How to Say ‘Have a nice day’ in Spain Spanish
Que tenga buen día
keh TEHN-gah bwehn DEE-ah
[keh TEHN-gah bwehn DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: tenga is the polite usted form. To someone you call tú, it's Que tengas buen día.
Phrase Breakdown
Que tenga
keh TEHN-gah
May you have
'Que' + subjunctive 'tenga' (formal 'usted') expresses a wish. Say 'keh TEN-gah'.
Que tenga suerte.
Good luck to you.
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may (wish)
Introduces a wish, like 'may...'.
Que tengas buen día.
Have a good day.
tenga
[TEHN-gah]
(you) have
Formal subjunctive of 'tener', used in wishes after 'que'.
Que tenga un buen día.
Have a good day.
buen día
bwehn DEE-ah
a good day
'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine noun. Stress the 'í' in 'día': 'bwen DEE-ah'.
Hace un buen día.
It's a nice day.
Words in this phrase
buen
[bwehn]
good
Short form of 'bueno' used before a masculine singular noun.
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.
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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