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How to Say ‘Take care.’ in Mexican Spanish

Que le vaya bien.

keh leh BAH-yah bee-EHN

[keh leh BAH-yah bee-EHN]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a warm, very common Mexican goodbye, and the le makes it polite. The natural reply is igualmente "likewise".

Phrase Breakdown

Que le

keh leh

May (it) ... you

The start of a wish. 'Le' is the formal 'to you.' Say it smoothly: ke-le.

Example

Que le guste.

I hope you like it.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may (that)

Introduces a wish, like 'may...' in English.

Example

Que tengas buen día.

Have a good day.

[leh]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you, often used politely in phone calls.

Example

Le hablo para reportar que no hay agua caliente.

I’m calling you to report that there is no hot water.

vaya bien.

BAH-yah bee-EHN

go well.

Completes a very Mexican farewell meaning 'Take care.' 'Vaya' is BA-ya.

Example

Que te vaya bien.

Take care (informal).

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.

Example

Que te vaya muy bien en el viaje.

I hope the trip goes very well for you.

bien

[bee-EHN]

well; fine

A common response meaning you are doing well or fine.

Example

Bien, pero sigo sin agua caliente.

Fine, but I still don’t have hot water.

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