How to Say ‘Have a good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Que tenga buena tarde.
Keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah tar-de
[Keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah tar-de]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting que before the verb turns it into a wish. Swap the time of day as needed: que tenga buen día "have a good day."
Phrase Breakdown
Que tenga
Keh TEN-gah
May you have
This uses the formal subjunctive to express a wish. Say ke TEN-ga.
Que tenga suerte.
Good luck to you.
Words in this phrase
Que
[Keh]
May
Expressing a wish or possibility.
Que tenga un día maravilloso.
May you have a wonderful day.
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.
buena tarde.
BWEH-nah tar-de
a good afternoon.
This is a common friendly goodbye. Say BWE-na TAR-de.
Buena tarde a todos.
Good afternoon to everyone.
Words in this phrase
buena
[BWEH-nah]
Good
Describing something as satisfactory or of high quality.
Me gustaría una buena vista desde mi asiento.
I would like a good view from my seat.
tarde
[tar-de]
Afternoon
The period of time from noon until evening.
Quedamos para el café de la tarde.
We meet for afternoon coffee.
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