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How to Say ‘Take care’ in Mexican Spanish

Que le vaya bien

keh leh BAH-yah byen

[keh leh BAH-yah byen]

💬 Usage Tip: Wishes start with que plus a special verb form: vaya, not va. Same pattern: que le vaya bien, que tenga buen día.

Phrase Breakdown

Que le

keh leh

May (it go) for you

The opening of a polite wish. 'Le' is the formal 'you'. Say it smoothly: 'ke-le'.

Example

Que le vaya muy bien.

May it go 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

Referring to the action directed at the listener.

Example

Lo que le preocupa está resuelto.

What concerns you is resolved.

vaya bien

BAH-yah byen

go well

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

Example

Espero que todo te vaya bien.

I hope everything 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.

Example

Que te vaya muy bien en el viaje.

I hope the trip goes very well for you.

bien

[byen]

well

Part of caer bien, an expression for liking someone.

Example

La palabra bien forma parte de «Me caíste muy bien desde que te vi.»

The word well is part of “I liked you from the moment I saw you.”

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