Breakdown of Ten cuidado, ¡que te vaya muy bien!
tener
to have
ir
to go
muy
very
bien
well
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
el cuidado
the care / the caution
Questions & Answers about Ten cuidado, ¡que te vaya muy bien!
Why does the second part of the sentence start with just que?
Why is the verb vaya used here instead of va?
Vaya is the present subjunctive form of ir (to go). Because the phrase starts with the wishing que, it triggers the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive is used here because you are expressing a desire or hope about how things will go in the future, rather than stating a known fact.
What is the purpose of the te in que te vaya muy bien?
The te is an indirect object pronoun meaning to you or for you. Literally, the phrase wishes that things go very well for you. If you were wishing this to someone formally using usted, you would swap te for le to say ¡que le vaya muy bien!
Why use ten cuidado instead of trying to literally say be careful?
In Spanish, it is much more common to use the expression tener cuidado (literally to have care) for this idea. Ten is the informal command form of the verb tener, so ten cuidado directly tells someone to have care.
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