Phrase guide

have a nice day

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

. A polite parting during daytime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Qualifier: rather formal

Examples

  • Thank you. Have a nice day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, nice, day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: lekker dag — goodbye
  • Albanian: kalofsh një ditë të bukur — goodbye
  • Arabic: يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا (yawman saʕīdan) — goodbye
  • Basque: egun ona izan — goodbye
  • Belarusian: до́брага дня (dóbraha dnja) — goodbye
  • Bulgarian: ху́бав ден (húbav den) — goodbye
  • Bulgarian: прия́тен ден (prijáten den) — goodbye
  • Bulgarian: вси́чко най-ху́баво (vsíčko naj-húbavo) — goodbye
  • Catalan: que tinguis un bon dia — goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祝您生活愉快 — goodbye
  • Corsican: bon ghjurnata — goodbye
  • Czech: hezký den — goodbye
  • Danish: fortsat god dag — goodbye
  • Danish: hav en god dag — goodbye
  • Dutch: een prettige dag verder — goodbye
  • Estonian: head päeva — goodbye
  • Finnish: hyvää päivänjatkoa — goodbye
  • French: bonne journée — goodbye
  • Galician: teña un bo día — goodbye
  • Garo: nang·na namgipa sal ong·china — goodbye
  • German: einen schönen Tag! — goodbye
  • Greek: καλή σου μέρα (kalí sou méra) — goodbye
  • Hungarian: legyen egy szép napod — goodbye
  • Hungarian: szép napot — goodbye
  • Icelandic: hafðu góðan dag — goodbye
  • Icelandic: hafðu það gott í dag — goodbye
  • Icelandic: njóttu dagsins — goodbye
  • Indonesian: semoga harimu menyenangkan — goodbye
  • Indonesian: semoga hari Anda menyenangkan — goodbye
  • Italian: buona giornata — goodbye
  • Italian: arrivederci — goodbye
  • Italian: arrivederla — goodbye
  • Italian: ciao — goodbye
  • Japanese: 良い日を! (yoi hi o!) — goodbye
  • Japanese: 良いー日を! (yoi ichinichi o!) — goodbye
  • Korean: 좋은 하루 되세요 (jo'eun haru doeseyo) — goodbye
  • Korean: 좋은 하루 보내세요 (jo'eun haru bonaeseyo) — goodbye
  • Latgalian: kab skaista dīna! — goodbye
  • Latgalian: kab tev breineiga dīna! — goodbye
  • Lithuanian: geros dienos — goodbye
  • Low German: en schönen Dag! — goodbye
  • Navajo: nizhónígo nee adooʼááł — goodbye
  • Navajo: nizhónígo nihee adaʼdooʼááł — goodbye
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ha en fin dag — goodbye
  • Ossetian: хӕрзбон (xærzbon) — goodbye
  • Polish: miłego dnia — goodbye
  • Portuguese: tenha um bom dia — goodbye
  • Russian: до́брого дня (dóbrovo dnja) — goodbye
  • Russian: всего́ хоро́шего (vsevó xoróševo) — goodbye
  • Russian: прия́тного дня (prijátnovo dnja) — goodbye
  • Spanish: que tenga un buen día — goodbye
  • Spanish: que tengas un buen día — goodbye
  • Spanish: buen día — goodbye
  • Swedish: ha det så bra — goodbye
  • Swedish: ha en bra dag — goodbye
  • Turkish: iyi günler — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: бажа́ю га́рного дня (bažáju hárnoho dnja) — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: га́рного дня (hárnoho dnja) — goodbye