How to Say ‘Have a nice day!’ in German
Schönen Tag noch!
SHUR-nen tahk nokh
[SHUR-nen tahk nokh]
💬 Usage Tip: noch here means "for the rest of it": have a nice day from now on. It also works for other times, as in Schönen Abend noch! "Have a nice evening!"
Phrase Breakdown
Schönen
[SHUR-nen]
nice, lovely
Form of 'schön' used before a masculine noun in the accusative.
Wir hatten einen schönen Tag.
We had a lovely day.
Tag
[tahk]
day
A noun meaning a day; used in the standard daytime greeting.
Wir möchten einen Tisch für Freitag, den Tag nach Ostern.
We would like a table for Friday, the day after Easter.
noch
[nokh]
(for the rest of)
In farewells, wishes a good remainder of the time.
Schönen Tag noch!
Have a nice rest of the day!
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