Perfectly polite on its own.

Example sentences

Hi! Is there room for two?

Buenas, ¿hay mesa para dos?

Hey, how are you?

Buenas, ¿qué tal?

Related phrases

¿Qué tal?

What's up / How are you (Peru)

¿Cómo andas?

How are you doing (Peru)

More peru-greetings phrases

¿Qué tal?

What's up / How are you (Peru)

¿Cómo andas?

How are you doing (Peru)

¿Todo tranquilo?

Everything calm / All good (Peru)

Un gusto

Nice to meet you (short form, Peru)

Translate using real Peruvian Spanish

HablaFlow translates with authentic phrasing like "Buenas" — not robotic textbook Spanish.

Try Free — 10 Translations

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