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How to Say ‘Have a good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish

Que tenga buena tarde.

keh TEHN-gah BWEH-nah TAHR-deh

[keh TEHN-gah BWEH-nah TAHR-deh]

💬 Usage Tip: tenga is the polite "you" form used for wishes after que. Swap the ending for other times of day: que tenga buen día "have a good day".

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEHN-gah

May you have

A polite wish using the formal 'usted' subjunctive of 'tener'. 'Que' sounds like 'keh', and the 'g' in 'tenga' is hard, as in 'go'.

Example

Que tenga buen viaje.

Have a good trip.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may (wish)

Introduces a wish, like 'may' or 'I hope'.

Example

Que te vaya bien.

May it go well for you.

tenga

[TEHN-gah]

you have (formal wish)

Subjunctive of 'tener', used in polite wishes to 'usted'.

Example

Que tenga buen día.

Have a good day.

buena tarde.

BWEH-nah TAHR-deh

a good afternoon.

'Buena' agrees with the feminine noun 'tarde'. Tap the 'r' in 'tarde' once.

Example

Pasamos una buena tarde.

We had a good afternoon.

Words in this phrase

buena

[BWEH-nah]

good

Feminine form of bueno, describing something positive or impressive.

Example

Fue una buena reacción en Qué buena.

It was a good reaction in 'How good.'

tarde

[TAHR-deh]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon until evening.

Example

Nos vemos en la tarde.

See you in the afternoon.

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