have a nice day

English

Phrase

have a nice day

1. (US) Goodbye.

Synonyms

• HAND

Usage notes

• Have a nice day is used as a salutation similar in meaning to goodbye.
• Have a nice day is a commonly spoken valediction, typically spoken by service employees or clerks to customers at the end of a transaction, particularly in North America. This repetitious and dutifully-polite usage has resulted in the phrase developing a cultural connotation as a stereotypical display of impersonality, disinterest, or passive-aggressive behavior.
• The related form have a good evening is more common at night.

Translations

goodbye

Afrikaans: lekker dag Arabic: يوم سعيد! (ar) (yawm sa`iid!) Basque: egun ona izan (eu) Chinese: Mandarin: 祝你今天愉快！ (cmn) (zhù nǐ jīntiān yúkuài!) Czech: hezký den (cs) Dutch: een prettige dag verder (nl) Finnish: hyvää päivänjatkoa (fi) French: bonne journée (fr), au revoir (fr), salut (fr) German: einen schönen Tag! (de) Greek: καλή σου μέρα (el) (kalí sou méra)

Italian: buona giornata, arrivederci, arrivederla (formal), ciao (informal) Japanese: (informal) いい日を！ (ja) (ii hi-o!) Korean: 좋은 하루 되세요 (ko) (joheun haru doeseyo) Lithuanian: geros dienos (lt) Navajo: nizhónígo nee adooʼááł Norwegian: ha en fin dag (no) Polish: miłego dnia (pl) Russian: добрый день (ru) (dóbryj den’), всего хорошего (ru) (vsevó xoróševo), приятного дня (ru) (prijátnovo dnja) Spanish: que tenga un buen día Swedish: ha en trevlig dag Turkish: iyi günler (tr)