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How to Say ‘Have a very good afternoon’ in Mexican Spanish

Que tenga muy buena tarde

keh TEHN-gah mwee BWEH-nah TAR-deh

[keh TEHN-gah mwee BWEH-nah TAR-deh]

💬 Usage Tip: que plus the verb works as a wish: que tenga buen viaje "have a good trip". The verb ends in -a here instead of the usual tiene.

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEHN-gah

May you have

'Que' plus the subjunctive expresses a wish. 'Que' sounds like 'ke'.

Example

Que tenga buen viaje.

Have a good trip.

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.

muy buena tarde

mwee BWEH-nah TAR-deh

a very good afternoon

'Muy' sounds like 'mwee'. 'Tarde' means afternoon or early evening.

Example

Pasamos muy buena tarde.

We had a very good afternoon.

Words in this phrase

muy

[mwee]

very

An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.

Example

«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».

“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”

buena

[BWEH-nah]

good

Feminine form of bueno; describes plática as enjoyable or pleasant.

Example

Con esa sonrisa, hasta una excusa suena buena.

With that smile, even an excuse sounds good.

tarde

[TAR-deh]

afternoon

A noun meaning afternoon; common in greetings and farewells.

Example

Que pase buena tarde y gracias por venir.

Have a good afternoon and thank you for coming.

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