How to Say ‘Have a good one!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Que le vaya bien!
keh leh BAH-yah byehn
[keh leh BAH-yah byehn]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Shop staff in Mexico say this all the time as a warm goodbye. Answering with igualmente or gracias is plenty.
Phrase Breakdown
¡Que le
keh leh
May (it go) for you
The start of a common wish. 'Que' sounds like 'ke' and 'le' means 'to you'. Say them together as 'ke-le'.
¡Que le vaya bonito!
Hope it goes nicely for 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).
le
[leh]
To him/her
'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to a third person singular.
Le he entregado el paquete.
I have delivered the package to him/her.
vaya bien!
BAH-yah byehn
go well!
'Vaya' is a subjunctive form of 'ir'. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'BA-ya BIEN'.
Que te vaya bien en el examen.
Good luck on the exam.
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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