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How to Say ‘Have a nice day!’ in German

Noch einen schönen Tag!

nokh EYE-nen SHUR-nen tahk

[nokh EYE-nen SHUR-nen tahk]

💬 Usage Tip: There's no verb here; einen schönen Tag has the -en endings because an unspoken "I wish you" is understood in front of it. Same with Einen schönen Abend!.

Phrase Breakdown

Noch einen

nokh EYE-nen

(Have) a further / still a

Here 'noch' adds a warm sense of 'for the rest of the day'. 'Einen' is accusative masculine, because 'Tag' is masculine.

Example

Noch einen Kaffee?

Another coffee?

Words in this phrase

Noch

[nokh]

(for the rest of)

In farewells, wishes a good remainder of the time.

Example

Schönen Tag noch!

Have a nice rest of the day!

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 Tag!

SHUR-nen tahk

nice day!

'Schönen' means 'nice'. 'Tag' means 'day'. Round your lips for 'ö' in 'SHÖ-nen'.

Example

Schönen Tag noch!

Have a nice day!

Words in this phrase

schönen

[SHUR-nen]

nice / beautiful

Inflected form of 'schön'.

Example

Einen schönen Abend!

Have a nice evening!

Tag

[tahk]

day

A period of 24 hours, used in farewells.

Example

Der Tag war lang.

The day was long.

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