Good night in different languages
How to say “Good night” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Good night” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Good night” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | Buenas noches | bwe-nas noh-ches | You can use 'buenas noches' when saying goodbye in the evening or at night |
| 🇫🇷 French | Bonne nuit | bun nwee | You use 'Bonne nuit' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | おやすみなさい | oh-yah-soo-mee-nah-sigh | Use this phrase when you are saying good night to someone before they go to bed |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Buona notte | bwoh-nah noht-teh | You can say 'Buona notte' when you are parting ways with someone in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇩🇪 German | Gute Nacht | goo-teh nahkt | You use 'Gute Nacht' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 안녕히 주무세요 | ahn-nyung-hee joo-moo-seh-yo | Use this phrase when you want to wish someone a good night in a polite manner |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 晚安 | wahn-ahn | You can use '晚安' when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Спокойной ночи | spah-koy-noy noh-chee | You can say this phrase when you are parting ways with someone in the evening or before they go to bed |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Boa noite | boh-ah noy-chee | You use 'Boa noite' when you are saying goodbye to someone in the evening or when you are wishing someone a good night |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | تصبح على خير | tis-baḥ ʿala khayr | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | शुभ रात्रि | shubh raatri | You can use 'शुभ रात्रि' when you are bidding farewell to someone at night |
| 🇬🇧 English | Good night | guhd nite | You can say 'Good night' when parting ways in the evening |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Goede nacht | hoo-duh nahkt | You can say 'Goede nacht' when you are parting ways with someone in the evening |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | God natt | gohd naht | You use 'God natt' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Godnat | goat-nat | You say 'Godnat' when you are parting ways with someone in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Dobranoc | doh-brah-notz | You can say 'Dobranoc' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | İyi geceler | ee-yee geh-jeh-ler | You can use 'İyi geceler' when saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to sleep |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Selamat malam | suh-lah-maht mah-lahm | You can use 'Selamat malam' when you meet someone in the evening or at night |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Chúc ngủ ngon | chook ngoo ngon | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Добраніч | doh-brah-neech | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | ราตรีสวัสดิ์ | raa-tree sa-wat | Use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Καληνύχτα | kah-leen-eech-tah | You use 'Καληνύχτα' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Magandang gabi | mah-gahn-dahng gah-bee | You can use 'Magandang gabi' when parting ways in the evening |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | לילה טוב | lai-lah tov | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to sleep |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | God natt | goo naht | You say 'God natt' when you are parting ways with someone at night |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Noapte bună | noh-ap-teh boo-nuh | You can use 'Noapte bună' when saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to bed |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Dobrou noc | doh-broh-oo nots | You can use 'Dobrou noc' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Jó éjszakát | yo ay-zah-kaht | You can use 'Jó éjszakát' when saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to bed |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Hyvää yötä | hoo-vah-yu-tah | You can say 'Hyvää yötä' when parting ways in the evening or before someone goes to bed |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | شب بخیر | shab bekhair | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Laku noć | lah-koo notch | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Laku noć | lah-koo nohts | You can use 'Laku noć' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Лека нощ | leh-kah nosht | You can say this phrase when you are leaving someone at night or when you want to wish them a good night |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Dobrú noc | doh-broo nots | You can use this phrase when you are parting ways with someone in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | இனிய இரவு | iniya iravu | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | శుభ రాత్రి | shoo-bah rah-tree | You can use 'శుభ రాత్రి' when you are saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to bed |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | শুভ রাত্রি | shoo-boo rah-tree | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Selamat malam | suh-lah-maht mah-lahm | You can use 'Selamat malam' when you meet someone in the evening or at night |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | شب بخیر | shab bekheir | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | शुभ रात्री | shubh ra-tree | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Natën e mirë | nah-tuhn eh meer | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to sleep |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | ശുഭ രാത്രി | shoo-bha raah-tree | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ | shoo-bah rah-tree | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | शुभ रात्रि | shubh raatri | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | શુભ રાત | shubh raat | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Usiku mwema | oo-see-koo mwemah | You can use 'Usiku mwema' when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | goeie nag | hoo-ee-eh nahk | You can use 'goeie nag' when parting ways in the evening or before someone goes to bed |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Oíche mhaith | ee-ha wah | You can say 'Oíche mhaith' when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🏴 Welsh | Nos da | noss dah | You can use 'Nos da' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🏛️ Latin | Bona nox | boh-nah nox | You can use 'Bona nox' when parting ways in the evening or before going to sleep |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | Aloha pō | ah-loh-hah poh | You can say 'Aloha pō' when you are parting ways with someone in the evening |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Nōna mai | noh-nah my | Use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Ubusuku obuhle | oo-boo-soo-koo oh-boo-leh | You can use 'Ubusuku obuhle' when saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | O daaro | oh dah-rah-oh | You can use 'O daaro' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Sai an jima | sigh ahn jee-mah | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | habeen wanaagsan | hah-been wahn-sahn | You can use this phrase when saying goodbye to someone in the evening |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Góða nótt | go-tha noht | You use 'Góða nótt' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Bona nit | boh-nah neet | You can use 'Bona nit' when you are saying goodbye to someone in the evening or before they go to bed |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | ညနေခင်းခင်ဗျာ | nyah-nay-khin-bya | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | រាត្រីសួស្តី | ree-at-tree soo-as-dai | Use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | සුභ රාත්රියක් | subha rathriyak | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ລະບົດດີ | lah-bot dee | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | ደህና መውጣት | deh-na meh-wtaht | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | შენიშვნა | sheh-neesh-vna | You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Բարի գիշեր | bah-ree gee-sher | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | شپه بخیر | shuh-pah bakh-eer | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening or before going to bed |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | شام جو سلام | shaam jo salaam | You can use this phrase when parting ways in the evening |
Good night in Tamil
இனிய இரவு (iniya iravu)
You can use this phrase when you are saying goodbye to someone at night. It is a warm way to wish them a good night. It is appropriate for both friends and family.
Examples
- இனிய இரவு, நண்பா!
Good night, friend!
Other ways to say it
- இனிய இரவு வாழ்த்துக்கள்: more formal, often used in written contexts
- சிறந்த இரவு: casual, can be used among friends
Good night in French
Bonne nuit (bun nwee)
You use 'Bonne nuit' when you are saying goodbye to someone at night. It is a polite and warm way to wish someone a good sleep. You can use it with friends, family, or anyone you are close to.
Examples
- Bonne nuit, à demain !
Good night, see you tomorrow!
Other ways to say it
- Dors bien: Used informally, often to say 'sleep well' to someone close.
- Fais de beaux rêves: Means 'have sweet dreams', often used as a warm farewell.
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How do you say “Good night” in different languages?
Spanish: Buenas noches · French: Bonne nuit · Japanese: おやすみなさい · Italian: Buona notte · German: Gute Nacht · Korean: 안녕히 주무세요.
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