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English
Phrase
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."
( US ) Goodbye .
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.
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Translations
goodbye
Afrikaans: lekker dag
Arabic: يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا! ( yawman saʕīdan! )
Basque: egun ona izan
Chinese:
Mandarin: 祝你今天愉快! ( zhù nǐ jīntiān yúkuài! )
Czech: hezký den
Dutch: een prettige dag verder
Estonian: head päeva
Finnish: hyvää päivänjatkoa
French: bonne journée (fr)
Galician: teña un bo día
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
Italian: buona giornata , arrivederci (it) , ( formal ) arrivederla (it) , ( informal ) ciao (it)
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Japanese: ( informal ) いい日を! ( ii hi o! ) , ( informal ) よい一日を! ( yo i- hi o! )
Korean: 좋은 하루 되세요 ( joheun haru doeseyo )
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: ha en fin dag
Ossetian: хӕрзбон ( xærzbon )
Polish: miłego dnia
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
Swedish: ha en trevlig dag , Ha en bra dag!
Turkish: iyi günler (tr)
Ukrainian: бажаю гарного дня ( bažaju harnoho dnja )