Mexicans say "bweno" when answering the phone, but I don't see this word in my dictionary, just hola.

Question

Mexicans say "bweno" rather than hola when answering the telephone. I don't see this in the dictionary. Am I spelling it correctly?

For future reference, the letter "w" is almost non-existant in Spanish. - Yeser007, ENE 25, 2010

I can't understand how you have had 7 answers and no vote up yet - so here is a vote :) - kirstenalexander, JUL 11, 2010

Answer 1

1. (al teléfono) ¡bueno, -a! -> hello (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

Answer 2

Hola, bueno, Que ce que, is the same as in english or the commercial on tv for AT & T, hey what's up, what's going on, hey, what' s cracking.

another word its just an expression... try not to translate word per word but try to get the meaning.

Answer 3

Es posible que el señor que contesta el teléfono se llama Sr. Bweno?

Is it possible that the man who answers the phone is called Mr. Bweno?

Answer 4

No, its Bueno.

Answer 5

bueno haha lol thts ok i thought viento (20) was spelled bento because thats how my teacher pronounces it. Its common for there to be mutiple ways to say things like viento being pronounsed biento and "vamos" ( we go or lets go) to be said vamanos ( Dora the explorer says it this way, not that i watch it ) it can get very confusing. You just have to hit the "believe" button

We've had lots of discussion about the fact that b & v are pronounced the same. Vamanos is a correct command form. Actually, things follow rules in Spanish. The trick is to learn the rules. - CalvoViejo, ENE 26, 2010

Answer 6

Hola, bueno not bweno,, Que ce que, is the same as in english for Hello or the commercial on tv for AT & T, "hey what's up, what's going on, hey, what' s cracking, etc.."

another word its just an expression... try not to translate word per word but try to get the meaning

Answer 7

Welcome to the forum. Here you can learn how things are spelled like "bueno".

Sorry, couldn't help it. - Yeser007, ENE 25, 2010