How to Say ‘Have a good day.’ in Spain Spanish
Que tengas un buen día.
keh TEN-gahs oon bwehn DEE-ah
[keh TEN-gahs oon bwehn DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: tengas is a special wishing form of tener "to have" that follows que. To a stranger, say que tenga un buen día.
🇪🇸 In Spain: This is a warm way to close weather chat with a neighbour or shopkeeper. A simple hasta luego "see you" is just as common, even if you won't see them later.
Phrase Breakdown
Que tengas
keh TEN-gahs
May you have
'Tengas' is the subjunctive form, used for wishes. 'Que' sounds like 'keh'.
Que tengas suerte.
Good luck.
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may (wish)
Introduces a wish, like 'may...'.
Que tengas buen día.
Have a good day.
tengas
[TEN-gahs]
you have (subjunctive)
Subjunctive of 'tener', used in wishes: may you have.
Que tengas suerte en la entrevista.
Good luck in the interview.
un buen día.
oon bwehn DEE-ah
a good day
'Buen' is the short form of 'bueno' and is used before masculine nouns. Say 'DÍ-a' as two syllables.
Hoy es un buen día.
Today is a good day.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
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.
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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