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How to Say ‘Have a nice day.’ in Mexican Spanish

Que tenga buen día.

keh TEN-gah bwen DEE-ah

[keh TEN-gah bwen DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: tenga is the polite "you" form used for wishes after que. Swap the ending of the phrase: Que tenga buen viaje "Have a good trip".

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEN-gah

May you have

A polite wish. 'Tenga' is the formal (usted) subjunctive form of 'tener'. Say 'keh TEN-gah'.

Example

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...'.

Example

Que disfruten su comida.

Enjoy your meal (May you enjoy your meal).

tenga

[TEN-gah]

you have (wish form)

Subjunctive form of 'tener' (to have), used formally with 'usted' to express a wish.

Example

Que tenga una buena noche.

Have a good night.

buen día.

bwen DEE-ah

a good day.

'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine noun. Stress the 'í' in 'día': 'bwen DEE-ah'.

Example

Hoy es un buen día.

Today is a good day.

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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