How to Say ‘Have a nice day.’ in Mexican Spanish
Que tenga un buen día.
keh TEN-gah oon bwen DEE-ah
[keh TEN-gah oon bwen DEE-ah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: A common warm way to end a short chat with a stranger after a compliment. It's polite enough for anyone.
Phrase Breakdown
Que tenga
keh TEN-gah
May you have
'Que' plus the subjunctive expresses a wish. Say it as 'ke-TEN-ga'.
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...
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.
Cuando tenga una reserva para la terraza, avíseme.
When you have a terrace reservation, let me know.
un buen día.
oon bwen DEE-ah
a good day
'Buen' is the short form of 'bueno' before a masculine noun. Stress 'DÍ-a'.
Hoy es un buen día.
Today is a good day.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
buen
[bwen]
good
Short form of “bueno” used before a masculine singular noun.
«Buen» describe «equilibrio» en la expresión.
“Buen” describes “equilibrio” in the expression.
día
[DEE-ah]
day
Refers to a specific day when something happened.
Aquel "día" conocí a varias personas de tu empresa.
That day I met several people from your company.
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