How to Say ‘Have a good day.’ in Mexican Spanish
Que le vaya bien.
keh leh BAH-yah byehn
[keh leh BAH-yah byehn]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a very Mexican, warm goodbye, literally "may it go well for you". It's the natural thing to say leaving any office or shop, and you can answer igualmente "likewise".
Phrase Breakdown
Que le
keh leh
May (it) ... for you
The opening of a wish. 'Le' is the formal 'you' (usted). Say it as one quick unit: ke-le.
Que le vaya bien en su viaje.
Have a good trip.
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 you (formal)
Indirect object pronoun for formal 'usted'.
¿Le traigo algo más?
Can I bring you anything else?
vaya bien.
BAH-yah byehn
go well.
'Vaya' is the subjunctive form of 'ir' (to go), used here for a wish. Link the words: VA-ya-BIEN.
Espero que todo vaya bien.
I hope everything goes well.
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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