Have a nice day is a polite goodbye that wishes someone a good day. A cashier says it to a customer, a receptionist to a guest, a colleague at the end of a conversation or an email. The usual reply is Thanks, you too! or simply You too!
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Have a nice day! → Thanks, you too! / You too!; have a nice + evening/weekend/trip
- 'Here's your receipt and your change. Have a nice day!' 'Thanks, you too!'
- Thanks for your help with the report, Emma. Have a nice day!
- The receptionist handed us the keys and said, 'Enjoy your stay and have a nice day.'
What changed
First versionThanks for your help with the booking. Have nice day!
RevisionThanks for your help with the booking. Have a nice day!
The article a is needed in these wishes: have a nice day, have a nice weekend, have a good trip. It's easy to leave out, but without it the phrase sounds ungrammatical, even though the meaning is still clear.
The phrase is only for saying goodbye; you can't use it as a greeting. Good day as a greeting sounds old-fashioned in British and American English. When you meet someone during the day, say Hello or Good afternoon: Good afternoon, how can I help you? In the evening, the wish changes to Have a nice evening!
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The cashier hands me my change and says, 'Have a nice day!' I smile and answer, 'Thanks, ___!'
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you too — The cashier is wishing you a nice day, and you return the wish: you too, meaning “the same to you”. Me too means “I also” and responds to what someone says about themselves, for example I'm tired. It isn't a reply to a wish.
Write a two-line dialogue in a café or shop: the assistant names what you bought or ordered and says goodbye with Have a nice day, and you reply.
'Here's your latte and croissant. Have a nice day!' 'Thanks, you too!'
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