Today we are going to learn how to say “good luck” in Spanish. Take a look at the post of our Spanish school, El Rincón del Tándem, and start improving your Spanish from now! 😊
After learning how to express wishes, today we focus on how to wish someone good luck in Spanish.
Learning common expressions and idioms is a very effective way to make your Spanish sound more authentic.
Therefore, let’s start mastering different ways to say “good luck”!
¡Suerte! / ¡Buena suerte! / ¡Mucha suerte!
These are standard expressions that are very common both in Spain and in Spanish speaking countries of South America. The English equivalent would be “Good luck!”
We can use it alone or in a specific structure, like:
Buena suerte CON + det. + noun
Buena suerte EN + det. + noun
Examples:
- ¡Suerte con tu examen! Ya me dirás qué tal te fue = Good luck for the exam! Let me know how it goes
- ¡Suerte en tu próximo viaje! = Good luck in your next trip!
¡Qué vaya bien!
This expression is very common in colloquial Spanish.
Examples:
- Me voy de viaje a Noruega. – ¡Qué vaya bien! = I am travelling to Norway. – Good luck!
IMORTANT: This phrase can be also used to wish a good day to someone or as a farewell. In this case, we can only use it when the other person is leaving.
- Me voy a la universidad. – ¡Que vaya bien! = I am going to the university. – Have a good day!
- ¡Hasta luego, Julia! Me voy a casa – ¡Qué vaya bien! = Bye Julia! I am going home. – Have a good day /Bye!
¡Éxito!
¡Éxito! Is another way to wish good luck to someone. Compared with suerte/mucha suerte, this interjection expresses a more intense message and is mainly used to wish luck to someone when he/she is expected to face a challenge or to deal with something important.
Furthermore, this expression is slightly more formal and can be translated into English as “Best of luck!”
Examples:
- ¡Éxito con tu entrevista de trabajo! = Best of luck with the job interview!
- ¡Éxito en tus estudios en la universidad! = Best of luck with your studies at the university!
Mis mejores deseos
It is used in even more formal situations, especially in written Spanish (like, in greeting cards or letters).
In Spanish, mis mejores deseos must be used with the preposition PARA:
Mis mejores deseos + PARA + someone
- Mis mejores deseos para toda tu familia = My best wishes to all your family
Mis mejores deseos + PARA + something
- Mis mejores deseos para tu nueva vida en Australia = Best wishes for your new life in Australia
¡Cruzaré los dedos! / ¡Cruzamos los dedos!
That is the way we say “fingers crossed/I will keep the fingers crossed” in Spanish. As in other countries, crossing fingers is a sign of good luck in Spain. This is a very common phrase used in colloquial Spanish, especially with friends or people we are close to.
Examples:
- Mañana recibiremos los resultados del test. ¡Cruzamos los dedos! = Tomorrow we’ll receive the test reults. Finger crossed!
- Acabo de enviar mi candidatura. – ¡Cruzaré los dedos por tí! = I have just submitted my candidacy. – I will keep my fingers crossed for you!
We hope our post on how to say good luck in Spanish will be useful to you.
If you want to learn more about Spanish expressions, go back to our previous post!
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