"Have a Good Day" in Spanish

Quick Answer

Have a good day! in Spanish = ¡Que tenga un buen día!or ¡Que pase un buen día!

Common Ways to Say Have a Good Day in Spanish

There are several ways to tell someone to have a good day in Spanish. Let’s look at a few of them. Make sure to take note of whether the phrase is informal or formal.

It’s important to use the formal register—with ustedor ustedes—in certain situations in Spanish. The best piece of túversus usted advice would be to use usted until the person you’re speaking with tells you to tutear(address as “tú”) them.

Confused about tú vs. usted? Brush up on pronouns with this article.

So, how can we say have a good day in Spanish?

Number	Formal	Informal
Singular	pase un buen día, que pase un buen día, que tenga un buen día	pasa un buen día, que pases un buen día, que tengas un buen día
Plural	pasen un buen día, que pasen un buen día, que tengan un buen día	same as formal

Looking to say goodbye too? Check out this article to learn multiple ways to say goodbye in Spanish.

Let’s take a look at two examples of how these phrases can be used in context.

Marta is leaving biology class and wants to say goodbye to her professor, Dr. Weiss:

Marta:

Nos vemos el jueves, Dra. Weiss. ¡Que pase un buen día!

I’ll see you on Thursday, Dr. Weiss. Have a good day!

Dra. Weiss:

Sí, Marta. No olvides estudiar para el examen. ¡Que tengas un buen día también!

Yes, Marta. Don’t forget to study for the test! Have a good day too!

Antoni is leaving his friend Jhon’s house:

Antoni:

¿Son las doce ya? Me tengo que ir. ¡Que tengas un buen día! Bueno, lo que queda.

Is it noon already? I have to go. Have a good day! Well, what’s left of it.

Jhon:

Hasta luego, Antoni.

See you later, Antoni.

Other Phrases to Wish Someone Well

Que tengas un buen día, or any variation of the phrase, is certainly not the only way to wish someone well in Spanish! Here are a few more phrases that you can use:

Spanish	English
¡Buena suerte!	Good luck!
¡Cuídate!	Take care! (informal)
¡Cuídese!	Take care! (formal)
¡Diviértete!	Have fun! (informal)
¡Feliz día!	Have a nice day!
¡Que descanses!	Sweet dreams! (informal)
¡Que le vaya bien!	I hope things go well for you! (formal)
¡Que lo pases bien!	Have a good time! (informal)
¡Que tengas un lindo día!	Have a nice day! (informal)
¡Que te vaya bien!	Have a good one!
¡Le deseo buena salud y felicidad!	I wish you good health and happiness! (formal)
¡Le deseo todo lo mejor!	I wish you all the best! (formal)
¡Te deseo buena salud y felicidad!	I wish you good health and happiness! (informal)
¡Te deseo lo mejor!	I wish you all the best! (informal)