Q: How do to respond to ‘Have a nice day’ in Spanish?

We can reply, gracias, igualmente which translates to ‘Thank you, likewise’, that’s a fairly standard and acceptable response. If you want a bit more emphasis on the reply, you can add many ( muchas ) to the thanks, like this: muchas gracias, igualmente

Q: Does Buenos días mean ‘Have a good day’ in Spanish?

Even if Buenos dias literally translates to ‘good day’, it is used as a greeting to wish someone a ‘good morning’ (a segment of the day) vs. the parting phrase Que tengas un buen día (‘Have a good day’), meant to wish someone to have a good day.

Question 1

How do to respond to ‘Have a nice day’ in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

We can reply, gracias, igualmente which translates to ‘Thank you, likewise’, that’s a fairly standard and acceptable response. If you want a bit more emphasis on the reply, you can add many (muchas) to the thanks, like this: muchas gracias, igualmente

Question 2

Does Buenos días mean ‘Have a good day’ in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Even if Buenos dias literally translates to ‘good day’, it is used as a greeting to wish someone a ‘good morning’ (a segment of the day) vs. the parting phrase Que tengas un buen día (‘Have a good day’), meant to wish someone to have a good day.

Question 3

What are other ways of saying ‘Have a good day’ in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Instead of the standard “que tengas un buen día or if with the formal you (Usted), que tenga un buen dia, we can more casually say:

Feliz día (literally, ‘Happy day’)

Que vaya bien (equivalent to ‘Have a good one’)

Pasa un buen día (‘Have a good day’)

Disfruta del día (‘Enjoy you day’)

Hablamos pronto (‘Speak to you soon’)

Question 4

How to end an email in Spanish formally?

Accepted Answer

Although it can be considered appropriate to end an email with a que tengas un buen día, if the professional relationship is more informal or casual, in more formal settings, it is safer to end the email with phrases such as Cordiales saludos (equivalent to best/kind regards’) or Atentamente (equivalent to ‘Sincerely’).

Question 5

How to say ‘bye’ in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

There are some very casual and informal ways of saying goodbye, akin to ‘bye’, casual and informal. Here are some examples:

Chao (spelled differently to the Italian Ciao)

Te veo (‘I’ll see you’)

Me voy (‘I’m leaving’)

Nos vemos (‘See you’)

Nos vemos por ahí (‘see you around’)

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