Let me tell you a secret.
Mexicans
LOVE their little courtesy phrases:
por favor /
cuídate mucho /
buen día /
que te vaya bien /
provecho /
con permiso / etc. / etc.
Well, it's not really a secret, is it?
But anyway, here's a little courtesy phrase you may not know:
que estés bien
And it means something like
👉
take care / all the best
Now, where does it rank against other farewell chunks?Good question, my Spanish-speaking friend!
Let me explain:
cuídate →
take care → warm, personal, great for people you know
que te vaya bien →
have a good one → friendly; very general-purpose
que tengas (un) buen día →
have a good day → polite; great with strangers and in customer-facing situations
que estés bien →
take care / all the best → friendly and polite, but can feel slightly more polite/distant than
cuídate (rule
NOT set in stone)
💡
Que estés bien is very often used to close the loop on an interaction: you’ve finished the conversation/message, and you send the person off with a polite little well-wish.
Nos vemos la próxima clase. Que estés bien.See you next class. Take care.
🧑⚕️ Oh, and there's also the more formal
usted version:
que esté bien
Gracias, doctor. Que esté bien.Thanks, doctor. Take care.