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How to Say ‘Take care.’ in Mexican Spanish

Que te vaya bien.

keh teh BAH-yah byehn

[keh teh BAH-yah byehn]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Literally this means "may it go well for you". It's a warm, very common Mexican goodbye, and saying it leaves a friendly last impression.

Phrase Breakdown

Que te

keh teh

May (it) ... you

'Que' starts a wish here, and 'te' means 'to you.' Say 'keh teh' with short, clean vowels.

Example

Que te diviertas.

Have fun.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may (wish marker)

Introduces a wish or polite hope; followed by a subjunctive verb, like English 'may...'.

Example

Que disfruten su comida.

Enjoy your meal (May you enjoy your meal).

[teh]

to you

Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.

Example

Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.

If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.

vaya bien.

BAH-yah byehn

go well

'Vaya' comes from 'ir' (to go). The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': BA-ya bien.

Example

Que todo te vaya bien.

May everything go well for you.

Words in this phrase

vaya

[BAH-yah]

go (may it go)

Subjunctive form of 'ir'; used in wishes like hoping things go well for someone.

Example

Que te vaya muy bien en el viaje.

I hope the trip goes very well for you.

bien

[byehn]

well / fine

Adverb meaning in good condition or okay, often used with 'estar'.

Example

El calentador ya funciona bien.

The water heater works fine now.

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