How to Say ‘Have a nice day’ in Spain Spanish
Que tengas un buen día
keh TEN-gahs oon bwen DEE-ah
[keh TEN-gahs oon bwen DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: tengas is for someone you'd call tú. With a stranger or customer, drop the s: Que tenga un buen día.
Phrase Breakdown
Que tengas
keh TEN-gahs
May you have
'Que' followed by the subjunctive expresses a wish. 'Tengas' is the informal 'tú' subjunctive form of 'tener' (to have). The 'que' sounds like 'keh', and 'tengas' is stressed TEN-gas.
Que tengas suerte.
Good luck to you (may you have luck).
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may / that
"Que" introduces a polite wish, like "have..." in English.
Que tenga buen día y hasta luego.
Have a good day and see you later.
tengas
[TEN-gahs]
you have
"Tengas" is the present subjunctive form of "tener" for "tú," used in wishes like "Que tengas un buen día."
Espero que Tengas tiempo mañana.
I hope you have time tomorrow.
un buen día
oon bwen DEE-ah
a good day
'Un' means 'a', 'buen' is the short form of 'bueno' used before masculine nouns, and 'día' means 'day'. 'Día' is stressed on the first syllable: DÍ-a.
Hoy es un buen día.
Today is a good day.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Masculine singular indefinite article, meaning a or an.
Un rectángulo puede ser largo.
A rectangle can be long.
buen
[bwen]
good
Short form of bueno used before masculine singular nouns, as in buen día or buen amigo.
Es un buen libro.
It is a good book.
día
[DEE-ah]
day
"Día" means "day." It is a masculine noun despite ending in "-a."
Hoy es un Día importante para mí.
Today is an important day for me.
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