que tengas un buen día mañana
/ke tenɡas un bwen dia maɲana/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "have a good day tomorrow" is expressed as que tengas un buen día mañana.
This phrase is a friendly wish for someone to experience a pleasant day on the following day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "may you have a good day tomorrow" because it uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish.
Which one should you use?
You can also use Que pases un buen día mañana informally. For a more natural alternative when wishing someone well for a specific event or day, you might say ¡Que te vaya bien mañana!
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, you may hear ¡Que tengas un lindo día mañana! In Mexico, the informal phrase ¡Que la pases bien mañana! might be used.
How does it change in a sentence?
To address someone formally, change the verb from tengas to tenga to get que tenga un buen día mañana. To address a group of people, use the plural form tengan instead of tengas or tenga, resulting in que tengan un buen día mañana.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, wishing someone a 'good day' is often accompanied by a light touch on the arm or a kiss on the cheek depending on the relationship.
- The word día actually shares an ancestral root with the word for 'heaven' or 'sky', as it stems from the Proto-Indo-European dyḗws.
- The word mañana originally meant 'tomorrow morning' in Old Spanish, though it now functions as the standard word for 'tomorrow'.
Examples in context
- Que tengas un buen día mañana, amigo.Have a good day tomorrow, friend.
- ¡Adiós! Que tengas un buen día mañana.Goodbye! Have a good day tomorrow.
- Espero que tengas un buen día mañana en el trabajo.I hope you have a good day tomorrow at work.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are saying goodbye after a coffee date.
- AlejandroFue un gusto verte, María.It was a pleasure seeing you, María.
- MaríaIgualmente, Alejandro. ¡Que tengas un buen día mañana!Likewise, Alejandro. Have a good day tomorrow!
- AlejandroGracias, tú también.Thanks, you too.
- MaríaNos vemos pronto.See you soon.
