- boenu, boene (Monastir)
- ueno (Haketia)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈẽ.nu/ [bʊˈẽ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwẽ.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈẽ.nu/ [bʊˈẽ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwẽ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈe.no/ [bʊˈe.no], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwe.no/
Interjection
bueno
- (Rio Grande do Sul) all right; okay; fine
- Synonyms: está bem, tá, tudo bem, está bom, tá bom
- Bueno, tu não precisa vir. ― Okay, you don't need to come.
- (Rio Grande do Sul, used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence
- Synonyms: está bem, tá, tudo bem, está bom, tá bom
- Bueno, então olha. ― Well, then look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbweno/ [ˈbwe.no]
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: bue‧no
Adjective
bueno (feminine buena, masculine plural buenos, feminine plural buenas, comparative mejor, superlative buenísimo or bonísimo or óptimo)
- good
- Antonym: malo
Que tengas una buena noche.- Have a good night.
Que tengas un buen viaje.- Have a good trip.
- fine
- Synonym: fino
Usage notes
- When used before a masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopic form buen is used instead of bueno. The term buenos can be used as a greeting with someone familiar or non-formal.
Interjection
bueno
- okay; fine
- Synonyms: vale, de acuerdo, está bien
- (used at the start of a phrase) well; a short pause in a sentence
- Bueno, pues, mira. ― Well, then, look.
- (interrogatively, Mexico) Expression used when answering the phone, often with the pronunciation /bweˈno/, rather than /ˈbweno/.
- Synonyms: aló, diga, dígame, sí
- ¿Bueno? ― Hello?