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How to Say ‘Have a nice day.’ in Spain Spanish

Que tenga buen día.

keh TEN-gah bwen DEE-ah

[keh TEN-gah bwen DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: [Que tenga...] is a common pattern for polite wishes: [Que tenga buen día], [Que tenga buena tarde]. [Buen] is the shortened form of [bueno] before a masculine singular noun.

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEN-gah

Have / May you have

A polite wishing form used with usted to express a good wish.

Example

Que tenga una buena tarde.

Have a good afternoon.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may / that

"Que" introduces a polite wish, like "have..." in English.

Example

Que tenga buen día y hasta luego.

Have a good day and see you later.

tenga

[TEN-gah]

you have

"Tenga" is the formal subjunctive form used in polite wishes.

Example

Espero que tenga buen día.

I hope you have a good day.

Buen día

bwen DEE-ah

A good day

The thing being wished; a polite farewell expression.

Example

¡Buen día!

Have a good day!

Words in this phrase

buen

[bwen]

good

"Buen" means "good" before a masculine singular noun like "día."

Example

Le deseo un buen día.

I wish you a good day.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

"Día" means "day" and is common in greetings and farewells.

Example

Hoy es un buen día.

Today is a good day.

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