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How to Say ‘Have a good 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 form. Between friends it's que tengas buen día.

Phrase Breakdown

Que tenga

keh TEHN-gah

May you have

'Que' plus the subjunctive expresses a wish. 'Tenga' is the formal usted form. Say 'ke TEN-ga'.

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.

buen día.

bwehn DEE-ah

a good day.

'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine noun. Stress the 'í' in 'DÍ-a'.

Example

¡Buen día a todos!

Good day, everyone!

Words in this phrase

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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