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How to Say ‘Have a nice day’ in Portuguese

Tenha um bom dia

TEHN-yah oom bohn DEE-uh

[TEHN-yah oom bohn DEE-uh]

Phrase Breakdown

Tenha

[TEHN-yah]

have

A formal or subjunctive form of ter, often used in polite expressions like tenha um bom dia.

Example

Tenha um bom dia!

Have a good day!

um bom dia

oom bohn DEE-uh

a good day

'Um' (a) and 'bom' (good) are both nasal. Keep them together with 'dia': 'ũ bõ DEE-uh'.

Example

Foi um bom dia.

It was a good day.

Words in this phrase

um

[oom]

a

An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.

Example

Na expressão "Tenha um bom dia!", "um" acompanha o nome.

In the expression "Tenha um bom dia!", "um" goes with the noun.

bom

[bohn]

good

An adjective meaning good; in greetings it helps form polite expressions.

Example

Bom dia a todos.

Good morning to everyone.

dia

[DEE-uh]

day

Means day; together with bom, it forms the greeting good morning.

Example

Hoje é um dia bonito.

Today is a beautiful day.

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