How to Say ‘Take care!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Que le vaya bien!
keh leh VAH-yah byen
[keh leh VAH-yah byen]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "may it go well for you"; le is the usted form. To a friend, say ¡Que te vaya bien!.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: A very common, warm parting line in Mexico. The usual reply is Igualmente or Gracias, a usted también "Thanks, you too".
Phrase Breakdown
¡Que le
keh leh
May (it) ... you
'Que' starts a wish. 'Le' is the formal 'you', used for 'usted'. Say 'keh leh'.
¡Que le vaya bonito!
Have a lovely day! (Mexican)
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may / hope that
Used to express a polite wish, as in que tengan...
Que tengan una excelente cena esta noche.
I hope you have an excellent dinner tonight.
le
[leh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in a polite/formal way.
Le propongo pagar lo que marca el taxímetro.
I propose paying what the meter shows to you.
vaya bien!
VAH-yah byen
go well!
Together the phrase means 'Have a good day!', a formal goodbye. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'BAH-yah BYEN'.
¡Que te vaya bien en el examen!
Good luck on the exam!
Words in this phrase
vaya
[VAH-yah]
goes / may go
Subjunctive form of 'ir' used in wishes, meaning something like 'may it go.'
Espero que le vaya bien en la escuela.
I hope things go well for you/him/her at school.
bien
[byen]
well / good
A common word meaning “well” or, in phrases like muy bien, “very good.”
Todo está bien con mi pedido.
Everything is good with my order.
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