How to Say ‘Have a nice day.’ in German
Schönen Tag noch.
SHER-nen tahk nokh
[SHER-nen tahk nokh]
💬 Usage Tip: In wishes like [Schönen Tag noch], [noch] means something like [for the rest of it], not literally [still]. The same pattern works with [Schönen Abend noch].
Phrase Breakdown
Schönen Tag
SHER-nen tahk
have a nice day
A friendly farewell phrase. Literally it means 'nice day'.
Schönen Tag noch!
Have a nice day!
Words in this phrase
Schönen
[SHER-nen]
nice; pleasant
Schönen is the inflected form of schön used before Tag in this expression.
Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Urlaub.
I wish you a nice vacation.
Tag
[tahk]
day
A common noun meaning day.
Der Tag beginnt früh.
The day starts early.
noch
[nokh]
still; for the rest of
In Schönen Tag noch, noch means the rest of the day, making the phrase a polite goodbye.
Einen schönen Abend noch!
Have a nice rest of the evening!
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