How to Say ‘Have a nice day!’ in German
Einen schönen Tag noch!
INE-en SHURN-en tahk nokh
[INE-en SHURN-en tahk nokh]
🇩🇪 In Germany: The extra [noch] makes this sound warm and idiomatic, like [have a nice rest of your day]. You'll hear it constantly from service staff.
Phrase Breakdown
Einen
[INE-en]
a
Here einen is part of the polite expression for wishing someone a nice day.
Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Abend.
I wish you a nice evening.
schönen
[SHURN-en]
nice / pleasant
Schönen describes Tag and means nice or pleasant in this farewell phrase.
Hab einen schönen Urlaub.
Have a nice vacation.
Tag
[tahk]
day
Tag means day. Common in greetings and farewells.
Heute ist ein guter Tag.
Today is a good day.
noch
[nokh]
still / more
In this farewell phrase, noch adds the sense of the rest of the day ahead.
Schönen Abend noch!
Have a nice rest of the evening!
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