Today’s Spanish word of the day is “adiós”.
It’s an interjection meaning “goodbye”.
“Adiós” is a contraction of the phrase “a Dios”, literally meaning “to God”, a bit like “goodbye” in English, which was originally a contraction of “God be with ye”.
Like English “goodbye”, Spanish “adios” can sound a bit formal, and more casual expressions such as the following are often used instead:
- Chao – Bye
- Hasta luego – See you later (literally “until later”)
- Nos vemos – See you (literally “we’ll see each other”)
Example sentences
Adiós, que te vaya bien.
Goodbye, hope everything goes well for you.
Nos dijeron adiós y se marcharon.
They said goodbye and left.
No me gustan los adioses prolongados.
I don’t like long goodbyes.
Le dio el último adiós a su abuelo en el funeral.
He said his final goodbye to his grandfather at the funeral.
Fue un adiós muy emotivo.
It was a very emotional goodbye.
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