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How to Say ‘Have a good day.’ in Mexican Spanish

Que le vaya bien.

keh leh BAH-yah bee-EN

[keh leh BAH-yah bee-EN]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a very common, friendly goodbye from shop staff in Mexico. A simple gracias, igualmente "thanks, you too" is the natural reply.

Phrase Breakdown

Que le

keh leh

May (it go) for you

'Que' starts a wish, and 'le' is the polite 'to you'. Say them together as 'ke-le'.

Example

Que le guste.

I hope you like it.

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.

BAH-yah bee-EN

go well.

'Vaya' is a wish form of 'ir', 'to go'. In Mexico the whole phrase is a friendly goodbye: 'Take care'.

Example

Que te vaya bien.

Take care (informal).

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

[bee-EN]

Well

Used to express a satisfactory or positive state or condition.

Example

Respondí 'Bien' cuando me preguntaron.

I replied 'Well' when they asked me.

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