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.
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.
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.
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.
¡Buen día!
Have a good day!
Words in this phrase
buen
[bwen]
good
"Buen" means "good" before a masculine singular noun like "día."
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.
Hoy es un buen día.
Today is a good day.
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