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How to Say ‘Have a good day’ in Mexican Spanish

Que tengas buen día

keh TEN-gahs bwen DEE-ah

[keh TEN-gahs bwen DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: After que in a wish, the verb changes shape: tienes becomes tengas. Same pattern: que te vaya bien "hope it goes well for you."

Phrase Breakdown

Que tengas

keh TEN-gahs

May you have

'Que' plus the subjunctive expresses a wish. Informal 'tú' form: 'keh TEN-gahs'.

Example

Que tengas 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...'.

Example

Que disfruten su comida.

Enjoy your meal (May you enjoy your meal).

tengas

[TEN-gahs]

you have

Subjunctive 'tú' form of 'tener' (to have), used after 'que' to express a wish.

Example

Espero que tengas suerte en la entrevista.

I hope you have luck in the interview.

buen día

bwen DEE-ah

a good day

'Buen' is the short form of 'bueno'. Stress 'DÍ': 'bwen DEE-ah'.

Example

¡Buen día a todos!

Good day, everyone!

Words in this phrase

buen

[bwen]

good

Short form of “bueno” used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«Buen» describe «equilibrio» en la expresión.

“Buen” describes “equilibrio” in the expression.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Refers to a specific day when something happened.

Example

Aquel "día" conocí a varias personas de tu empresa.

That day I met several people from your company.

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