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• Method 1 of 5: Say goodbye
• Method 2 of 5: Say goodbye at different times of the day
• Method 3 of 5: Say "How are you?" as a greeting
• Method 4 of 5: "How are you?" say as greeting
• Method 5 of 5: Say goodbye in different countries

There are many ways to say goodbye in Spanish - some of them work in any Spanish-speaking country, while others are specific to a particular country. The easiest way to say goodbye in Spanish is to just say "¡Hola!" say what "hello" or "hi" means. If you want to learn more ways to say goodbye in Spanish, read on.

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Method 1 of 5: Say goodbye

1. Say "¡Hola!’ You pronounce this as OO-la and simply means "hello" or "hi."

Method 2 of 5: Say goodbye at different times of the day

1. Say "¡Buenos días!’ You pronounce this as BWE-nos DIE axis and is used to say "good morning" although it literally means "good day".
2. Say "¡Buenas tardes!’ You pronounce this as BWEN axis TAR-des and means "good afternoon."
3. Say "¡Bueans noches!’ You pronounce this as BWEN axis NO-tsjes and means "good evening."

Method 3 of 5: Say "How are you?" as a greeting

1. Say "¿Cómo estás?’ You pronounce this as KÒ-mò es-TAS and means "how are you?" Use this when speaking informally with someone your age (or younger) or someone who is on an equal footing with you.
2. Say "¿Cómo está?’ You pronounce this as KÒ-mò es-TAA and means "how are you?" Use this when speaking formally to someone much older than you or of higher social standing.
3. Say "¿Cómo están?’ You pronounce this as KÒ-mò es-TAN and means "how are you doing?" Use this when speaking to a group.

Method 4 of 5: "How are you?" say as greeting

1. Ask "¿Qué pasa?’ You pronounce this as KEE PÀ-sà and means "what's happening" or "what's going on?" or even "what's wrong?" or "how are you?" Use this with friends.
2. Ask "¿Qué tal?’ You pronounce this as KEE TAL and means "how are you?" or "Hello." It is the family / friendly version of "¿Qué tal estás?" or "¿Qué tal está Usted?" Use this with friends.
3. Ask "¿Cómo te va?’ You pronounce this as KÒ-mò tee VAA and means "how are you?" or "how is life?" Use this with friends.
4. Ask "¿Qué onda?’ You pronounce this as KEE ON-da and does something like "everything kits" mean? (literally: "what's the wave") in Latin American Spanish. Use this with friends.

Method 5 of 5: Say goodbye in different countries

1. Say goodbye in Venezuela. Just say "¡Epa chamo!" - this is the masculine form. Say "¡Epa chama!" to use the feminine form. You pronounce it as "EE PA TCHA-mo / ma."
2. Say goodbye in Puerto Rico. Just say "¡Que hubo!" to say hello in Puerto Rico. You pronounce it as "KIE oe-bò."
3. Say goodbye in Spain. Say "¿Qué hay?" to say hello in Spain. You pronounce it as "KEE AJ."
4. Say goodbye in Mexico. Say "Q'bole!" to say hello in Mexican slang. You pronounce it as "KJOE bò-lè."