How to Say ‘Have a nice day!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Que tengas buen día!
keh TEN-gahs bwehn DEE-ah
[keh TEN-gahs bwehn DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: tengas is the friendly "you" form, which you use with people you'd call tú. With someone you address formally, it becomes ¡Que tenga buen día!
🇪🇸 In Spain: Shop staff and neighbours often say this as a warm sign-off. Reply with Igualmente "Same to you".
Phrase Breakdown
¡Que tengas
keh TEN-gahs
May you have
'Que' plus the subjunctive 'tengas' expresses a wish. '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.
buen día!
bwehn DEE-ah
a good day!
'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine singular noun. Stress the 'í' in 'día'.
¡Buen día a todos!
Good day, everyone!
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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