روز خوبی داشته باشید!
ruze xubi dâšte bâšid!
To say "have a good day" in Persian, use روز خوبی داشته باشید! (ruze xubi dâšte bâšid!)
روز خوبی داشته باشید! is a polite greeting used when saying goodbye to wish someone a pleasant day. For more elaborate formal expressions of goodwill, you might say برای شما روزی پر از خوشی آرزو می‌کنم (I wish you a day full of happiness) or روزی پر از نیکی برای شما آرزو می‌کنم (wishing the person a day full of kindness). You can also include a wish for the person's family by saying روز خوبی داشته باشید به همراه خانوادهتان.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase روز خوبی داشته باشید! is composed of ruze (day), xubi (good), dâšte (having) and bâšid (be/you are).
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural verb form bâšid makes the phrase polite, whereas the singular/informal imperative form is روز خوبی داشته باش!
How do you pronounce it?
ruze xubi dâšte bâšid!
Did you know?
- In Persian culture, wishing someone a good day is often accompanied by ta'arof, a complex system of ritual politeness that can involve repeatedly refusing an offer before accepting it.
- When wishing someone a good day, Persians may use a hand gesture of placing their right hand over their heart to convey sincerity and warmth.
- The word for 'day' روز shares a common ancestor with the English word 'light' via the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- meaning 'to shine'.
Examples in context
- ممنون، شما هم روز خوبی داشته باشید!mamnun, shoma ham ruz-e khubi dashte bashid!Thank you, you have a good day too!
Example conversation
Zahra is leaving a shop after talking to Amir.
- زهرا Zahraخب، من می‌روم. روز خوبی داشته باشید!Khob, man miravam. Ruz-e khubi dashte bashid!Well, I'm going. Have a good day!
- امیر Amirخیلی ممنون، شما هم همینطور!Kheyli mamnun, shoma ham hamintor!Thank you very much, you too!
- زهرا Zahraخیلی لطف کردید، خداحافظ!Kheyli lotf kardid, khodahafez!That is very kind of you, goodbye!
- امیر Amirخداحافظ، روز خوبی داشته باشید!Khodahafez, ruz-e khubi dashte bashid!Goodbye, have a good day!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries خوبی, روز, CC BY-SA 4.0.
