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How to Say ‘Take care’ in Mexican Spanish

Que le vaya bien

keh leh VAH-yah BYEHN

[keh leh VAH-yah BYEHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally it means "may it go well for you." With a friend, le becomes te: que te vaya bien.

Phrase Breakdown

Que le

keh leh

May (it) ... for you

The start of a wish. 'Que' introduces it, and 'le' is the polite 'to you'. Blend them smoothly: ke-le.

Example

Que le vaya muy bien.

I hope it goes very well for you.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may / hope that

Used to express a polite wish, as in que tengan...

Example

Que tengan una excelente cena esta noche.

I hope you have an excellent dinner tonight.

[leh]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in a polite/formal way.

Example

Le propongo pagar lo que marca el taxímetro.

I propose paying what the meter shows to you.

vaya bien

VAH-yah BYEHN

go well

From 'ir' (to go). In Mexico the 'y' in VA-ya sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'. 'Bien' is one syllable: byen.

Example

Espero que todo vaya bien.

I hope everything goes well.

Words in this phrase

vaya

[VAH-yah]

goes / may go

Subjunctive form of 'ir' used in wishes, meaning something like 'may it go.'

Example

Espero que le vaya bien en la escuela.

I hope things go well for you/him/her at school.

bien

[BYEHN]

well

A common response meaning well; with muy it becomes very well.

Example

Muy bien, hoy tengo un minuto para hablar.

Very well, today I have a minute to talk.

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