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How to Say ‘Then I wish you a lovely day.’ in German

Dann wünsche ich Ihnen einen schönen Tag.

dan VUEN-sheh ikh EE-nen EYE-nen SHUR-nen tahk

[dan VUEN-sheh ikh EE-nen EYE-nen SHUR-nen tahk]

Phrase Breakdown

Dann wünsche ich Ihnen

dan VUEN-sheh ikh EE-nen

then I wish you

'Dann' comes first, so the verb comes before 'ich' (verb in second position).

Example

Dann wünsche ich Ihnen viel Glück.

Then I wish you good luck.

Words in this phrase

Dann

[dan]

then

Used to indicate a time following another event.

Example

Dann gehe ich nach Hause.

Then I will go home.

wünsche

[VUEN-sheh]

wish

First person singular of 'wünschen', to wish someone something.

Example

Ich wünsche dir alles Gute.

I wish you all the best.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

einen schönen Tag.

EYE-nen SHUR-nen tahk

a nice day.

The accusative object of 'wünschen'. Link 'einen' and 'schönen' smoothly.

Example

Haben Sie einen schönen Tag.

Have a nice day.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

schönen

[SHUR-nen]

nice, lovely

Form of 'schön' used before a masculine noun in the accusative.

Example

Wir hatten einen schönen Tag.

We had a lovely day.

Tag

[tahk]

day

A noun meaning a day; used in the standard daytime greeting.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch für Freitag, den Tag nach Ostern.

We would like a table for Friday, the day after Easter.

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