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

Que pase buena tarde.

keh PAH-seh BWEH-nah TAHR-deh

[keh PAH-seh BWEH-nah TAHR-deh]

💬 Usage Tip: This is short for Que usted pase una buena tarde, a wish using pase instead of pasa. Swap the time of day: Que pase buena noche "Have a good night."

Phrase Breakdown

Que pase

keh PAH-seh

May you have

'Que' plus the subjunctive expresses a wish. 'Pase' is the formal 'usted' form. Say ke PA-se.

Example

Que pase un buen fin de semana.

Have a good weekend.

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).

pase

[PAH-seh]

you spend / have

Subjunctive of 'pasar', to spend time; used in wishes.

Example

Que pase un buen día.

Have a good day.

buena tarde.

BWEH-nah TAHR-deh

a good afternoon

'Tarde' is feminine, so it takes 'buena'. Mexicans often say this when saying goodbye in the afternoon.

Example

¡Buena tarde a todos!

Good afternoon, everyone!

Words in this phrase

buena

[BWEH-nah]

good

Feminine form of bueno, matching a feminine noun.

Example

Es una buena idea.

It's a good idea.

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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