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11:07 Aug 20, 2010
English to Gujarati translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: have a nice day
typical english good-wishing
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4તમારો દિવસ મંગળમય હો
agave


  

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તમારો દિવસ મંગળમય હો


Explanation:
This is an Americanism that is used in place of 'goodbye.' It is never used in any Indian language, including Gujarati. Therefore, there is no real translation for this term. In Gujarati, the most commonly used term for goodbye is 'aavjo.' It literally means 'come again,' which is never used in English as a form of goodbye. In American English, 'come again' is a term for 'pardon' when you ask someone to repeat the sentence if you haven't heard it properly. Hence, every language has its own characteristics that can't always be translated into another language. Literally translated, 'have a nice day' would be 'tamaro divas mangalmay ho.'

Example sentence(s):
  • આવજો, તમારો દિવસ મંગળમય હો
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