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

Que tenga un buen día.

keh TEHN-gah oon bwehn DEE-ah

[keh TEHN-gah oon bwehn DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: tenga is a special polite form of tener used for wishes after que. Same pattern: que le vaya bien "hope it goes well for you".

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEHN-gah

May you have

'Tenga' is the subjunctive form of 'tener', used here for a wish. 'Que' sounds like 'ke'.

Example

Que tenga suerte.

Good luck to you.

Words in this phrase

Que

[keh]

may (wish)

Introduces a wish, like 'may...'.

Example

Que tengas buen día.

Have a good day.

tenga

[TEHN-gah]

(you) have

Formal subjunctive of 'tener', used in wishes after 'que'.

Example

Que tenga un buen día.

Have a good day.

un buen día.

oon bwehn DEE-ah

a good day.

'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine noun. Link the words smoothly: un-buen-DÍ-a.

Example

Hoy es un buen día.

Today is a good day.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

An article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.

I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.

buen

[bwehn]

good

Short form of 'bueno' used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Es un buen restaurante.

It's a good restaurant.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.

Example

En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.

In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.

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