How to Say ‘Have a good rest of the day.’ in Portuguese
Bom resto de dia.
bohng RRESH-too duh DEE-ah
[bohng RRESH-too duh DEE-ah]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is an everyday polite goodbye in Portugal, used in offices, shops and on the phone. In the evening it becomes bom resto de noite.
Phrase Breakdown
Bom resto
bohng RRESH-too
Good rest
'Bom' is nasal and the 'm' isn't fully closed. The 'r' at the start of 'resto' is guttural, and the 's' sounds like 'sh': 'RESH-tu'.
Bom resto de semana!
Have a good rest of the week!
Words in this phrase
Bom
[bohng]
good
Adjective meaning good; often used to react positively to plans or ideas.
Esse horário é bom para mim.
That time is good for me.
resto
[RRESH-too]
rest
Noun meaning the remainder of something.
Come o resto da sopa.
Eat the rest of the soup.
de dia.
duh DEE-ah
of the day
Together the phrase means 'have a nice rest of your day', a polite goodbye. Say 'duh DEE-a'.
Trabalho de dia.
I work during the day.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
dia
[DEE-ah]
day
A common noun meaning 'day'; it can refer to a calendar day or daily life in expressions.
No dia da feira de carreiras, perguntei sobre o ambiente de trabalho.
On the day of the careers fair, I asked about the work environment.
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