How to Say ‘Take care.’ in Mexican Spanish
Que le vaya bien.
keh leh BAH-yah byehn
[keh leh BAH-yah byehn]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Cashiers and shopkeepers often send you off with this. A simple Igualmente "Same to you" or Gracias makes a warm reply.
Phrase Breakdown
Que le
keh leh
May (it go) for you
'Que' starts a wish, and 'le' means 'for you' (polite). Say them together quickly: keh-leh.
Que le guste.
I hope you like it.
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may (wish marker)
Introduces a wish or polite hope; followed by a subjunctive verb, like English 'may...'.
Que disfruten su comida.
Enjoy your meal (May you enjoy your meal).
le
[leh]
To him/her
'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to a third person singular.
Le he entregado el paquete.
I have delivered the package to him/her.
vaya bien.
BAH-yah byehn
go well.
In Mexico 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': BAH-yah BYEN. The whole phrase is a friendly goodbye used by shopkeepers.
Ojalá te vaya bien.
I hope it goes 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.
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'.
El calentador ya funciona bien.
The water heater works fine now.
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