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"Have a nice day" slogan on a plastic shopping bag.
have a nice day
( US , Canada , rather formal) . A polite parting during daytime .
Thank you. Have a nice day.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have , a , nice , day .
2011 , Josh Linkner, Disciplined Dreaming , page 99 :"Oh great, dear; have a nice day at the playground."
Rarely used as a parting with friends or family.
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 even passive-aggressive behavior.
goodbye
Afrikaans: lekker dag
Albanian: kalofsh një ditë të bukur
Arabic: يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا! ( yawman saʕīdan! )
Basque: egun ona izan
Belarusian: до́брага дня ( dóbraha dnja )
Bulgarian: ху́бав ден ( húbav den ) , прия́тен ден ( prijáten den ) , вси́чко най-ху́баво ( vsíčko naj-húbavo )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 祝 你 今天 過 得 愉快 / 祝 你 今天 过 得 愉快 ( zhù nǐ jīntiān guò de yúkuài ) ( no exact equivalent exists; literal translation provided )
Czech: hezký den
Danish: fortsat god dag (da) , hav en god dag
Dutch: een prettige dag verder
Estonian: head päeva
Finnish: hyvää päivänjatkoa
French: bonne journée (fr)
Galician: teña un bo día
Garo: nang·na namgipa sal ong·china
German: einen schönen Tag!
Greek: καλή σου μέρα ( kalí sou méra )
Hungarian: legyen egy szép napod , szép napot
Icelandic: hafðu góðan dag , hafðu það gott í dag , njóttu dagsins
Indonesian: semoga harimu menyenangkan , semoga hari Anda menyenangkan
Italian: buona giornata , arrivederci (it) , ( formal ) arrivederla (it) , ( informal ) ciao (it)
Japanese: ( informal ) いい日を! ( ii hi o! ) , ( informal ) よいー日を! ( yo ī hi o! )
Korean: 좋은 하루 되세요 ( jo'eun haru doeseyo ) , 좋은 하루 보내세요 ( jo'eun haru bonaeseyo )
Latgalian: kab skaista dīna! , kab tev breineiga dīna!
Lithuanian: geros dienos
Low German:
German Low German: en schönen Dag!
Navajo: nizhónígo nee adooʼááł , nizhónígo nihee adaʼdooʼááł
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ha en fin dag
Ossetian: хӕрзбон ( xærzbon )
Polish: miłego dnia (pl)
Portuguese: tenha um bom dia
Russian: до́брого дня ( dóbrovo dnja ) , всего́ хоро́шего (ru) ( vsevó xoróševo ) , прия́тного дня ( prijátnovo dnja )
Spanish: que tenga un buen día ( formal ) , que tengas un buen día ( informal ) , buen día (es)
Swedish: ha en trevlig dag , ha en bra dag
Turkish: iyi günler (tr)
Ukrainian: бажа́ю га́рного дня ( bažáju hárnoho dnja ) , га́рного дня ( hárnoho dnja )