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

Que tenga buen día.

keh TEHN-gah bwen DEE-ah

[keh TEHN-gah bwen DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: tenga is the polite form. With friends it's que tengas buen día.

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEHN-gah

May you have

This starts a polite wish using the formal 'usted'. 'Que' sounds like 'keh'.

Example

Que tenga suerte.

Good luck to 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.

tenga

[TEHN-gah]

have

Used to express possession or existence.

Example

Espero que tenga un buen viaje.

I hope you have a good trip.

buen día.

bwen DEE-ah

a good day.

'Buen' is the short form of 'bueno' used before a masculine noun: 'bwen DEE-a'.

Example

¡Buen día a todos!

Good day, everyone!

Words in this phrase

buen

[bwen]

good

Short form of “bueno” used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«Buen» describe «equilibrio» en la expresión.

“Buen” describes “equilibrio” in the expression.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Refers to a specific day when something happened.

Example

Aquel "día" conocí a varias personas de tu empresa.

That day I met several people from your company.

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