How to Say ‘Have a good day.’ in Mexican Spanish
Que tenga buen día.
keh TEHN-gah bwen DEE-ah
[keh TEHN-gah bwen DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Starting with que turns a wish into "may you…": que tenga is the polite form that goes with usted. The same pattern works for other wishes: Que le vaya bien "Hope it goes well for you."
Phrase Breakdown
Que tenga
keh TEHN-gah
May you have
'Tenga' is the formal subjunctive of 'tener' (to have) and expresses a wish. Pronounce it 'ke TEN-ga'.
Que tenga suerte.
Good luck to you.
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).
tenga
[TEHN-gah]
you have (formal wish)
Subjunctive of 'tener', used in polite wishes to 'usted'.
Que tenga buen día.
Have a good day.
buen día.
bwen DEE-ah
a good day.
'Buen' is the short form of 'bueno' before a masculine noun. 'Día' is masculine even though it ends in -a. Stress the 'í': DÍ-a.
¡Buen día a todos!
Good morning, everyone!
Words in this phrase
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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