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How to Say ‘Have a nice day’ in German

Noch einen schönen Tag

nokh EYE-nen shurn tahk

[nokh EYE-nen shurn tahk]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb is left out; the full idea is Ich wünsche Ihnen noch einen schönen Tag "I wish you ...", which is why it's einen. noch here means "for the rest of" the day.

Phrase Breakdown

Noch einen

nokh EYE-nen

Still a / another

'Noch' has the throaty 'ch' sound. In this farewell it means 'for the rest of the day'.

Example

Noch einen Kaffee, bitte.

Another coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

Noch

[nokh]

still / another

In café phrases, 'noch' often means 'another' or 'anything more'.

Example

Möchten Sie noch einen Kaffee?

Would you like another coffee?

einen

[EYE-nen]

Accusative masculine form of the indefinite article ein.

Example

Ich habe einen Koffer und eine Tasche.

I have a suitcase and a bag.

schönen Tag

shurn tahk

nice day

'Schönen' has the rounded 'ö' sound: 'SHUR-nen'. The whole phrase means 'Have a nice day'.

Example

Schönen Tag noch!

Have a nice day!

Words in this phrase

schönen

[shurn]

beautiful; nice; pleasant

An adjective used to describe something as nice or pleasant.

Example

Das ist ein schöner Platz am Fenster.

That is a nice seat by the window.

Tag

[tahk]

day

Unit of time; with jeden means every day.

Example

Bitte messen Sie jeden Tag nach dem Aufstehen.

Please measure every day after getting up.

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