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

Que tenga buena tarde.

keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah TAR-deh

[keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah TAR-deh]

💬 Usage Tip: Starting with que turns a sentence into a wish: que tenga buen día "have a good day". The verb takes a special wishing form, tenga instead of tiene.

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEN-gah

May you have

'Que' + subjunctive expresses a wish. 'Tenga' is the formal form. Say ke-TEN-ga.

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

[TEN-gah]

Have

A verb used to express possession or holding something.

Example

Cuando tenga una reserva para la terraza, avíseme.

When you have a terrace reservation, let me know.

buena tarde.

BWEH-nah TAR-deh

a good afternoon.

A common, friendly goodbye in Mexico. Say BWE-na TAR-de, with a tapped 'r'.

Example

¡Buena tarde, señor!

Good afternoon, sir!

Words in this phrase

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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