¿cómo va tu día?
The Spanish way to say "how is your day?" is ¿cómo va tu día?
This phrase is a question used to ask someone how their day has been progressing so far.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ¿cómo va tu día? literally translates to "how goes your day?"
Which one should you use?
The use of the verb va (goes) implies the day is still in progress. If you wanted to ask how the day was in the past tense, you would instead use ¿cómo fue tu día?
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the phrase in a formal setting or when addressing someone as usted, change tu to su to form ¿cómo va su día?
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, asking about someone's day is less common as a greeting than asking ¿qué cuentas?, which literally means 'what are you counting' or 'what do you tell'.
- The word día actually shares an ancient root with the word for 'sky' or 'heaven', specifically the Proto-Indo-European dyḗws.
- Depending on the region, a person might respond to ¿cómo va tu día? with ahí vamos, which literally means 'there we go' but implies 'I am getting by'.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are chatting on the phone during a lunch break.
- DanielHola María, ¿cómo va tu día?Hello María, how is your day going?
- MaríaMuy bien, Daniel. ¿Y el tuyo?Very well, Daniel. And yours?
- DanielTodo bien, muy tranquilo.Everything is good, very quiet.
- MaríaMe alegro mucho.I am very glad.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cómo, día, tu, va, CC BY-SA 4.0.
